Congressional stock trading will get a long-sought hearing next week as momentum builds around legislation to bar lawmakers from the practice.
The House Administration Committee will meet on the topic Nov. 19, according to a notice. The hearing comes two months after a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled compromise legislation aimed at prohibiting insider trading in the chamber.
While the House Administration Committee won’t mark up legislation, the hearing will highlight the increased appetite in both parties to end the perception of insider trading. Forbidding lawmakers from trading individual stocks would help boost Americans’ trust in Congress, proponents of ...