NO STOCK Resolution

This measure, introduced as H. Res. 491, would amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of Congress, along with Delegates and Resident Commissioners, from owning the common stock of any individual public corporation. Placed in Rule XXIII (the Code of Official Conduct), the proposal would create a new clause (designated as clause 22, after clause 21) that flatly bans ownership of individual company stocks by House members. The short title options are the “NO STOCK Resolution” or the “No Option for Stock Trading and Ownership as a Check to Keep congress clean Resolution.” The resolution was referred to the Committee on Ethics and has been introduced (June 9, 2025). The text does not specify transition rules, enforcement details, or whether other forms of investments (e.g., bonds, mutual funds, index funds, or options) would be allowed or prohibited. In short, if adopted, this resolution would prohibit members from holding individual publicly traded company shares, aiming to reduce potential conflicts of interest and strengthen public trust in the House’s ethics standards.