Week of 2026-08-24

Twenty-seven trades were disclosed this week, with technology stocks drawing the most congressional buying and a batch of massively overdue filings from Sen. John Boozman dominating the late-disclosure column.

The Big Picture

Republican members accounted for 25 of the 27 trades disclosed this week. Technology was the top sector for buying, with eight purchases spanning semiconductor, cloud software, and internet giants. The week's most striking story is Sen. John Boozman's disclosure of nine trades originally made in April 2025 — filings that arrived roughly 16 months after the transactions occurred, far beyond the STOCK Act's 45-day window.

This Week's Notable Trades

Steve Cohen (D-TN)

• Bought a $100,001–$250,000 position in JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) corporate bonds on Aug. 5 — the largest single disclosed position this week; a corporate bond is a fixed-income debt instrument issued by a company rather than a share of stock.

John Boozman (R-AR)

• Bought $1,001–$15,000 positions in Broadcom Inc (AVGO), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), and Meta Platforms Inc (META) across April 8–22, 2025 — a broad sweep of large technology and internet companies that each disclosed 485 to 499 days after the trade dates.
• Also disclosed purchases of Cboe Global Markets Inc (CBOE), UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), and the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) in the same $1,001–$15,000 range, all from the same April 2025 period — HYG is an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of high-yield corporate bonds.
• Potential conflict: Sen. Boozman sits on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; his purchase of Colgate-Palmolive Co, a consumer-goods company whose product supply chains involve agricultural commodities, represents a potential overlap with that committee's jurisdiction.

Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ)

• Bought $1,001–$15,000 positions in Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Toast Inc (TOST) on Jul. 8 — Toast provides point-of-sale and management software to the restaurant industry.
• Bought a $1,001–$15,000 position in EQT Corp (EQT) on Jul. 7 — one of the country's largest natural-gas producers.
• Sold $1,001–$15,000 positions in Stryker Corp (SYK) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) on Jul. 22 — Stryker makes medical devices and surgical equipment; Alphabet is the parent company of Google.
• Potential conflict: Rep. Kean serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees energy, health care, and telecommunications policy. His purchase of EQT Corp (energy), sale of Stryker Corp (medical devices), and sale of Alphabet Inc (digital communications) each represent a potential overlap with that committee's broad jurisdiction.

Richard W. Allen (R-GA)

• Bought $1,001–$15,000 positions in Broadcom Inc (AVGO) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) on Jul. 14 — both are semiconductor companies central to the artificial-intelligence computing build-out.
• Sold a $15,001–$50,000 position in Abbott Laboratories (ABT) on Jul. 14 — Abbott manufactures medical devices, diagnostics equipment, and nutritional products.
• Potential conflict: Rep. Allen sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has broad oversight of health-care policy; his sale of Abbott Laboratories, a major health-care company, represents a potential overlap with that committee's jurisdiction.

Tim Moore (R-NC)

• Sold a $50,001–$100,000 position in AT&T Inc (T) on Aug. 14 — the largest individual stock sale disclosed this week.

David Taylor (R-OH)

• Sold a $15,001–$50,000 position in Microsoft Corp (MSFT) on Aug. 11 while buying $1,001–$15,000 positions in Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) and The Procter & Gamble Co (PG) the same day — a partial rotation out of one large technology name into another, alongside a consumer-staples holding.
• Bought a $1,001–$15,000 position in Installed Building Products Inc (IBP) on Aug. 14 — a company that installs insulation and other building materials in residential and commercial construction.
• Potential conflict: Rep. Taylor serves on the House Agriculture Committee; his purchase of The Procter & Gamble Co, a consumer-goods company whose products rely on agricultural commodity inputs, represents a potential overlap with that committee's jurisdiction.

By the Numbers

• Total trades disclosed: 27
• Party split: 25 Republican, 2 Democratic
• Top sector bought: Technology (8 trades); runners-up: Financial Services (3), Consumer Defensive, Communication Services, and Consumer Cyclical (2 each)
• Top sector sold: Technology (3 trades); tied runners-up: Communication Services and Healthcare (2 each)
• Most active member: Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), with 9 trades disclosed
• Potential conflicts flagged: 6

Notable potential conflicts this week:

• Rep. Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ) — three flags covering energy (EQT Corp), health care (Stryker Corp), and digital communications (Alphabet Inc), all intersecting his Energy and Commerce Committee seat.
• Rep. Richard W. Allen (R-GA) — sale of Abbott Laboratories (health care) against his Energy and Commerce Committee seat.
• Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) — purchase of Colgate-Palmolive Co (consumer goods) against his Agriculture Committee seat.
• Rep. David Taylor (R-OH) — purchase of The Procter & Gamble Co (consumer goods) against his Agriculture Committee seat.

Late to File

Under the STOCK Act, members must disclose a personal trade within 45 days of the transaction. This week's late filings all came from one member — Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) — who disclosed nine trades from April 2025 a full 485 to 499 days after they occurred:

• Sen. John Boozman — Broadcom Inc (AVGO), 499 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Cboe Global Markets Inc (CBOE), 499 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL), 499 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), 498 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Meta Platforms Inc (META), 492 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Oracle Corp (ORCL), 491 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Microsoft Corp (MSFT), 491 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), 491 days late
• Sen. John Boozman — Microsoft Corp (MSFT), 485 days late

Late disclosure is a timing violation; it does not by itself indicate wrongdoing.

All-time: Across 22,218 disclosures in our database, 2,710 (12.2%) were filed late; the members with the most late filings on record are Rep. Sheri Biggs (171), Rep. Julia Letlow (136), Rep. Valerie Hoyle (114), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (108), and Rep. Alan Armstrong (96).

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.