Feenstra, Hinson Fail to Sign Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading

The pair of Iowa representatives haven’t spoken about whether they’ll vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress

DES MOINES – Iowa Representatives Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson both failed to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on whether members of Congress should be allowed to trade stocks this week.

Under the existing STOCK Act, members of Congress are required to disclose stock trades exceeding $1,000 within 45 days. The discharge petition that Feenstra & Hinson have refused to sign would force a vote on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which prohibits members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks.

“Randy Feenstra and Ashley Hinson have the power to put an end to corruption in Washington by signing the discharge petition to force a vote to ban congressional stock trading, but they haven’t,” said IDP Chair Rita Hart. “Are they really going to sit idly by and continue to let lawmakers abuse their power for personal gain?” 

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