Heinrich Votes to Bring Accountability to Washington

Press Release

U.S Representative Martin Heinrich (NM-1) today voted for legislation that holds Members of Congress, congressional staff, Executive Branch officials, and judicial officers subject to the same insider trading rules as everyone else. Rep. Heinrich is a cosponsor of the original Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. A revised version of the STOCK Act passed the House today by a vote of 417-2.

"This is just one of many steps we must take in order to restore trust in government and bring accountability to Washington," said Rep. Heinrich.

House Republican Leaders finally relented in bringing the STOCK Act to the floor for a vote, but not before meaningful provisions that promoted additional transparency and accountability were removed.

"It's outrageous that in the dark of night Republican leaders stripped critical provisions from the bill that would police those who collect "political intelligence' and help prosecute criminal wrongdoing by public officials," said Rep. Heinrich. "I remain hopeful that these bipartisan provisions will be added back to the bill when it goes to the Conference Committee in order to provide additional transparency and accountability in Washington."

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