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Congress stock trading: how much, which stocks, how late, October 2026

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How often do members of Congress trade stocks, and how late do they report it?

In the 90 days to Oct 23, 2026, 38 members of Congress disclosed 402 stock trades. The median trade was disclosed 23 days after it happened, and 5 of the 38 members disclosed at least one trade after the 45-day limit set by the STOCK Act.

Trades disclosed, 90 days402
Members trading, 90 days38
Median days to disclose23
Trades disclosed after 45 days5%
Median days between a congressional trade and its disclosure
0581162024-10: 15.0 days2024-102024-11: 3.0 days2024-12: 20.5 days2025-01: 19.0 days2025-012025-02: 24.0 days2025-03: 29.0 days2025-04: 25.0 days2025-042025-05: 30.0 days2025-06: 41.0 days2025-07: 27.0 days2025-072025-08: 40.0 days2025-09: 30.0 days2025-10: 17.0 days2025-102025-11: 21.0 days2025-12: 28.0 days2026-01: 33.0 days2026-012026-02: 23.0 days2026-03: 27.0 days2026-04: 25.0 days2026-042026-05: 28.0 days2026-06: 14.5 days2026-07: 116.0 days2026-072026-08: 18.0 days2026-09: 23.0 days2026-0923

Most traded stocks by members of Congress, last 90 days

TickerTradesPurchasesSales
MSFT18711
AAPL1239
HD1037
BRK.B651
IBM624
MIDD606
VIK606
LIN523
AMAT541
AVGO541
CSCO505
ITW505
NVDA523
PG532
TDY505

Month by month (by filing date)

MonthTradesMembersMedian days to discloseLate share
September 202616419230%
August 2026113231815%
July 20264132411675%
June 202658141426%
May 202623629282%
April 202624130250%
March 202628731270%
February 202620825230%
January 2026515333340%
December 202553224280%
November 202554529211%
October 202541933176%
September 2025533243035%
August 2025313264036%
July 2025152252712%
June 202538624413%
May 202579131300%
April 202547234252%
March 202529524290%
February 202522224240%
January 202516124190%
December 202412620200%
November 20241592331%
October 20244916150%
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Questions people ask

How long do members of Congress take to report stock trades?

In the 90 days to Oct 23, 2026, the median stock trade by a member of Congress was disclosed 23 days after the transaction. The STOCK Act requires disclosure within 45 days; 5 of the 38 members who traded reported at least one trade later than that.

Which stocks do members of Congress trade most?

In the last 90 days the most frequently disclosed tickers were MSFT, AAPL, HD, BRK.B, IBM, based on periodic transaction reports filed with the House and Senate.

How much money do members of Congress trade?

Disclosures give ranges, not exact amounts. Summing the ranges, trades disclosed in the 90 days to Oct 23, 2026 were worth between $6.8M and $19.7M.

How we count

  • Source: periodic transaction reports from the House Clerk and the Senate Office of Public Records, collected and transcribed by Cluenex (including paper filings).
  • Days to disclose = filing date minus transaction date. Trades are grouped by the month they were filed.
  • Amounts are disclosed as ranges; totals sum the lower and upper bounds separately.

Primary sources: House Financial Disclosure Reports, Senate Financial Disclosures, STOCK Act (Public Law 112-105).

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