Stop Insider Trading Act

What this does

This bill is two unrelated measures voted under one title. The first, the Stop Insider Trading Act, bars Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from buying individual stocks and other covered investments while in office, requires advance public notice before a covered sale, and sets fees and enforcement through the supervising ethics office. The second, folded in on the floor as the text of the Voter ID Act, amends the Help America Vote Act to require voters to show a valid physical photo ID to cast a ballot in a federal election, provides a provisional ballot when they cannot, and directs states to notify people of the photo-ID requirement when they register to vote. A yes vote endorsed both the congressional stock-trading ban and the federal voter photo-ID mandate together.