Unanimous Consent Requests (Executive Session)
The Senate held a unanimous consent exchange on H.R. 7008, which combines a ban on Members of Congress and their families buying individual stocks with advance public notice before sales, together with a voter ID requirement. Senators Lee, Sullivan, Ricketts, and Moreno asked the Senate to pass the House-passed bill by unanimous consent, arguing it would address public distrust over congressional stock trading and secure elections. Senator Padilla objected, saying the bill exempts the President and adds voting restrictions, and offered a different bipartisan stock-trading bill as a counterproposal. Senator Moreno objected to that counterproposal, saying it had not passed the House, and the Republican senators pressed for a vote on H.R. 7008 before the upcoming recess.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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