# H.R. 7008 (119th): A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: conflict_of_interest. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: congressional_ethics. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: ethics. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: financial_disclosure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: insider_trading. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: public_office. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 279: On Motion to Recommit. Vote type: recommit.
Roll 280: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Roll 253: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008. Vote type: cloture.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill directly restrains a recognizable form of self-dealing by officials, namely legislators profiting from privileged access to their own policymaking. Its operative provisions prohibit purchases and impose sale requirements, penalties, and public notice, which constrain the harm rather than advance it. The prudential details, such as fee design and exemptions, do not outweigh the direct restraint of official self-dealing.
Theological note: The measure bears on the duty of public officials to act with integrity and avoid using public office for private gain, a concern tied to justice, faithful stewardship, and the prohibition against unequal weights and dishonest dealing. Restraining conflicts of interest and insider advantage among legislators touches the general equity owed to citizens who should not see their rulers enrich themselves through privileged knowledge. The specific mechanisms, thresholds, and exemptions are prudential governance choices and are not themselves a final moral verdict.

## Recorded votes

Roll 279: On Motion to Recommit. Yea 211 · Nay 218 · Other 2.
Roll 280: On Passage. Yea 232 · Nay 198 · Other 1.
Roll 253: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008. Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Other 0.

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