Prohibit the purchase or sale of securities by anyone aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by government officials.

James A. Himes · Connecticut · Democratic

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 79%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support legislation to prohibit securities transactions while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain government officials' controlled social media accounts.. Promised outcome: The purchase or sale of securities while aware of such nonpublic information would be prohibited.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th District in the 119th Congress, Himes sponsored H.R. 10125, the No Preferential Release Of Federal Information for Transactions Act.

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To prohibit the purchase or sale of securities while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by Government officials, and for other purposes.

Himes introduced legislation that would prohibit securities transactions based on nonpublic information from certain government-controlled social media accounts.

H.R. 10125 (IH) - No Preferential Release Of Federal Information for Transactions Act - BILLS-119hr10125ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed August 20, 2026 Action Mr. Himes (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Casten, and Mr. Liccardo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Himes as introducing H.R. 10125 on August 20, 2026, with the latest action being referral to House committees, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10125 (IH) - No Preferential Release Of Federal Information for Transactions Act - BILLS-119hr10125ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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To prohibit the purchase or sale of securities while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by Government officials, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text matches the commitment’s core policy: prohibiting securities trades based on nonpublic information from certain government-controlled social media accounts.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10125 Introduced in House (IH) bill text
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It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, while aware of prioritized covered information and before that information is generally available, to-- (1) purchase, sell, or otherwise enter into a transaction

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would create the trading prohibition, but the text is an introduced bill, so it documents effort rather than delivered law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10125 Introduced in House (IH) bill text
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Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), introduced the No Preferential Release of Federal Information for Transactions (NO PROFIT) Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Himes publicly announced introduction of the NO PROFIT Act during the lookback window, confirming concrete sponsorship activity.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Himes Leads Financial Services Dems in Introducing Bill to Bar Social Media Companies from Selling Advance Access to Government Information
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The legislation would make it illegal for a person to knowingly trade in securities, commodities, swaps, or prediction market contracts if the person is doing so on the basis of material information obtained through prioritized access to an account.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The member’s official release describes the intended substantive prohibition, but uses prospective language, reinforcing that the commitment remains unresolved absent enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Himes Leads Financial Services Dems in Introducing Bill to Bar Social Media Companies from Selling Advance Access to Government Information
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to make the covered securities transactions prohibited, not merely to introduce a bill. Verified evidence shows Himes introduced the NO PROFIT Act and that the legislation would create the prohibition, but the available verified passages show only introduced/prospective legislation, not enactment or an operative legal prohibition as of 2026-09-14. The effort is attributable to Himes because the verified passage identifies him as introducing the bill.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%