Republican Lawmaker Plans to Add Prediction Markets to Congressional Stock Ban Bill
Restrictions that lawmakers would face under a bill intended to stop insider stock trading on Capitol Hill should also apply to prediction markets, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) signaled on Thursday. Steil, who leads the House Administration Committee, told reporters during a roundtable that lawmakers plan to add language to a stock ban bill to cover platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi, per Bloomberg Government.