ServingDemocrat

Hakeem S. Jeffries

Seat: NY-8
Chamber: House
Term: Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Next election: 2026
Leadership: House Minority Leader

On live issues

Pass a law banning stock trading by Congress, the president and the vice president

Backs the Magaziner bill that extends the ban to the president and vice president. Criticized a rival bill for not “extending the stock ban to the executive branch to Donald Trump, to JD Vance, or perhaps even to the Supreme Court.”

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thehill.com

Ban stock trading by members of Congress through House and Senate rules

His Nov. 4, 2026 letter asking members to elect him Speaker lists a ban on stock trading by members of Congress among his goals. In January 2026 he filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a full ban covering Congress and the White House.

For

democraticleader.house.gov

Speaker of the House

Formally requested colleagues' support for Speaker in a Dear Colleague letter.

For

axios.com

Campaign promises

2 tracked

Ethics and corruption (incl. stock trading)

It’s time to ban Congressional stock trading.

Said

Apr 15, 2025 · ntd.com (as reported) · archive pending

Track record: Earlier term (119th Congress): as minority leader, filed a discharge petition for a full ban covering Congress, the president and the vice president. (Jan 21, 2026) · source

ban Members of Congress from trading stocks

Said

Nov 4, 2026 · democraticleader.house.gov · archive pending

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Legislation

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