Jon Ossoff promises to support a Senate rule prohibiting U.S. Senators from buying or selling publicly traded stocks or cryptocurrency, effective January 1, 2027.

“Let’s pass this resolution and ban stock trading by United States Senators.”

Ossoff asked unanimous consent to pass S. Res. 784, a Senate resolution that would prohibit U.S. Senators from buying or selling publicly traded stocks or cryptocurrency beginning January 1, 2027.

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A new House bill would ban members of Congress and other public officials from owning or trading stocks and related securities; it was introduced as proposed legislation during the lookback window.

Latest lookback evidence shows congressional stock-trading-ban activity is still at the proposal stage, not an adopted Senate rule effective January 1, 2027.

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Rep. McDonald Rivet joins push to ban stock trading by public officials
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed a stock-trading-ban bill 8-7, but the next step was a Senate vote and it was unclear whether it would become law. The article also says a similar bill passed the same committee in 2024 but never received a Senate floor vote.

Shows partial progress on similar Senate legislation, but no final Senate adoption or enacted rule; earlier Ossoff-linked committee progress did not reach a floor vote.

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Trump rails against GOP senator over stock trading ban bill
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Ossoff, described as helping negotiate the agreement, said the Senate should move swiftly to the floor. The bill would ban members from buying and selling stocks, but Axios reported limited calendar time and procedural hurdles.

Ossoff clearly supported moving a stock-trading-ban measure forward, but the item identifies obstacles rather than completed delivery; it also does not establish a crypto ban or adopted Senate rule.

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Senate Dems eye pre-election stock trading ban vote
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Axios reported that Ossoff, Gary Peters, Josh Hawley, and Jeff Merkley reached a bipartisan deal that would prohibit members of Congress from buying and selling stocks 90 days after enactment, with family restrictions starting in March 2027.

This is concrete support by Ossoff for a similar ban with a 2027 family-member component, but it was legislation, not a Senate rule, and the source does not include cryptocurrency.

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Senators unveil bipartisan deal on stock trading ban
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Jon Ossoff as sponsor of S.3494, introduced January 12, 2022. The latest action was referral to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the bill status remained Introduced. The CRS summary says it required members to divest or use blind trusts for specified investments.

Official record confirms Ossoff took serious legislative action toward restricting congressional investments, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction and did not deliver the promised Senate rule.

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S.3494 - Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, 117th Congress
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The statutory compilation states that the STOCK Act prohibits use of nonpublic information for private profit, affirms members are not exempt from insider-trading laws, and requires prompt reporting of covered financial transactions within 30 to 45 days.

Official law still reflects disclosure and insider-trading rules, not a categorical Senate rule banning senators from buying or selling publicly traded stocks or cryptocurrency.

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STOCK Act, Public Law 112-105, as amended through P.L. 117-286
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