# 116-hr-6461: IPO Act

116-hr-6461, IPO Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6461
- Congress: 116
- Title: IPO Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Integrity for Public Officials Act or the IPO Act This bill prohibits certain senior government officials, including Members of Congress, from engaging in specified transactions. Specifically, the bill prohibits these individuals from (1) purchasing or selling certain investments in securities, commodities, or futures; (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security; or (3) serving as an officer or board member of a for-profit association, corporation, or other entity.

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- 116-hr-8970: Protect Our Civil Liberties Act
- 116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-6461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6461)

## Related
- [116-hr-9037: National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9037)
- [116-hr-8970: Protect Our Civil Liberties Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8970)
- [116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8969)
- [116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8968)
- [116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8939)
- [116-hr-8938: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Direct…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8938)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6461 (as of 2025-11-18).