Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1908) to prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children, and for other purposes.

This document is a House rules resolution (H. Res. 725) that provides for the immediate consideration of H.R. 1908, a bill that would prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading certain investments. In practical terms, if adopted, H.R. 1908 would require covered individuals to divest from most invested assets (with specific exceptions) and would impose penalties for violations. The rules resolution sets the floor path, waivers, and limited debate for moving the bill to passage, while the bill itself (as amended by this resolution) would create a new framework governing what counts as a “covered investment,” how divestment must occur, and what penalties apply. The core aim is to reduce potential conflicts of interest by restricting stock trading and ownership by lawmakers and their immediate family. The bill defines broad terms, lays out a phased divestment timeline, provides for exemptions in certain circumstances (like diversified funds and government securities), sets up a certificate of divestiture process linked to tax-law provisions, and prescribes penalties including monetary fines and disgorgement of profits. The act would also authorize extensions under certain liquidity or contractual constraints and require public reporting of penalties.