Democrat, Republican join forces to ban members of Congress from trading stocks while on taxpayers' dime

Two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle are joining forces on a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks while working on the American taxpayers' dime.

The bill, officially called the Prohibition of Financial Trading on Government Property Act, was introduced Thursday by Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Angie Craig, D-Minn., and would prevent certain federal employees, including elected officials, from engaging in financial trading activities while on federal property or using government resources.

"Federal government employees should be working on behalf of the people, not using time at work to trade stocks. The American people expect members of Congress and our staff to get things done when we are on taxpayer time," Mace told Fox News Digital ahead of the bill being introduced.