The STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act) requires members of Congress to publicly disclose stock trades within 45 days. Capitol Trace tracks every filing.
Find it at capitoltrace.com/stock-watch.
Members of Congress sit on committees that oversee specific industries. They receive classified briefings. They vote on legislation that moves markets. The STOCK Act was passed in 2012 because Congress recognized this creates obvious potential for insider trading.
The disclosure requirement is the accountability mechanism. Capitol Trace makes sure those disclosures get seen.
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Ticker | The stock or asset traded |
| Transaction | Purchase, Sale, or Exchange |
| Amount | Reported as a range (e.g., $15,001–$50,000) — the STOCK Act only requires ranges, not exact amounts |
| Trade date | When the trade actually occurred |
| Report date | When they filed the disclosure |
| Disclosure delay | Days between trade and filing. Over 45 days = late |
| Excess return | How the stock performed vs. the S&P 500 after the trade |
Capitol Trace's AI assigns a suspicion score to trades based on:
A high suspicion score doesn't prove wrongdoing — it means the trade pattern warrants attention.