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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for S.2038 STOCK Act</title>
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  <updated>2012-06-25T17:03:41Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/74043</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Mike Rogers, Corporate Tool</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/25/1103086/-Mike-Rogers-Corporate-Tool" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-25:/commentary/16198171</id>
    <updated>2012-06-25T17:03:41Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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In addition, on February 9, 2012, Rogers abstained from voting on S 2038, which prohibited insider trading by members of Congress. (The bill passed by a margin of 417 to 2.) And on the same day, he voted to extend the payroll tax cut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/25/1103086/-Mike-Rogers-Corporate-Tool&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>All sides claim victory in logging lawsuit ruling</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/all-sides-claim-victory-in-logging-lawsuit-ruling/article/feed/2005113" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-21:/commentary/16103033</id>
    <updated>2012-06-21T21:26:08Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Examiner</name>
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U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service's 2,038-acre Colt Summit Project near Seeley Lake passes muster except in one area: the agency did not adequately analyze the project's cumulative effects on lynx habitat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonexaminer.com/all-sides-claim-victory-in-logging-lawsuit-ruling/article/feed/2005113&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bachus Says Ethics Office Cleared Him in Securities Case</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-01/bachus-says-ethics-office-cleared-him-in-securities-case.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-30:/commentary/14946395</id>
    <updated>2012-04-30T22:27:48Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
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U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus said he has been cleared by a congressional ethics office of allegations he improperly traded securities after he and other lawmakers were briefed by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-01/bachus-says-ethics-office-cleared-him-in-securities-case.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Law Strengthens Ban On Congress Insider Trading</title>
    <link href="http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-news/10531-law-strengthens-ban-on-congress-insider-trading.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-05:/commentary/14625834</id>
    <updated>2012-04-05T06:29:36Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Advisor Magazine</name>
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(Bloomberg News) President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials who might profit on private knowledge they gain from work. The president had called for passage of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-news/10531-law-strengthens-ban-on-congress-insider-trading.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Law Strengthens Ban On Congress Insider Trading</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-05:/commentary/14165914</id>
    <updated>2012-04-05T06:29:36Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial Advisor Magazine</name>
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(Bloomberg News) President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials who might profit on private knowledge they gain from work. The president had called for passage of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-news/10531-law-strengthens-ban-on-congress-insider-trading.html?tmpl=component&amp;amp;page=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stock Act Signed, JPMorgan Settlement, SEC Warnings: Compliance</title>
    <link href="http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-M1Z2890YHQ0W01-79MGM4KUC5N4VS8AE9AOSOIGUG" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-05:/commentary/14240666</id>
    <updated>2012-04-05T00:38:51Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BusinessWeek</name>
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April 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials who might profit on private knowledge they gain from work. The president had ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-M1Z2890YHQ0W01-79MGM4KUC5N4VS8AE9AOSOIGUG&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stock Act Signed, JPMorgan Settlement, SEC Warnings: Compliance</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-05/stock-act-signed-jpmorgan-settlement-sec-warnings-compliance.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-05:/commentary/14128149</id>
    <updated>2012-04-05T00:17:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
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President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials who might profit on private knowledge they gain from work. The president had called for passage of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-05/stock-act-signed-jpmorgan-settlement-sec-warnings-compliance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Statement by the Press Secretary on S. 2038</title>
    <link href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/04/statement-press-secretary-s-2038" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-04:/commentary/14128148</id>
    <updated>2012-04-04T13:04:30Z</updated>
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      <name>Whitehouse.gov (press release)</name>
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On Wednesday, April 4, 2012, the President signed into law: S. 2038, the &#8220;Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012&#8221; or the &#8220;Stock Act&#8221; which prohibits members of Congress, Executive Branch employees, Federal judges, and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/04/statement-press-secretary-s-2038&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Signs Ban on Congressional Insider Stock Trading</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-04:/commentary/14141166</id>
    <updated>2012-04-04T12:35:52Z</updated>
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      <name>Businessweek</name>
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President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials who might profit on private knowledge they gain from work. &#8220;We were sent here to serve the American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-04/obama-signs-ban-on-congressional-insider-stock-trading&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama Signs Bill Banning Congress From Insider Stock Trading</title>
    <link href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/04/bloomberg_articlesM1YHB50YHQ0X01-M1YS3.DTL" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-04:/commentary/14128150</id>
    <updated>2012-04-04T06:59:26Z</updated>
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      <name>San Francisco Gate</name>
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(Updates with Cantor quote in fifth paragraph and Gillibrand quote in 13th paragraph.) April 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama signed into law a bill strengthening the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/04/bloomberg_articlesM1YHB50YHQ0X01-M1YS3.DTL&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>STOCK Act and Congressional Insider Trading Research Featured at ProCon.org</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/commentary/13874632</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T17:16:11Z</updated>
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      <name>YAHOO!</name>
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the White House placed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 (S. 2038) as &quot;pending legislation&quot; for President Obama to sign. ProCon.org launched its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/stock-act-congressional-insider-trading-research-featured-procon-211705811.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>STOCK Act and Congressional Insider Trading Research Featured at ProCon.org</title>
    <link href="http://finance.boston.com/boston/news/read?GUID=20960218" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/commentary/14417980</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T15:57:26Z</updated>
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      <name>Boston Globe</name>
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --&#160;Today the White House placed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 (S. 2038) as &quot;pending legislation&quot; for President Obama to sign. ProCon.org launched its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.boston.com/boston/news/read?GUID=20960218&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress won't subject analysts to lobbyists' rules</title>
    <link href="http://fcw.com/articles/2012/03/26/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-26:/commentary/13810173</id>
    <updated>2012-03-26T13:43:48Z</updated>
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      <name>FCW.com</name>
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The Senate wants a report on the ins and outs of political intelligence activities before defining them in its congressional insider trading bill. The Senate passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act (S. 2038) by unanimous ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fcw.com/articles/2012/03/26/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress backs off calling contractors lobbyists</title>
