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CITE Act of 2026

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 9989 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jul 30, 2026

What it does

The CITE Act of 2026 would require candidates for federal office—including for President, Vice President, Senate, and House—to divest all publicly traded securities or place them in a qualified blind trust within 90 days of filing for office, and prohibits acquiring new such investments during candidacy. The bill applies to candidates and their spouses and dependent children, with exemptions for widely diversified funds, government securities, and certain retirement accounts. Candidates must certify compliance with the supervising ethics office (House Ethics Committee, Senate Ethics Committee, or Office of Government Ethics), and the Act directs those bodies to issue implementing…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jul 30, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jul 30, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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