# 119-s-1879: Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act

119-s-1879, Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1879
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Ends Members of Congress' ability to trade individual stocks by requiring divestiture or placement of those holdings into qualified blind trusts.** The bill would define what counts as a covered investment and set tight deadlines, public reporting, and civil penalties to reduce conflicts of interest. - Members. Members would have 30 days to certify covered investments and 120 days to divest or place them into an approved qualified blind trust. - Spouses and dependent children. New purchases by spouses or dependent children would be barred during a Member's service. Inheritances may be retained only if divested or moved into a qualified blind trust within 120 days. - Transparency and enforcement. Supervising ethics offices must post certifications, trust agreements, asset schedules, and notices publicly. Trustees must report problems and offices can impose civil penalties equal to a Member's monthly pay beginning 30 days after notice and repeating monthly.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on stock trading for Congress: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would bar Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from holding many investments. It would define "covered investments" to include stocks, commodities, futures, and many derivatives. It would exclude diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and U.S. Treasury securitie…

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- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
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## Sources
- [119-s-1879 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1879)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1879 (as of 2026-10-03).