S 1498 · 119th Congress · Congress

Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act

Introduced 2025-04-28· Sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.(2025-12-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1498 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1498 To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2025 Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act''. SEC. 2. BANNING INSIDER TRADING IN CONGRESS. (a) In General.--Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the…

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S. 1498, Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions Act (HONEST) Act

Nov 19, 2025

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2025

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican