H.R. 396 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
TRUST in Congress Act
Cosponsors: 103 (84 D, 19 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-14
Latest action (2025-01-14): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
What H.R. 396 does, in plain terms
Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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