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
Trade executes
The politician or covered family member trades through a brokerage like any investor.
Filing deadline
STOCK Act rules set windows for reporting new transactions. Late and amended filings happen.
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.