Dan Crenshaw

The trading activity of Congress members is drawing increasing attention from retail traders and political analysts, with platforms like Benzinga's Government Trades page providing detailed analysis of their trades. A new report shows that several members of Congress beat the overall market by a...

The amendment from U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) to the Defense Appropriations Act was adopted by a House voice vote on Wednesday. The psychedelic-focused amendment requires the Defense Health Agency to report to Congress options for active service members to take part in Veterans Affairs...

Lawmakers Praise FDA's Move To Issue Guidance On Psychedelics Research A bipartisan trio of lawmakers — Republicans Dan Crenshaw and Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Democrat Ro Khanna — applauded the FDA’s decision to issue its first guidance on psychedelics...

A bipartisan legislative effort led by Rep. Dan Crenshaw aims to urge the participation of active-duty servicemembers in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research with psychedelics. The letter, directed to an appropriations subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related...

Elected officials from both sides of the aisle have grown concerned with social media app TikTok and the amount of user data it collects. "TikTok collects nearly every data point imaginable, from people's location to what they type and copy, who they talk to, biometric data and more,...

After years of struggling with regulations on marijuana-based products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is signaling that it has found a way to approach the issue. The research on whether legal cannabis is safe in food or supplements is already underway, reported the Wall Street Journal...

A member of Congress that was tracked as one of the top-performing stock pickers in 2021 recently disclosed positions in several of the biggest technology companies. Could this be a sign that big tech is setting up for a major recovery in 2023? What Happened: One of the top performing traders in...

Congress left marijuana banking reform out of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday. However, a statement that accompanied a must-pass defense bill includes several drug policy reform components, with one of them revolving around the potential of “plant-based therapies...

Bipartisan House members sent a letter to the FDA commissioner to complain about the agency's “completely insufficient response” to their bill, which called for hemp-derived CBD to be permitted and regulated as a food additive.  Reps. Kathleen Rice (D-...

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) have recently filed separate bills towards further advancing psychedelic research studies to active service members.  While it was AOC’s proposal which was finally made in order in the House Rules Committee for...

The House of Representatives approved two psychedelics research amendments and a measure requiring a military study into cannabis-related enforcement discrimination in the armed services, reported Marijuana Moment. One day after nine drug policy amendments to the National Defense...

In a recent House Rules Committee assembly, Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)  supported alternative treatment research for military members in the 2023 defense bill. Almost 1,200 filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a dozen related to...

The push for members of the U.S. Congress to not be allowed to buy and sell stocks continues. A recently disclosed transaction by a member of Congress shows there continues to be conflicts of interest in pushing for policies that could benefit investment holdings. What Happened: Sen. Sheldon...

One of the bigger storylines of stock trading in 2021 was continued calls for members of Congress to be barred from buying and selling stocks. Here is a look at just how well members of Congress who traded stocks in 2021 did against the overall market. What Happened: Many retail traders and some...

One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2021 was that of electric vehicle company Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN). Rivian counts Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) as investors and can also add two members of U.S. Congress to the list of its backers. What...