Ricketts carries Senate version of GOP bill on stock trading limits, sales disclosures

By: Aaron Sanderford

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 745

Last Updated: 2 days, 18 hours ago

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OMAHA — The U.S. Senate appears poised to puff from the long-held public disclosure pipe dream of greater financial accountability for congressional stock trading.

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on Wednesday proposed the Senate companion to a House proposal to limit and disclose the stock purchases and sales by members of Congress.

The timing is noteworthy: Senate Republicans let Ricketts carry the bill as the former two-term governor faces his toughest general election test against …

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