    <link href="http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/03/26/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyst.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-26:/commentary/13874631</id>
    <updated>2012-03-26T12:46:32Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Technology</name>
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Senators voted March 22 to side with the House and request a report on the ins and outs of political intelligence activities before defining them in its congressional insider trading bill. The Senate passed the Stop Trading on Congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/03/26/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyst.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ups and Downs</title>
    <link href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion/ups-and-downs/article_f5d3f479-e9a3-5cf6-8cc5-f7c4fd2f3e92.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-25:/commentary/13735670</id>
    <updated>2012-03-25T01:27:41Z</updated>
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      <name>Billings Gazette</name>
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Ups and Downs gives a quick take on news of the week. Wind farm. NorthWestern Energy gave Compass Wind of Denver the go-ahead to build a 25-turbine wind farm in Judith Basin County. The $86 million project is scheduled to be completed by October ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion/ups-and-downs/article_f5d3f479-e9a3-5cf6-8cc5-f7c4fd2f3e92.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CARDIN VOTES FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF BILL TO MAKE CONGRESSIONAL INSIDER TRADING ILLEGAL</title>
    <link href="http://www.afro.com/sections/local/md_government/story.htm?id=3104" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13656411</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T17:37:37Z</updated>
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      <name>Afro American Newspaper</name>
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today praised final Senate passage of Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act), S. 2038. In November, Senator Cardin co-sponsored an initial version of the legislation, which prohibits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afro.com/sections/local/md_government/story.htm?id=3104&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>On the Cloture Motion</title>
    <link href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/56/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13656413</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T15:14:27Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Post</name>
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Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S.2038; An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/56/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Votes to Ban Congressional Insider Stock Trading</title>
    <link href="http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/senate-votes-to-ban-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13697971</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T14:52:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
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The U.S. Senate voted to strengthen the ban on insider securities trading by members of Congress and other government officials a day after a poll showed 82 percent of Americans disapprove of lawmakers&#8217; work. The Senate&#8217;s 96-3 vote sends the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/senate-votes-to-ban-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Votes to Ban Congressional Insider Stock Trading</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/senate-votes-to-ban-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13656412</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T14:45:49Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
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The U.S. Senate voted to strengthen the ban on insider securities trading by members of Congress and other government officials a day after a poll showed 82 percent of Americans disapprove of lawmakers&#8217; work. The Senate&#8217;s 96-3 vote sends the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-22/senate-votes-to-ban-congressional-insider-stock-trading.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill to Prevent Insider Trading by Legislators Awaits the President's Signature</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/22/1076816/-Bill-to-Prevent-Insider-Trading-by-Legislators-Awaits-the-President-s-Signature" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13656414</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T13:48:33Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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(b) DUTY.&#8212; &#8226;S 2038 EAH (1) PURPOSE.&#8212;The purpose of the amendment made by this subsection is to affirm a duty arising from a relationship of trust and confidence owed by each Member of Congress and each employee of Congress. (2) AMENDMENT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/22/1076816/-Bill-to-Prevent-Insider-Trading-by-Legislators-Awaits-the-President-s-Signature&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: tort reform, STOCK Act, judges &amp; the sprint for the weekend</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/22/1076569/-Today-in-Congress-tort-reform-STOCK-Act-judges-the-sprint-for-the-weekend" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-22:/commentary/13656415</id>
    <updated>2012-03-22T08:55:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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The House spent the bulk of its day on the general debate portion of consideration of H.R. 5, the so-called (and poorly acronymed) &quot;HEALTH&quot; bill that's actually the old &quot;tort reform&quot; bill, with a little bit of ACA repeal thrown in for good ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/22/1076569/-Today-in-Congress-tort-reform-STOCK-Act-judges-the-sprint-for-the-weekend&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Plans Vote on House-Passed Insider Trading Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-20/senate-democrats-plan-vote-on-house-passed-insider-trading-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-20:/commentary/13572907</id>
    <updated>2012-03-20T18:30:06Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will vote on a House-passed measure to bar insider stock trading by members of Congress and other government officials, which would speed a final bill to President Barack Obama. Reid said the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-20/senate-democrats-plan-vote-on-house-passed-insider-trading-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Democrats Plan Vote on House-Passed Insider Trading Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-03-20/senate-democrats-plan-vote-on-house-passed-insider-trading-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-20:/commentary/13588766</id>
    <updated>2012-03-20T17:54:18Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Businessweek</name>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will vote on a House-passed measure to bar insider stock trading by members of Congress and other government officials, which would speed a final bill to President Barack Obama. Reid said the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-03-20/senate-democrats-plan-vote-on-house-passed-insider-trading-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No Labels commands you to thank Joe Lieberman</title>
    <link href="http://politics.salon.com/2012/03/08/no_labels_commands_you_to_thank_joe_lieberman/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-08:/commentary/13735671</id>
    <updated>2012-03-08T17:51:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salon</name>
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&#8220;Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress,&#8221; President Obama told the assembled members of the House and Senate in his State of the Union address last week, &#8220;and I will sign it tomorrow.&#8221; If only it were that simple ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.salon.com/2012/03/08/no_labels_commands_you_to_thank_joe_lieberman/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No Labels commands you to thank Joe Lieberman</title>
    <link href="http://www.salon.com/2012/03/08/no_labels_commands_you_to_thank_joe_lieberman/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-08:/commentary/13106293</id>
    <updated>2012-03-08T17:51:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salon</name>
    </author>
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&#8220;Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress,&#8221; President Obama told the assembled members of the House and Senate in his State of the Union address last week, &#8220;and I will sign it tomorrow.&#8221; If only it were that simple ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/2012/03/08/no_labels_commands_you_to_thank_joe_lieberman/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dick Lugar Continues Smear Campaign with Newest Attack Ad</title>
    <link href="http://news.yahoo.com/dick-lugar-continues-smear-campaign-newest-attack-ad-181013695.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/commentary/12784766</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T13:07:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YAHOO!</name>
