Perry, an original cosponsor of the “Stop Insider Trading Act,” has been a longtime advocate for holding Members of Congress accountable for their personal financial transactions, and for the past decade has repeatedly cosponsored bipartisan legislation to stop this unethical practice.
Will support legislation to ban members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing publicly traded securities, require advance public notice for stock sales, and penalize violations.
Occurrences
Evidence
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House Roll Call 280 recorded H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, as passed on July 22, 2026 by 232-198. The member vote table lists Perry, Republican, Pennsylvania, voting Yea.
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The engrossed House bill defines covered individuals as Members of Congress plus spouses and dependent children, bars purchase of covered investments issued by publicly traded companies, requires public 7-14 day advance notice before sales, and imposes fees and divestment for violations.
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation with specific features, not necessarily to secure final enactment. H.R. 7008 matched the promised substance by banning covered congressional stock purchases for members, spouses, and dependent children, requiring advance public notice before sales, and imposing penalties. Scott Perry voted Yea on final House passage on July 22, 2026 while serving in the same federal House term, which is a concrete official act supporting the legislation.