United States · Bill · S
S. 1393 (116th)
Ban Conflicted Trading Act
Introduced
9 May 2019
Last action
9 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Jeff Merkley, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Ban Conflicted Trading Act This bill prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, or (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity.
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Timeline
9 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 May 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 May 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 May 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 May 2019
Sponsors
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1393
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1393
- us · 116-s-1393 · source updated 5 December 2025