Section of Illinois Representative Marie Newman's financial disclosure report for 2021 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are permitted to buy, sell and trade stocks and other investments while in office but are also required to report such transactions of more than $1,000 within 30 to 45 days. This reporting is in accordance with the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, passed in 2012 under President Barack Obama with nearly unanimous approval ...