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According to the STOCK Act of 2012 [0], members of Congress are not exempt from insider trading laws.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act

And check out the only 3 senators that voted against the stock act... that's right, this guy is on of them.

I don't think so. Most recently there was a congressman from an east coast state convicted of same or at least similar, as I recall. I might recall incorrectly.

Chris Collins (R-NY).

They were (exempt) but they passed a law to make it illegal though I believe they watered down. Previous to the law it wasn't illegal for them to do insider trading.