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Proposal history / HONEST Act / PELOSI Act

From PELOSI to HONEST. A committee substitute.

Earlier proposals returned under new bill numbers. In 2025, S.1498 began as the PELOSI Act and was reported with a replacement text called the HONEST Act. The proposed substitute and the introduced version belong to the same bill record.

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2022
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Latest introduction
2025

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119th Congress · Apr 28, 2025

Introduced as PELOSI; reported as HONEST

S.1498 was introduced as the PELOSI Act. The December reported document instructs replacement of all text after the enacting clause and contains the five-section HONEST Act substitute. The substitute’s section 2 addresses assets of Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their spouses and dependent children. Reporting the proposal did not enact it.

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Votes & milestones

  • Committee vote · Jul 30, 2025

    The committee ordered S.1498 reported favorably, as amended, by 8 yeas to 7 nays. Its modified Hawley–Peters substitute was also adopted 8–7. These were committee decisions, not passage by the full Senate.

    Committee record, pages 2–3 · Individual votes
  • Reported substitute · Dec 10, 2025

    Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, without a written report. The reported XML shows both deleted earlier sections and added replacement sections.

    Official reported text
  • Senate calendar · Dec 10, 2025

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 294.

S.1498
Introduced
Apr 28, 2025
Lead sponsor
Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]
Last action
Dec 10, 2025 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
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2025119th CongressS.1498Introduced as PELOSI; reported as HONESTSen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]Current Congress

Introduced Apr 28, 2025 by Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO].

S.1498 was introduced as the PELOSI Act. The December reported document instructs replacement of all text after the enacting clause and contains the five-section HONEST Act substitute. The substitute’s section 2 addresses assets of Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their spouses and dependent children. Reporting the proposal did not enact it.

Last recorded action: Dec 10, 2025 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.

Votes & milestones

  • Committee vote · Jul 30, 2025

    The committee ordered S.1498 reported favorably, as amended, by 8 yeas to 7 nays. Its modified Hawley–Peters substitute was also adopted 8–7. These were committee decisions, not passage by the full Senate.

    Committee record, pages 2–3 · Individual votes
  • Reported substitute · Dec 10, 2025

    Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, without a written report. The reported XML shows both deleted earlier sections and added replacement sections.

    Official reported text
  • Senate calendar · Dec 10, 2025

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 294.

Official recordAll official actions
2023118th CongressS.58Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) ActSen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]Congress ended

Introduced Jan 24, 2023 by Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO].

Related earlier proposal · Policy details differ across versions.

The proposal returned as the PELOSI Act. The reviewed record ends with referral to the Senate Finance Committee.

Last recorded action: Jan 24, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2022117th CongressS.3504Banning Insider Trading in Congress ActSen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]Congress ended

Introduced Jan 13, 2022 by Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO].

Related earlier proposal · Policy details differ across versions.

Hawley introduced the Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act. The reviewed record ends with committee referral.

Last recorded action: Jan 13, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Official recordAll official actions