Congressman Neguse is leading a group of next-generation reformers to confront political corruption, ban stock-trading by Members of Congress and clean up government.
Ban stock trading by Members of Congress and clean up government ethics.
Occurrences
For years, Congressman Neguse has led efforts to hold Members of Congress accountable and prohibit them from abusing their positions for personal financial gain — including introducing the first landmark legislation several years ago to ban Members of Congress from holding or trading stocks.
I was proud to join a group of common-sense lawmakers in the House to introduce legislation that would ban Members of Congress from trading stocks or becoming lobbyists, strengthen anti-corruption laws, and restore public trust in government. And today, we are just as committed to that effort as ever.
Mr. Roy (for himself, ... Mr. Neguse, ...) introduced the following bill... A BILL 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.
Evidence
The homepage currently says Neguse is "leading a group of next-generation reformers" to "ban stock-trading by Members of Congress and clean up government."
The issue page says Neguse is a leader on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, and describes it as a bipartisan bill that would prohibit Members of Congress, spouses, dependent children, and trustees from owning, buying, or selling individual stocks and related assets.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 5106 was introduced on 2025-09-03, referred to the House Committee on House Administration, and the bill status remains Introduced.
Neguse's official House homepage still says he is leading reformers to ban stock-trading by Members of Congress and clean up government, and its latest news section shows a June 11, 2026 End Corruption Now press release renewing the call for those reforms.
Assessments
Neguse appears to have materially pursued this promise in office by leading and publicly promoting a congressional stock-trading ban and related ethics reforms, including the Restore Trust in Congress Act. But the evidence provided shows the main legislative vehicle remained only introduced in the 119th Congress and had not become law, and there is no evidence that a broader government-ethics cleanup matching the promise was enacted. Under the stated rule, a serious legislative effort that does not achieve the promised outcome counts as never, with effort credit.
Neguse has publicly led and supported a specific federal stock-trading-ban proposal, the Restore Trust in Congress Act, and the evidence shows continued same-term effort on congressional ethics reform. However, the cited bill remains only introduced/referred and has not become law, so the promised outcome of banning stock trading by Members of Congress and cleaning up government ethics has not been delivered. Because he made a serious legislative attempt without achieving enactment, this is a failed delivery with effort credit.