STOCK Act disclosures
A plain-English product guide to the fields behind congressional trading data: what the filings report, what they do not report, and how to read them before drawing conclusions.
Short answer
STOCK Act disclosures are public filings that report covered securities transactions by members of Congress and other covered filers. They usually show the filer, asset or ticker, transaction type, transaction date, filing date, and value range, but they do not prove intent or provide exact portfolio weights.
Disclosure field map
Use the field map before treating a public filing as a market signal.
Transaction date
The date reported for the purchase, sale, or exchange.
Filing date
The date the public disclosure appears in the filing system.
Amount range
A disclosed value band, not an exact trade size.
Transaction type
Purchase, sale, partial sale, or another reportable action depending on the filing.
Asset or ticker
The security or issuer reported by the filer, normalized when possible.
Source context
The public filing remains the source of truth for each record.
Example filing row
R-OH · House
Disclosure delay: 13 days
What STOCK Act filings contain
Periodic transaction reports usually include the filer, asset, transaction type, transaction date, filing date, and a dollar-value range rather than exact position size. House guidance describes reporting covered transactions over $1,000 by the earlier of awareness-date and transaction-date deadlines.
Congressional Trader turns those raw fields into searchable pages while preserving the uncertainty that exists in the public record.
- Amount ranges should not be treated as exact trade sizes.
- A filing date is not the same as a trade date.
- A public filing does not explain intent.
- Source records remain the authority for each disclosure.
How Congressional Trader organizes filings
Each disclosure can connect to a lawmaker profile, a ticker page, a state page, a sector page, and a live feed row.
That structure makes the same public record useful for different search intents: latest trades, named politician trackers, ticker monitoring, and methodology research.
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FAQ
What is a periodic transaction report?
A periodic transaction report, or PTR, is a public filing used to disclose covered securities transactions by members and other covered filers.
Do filings show exact dollar amounts?
Usually no. They commonly show value bands, so responsible analysis should preserve ranges rather than invent exact trade sizes.
Do filings prove why a trade happened?
No. Public filings show disclosed transactions and dates. They do not prove motivation, inside information, or investment skill.