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The Potomac Ledger

Tracking Washington Stock Trades · Decoded Each Week

Congress Edition

Week of 2026-08-03

Just two stock trades were disclosed this week by House members, a notably quiet period bookended by a purchase in a global chipmaker and a share exchange tied to an aerospace spin-off.

The Big Picture

Disclosure activity was unusually light this week, with only two House Democrats filing trades. Both filings were submitted on July 31 and cover transactions made in late June and mid-July. Neither trade drew a potential conflict-of-interest flag, and no members filed late.

This Week's Notable Trades

Cleo Fields (D-LA)

Kelly Louise Morrison (D-MN)

By the Numbers

No potential conflicts of interest were identified in this week's filings.

Late to File

No late filings this week. Both disclosures were submitted within the STOCK Act's 45-day window.

All-time: Across 21,807 total disclosures tracked in this data set, 2,559 — or 11.7% — were filed after the legal deadline. The members with the most cumulative late filings are Rep. Sheri Biggs (171), Rep. Julia Letlow (136), Rep. Valerie Hoyle (114), Sen. Thomas H. Tuberville (105), and Rep. Alan Armstrong (96). Late filing is a disclosure timing issue; it does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing.

The Fine Print

Data derived from public STOCK Act disclosures. Disclosure date is not the trade date (filings lag 30-45 days). Dollar figures are disclosed ranges, not exact amounts. Conflict-of-interest flags are heuristic "potential overlaps," not assertions of wrongdoing. Not investment advice.

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