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, U.S. Senate Candidate in the Republican Primary on May 8th, denounced the continued smear campaign by six-term incumbent Senator Dick Lugar on his record as ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/dick-lugar-continues-smear-campaign-newest-attack-ad-181013695.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>STOCK Act could turn business analysts into lobbyists</title>
    <link href="http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-23:/commentary/12535974</id>
    <updated>2012-02-23T14:40:30Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Technology</name>
    </author>
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Congress is now working out the final details of a bill aiming to stop insider trading by senior government officials. However, industry groups fear the bill could turn business analysts into lobbyists, causing havoc for industry and government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Should contractors register as lobbyists?</title>
    <link href="http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx?admgarea=TC_TECHNEWS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-22:/commentary/12784765</id>
    <updated>2012-02-22T18:59:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Technology</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress is now working out the final details of a bill to stop insider trading by senior government officials. However, industry groups fear the legislation could force business analysts to register as lobbyists, causing havoc for industry and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx?admgarea=TC_TECHNEWS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Should contractors register as lobbyists?</title>
    <link href="http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx?admgarea=Security" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-22:/commentary/12596680</id>
    <updated>2012-02-22T18:59:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Technology</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress is now working out the final details of a bill to stop insider trading by senior government officials. However, industry groups fear the legislation could force business analysts to register as lobbyists, causing havoc for industry and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyst-lobbyist.aspx?admgarea=Security&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill could turn contractors into lobbyists</title>
    <link href="http://fcw.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyist-lobbyist.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-22:/commentary/12587709</id>
    <updated>2012-02-22T18:59:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FCW.com</name>
    </author>
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As federal contracting officials begin to warm up to more interaction with industry, many government contractor employees could be redefined as lobbyists under a new bill, possibly chilling discussions on upcoming business opportunities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fcw.com/articles/2012/02/23/stock-act-business-analyist-lobbyist.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill could turn contractors into lobbyists</title>
    <link href="http://fcw.com/Articles/2012/02/23/STOCK-Act-business-analyist-lobbyist.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-22:/commentary/12569266</id>
    <updated>2012-02-22T18:59:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FCW.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
As federal contracting officials begin to warm up to more interaction with industry, many government contractor employees could be redefined as lobbyists under a new bill, possibly chilling discussions on upcoming business opportunities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fcw.com/Articles/2012/02/23/STOCK-Act-business-analyist-lobbyist.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban for Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-13/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress-members.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-14:/commentary/12870056</id>
    <updated>2012-02-14T00:17:52Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Businessweek</name>
    </author>
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Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-13/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress-members.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban for Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-14/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-14:/commentary/12278741</id>
    <updated>2012-02-14T00:17:52Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Businessweek</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-14/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban for Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-13/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-14:/commentary/12226080</id>
    <updated>2012-02-14T00:17:52Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Businessweek</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-13/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How your lawmakers voted</title>
    <link href="http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/10561812-418/how-your-lawmakers-voted.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-13:/commentary/12169272</id>
    <updated>2012-02-13T16:54:03Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Sun-Times</name>
    </author>
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Congress will be in Presidents Day recess next week. LAWMAKERS&#8217; INSIDER TRADING: Voting 417-2, the House on Feb. 9 approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/10561812-418/how-your-lawmakers-voted.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House approves insider-trading measure</title>
    <link href="http://www.goerie.com/article/2012302139954" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/commentary/12137030</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T23:28:56Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Erie Times-News</name>
    </author>
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Voting 417 for and two against, the House on Thursday approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential legislative information in their personal stock trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goerie.com/article/2012302139954&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>STOCK Act Passes House - 'Political Intelligence' Omission</title>
    <link href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1202/S00328/stock-act-passes-house-political-intelligence-omission.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/commentary/12129805</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T15:50:48Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scoop</name>
    </author>
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Feb. 9, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the STOCK Act today, which omits disclosure requirements for &quot;political intelligence&quot; workers that were included in the version of the bill passed by the Senate last week ( S 2038).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1202/S00328/stock-act-passes-house-political-intelligence-omission.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How SC members of Congress voted for the week ending Feb. 10</title>
    <link href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120212/WIRE/202121018/-1/pft" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/commentary/12909255</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T03:47:49Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Spartanburg Herald-Journal</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
LAWMAKERS' INSIDER TRADING: Voting 417 for and two against, the House on Feb. 9 approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential legislative information in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120212/WIRE/202121018/-1/pft&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call: House OKs insider trading bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.reflector.com/news/roll-call-house-oks-insider-trading-bill-910473" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/commentary/12129617</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T03:40:40Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Reflector</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
LAWMAKERS&#8217; INSIDER TRADING: Voting 417 for and two against, the House on Feb. 9 approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential legislative information in their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reflector.com/news/roll-call-house-oks-insider-trading-bill-910473&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Area Votes in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120212_Area_Votes_in_Congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/commentary/12129618</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T02:57:43Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Daily News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lawmakers' insider trading. Voting 417-2, the House on Thursday approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential legislative information in their personal stock trading&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120212_Area_Votes_in_Congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How your lawmakers voted</title>
    <link href="http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/opinions/10566646-474/how-your-lawmakers-voted.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-11:/commentary/12219846</id>
