WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:

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Congressman Mark Alford Advances Effort to Ban Congressional Stock Trading, House Passes Stop Insider Trading Act

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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act, marking a significant step forward in efforts to prohibit Members of Congress from trading individual stocks while serving in office.