119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 491


Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 9, 2025

Ms. Craig submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics


RESOLUTION

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks.

Resolved,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This resolution may be cited as the “NO STOCK Resolution” or the “No Option for Stock Trading and Ownership as a Check to Keep congress clean Resolution”.

SEC. 2. Prohibiting Members of House of Representatives from owning individual stocks.

Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives (known as the “Code of Official Conduct”) is amended by redesignating clause 22 as clause 23 and inserting after clause 21 the following:

“(22) PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM OWNING INDIVIDUAL STOCKS.—A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not own the common stock of any individual public corporation.”.