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Did Tom Barrett help introduce and pass the Stop Insider Trading Act?

Matches stated record claim. He was an original cosponsor and voted yes when the House passed it 232-198 in July 2026, but a Senate motion to take it up failed and it is not law.

Tom Barrett

Ethics: the congressional stock trading ban

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What they say

His House office says he helped introduce the Stop Insider Trading Act in January and helped pass it in July. The bill would bar members of Congress and their families from buying individual stocks, and would require photo ID to vote in federal elections.

“Barrett helped introduce the Stop Insider Trading Act in January”

What the record shows ·

Congress.gov lists him as an original cosponsor of H.R. 7008, introduced January 12, 2026 by Rep. Bryan Steil. He voted Yea when the House passed it on July 22, 232 to 198 (Roll Call 280). In the Senate, a motion to end debate on taking it up failed on September 30, 53 to 47.

Limit: He is a cosponsor, not the sponsor; "helped introduce" fits an original cosponsor. The bill also carries voter ID rules, so his vote was on both. It is not law.

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  1. Barrett Helps Pass Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Voter ID Requirementhttps://barrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/barrett-helps-pass-congressional-stock-trading-ban-voter-id-requirement

    Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.

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  2. H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7008

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced January 12, 2026; Barrett is an original cosponsor. Passed the House July 22, 2026; cloture on the motion to proceed failed in the Senate September 30, 2026, 53 to 47.

    official legislative record

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  3. Roll Call 280, H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026280

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 22, 2026. Passed 232 to 198. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.

    official legislative record

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