,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4 
,torres ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,ms4   
,titus1 ,mr4 ,latim]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4
 ,mc,bride1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,bynum1   
,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,pett]s51 ,ms4       
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,subramanyam1 
,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,goldman 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,c>son1  
,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4          
,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,ms4         
,mc,donald ,rivet1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4    
,soto1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 
,riley ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,v9dman1 ,ms4 
,m5g1 & ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on  
,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit a cov]$

 individual f engag+ 9 cov]$            
transactions involv+ pr$iction m>ket    
contracts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,public
 ,integrity 9 ,f9ancial ,pr$iction      
,m>kets ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on cov]$ transactions involv+ pr$iction 
m>ket contracts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be
 unlawful = a cov]$ individual to kn[+ly
 engage 9 a cov]$ transaction if ! cov]$
 individual-- 7#a7 at ! "t ( ! cov]$    
transaction1 possesses mat]ial nonpublic
 in=mation relevant to su* cov]$        
transaction2 or  7#b7 may reasonably    
obta9 su* mat]ial nonpublic in=mation 9 
! c\rse ( p]=m+ (ficial duties1 includ+ 
:5 su* in=mation w\ld n o!rwise be      
available to a memb] ( ! public ex]cis+ 
reasonable dilig5ce4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ individual ,!
 t]m cov]$ individual means-- 7,a7 an   
elect$ (ficial ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2    
7,b7 an employee ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 a    
political appo9tee2 or  7,d7 an employee

 ( an ,executive ag5cy1 z def9$ 9       
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,mat]ial nonpublic         
in=mation ,! t]m mat]ial nonpublic      
in=mation means in=mation--  7,a7 t a   
reasonable inve/or w\ld consid]         
important 9 mak+ an inve/m5t decision2 &
  7,b7 t is n publicly available4  7#c7 
,pr$iction m>ket contract ,! t]m        
pr$iction m>ket contract means any      
f9ancial in/rum5t1 contract1 or         
d]ivative-- 7,a7 li/$ on or (f]$ by a   
plat=m engag$ 9 int]/ate comm]ce2 &     
7,b7 ti$ to ! occurr5ce or non-occurr5ce
 ( a future ev5t1 includ+ m>ket-bas$    
ev5t contracts4  7#d7 ,cov]$ transaction
 ,! t]m cov]$ transaction means !       
pur*ase1 sale1 or ex*ange ( any         
pr$iction m>ket contract relat$ to a--  
7,a7 gov]nm5t policy2  7,b7 gov]nm5t    
action2 or  7,c7 political outcome4