Unanimous Consent Requests (Executive Session)

In an executive session, senators considered a unanimous consent request to pass H.R. 7008, which would ban members of Congress and their families from purchasing stocks and require voter photo identification. Senators Husted and Moody, Republicans, urged passage of the bill, saying most Americans support both measures. Senator Padilla, a Democrat, opposed it, saying he supports banning lawmaker stock trading but objecting that the bill exempts the president and vice president and that the voting provisions would make voting harder; he asked the Senate to pass a bipartisan stock-trading ban without the voting provisions. Senator Moreno, a Republican, objected to a request, saying the House had already passed the bill and that Democrats had blocked it from becoming law.Written by AI from the debate. Updated 2026-10-17.

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