Bills / H.R. 7008
H.R. 7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
In plain English
The Stop Insider Trading Act would generally bar members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying stocks in publicly traded companies or similar investments. Members would have to give public notice 7 to 14 days before anyone covered by the bill sells these investments, and the notice would be posted online. Some investments and transactions would be exempt, including widely held investment funds and certain investments held in trusts. Violations would carry financial penalties, and prohibited purchases would have to be sold.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Senate roll call 253 · 2026-09-30 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Yea | Not serving | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
33 reports from 21 clients reporting $6,776,263 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (4)
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC ↗Construction · 4 reports
- CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. ↗3 reports
- P STREET PROJECT, INC. ↗3 reports
- SOUTHERN POLICY LAW CENTER, INC. ↗1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (8)
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ↗1 report
- HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA ↗2 reports
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ↗1 report
- AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM ↗1 report
- BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ↗1 report
- PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT ↗2 reports
- DEFEND THE VOTE ACTION FUND ↗1 report
- MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION ↗1 report
Labor unions (1)
- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ↗1 report
Not classified (8)
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ↗1 report
- PUBLIC CITIZEN ↗3 reports
- LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ↗1 report
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ↗1 report
- YWCA USA ↗1 report
- COMMON CAUSE ↗2 reports
- NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) ↗1 report
- DEMOCRACY 21 ↗1 report
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamYea | L. GrahamNo vote | T. ScottYea | J. ClyburnNay | J. WilsonYea | N. MaceYea | R. NormanYea | R. FryYea | S. BiggsYea | W. TimmonsYea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | – | – | – | $17,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $17,500 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $7,500 | $7,000 | – | $14,500 |
| NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | – | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| Total | – | – | – | $22,500 | – | – | – | $7,500 | $7,000 | – |