Open government may get boost from insider trading law progressing in Congress

With both houses of Congress passing versions of the law making it illegal for legislators to engage in insider trading, the public may soon gain access to the financial transactions of their lawmakers and members of the executive branch.

The law would require reporting of financial transactions every 30 or 45 days. -db

From POLITICO, February 28, 2012. by Anna Palmer and John Breshnahan with contributions from Manu Raju.

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