The House passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act in July 2026 advanced restrictions barring members of Congress, their spouses, and dependents from purchasing new individual stocks while requiring advance public notice for sales. The measure, which cleared on a 232-198 vote, now sits in the Senate after referral following the July 23 receipt. Multiple Senate companions remain in committee with no floor action scheduled before the 119th Congress concludes. Prior legislative efforts across sessions have repeatedly stalled amid partisan differences over scope, enforcement, and timing, leaving insufficient legislative calendar for enactment and implementation of a trading prohibition before 2027. This Senate bottleneck and procedural inertia underpin trader consensus on delayed or absent resolution.