    <updated>2012-02-11T18:50:57Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Sun-Times</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
LAWMAKERS&#8217; INSIDER TRADING: Voting 417 for and two against, the House on Thursday approved its version of a Senate-passed bill (S 2038) that would bar members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential legislative information in their ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/opinions/10566646-474/how-your-lawmakers-voted.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How your local lawmakers voted this week: Feb. 12</title>
    <link href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/11/how-your-local-lawmakers-voted-this-week-feb-12/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-11:/commentary/12129619</id>
    <updated>2012-02-11T13:57:28Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jupiter Courier</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill also adds transparency to members' financial disclosures. A yes vote was to send S 2038 to a House-Senate conference. Rep. Bill Posey, R-15: Yes Rep. Tom Rooney, R-16: Yes Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-23: Yes Line-Item Veto: Members empowered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/11/how-your-local-lawmakers-voted-this-week-feb-12/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week</title>
    <link href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/roll-call-key-votes-from-the-wisconsin-congressional-delegation-this/article_83cde974-0720-11e1-badc-001cc4c03286.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-11:/commentary/12659419</id>
    <updated>2012-02-11T07:23:45Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>madison</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill also adds transparency to members' financial disclosures. A yes vote was to send S 2038 to a House-Senate conference. Voting yes: Paul Ryan, R-1; Tammy Baldwin, D-2; Ron Kind, D-3; Gwen Moore, D-4; James Sensenbrenner, R-5; Tom Petri, R-6 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/roll-call-key-votes-from-the-wisconsin-congressional-delegation-this/article_83cde974-0720-11e1-badc-001cc4c03286.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Slaughter&#8217;s STOCK Act Passes</title>
    <link href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/101448946" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-10:/commentary/12426999</id>
    <updated>2012-02-10T08:43:41Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Democratic Underground.com</name>
    </author>
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I have been disheartened that the Boston Globe has given most of the credit to Scott Brown. Brown and Gillibrand both introduced versions of the Slaughter legislation shortly after 60 Minutes included Slaughter's bill in their expose based on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticunderground.com/101448946&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passage of STOCK Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.magic-city-news.com/National_19/House_Passage_of_STOCK_Act_printer15713.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-10:/commentary/12169273</id>
    <updated>2012-02-10T04:04:31Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Magic City Morning Star</name>
    </author>
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Congressman Michaud has praised the passage of the House Amendment to the &quot;Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,&quot; or STOCK Act (S.2038), which would prohibit members of Congress and their staff from profiting from the nonpublic information they gain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.magic-city-news.com/National_19/House_Passage_of_STOCK_Act_printer15713.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passage of STOCK Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.magic-city-news.com/National_19/House_Passage_of_STOCK_Act15713.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-10:/commentary/12129622</id>
    <updated>2012-02-10T04:04:31Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Magic City Morning Star</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congressman Michaud has praised the passage of the House Amendment to the &quot;Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,&quot; or STOCK Act (S.2038), which would prohibit members of Congress and their staff from profiting from the nonpublic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.magic-city-news.com/National_19/House_Passage_of_STOCK_Act15713.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Morgan Griffith statement on STOCK Act</title>
    <link href="http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/feb/09/congressman-morgan-griffith-statement-stock-act-ar-1677758/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12129620</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T21:16:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSLS.com</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding his vote to support the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 (S. 2038): &#8220;I'm pleased to support a commonsense measure,&#8221; said Cong ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/feb/09/congressman-morgan-griffith-statement-stock-act-ar-1677758/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>STOCK Act Passes House: House Leadership Contributions from Securities &amp; Investment Firms</title>
    <link href="http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/stock-act.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12129624</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T18:31:51Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salem-News.Com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the STOCK Act today, which omits disclosure requirements for &quot;political intelligence&quot; workers that were included in the version of the bill passed by the Senate last week ( S 2038). The STOCK Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/stock-act.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DCCC: Duffy fails to fight for stronger STOCK Act</title>
    <link href="http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=260771" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12127916</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T15:47:12Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WisPolitics.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Representative Sean Duffy (WI-07) failed to stand up for a tougher government reform and anti-corruption STOCK Act today that would prevent insider trading. Instead, Duffy let his Republican leadership eliminate the crack downs on those who peddle ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=260771&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban</title>
    <link href="http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-09/house-to-vote-on-bill-tightening-lawmaker-insider-trading-ban.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12226079</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T15:04:15Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 today in Washington ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-09/house-to-vote-on-bill-tightening-lawmaker-insider-trading-ban.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This just in from Congressman McKeon's office</title>
    <link href="http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/59690/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12218602</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T14:06:59Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Signal</name>
    </author>
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Washington, D.C.- Today Congressman Howard &quot;Buck&quot; McKeon voted to approve an amendment to S. 2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012. The legislation passed by an overwhelming bi-partisan vote of 417-2. The bill would make clear that &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/59690/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Rep. Baldwin: Votes to ban insider trading by members of Congress</title>
    <link href="http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=260722" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12127917</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T12:05:18Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WisPolitics.com</name>
    </author>
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Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today voted for, and the House passed (417-2), a long-sought measure that would ban insider trading by Members of Congress. The STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge &#8211; S. 2038) is bipartisan legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=260722&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-09/house-to-vote-on-bill-tightening-lawmaker-insider-trading-ban.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12127914</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T11:50:59Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 today in Washington ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-09/house-to-vote-on-bill-tightening-lawmaker-insider-trading-ban.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>U.S. House to Vote on Expanding Government Insider-Trading Restrictions</title>
