# 116-hr-2534: Insider Trading Prohibition Act

116-hr-2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2534
- Congress: 116
- Title: Insider Trading Prohibition Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Insider Trading Prohibition Act This bill generally provides statutory authority for the prohibition against securities trading, as well as related communications to others, by a person that is in possession of material, nonpublic information. The bill further provides, for purposes of establishing a violation of this prohibition, that it is not necessary for such a person to know specifically how such information was obtained or whether a personal benefit was paid or promised.   

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-2534 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2534)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2534 (as of 2025-11-18).