Speaker Mike Johnson and House Administration Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) briefed a group of GOP members Thursday about their new plan to address insider trading among lawmakers — indicating they could draft a new piece of legislation that would get a floor vote as soon as January, according to two people with direct knowledge granted anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in a brief interview his goal is to put the legislation on the floor “early next year,” but he said he would not commit to January.
Johnson’s move comes as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and a group of Republicans have been pushing…
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