    <link href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-house-vote-expanding-government-050100499.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12129920</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T11:22:21Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yahoo Finance</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House plans to vote on a measure to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, set to be voted on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-house-vote-expanding-government-050100499.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Tighten Insider-Trading Ban for Congress Members</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-09/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress-members.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12127915</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T10:53:43Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Businessweek</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to strengthen the ban on insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the way lawmakers do their work. The measure, approved 417-2 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-09/house-votes-to-tighten-insider-trading-ban-for-congress-members.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Greedy senator has some explaining to do</title>
    <link href="http://www.jdnews.com/articles/going-100359-democrats-senate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12129621</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T08:52:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>jdnews.com</name>
    </author>
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Just when I thought things were going to turn around for us in North Carolina with reports that Gov. Perdue and other Democrats are not going to seek re-election, my favorite Tar Heel Republican had to ruin my day. Senate Bill S.2038, titled Stop Trading .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jdnews.com/articles/going-100359-democrats-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CREW Slams Cantor&#8217;s Sham STOCK Act and Calls for Open Conference</title>
    <link href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/crew-slams-cantor-sham-stock-163000355.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12123520</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T16:31:21Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yahoo Finance</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) criticized House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for substituting a watered-down version of the STOCK Act in place of the strong version passed by the Senate last week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.yahoo.com/news/crew-slams-cantor-sham-stock-163000355.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CREW Slams Cantor&#8217;s Sham STOCK Act and Calls for Open Conference</title>
    <link href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/08-5" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12122013</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T16:31:21Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Dreams</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON - February 8 - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) criticized House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for substituting a watered-down version of the STOCK Act in place of the strong version passed by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/08-5&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The House Gets Its (STOCK) Act Together</title>
    <link href="http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/02/08/the-house-gets-its-stock-act-together.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12123521</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T12:49:26Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Motley Fool</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If there's one old, well-worn saw that's tailor-made to fit the STOCK Act, it's that one. Nearly six years in the making, the law to Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge was all ready to fill out the forms and file for Social Security when ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/02/08/the-house-gets-its-stock-act-together.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Republicans Prepare Vote On Watered Down Congressional Insider Trading Ban</title>
    <link href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/08/421275/cantor-watered-down-stock-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12110336</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T12:42:17Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Think Progress</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Since a 60 Minutes report showed that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) profited from information he obtained in private economic briefings in 2008, Congress has moved quickly to pass a bill to ban insider trading by its members. The Senate passed its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/08/421275/cantor-watered-down-stock-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CREW Slams Cantor&#8217;s Sham STOCK Act and Calls for Open Conference</title>
    <link href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120208006161/en/CREW-Slams-Cantor%E2%80%99s-Sham-STOCK-Act-Calls" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12110334</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T12:06:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Wire</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) criticized House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for substituting a watered-down version of the STOCK Act in place of the strong version passed by the Senate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120208006161/en/CREW-Slams-Cantor%E2%80%99s-Sham-STOCK-Act-Calls&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Republicans Plan to Target Stock Restriction at Pelosi</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/BGOVLEGIS-BNALL-BNK-BUSINESS/2012/02/07/id/428734" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-07:/commentary/12082786</id>
    <updated>2012-02-07T18:12:45Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsMax.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Majority Leader Eric Cantor plans to ask the U.S. House to bar members of Congress from receiving special access to initial public stock offerings, a proposal aimed at Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a House Republican leadership aide said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/BGOVLEGIS-BNALL-BNK-BUSINESS/2012/02/07/id/428734&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CCAGW Supports Permanent Earmark Moratorium</title>
    <link href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/CCAGW+Supports+Permanent+Earmark+Moratorium/7146202.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-07:/commentary/12082787</id>
    <updated>2012-02-07T17:22:38Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>StreetInsider.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) expressed its enthusiastic support for Senators Pat Toomey&#8217;s (R-Pa.) and Claire McCaskill&#8217;s (D-Mo.) efforts to enact a permanent extension of Congress&#8217;s ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/CCAGW+Supports+Permanent+Earmark+Moratorium/7146202.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Republicans Plan to Target Stock Restriction at Pelosi</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-07/house-republicans-plan-to-target-stock-restriction-at-pelosi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-07:/commentary/12088763</id>
    <updated>2012-02-07T17:08:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Majority Leader Eric Cantor plans to ask the U.S. House to bar members of Congress from receiving special access to initial public stock offerings, a proposal aimed at Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a House Republican leadership aide said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-07/house-republicans-plan-to-target-stock-restriction-at-pelosi.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CCAGW Supports Permanent Earmark Moratorium</title>
    <link href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120207007001/en/CCAGW-Supports-Permanent-Earmark-Moratorium" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12582581</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T18:56:53Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Wire</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) expressed its enthusiastic support for Senators Pat Toomey&#8217;s (R-Pa.) and Claire McCaskill&#8217;s (D-Mo.) efforts to enact a permanent extension of Congress&#8217;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120207007001/en/CCAGW-Supports-Permanent-Earmark-Moratorium&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Enact Legislation to Prevent &#8216;Congressional Insider Trading&#8217;</title>
    <link href="http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/06-2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12082565</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T16:26:33Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Dreams</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON - February 6 - The U.S. House of Representatives should adopt legislation similar to the version that the Senate passed last week that would prevent congressional insider trading, Public Citizen said in a letter sent today to Congress ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/06-2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>'Insider Trading' Bill Could Discourage Whistleblowers</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsmax.com/JohnBerlau/insider-trading-bill-whistleblowers/2012/02/06/id/428590" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12076270</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T14:03:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsMax.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It&#8217;s April 2012. You are a conscientious congressional staffer who still takes seriously the need to be a steward of taxpayers&#8217; money. (Yes, I know for a fact, there are more than a few of these folks around on Capitol Hill.) You are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsmax.com/JohnBerlau/insider-trading-bill-whistleblowers/2012/02/06/id/428590&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Votes in Congress Week of Jan. 30</title>
