Ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, restrict stock sales, and strengthen penalties and transparency for congressional stock trading violations.

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. · Pennsylvania · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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“Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade their own stocks and profit off the information they are entrusted with; this is a belief I have held since before taking office, and this belief has not changed,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “By putting reasonable restrictions on the buying and selling of stocks and increasing penalties for violations means greater levels of transparency and a renewed commitment to serving the American people and them alone.”

Bresnahan reiterated his commitment to banning or restricting congressional stock trading and increasing penalties for violations.

Bresnahan Delivers on Longstanding Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading | Representative Rob Bresnahan
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Evidence

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Roll Call 280 lists H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, as passed on July 22, 2026 by 232-198. The member vote table lists Bresnahan, Republican, Pennsylvania, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bresnahan took a concrete same-term House vote in favor of a congressional stock-trading restrictions bill, and the bill passed the House. This is meaningful progress but not final enactment of the promised ban.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 280, H.R. 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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GovInfo identifies H.R. 7008 as the Stop Insider Trading Act and lists Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (PA) among its cosponsors. The bill's full title is to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill metadata shows Bresnahan cosponsored H.R. 7008, a measure directly addressing restrictions on congressional stock trading. Because the measure had not become law as of this refresh, it supports partial delivery with serious effort rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 7008 (RH), Stop Insider Trading Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Bresnahan cosponsored H.R. 7008 and voted for it when it passed the House on July 22, 2026, which is a concrete same-term federal legislative effort toward congressional stock-trading restrictions. But the promised outcome was a ban and strengthened restrictions/penalties/transparency, and the evidence shows House passage only, not enactment into law. Under the rubric, a serious but unsuccessful legislative attempt counts as not delivered with an effort badge, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%