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There are more recent versions with better names, like the Restore Trust in Congress Act[0], and one introduced a few days ago to ban congresspeople and the pre
by giaour 6mo ago
There are more recent versions with better names, like the Restore Trust in Congress Act[0], and one introduced a few days ago to ban congresspeople and the president (as well as their immediate family members) from betting on prediction markets[1].
I can only imagine the GP mentioned the PELOSI act (which, as I recall, was cosponsored by Nancy Pelosi and blocked by Republicans) because it was designed to be partisan messaging.
[0]: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5106/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5106...
[1]: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/25/congress/lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-members-of-congress-president-from-prediction-market-trading-00843337 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/25/congress/la...