A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the REVEAL Act. It bans certain political officials from owning or trading stocks and from trading on prediction markets. The rules apply to folks like Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, political appointees, and judicial officers, along with their spouses and dependent children. Covered individuals must sell off their restricted investments by set deadlines, though common exceptions like diversified mutual funds, U.S. Treasury bonds, and personal residences are allowed. If someone breaks these rules, they face financial penalties and have to give up their profits. Ethics offices are also required to post information about these fines online for the public to see.
Yes
- Scored +8
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires supervising ethics offices to publish descriptions of all fines, reasons for them, and outcomes on a public website.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increases Government Accountability: Section 13154 requires ethics offices to publish details of all fines, the reasons for them, and the outcomes on a public website. This lets the people easily see when and why our elected officials and top leaders are punished for breaking ethics rules.
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Stops Conflicts of Interest: Sections 13152 and 13153 stop top government leaders and their families from trading stocks and prediction markets while in office. This helps ensure that the people we vote into office are working for the public good instead of trying to make money off the decisions they make for the country.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Burdens Families of Officials: Section 13151 includes the dependent children and spouses of officials in the definition of covered individuals, and Section 13153 forces them to sell off their covered investments. This places strict financial and personal investment rules on family members who were not the ones elected or appointed to public office, outside of specific occupational exceptions.
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Forced Asset Sales: Section 13153 requires covered individuals and their families to sell off their covered investments within strict deadlines, such as 180 days for current officials. This could force people to sell investments at a bad time in the market, potentially causing them financial loss.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires supervising ethics offices to publish descriptions of all fines, reasons for them, and outcomes on a public website.
- 9/16/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House