Bill would prohibit members of Congress , their staffs , from trading on inside information . `` Members of Congress should live under the same laws as everyone else . Members of Congress should live by the same rules everyone else does , sponsor says . Massachusetts senator files the bill after `` 60 Minutes '' questioned congressional trades . The Senate passed it in a vote of 52 to 48 with one Democrat voting against it and two Republicans supporting it.
Bill would prohibit members of Congress , their staffs , from trading on inside information . Members of Congress should live by the same rules everyone else does , sponsor says . Massachusetts senator files the bill after `` 60 Minutes '' questioned congressional trades . The Senate passed it in a vote of 52 to 48 with one Democrat voting against it and two Republicans supporting it.