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Tracking Washington Stock Trades · Decoded Each Week

Congress Edition

Week of 2026-10-05

Fifteen trades were disclosed this week as three members trimmed financial-services holdings and rotated into large-cap technology stocks.

The Big Picture

All 15 disclosures this week came from three members: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Reps. David Taylor and Cleo Fields. The dominant pattern was selling out of financial-services and energy names while adding positions across technology, consumer, and healthcare companies. No potential conflicts of interest were flagged, and all filings arrived well within the STOCK Act's 45-day disclosure window.

This Week's Notable Trades

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

David Taylor (R-OH)

Cleo Fields (D-LA)

By the Numbers

Late to File

No late filings were recorded this week. All disclosures arrived within the STOCK Act's required 45-day window.

All-time, 2,827 of 22,843 total disclosures on record (12.4 percent) have been filed late; the most frequent late filers are Rep. Sheri Biggs (171 late filings), Rep. Julia Letlow (136), Rep. Valerie Hoyle (114), Sen. Thomas H. Tuberville (108), and Rep. Alan Armstrong (96). Late disclosure is a timing issue under the law, not an indication of 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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