Congressional Trading Articles & Analysis
Analysis, news, and insights on congressional stock trading.
Weekly recaps of congressional trading activity, deep dives into notable trades, and analysis of STOCK Act disclosure trends. All data is sourced from official Periodic Transaction Reports.
Thanedar's $175K Apple Sale Tops Week as 18 Trades Filed Late
Congress members disclosed 62 trades (Aug 8–Aug 15, 2026), including 17 purchases and 45 sales across 50 stocks.
August 15, 2026One lawmaker made 52% of all congressional trades last week
Congress members disclosed 147 trades (Jul 31–Aug 7, 2026), including 71 purchases and 74 sales across 66 stocks.
August 7, 2026A $15M Sale: Senator on Energy Panel Unloads Williams Companies Stake
Senator Alan Armstrong (Republican-OK) disclosed 1 trade in The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) worth ~$15.0M on June 24, 2026.
August 6, 2026No Other Lawmaker Has Traded This Stock in 3 Years. She Bought 9 Times in 2 Weeks.
Rep. April McClain Delaney (Democrat-MD) disclosed 9 trades in Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (LTH) worth ~$121K between July 17, 2026 and July 31, 2026.
August 6, 2026A $350K Energy Bet: Congressman on Tax Panel Adds Exxon Shares
Rep. Kevin Hern (Republican-OK) disclosed 2 trades in Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) worth ~$350K on July 2, 2026.
August 6, 2026No Other Lawmaker Has Traded NFG in 3 Years. He Just Sold.
Rep. Michael T. McCaul (Republican-TX) disclosed 1 trade in National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) worth ~$75K on June 26, 2026.
August 6, 2026Congress has 45 days to report a trade. Most use nearly all of them.
The median congressional trade since January 2025 took 25 days to reach the public. About 9 percent missed the legal deadline outright, and the slowest disclosure arrived 547 days after the trade.
August 6, 2026One lawmaker made nearly half of Congress's trades this year
Congress disclosed 8,012 trades in the first half of 2026 across 137 members and 1,052 tickers. Nearly half came from a single household, and four members account for 73 percent of all volume.
August 6, 2026Khanna's Chewy Buys Stand Out as No Other Lawmaker Has Traded It in 3 Years
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democrat-CA) disclosed 9 trades in Chewy, Inc. (CHWY) worth ~$72K between July 13, 2026 and July 30, 2026.
August 2, 2026No Other Lawmaker Has Traded Callaway Golf in Three Years. Khanna Just Did Six Times.
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democrat-CA) disclosed 6 trades in Callaway Golf Company (MODG) worth ~$48K between July 20, 2026 and July 30, 2026.
August 1, 2026Khanna's Three TENB Sales Make Him the Sole Congressional Trader in the Stock
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democrat-CA) disclosed 3 trades in Tenable Holdings, Inc. (TENB) worth ~$24K between July 2, 2026 and July 9, 2026.
July 11, 2026A $750K BlackRock Sale: The Largest Single Trade in a 19,000-Trade Career
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democrat-CA) disclosed 1 trade in BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) worth ~$750K on July 7, 2026.
July 9, 2026House Financial Services Member Buys Chubb Stock in July
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican-FL) disclosed 2 trades in Chubb Limited (CB) worth ~$65K on July 1, 2026.
July 4, 2026A House Health Panel Member Sold Eli Lilly Stock 248 Days Late
Rep. Michael A. Rulli (Republican-OH) disclosed 3 trades in Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) worth ~$24K between December 2, 2025 and July 1, 2026.
July 3, 2026A 400-Day Delay: Rulli's GOOGL Trade Disclosure Misses STOCK Act Window by 355 Days
Rep. Michael A. Rulli (Republican-OH) disclosed 3 trades in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) worth ~$24K between July 3, 2025 and June 29, 2026.
June 30, 2026Congressman's Trades Disclosed 183 Days Late, Six Times the Legal Limit
Rep. Michael A. Rulli (Republican-OH) disclosed 3 trades in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) worth ~$24K between February 5, 2026 and June 25, 2026.
June 28, 2026Rulli's Apple Trade Disclosure Arrives 371 Days After the Sale
Rep. Michael A. Rulli (Republican-OH) disclosed 3 trades in Apple Inc. (AAPL) worth ~$24K between August 1, 2025 and June 25, 2026.
June 27, 2026Maryland Democrat Accumulates $56K in Nasdaq Parent Over Five Weeks
Rep. April McClain Delaney (Democrat-MD) disclosed 7 trades in Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) worth ~$56K between February 27, 2026 and March 31, 2026.
April 3, 2026Khanna Household Moves $271K in Microsoft Over 5 Weeks
Rep. Ro Khanna (Democrat-CA) disclosed 14 trades in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) worth ~$271K between February 24, 2026 and March 30, 2026.
April 2, 2026Capito Unloads Up to $24K in FactSet Shares Over Three Days
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican-WV) disclosed 3 trades in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) worth ~$24K between March 25, 2026 and March 31, 2026.
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