    <link href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/votes-in-congress-week-of-jan/article_e8dc3b70-1130-5a19-94ad-27db638e3c2d.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12041343</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T01:03:08Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote backed a bill (S 2038) also adding transparency to members' financial disclosures. Yes &#8226; Blunt (R-Mo.), McCaskill, (D-Mo.), Durbin (D-Ill.). No &#8226; None. Not voting &#8226; Kirk (R-Ill.). Ban on stocks &#8226; Senators refused, 73-26 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/votes-in-congress-week-of-jan/article_e8dc3b70-1130-5a19-94ad-27db638e3c2d.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Washington &#8211; February 6, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2012/02/06/this-week-in-washington-february-6-2012/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12076134</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RedState</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...item veto bill sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and H.R. 3581, a budget and accountability bill. The House will take up S.2038, the STOCK Act at some point this week. The &#8220;Public Corruption Prosecution Improvement Act&#8221; was dropped into this bill a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2012/02/06/this-week-in-washington-february-6-2012/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House urges pay freeze for feds</title>
    <link href="http://www.goerie.com/article/2012302069951" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/commentary/12043038</id>
    <updated>2012-02-06T00:55:59Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Erie Times-News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Voting no: Brady, Fattah, Altmire, Critz, Schwartz, Doyle, Holden. Voting 96 for and three against, the Senate on Thursday passed a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential information obtained in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goerie.com/article/2012302069951&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How SC members of Congress voted, week ending Feb. 3</title>
    <link href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120205/wire/120209841" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-05:/commentary/12043037</id>
    <updated>2012-02-05T03:34:39Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Spartanburg Herald-Journal</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote was to pass the bill. LAWMAKERS' INSIDER TRADING: Voting 96 for and three against, the Senate on Feb. 2 passed a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential information obtained in their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120205/wire/120209841&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislative Roll Call | PUBLIC RECORDS | Jan. 30 to Feb. 3</title>
    <link href="http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/feb/05/no-headline---ev_rollcall-rec/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-05:/commentary/12037993</id>
    <updated>2012-02-05T02:30:13Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Evansville Courier-Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote was to pass the bill. LAWMAKERS' INSIDER TRADING: Voting 96 for and three against, the Senate on Feb. 2 passed a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential information obtained in their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/feb/05/no-headline---ev_rollcall-rec/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Capitol Link</title>
    <link href="http://azstarnet.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/capitol-link/article_e4df4cf1-59f3-5743-b1b4-f1f464c0e6cf.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-05:/commentary/12017489</id>
    <updated>2012-02-05T01:54:26Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arizona Daily Star</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote was to pass the bill. The Senate voted 96-3 on Thursday to pass a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential information obtained in their legislative work in personal financial transactions such as&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://azstarnet.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/capitol-link/article_e4df4cf1-59f3-5743-b1b4-f1f464c0e6cf.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Texans voted in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.bayoubuzz.com/us-congress/447868-how-texans-voted-in-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-05:/commentary/12017490</id>
    <updated>2012-02-05T01:25:48Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bayou Buzz</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
1. Lawmakers' Insider Trading : Passed, 96-3, a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential information obtained in their legislative work in personal financial transactions such as stock trading. The bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayoubuzz.com/us-congress/447868-how-texans-voted-in-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorials: Stock rules for Congress badly need an update</title>
    <link href="http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/02/editorials_stock_rules_for_con.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-05:/commentary/12076135</id>
    <updated>2012-02-05T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MassLive.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...around it, to cover up why they made the trade. They will say it was not based on any insider knowledge. Under this new bill S.2038, Congress gets some information and they go out and make the trade. Then they go looking for reasons why they might have &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/02/editorials_stock_rules_for_con.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Votes of Virginians for Feb. 5</title>
    <link href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/feb/05/votes-of-virginians-for-feb-5-ar-1664927/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12015778</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T23:59:54Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote backed a bill (S 2038) also adding transparency to members' financial disclosures. Yes: Warner, Webb Ban on stocks: On a 26-73 vote, senators refused to bar lawmakers from owning individual stocks except in blind trusts. A yes vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/feb/05/votes-of-virginians-for-feb-5-ar-1664927/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CONGRESS: How Inland representatives voted</title>
    <link href="http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/politics-headlines-index/20120204-congress-how-inland-representatives-voted.ece" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12027217</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T18:37:47Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Riverside Press Enterprise</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Voting yes: Lewis, Calvert, Bono Mack, Issa. Voting no: Baca. U.S. SENATE LAWMAKERS' INSIDER TRADING: Voting 96 for and three against, the Senate on Feb. 2 passed a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/politics-headlines-index/20120204-congress-how-inland-representatives-voted.ece&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Find out how your Treasure Coast lawmakers voted this week: Feb. 5</title>
    <link href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/04/find-out-how-your-treasure-coast-lawmakers-voted/?partner=RSS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12012576</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T13:51:27Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jupiter Courier</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote backed a bill (S 2038) also adding transparency to members' financial disclosures. Sen. Bill Nelson, D: Yes Sen. Marco Rubio, R: Yes Ban on Stocks: Senators refused, 26-73, to bar lawmakers from owning individual stocks except in blind trusts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/04/find-out-how-your-treasure-coast-lawmakers-voted/?partner=RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Find out how your Treasure Coast lawmakers voted this week: Feb. 5</title>
    <link href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/04/find-out-how-your-treasure-coast-lawmakers-voted/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12011737</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T13:51:27Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jupiter Courier</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote backed a bill (S 2038) also adding transparency to members' financial disclosures. Sen. Bill Nelson, D: Yes Sen. Marco Rubio, R: Yes Ban on Stocks: Senators refused, 26-73, to bar lawmakers from owning individual stocks except in blind trusts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/04/find-out-how-your-treasure-coast-lawmakers-voted/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Insider trading should be illegal</title>
