Sarah has proudly pushed for a ban on Congressional stock trading to ensure our elected officials are working in your best interest – not the interest of their stock portfolio.
Sarah Elfreth is committed to supporting a ban on congressional stock trading.
Occurrences
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see H.R. 5106), H3850 [4SE]
Evidence
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] | 09/09/2025
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see H.R. 5106), H3850 [4SE]
The official House homepage’s current Latest News block shows the newest posted items are June 5, 2026, June 2, 2026, and May 30, 2026, and none of those visible updates concern congressional stock-trading reform or a new stock-ban action.
Sarah has proudly pushed for a ban on Congressional stock trading to ensure our elected officials are working in your best interest – not the interest of their stock portfolio.
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] 09/09/2025
To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: House - 09/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. This bill has the status Introduced.
2 results for All Actions | Compact View; 09/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration; 09/03/2025 Introduced in House.
Assessments
The promise was to support a congressional stock-trading ban, not necessarily to secure enactment of one. During her first House term, Elfreth formally cosponsored H.R. 5106, the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would prohibit Members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from owning or trading stocks. The bill had not advanced beyond introduction/referral, so a ban was not enacted, but her promised support was materially delivered through cosponsorship of directly relevant legislation.
Elfreth did take a concrete step aligned with the pledge by formally cosponsoring H.R. 5106, which supports a congressional stock-trading ban. But the available evidence does not show enactment or final passage of a ban, so the commitment was advanced but not fully delivered as a policy outcome.
Elfreth supported the promised policy by cosponsoring H.R. 5106 in the 119th Congress, a bill to restrict congressional stock ownership and trading by members, spouses, and dependent children. However, the evidence shows no enactment or final action creating an actual federal ban. Because she made a concrete legislative attempt during her current House term but the promised ban has not been delivered, this is a failed delivery with effort credit rather than partial or full fulfillment.