STOCK Act passed by House by vote of 417-2 [View all]
The House on Thursday joined the Senate in overwhelmingly approving a congressional insider-trading ban.
Now the question is whether the two chambers can make a deal — or whether they’ll find a way to stall over details and prevent a bill from reaching President Barack Obama’s desk
Both measures passed overwhelmingly — 417-2 in the House and 96-3 in the Senate last week — but the bills differ in some respects.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had released several changes to the STOCK Act earlier this week that broadened the bill’s disclosure requirements and insider-trading ban to the executive branch and ensured that lawmakers convicted of a crime couldn’t collect their pensions.
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The two “no” votes Thursday were by Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.) and Rob Woodall (R-Ga.)
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