    <link href="http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/04/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=default" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12015779</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T09:26:35Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oneida Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/04/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=default&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Congress pushed to do right thing with video</title>
    <link href="http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/04/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/11983440</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T06:06:09Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Saratogian</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/04/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week</title>
    <link href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/roll-call-key-votes-from-the-wisconsin-congressional-delegation-this/article_fab224f4-4eb2-11e1-994d-0019bb2963f4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/11983439</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T05:23:13Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>madison</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote backed a bill (S 2038) also adding transparency to members' financial disclosures. Voting yes: Herb Kohl, D; Ron Johnson, R Ban on stocks: Senators on Thursday refused, 26-73, to bar lawmakers from owning individual stocks except in blind trusts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/roll-call-key-votes-from-the-wisconsin-congressional-delegation-this/article_fab224f4-4eb2-11e1-994d-0019bb2963f4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Record: How your lawmakers voted this week</title>
    <link href="http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/opinions/10420741-474/congressional-record-how-your-lawmakers-voted-this-week.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-03:/commentary/11972788</id>
    <updated>2012-02-03T20:33:30Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Sun-Times</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A yes vote was to pass the bill. Yes: Kinzinger, Biggert, Hultgren LAWMAKERS&#8217; INSIDER TRADING: Voting 96 for and three against, the Senate on Thursday passed a bill (S 2038) barring members of Congress and congressional staff from using confidential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/opinions/10420741-474/congressional-record-how-your-lawmakers-voted-this-week.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S 2038</title>
    <link href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/11/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-03:/commentary/12355592</id>
    <updated>2012-02-03T02:18:17Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
DeMint Amdt. No. 1488; To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/11/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S.2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2038/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-03:/commentary/11972790</id>
    <updated>2012-02-03T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senator and ask him or her to vote YES on two amendments to S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2038/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Votes to Tighten Ban on Insider Trading</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading-by-lawmakers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11972405</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T20:41:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate voted to bar members of Congress, their staff and most executive branch employees from trading stocks, commodities or futures based on non-public information they learn on the job. The bill, passed 96-3 today, would require those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading-by-lawmakers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CARDIN PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO BRING INCREASED TRANSPARENCY TO CONGRESS</title>
    <link href="http://www.afro.com/sections/local/md_government/story.htm?id=3008" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963750</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T19:51:44Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Afro American Newspaper</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#8211; U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today praised Senate passage of S. 2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, which passed with a vote of 96-3. Senator Cardin cosponsored an initial version of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.afro.com/sections/local/md_government/story.htm?id=3008&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Votes to Tighten Ban on Insider Trading by U.S. Lawmakers</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-votes-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11970518</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T18:25:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate voted to bar members of Congress, their staff and most executive branch employees from trading stocks, commodities or futures based on non-public information they learn on the job. The bill, passed 96-3 today, would require those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-votes-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Votes to Tighten Ban on Insider Trading by U.S. Lawmakers</title>
    <link href="http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-votes-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/12129623</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T18:04:21Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloomberg</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate voted to bar members of Congress, their staff and most executive branch employees from trading stocks, commodities or futures based on non-public information they learn on the job. The bill, passed 96-3 today, would require those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/senate-votes-to-tighten-ban-on-insider-trading.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Congress pushed to do right thing with video</title>
    <link href="http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt?viewmode=fullstory" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/12225819</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T16:45:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Saratogian</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt?viewmode=fullstory&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S 2038</title>
    <link href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/5/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963751</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T14:00:59Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Paul Amdt. No. 1487; To prohibit executive branch appointees or staff holding positions that give them oversight, rule-making, loan or grant-making abilities over industries or companies in which they or their spouse have a significant financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/5/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Congress pushed to do right thing</title>
    <link href="http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt?viewmode=default" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11972789</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T12:20:46Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Saratogian</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f2acb2fd0334556313327.txt?viewmode=default&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lieberman, Cantor defend Capitol Hill&#8217;s inside traders</title>
    <link href="http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/lieberman_cantor_defend_capitol_hills_inside_traders/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963749</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T10:19:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salon</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;Send me a bill that bans insider trading by Members of Congress,&#8221; President Obama told the assembled members of the House and Senate in his State of the Union address last week, &#8220;and I will sign it tomorrow.&#8221; If only it was that simple ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/2012/02/02/lieberman_cantor_defend_capitol_hills_inside_traders/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/02/1060922/-Today-in-Congress:-Republican-budget-plans-Pig-Bah!" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963752</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T08:53:10Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House made short work of yesterday's suspension schedule, plus the attempt to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act, rejecting all amendments offered, and then passing the bill by a vote of 267-159, with a weird mix of 28 Democrats voting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/02/1060922/-Today-in-Congress:-Republican-budget-plans-Pig-Bah!&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: Republican budget plans? 'Pig-Bah!'</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/xmMfXCzqECY/-Today-in-Congress:-Republican-budget-plans-Pig-Bah!" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963755</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...first half and the Republicans will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.2038, STOCK Act. The managers of the bill will continue to negotiate an agreement to complete action on the bill tomorrow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/xmMfXCzqECY/-Today-in-Congress:-Republican-budget-plans-Pig-Bah!&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EDITORIAL: Baby step for Congress on insider trading</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f28498550c0b428088165.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-02:/commentary/11963753</id>
