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Will the STOCK Act in its current form deter insider trading by Congress?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor cancels planned vote on STOCK Act.
Members of House Financial Services Committee advocate new restrictions on insider trading.
House committee circulates memorandum on Congressional rules barring insider trading and conflicts of interest.
STOCK Act now has 92 co-sponsors following “60 Minutes” segment.
Ron Paul is latest presidential candidate to support ban on Congressional insider trading.
Senate plans hearing to examine how insider trading laws apply to Congress.
48 House members, including six Republicans, now are co-sponsors for the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.
While even law professors disagree, the proper answer is most likely going to be, “Yes, it’s legal.”
Senator Scott Brown will introduce the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2011.