STOCK Act filings

Congress stock disclosures, explained

When members of Congress buy or sell stocks, they often must report those trades in public financial disclosure filings. Those documents power every politician stock tracker — including ours.

Biggest buys

Spot unusually large disclosed purchases

Whale buys highlights the largest estimated congressional stock purchases — useful when a single filing moves the needle.

Sector lens

See which sectors Congress favors

Hot sector aggregates buy-side exposure so you can see where disclosed capital clusters — tech, healthcare, finance, and more. For a full tracking workflow, see how to track politician stocks.

From trade to public record

1

Trade executes

The politician or covered family member trades through a brokerage like any investor.

2

Filing deadline

STOCK Act rules set windows for reporting new transactions. Late and amended filings happen.

3

Public publication

House and Senate clerks publish online. We ingest, normalize, and link each trade to a profile.

FAQ

What is the STOCK Act?

A law requiring many federal officials to disclose securities transactions and restricting trading on nonpublic information obtained through office.

Are congressional stock disclosures delayed?

Yes. Reporting windows mean the public often learns about a trade days or weeks after it occurred.

Does every trade appear in our tracker?

We include trades from filings we successfully parse. Some assets lack tickers and some formats are nonstandard.

Explore live disclosure data

Browse the latest congressional stock trades pulled from public filings as they are published.