A bipartisan proposal to ban members of Congress from engaging in stock trading is gathering significant traction from both sides of the aisle ahead of a potential vote on the measure.

On Tuesday, Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna filed a discharge petition to bypass House leadership and force a vote on a congressional stock trading ban.

"Political games have already started to play out behind the scenes. I’m not waiting any longer," Luna said in a statement. "A discharge petition is the strongest tool we have to guarantee a vote on behalf of the American people and it exists for moments exactly like this."

Newsweek has contacted Representative Luna's office for further comment on the petition.

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Members of Congress are permitted to buy and sell stocks , p

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