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How late does Congress disclose stock trades?
The STOCK Act gives members of Congress up to 45 days to disclose a trade. Across 1,115 House trades in VolaIntel's dataset with both a trade date and a filing date (as of Oct 28, 2026), the median gap is 21 days, and 77 trades were filed more than 45 days after the trade.
| Member | Dated trades | Median days | Longest | Over 45 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Johnson | 20 | 306 | 316 | 20 |
| Rick W. Allen | 5 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Jared Moskowitz | 20 | 39 | 45 | 0 |
| Byron Donalds | 26 | 36 | 41 | 0 |
| Julia Letlow | 20 | 35 | 38 | 0 |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | 26 | 31 | 44 | 0 |
| Jonathan L. Jackson | 27 | 30 | 45 | 0 |
| Josh Gottheimer | 49 | 25 | 39 | 0 |
| Pete Sessions | 34 | 25 | 26 | 0 |
| Gilbert Cisneros | 213 | 24 | 64 | 54 |
| Nancy Pelosi | 25 | 24 | 30 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 16 | 24 | 175 | 1 |
| Lloyd Doggett | 5 | 24 | 27 | 0 |
| Lisa C. McClain | 29 | 22 | 28 | 0 |
| C. Scott Franklin | 12 | 22 | 28 | 0 |
| Maria Elvira Salazar | 94 | 21 | 37 | 0 |
| Michael A. Rulli | 7 | 21 | 29 | 0 |
| Kevin Hern | 168 | 20 | 41 | 0 |
| Cleo Fields | 30 | 20 | 26 | 0 |
| April McClain Delaney | 118 | 15 | 37 | 0 |
| Richard McCormick | 21 | 15 | 26 | 0 |
| Brian Babin | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Moore | 40 | 12 | 35 | 0 |
| David J. Taylor | 60 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| Dan Newhouse | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Lloyd K. Smucker | 8 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Larsen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
A late filing can have many causes, including when the member was notified of a trade made by a broker or a spouse. The figures here are counts from the filings, not findings about any member.
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How many days does Congress take to report stock trades?
In VolaIntel's dataset the median is 21 days from trade to filing; the legal limit is 45 days.
VolaIntel reports public filings. It is not investment advice. Amounts for congressional trades are the value ranges members report.