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  • H.R. 396, known as the "TRUST in Congress Act," aims to ensure transparency and trust in U.S. Congress by requiring Members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependent children, to place certain investments into blind trusts. This would prevent them from having any...

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    H.R. 396 is a rule that says members of Congress, with their spouses and kids, must put some of their money into a special type of account called a "blind trust" so that they can't control it while they're working in Congress. This is to make sure they make decisions that are good for everyone, not just for themselves.