Fresh off a bipartisan stock-trading ban that President Trump signed into law, a group of House Republicans wants to close what they call Congress' next avenue for getting rich on the job: lucrative book deals.
Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia introduced the No Congressional Book Deals Act on Thursday, targeting a practice he says lets lawmakers cash in on their public office under the guise of literary achievement. The bill would bar sitting members of Congress from receiving advances or royalties on books published during their time in office.
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