Under the STOCK Act of 2012, members of Congress must publicly report stock, bond, and other securities transactions over $1,000 within 45 days. Ezana collects these public filings, turns them into structured, searchable data, and shows them on the Inside The Capitol page.
How it works
- A member files a Periodic Transaction Report with the House Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate.
- The filing is published as a public record, often as a PDF.
- Ezana checks for new House disclosures every day and parses new reports throughout the day.
- Ezana normalizes tickers, party, chamber, and amount ranges so trades can be filtered and compared.
- The trade appears on Inside The Capitol and on the member’s profile page.
What you’ll see
The Latest Trades feed lists each trade with the company and ticker, whether it was a buy or sell, the member’s name, party, chamber, and state, the dollar range, and when it happened. Amounts are shown as ranges exactly as filed, because the law only requires ranges. Each politician’s profile adds filing statistics such as average reporting time, total filings, and a timeliness rating.
The page also includes Top Performing Politicians, Sector Activity on the Year, Lobbying Activity, Recent 13F Filings, and Unusual Trading Volume.
Troubleshooting
- A recent trade is missing? Members have up to 45 days to disclose, and late filings are common, so trades can surface weeks after they happened.
- Ticker looks wrong? Some filings name a company loosely; Ezana maps it to the best match.
- Two similar rows? Amended filings can appear alongside originals.
Related articles
- Understanding Congressional Disclosures
- Interpreting Congressional Trade Data
- Top Performing Politicians Methodology
- Following Specific Politicians
FAQ
Q: Are exact dollar amounts available?
A: No. The STOCK Act only requires value ranges, so ranges are all that exist to report.
Q: How quickly does a new filing appear?
A: House disclosures are checked daily and parsed through the day, so a newly published filing usually shows up within about a day.
Q: Does Ezana judge whether a trade was improper?
A: No. Ezana presents public records; it does not allege wrongdoing.