House majority leader Eric Cantor, a Republican from Virginia, said after senators passed the bill 96 to 3 that the House would take it up it next week.
Brown’s Senate colleague from Massachusetts, Democrat John F. Kerry, also voted to support the measure.
The legislation, dubbed the STOCK Act, was supported by President Obama in his State of the Union address last week. Obama and Brown chatted briefly about the bill after the speech.
“These are straightforward proposals that will help eliminate the corrosive influence of money in politics,’’ Obama said in a statement last night.
The bill was so popular senators began loading it with amendments - at least 17 - that at one point complicated its passage.
In the end, only a few amendments were allowed to ride on the bill, including language that bans bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-backed mortgage companies that are under fire for their roles in the housing crisis.
Another amendment requires individuals trawling for information on Capitol Hill on behalf of stock traders to register and disclose their ties.
The Senate also added more teeth to the legislation, including a provision that would revoke the pensions of anyone convicted of insider trading.
It would also require lawmakers to disclose their stock deals within 30 days and would require stock trades and financial disclosure statements be published online for executive branch employees.
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Gingrich campaign fights Florida’s delegate rule
LAS VEGAS - Newt Gingrich’s campaign said yesterday it was appealing to Florida Republican officials to award the delegates from their primary last Tuesday on a proportional basis, rather than the winner-take-all formula that gave all 50 to victor Mitt Romney.
Romney trounced Gingrich, 46 percent to 32 percent, but a change in the formula would allow the former House speaker to leave the state with something to show for his 10 days of campaigning and two debate appearances.
