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H.R. 7008, Stock Trading, Voter ID Rules

H.R. 7008, Stock Trading, Voter ID Rules

Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children couldn’t purchase publicly traded stocks and would have to provide advance notice of their sale under a modified version of H.R. 7008.

The bill also includes the text of H.R. 9368, which would require voters in federal elections to present government-issued photo identification, including if they vote by mail.

The legislation combines two top priorities of House Freedom Caucus members, who recently upended GOP leadership plans in a bid to secure consideration of a different voter ID bill and lobbied for a vote on a stock trading ban.

The move …

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