    <updated>2012-02-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Freeman</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. The House is expected to take up a similar bill this month. Continued... The Senate bill (S.2038) posits the stupendously sensible: &#8220;No Member of Congress and no employee of Congress shall use any nonpublic info&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/02/02/opinion/doc4f28498550c0b428088165.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Insider trading should be illegal</title>
    <link href="http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=fullstory" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-01:/commentary/12098478</id>
    <updated>2012-02-01T17:51:14Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oneida Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=fullstory&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Insider trading should be illegal</title>
    <link href="http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=default" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-01:/commentary/12088764</id>
    <updated>2012-02-01T17:51:14Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oneida Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Drastic times call for drastic measures. That, apparently, explains the newfound congressional interest in banning insider trading. What&#8217;s that you say? You thought insider trading already was illegal? Well, yes, in most places, it is illegal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt?viewmode=default&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: Day ending in y? Try to repeal health care.</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/USvmVJHFNhk/-Today-in-Congress:-Day-ending-in-y-Try-to-repeal-health-care" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-01:/commentary/11963756</id>
    <updated>2012-02-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...the first half and the Majority controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. We hope to have votes in relation to amendments to the STOCK&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/USvmVJHFNhk/-Today-in-Congress:-Day-ending-in-y-Try-to-repeal-health-care&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Insider trading should be illegal</title>
    <link href="http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-01:/commentary/11963754</id>
    <updated>2012-02-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Oneida Daily Dispatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. The House is expected to take up a similar bill this month. Continued... The Senate bill (S.2038) posits the stupendously sensible: &#8220;No Member of Congress and no employee of Congress shall use any nonpublic info&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2012/02/01/opinion/doc4f29c2a6bd6e7298683335.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Earmarxists are Back</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/02/01/the-earmarxists-are-back/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11963748</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T18:56:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RedState</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It&#8217;s another week in the Senate, and there&#8217;s another battle over earmarks.&#160; Senators Toomey and McCaskill are proposing an amendment to the STOCK Act (&#8220;insider trading bill&#8221;S. 2038) to permanently ban earmarks in the Senate.&#160; Not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/02/01/the-earmarxists-are-back/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: Getting ready to do some work... later.</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/31/1060171/-Today-in-Congress:-Getting-ready-to-do-some-work-later" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11910725</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T08:55:33Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
OK, ready? The House wasn't in session. The Senate was, and they voted 93-2 to adopt the motion to proceed to the STOCK Act. So, you know, they'll proceed to that. Looking ahead to today: Another back-breaker of a day today, as the House votes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/31/1060171/-Today-in-Congress:-Getting-ready-to-do-some-work-later&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Shockingly, Dems Passed Congressional Insider Trading Bill As A Political Weapon</title>
    <link href="http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2012/01/31/shockingly-dems-passed-congressional-insider-trading-bill-as-a-political-weapon/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11910726</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T08:12:36Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>stoptheaclu.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I&#8217;ll give Harry Reid some credit for bringing the legislation to the Senate floor and getting it passed, at least till we get an in-depth look at the legislation and see if it actually does what it says, but (The Hill) The White House and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2012/01/31/shockingly-dems-passed-congressional-insider-trading-bill-as-a-political-weapon/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ohio Sens. Brown, Portman agree to take up STOCK Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/ohio-sens-brown-portman-agree-to-take-up-stock-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11910724</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T04:30:41Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - It seems incredulous that members of Congress, who are both more unpopular and richer than ever, are not prohibited from engaging in marketing trading to benefit themselves after they've come across insider information in the course &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/ohio-sens-brown-portman-agree-to-take-up-stock-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress: Getting ready to do some work... later.</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/9ZC_DOkO36E/-Today-in-Congress:-Getting-ready-to-do-some-work-later" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11910732</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...the Republicans controlling the final half Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of Calendar #301, S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/9ZC_DOkO36E/-Today-in-Congress:-Getting-ready-to-do-some-work-later&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Shockingly, Dems Passed Congressional Insider Trading Bill As A Political Weapon</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stoptheaclu/cxLr/~3/L8xGV1tVwsg/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/commentary/11910731</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stop The ACLU</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...despite the legislation being out there? And that this looks more like a political stunt? Though, this stunt does have real teeth. S.2038 does say, in Sec. 605 A Member of Congress or an employee of Congress who violates the prohibition under section 60&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stoptheaclu/cxLr/~3/L8xGV1tVwsg/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</title>
    <link href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/3/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/commentary/11899521</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T18:29:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post</name>
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Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2038; An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/2/votes/3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress: the battle for economic reframing begins anew</title>
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    <updated>2012-01-30T08:56:44Z</updated>
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      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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There just wasn't much to speak of in terms of legislative accomplishments in Congress last week. A handful of suspensions bills in the House, and the rejection of the motion to proceed to the resolution of disapproval of the debt ceiling hike ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/30/1059740/-This-Week-in-Congress:-the-battle-for-economic-reframing-begins-anew&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress: the battle for economic reframing begins anew</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/uHCjgzMOEyY/-This-Week-in-Congress:-the-battle-for-economic-reframing-begins-anew" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/commentary/11899522</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
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...therein for up to 10 minutes each. At 4:30pm, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #301, S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled betwe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/uHCjgzMOEyY/-This-Week-in-Congress:-the-battle-for-economic-reframing-begins-anew&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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