WASHINGTON —

A bipartisan push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is gaining momentum in Washington, DC, with Iowa's Third District Representative, Republican Zach Nunn, signing a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

The bill would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading stocks while in office. Currently, lawmakers are allowed to trade stocks as long as they disclose transactions within 30 days. Supporters of a ban argue that Congress has access to insider information, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Nunn said he has never held stocks while serving in Congress and has repeatedly introduced bills to end the practice, none have been taken up for a vote. He expressed his willing

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