What is congressional stock trading (the STOCK Act)?
Members of the U.S. Congress and senior officials must disclose their securities trades under the STOCK Act. People track these disclosures to see what lawmakers are buying and selling.
What the STOCK Act requires
The STOCK Act, passed in 2012, requires members of Congress and certain officials to publicly report their securities transactions in periodic transaction reports.
Why people watch it
Lawmakers can have access to information and influence over policy, so their trades draw attention. Clusters of similar trades, or trades near relevant legislation, get watched most closely.
How QuantConomy surfaces it
QuantConomy reads congressional trade disclosures, links them to the asset, and can raise a CONGRESSIONAL signal, including when several lawmakers trade the same name.
Questions
How current is congressional trading data?
Disclosures are filed within 45 days of a transaction under the STOCK Act, so the data is delayed.
Is following congressional trades a strategy?
Some investors track it as one input. It is public disclosure data, not financial advice, and the reporting delay limits how timely it is.
See it in the product
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Last updated June 3, 2026