Updated 2026-10-13. I'm Chris, one of the co-founders of Autopilot. Open it in the Autopilot app. https://link.joinautopilot.com/eXKr?c=how-to-track-congress-stock-trades&af_sub1=intro Members of Congress have to report their stock trades, and they get up to 45 days to do it. You can read the reports for free on two official sites: the House Clerk's financial disclosure database and the Senate's eFD. A congressional stock trading tracker takes those reports and makes them easier to follow. On Autopilot, you can follow Portfolios built from those reports, like the Pelosi Tracker+, in the brokerage account you already have. https://link.joinautopilot.com/eXKr?c=how-to-track-congress-stock-trades&af_sub1=body I've been covering these filings since 2022. Let me explain how to read them yourself, what they leave out, and how following a tracker works. 1) How I got into this In 2022, while my co-founders and I were building our first app, I started covering politicians trading stocks more closely. First it was an NVIDIA trade. Then a Tesla trade. Then the dots started connecting. TikTok kicked it off, which led to X, which led to Instagram. CBS put the tracker account at more than a million followers this year. Through all of that, the question I kept getting was "Can I trade alongside the politicians?" Autopilot launched in 2023. The full story is in The story behind Autopilot. I'm not a political guy. We call out everybody, from both parties. 2) The STOCK Act, in plain English For those unaware, the STOCK Act, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, became law on April 4, 2012. Three parts matter if you're tracking trades: 1. Insider trading law applies. The Act says members of Congress aren't exempt from the insider trading prohibitions in the securities laws. 2. Trades get reported. Under 5 U.S.C. 13105(l), a member files a periodic transaction report within 30 days of being notified of a trade, and in no case later than 45 days after it. 3. The reports go online. The Act requires the House and Senate to post them on their official websites. The House Ethics Committee's filing guide says reports filed by members have to be posted within 30 days of filing. What gets reported: any purchase, sale, or exchange over $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other securities, under 5 U.S.C. 13104. That includes trades by a spouse or dependent child, with narrow exceptions. 3) Where to read the reports yourself It's free, and you don't need an account. For the House: - Go to the Clerk's Financial Disclosure Reports database. - Search by last name, filing year, state, or district. - Look for the periodic transaction reports. Those are the trade reports. The Clerk's 2026 index, updated October 13, lists 421 periodic transaction reports from 109 filers. For the Senate: - Go to the Senate's eFD site and agree to the terms on the first page. - Search for a senator's reports. The site covers senators, former senators, and Senate candidates, with reports filed from 2012 on. 4) What a report shows, and what it doesn't A House report lists, for each trade: - Who owns it. The House Ethics Committee's guide uses "SP" for spouse, "DC" for dependent children, and "JT" for jointly held. - The stock or other asset. - Whether it was a purchase, a sale, a partial sale, or an exchange. - The trade date and the date the member was notified. - The amount, as a range. Here's a real one. Nancy Pelosi's report filed August 21, 2026 lists purchases of Bloom Energy and Intel stock and call options on July 24 and July 28, 2026. Every line is marked SP, for her spouse. The amounts are ranges like $500,001 to $1,000,000 and $1,000,001 to $5,000,000. It was filed 24 to 28 days after those trades. What a report doesn't tell you: - The exact amount. The amount is a range, and the smallest covers anything over $1,000 up to $15,000. A filer can add details like share counts in an optional description. - The price paid. There's no field for it. - Why. There's no reason given for the trade. 5) Why every tracker is late Here's the problem. The clock starts on the trade date. You find out weeks later. A member has up to 45 days to file. Then the report gets posted online, and the House has up to 30 days to do that. It can be much faster. Its index on October 13 already listed reports filed October 12. So every tracker is working from reports that can be weeks old. Nothing built on these filings shows you a trade as it happens. To put the penalty into context, the House Ethics Committee's guide says a late trade report carries a minimum fee of $200. 6) Is it legal for members of Congress to trade stocks? Yes, under current law. The STOCK Act requires them to report trades. It doesn't ban trading. That almost changed this year. On July 22, 2026, the House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, 232 to 198. With a few exceptions, it would stop members, their spouses, and their dependent children from buying stock in individual public companies while the member is in office, and require public notice seven to 14 days before a sale. On September 30, 2026, the Senate voted 53 to 47 on moving to the bill. It needed 60, so it stalled. As of October 13, there's been no other Senate vote on it. Let's see if something actually comes of it. Source: Clerk of the House, roll call 280, 7/22/26; U.S. Senate, roll call vote 253, 9/30/26. 7) Following politician trackers on Autopilot If you'd rather not read PDFs every week, that's what trackers are for. A Pilot is the person or firm behind a Portfolio. Autopilot Advisers builds the Pelosi Tracker+ from public stock filings of politicians, inspired by Nancy Pelosi's. She isn't running for reelection, so as she gets closer to retirement in January 2027, the Portfolio will move to other notable politicians' filings. People hear "Pelosi Tracker" and picture something wild. Look at the actual holdings. As of October 13, 2026, it holds 13 stocks: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Broadcom, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Intel, Uber, Bloom Energy, Vistra, and Tempus AI, and about $578 million follows it on Autopilot. Autopilot Advisers also builds single-politician trackers from both parties, including the Crenshaw Tracker, Tuberville Tracker, Schultz Tracker, Ro Khanna Tracker, and Gil Cisneros Tracker. They don't all work the same way: - The Crenshaw, Tuberville, and Schultz trackers take the 15 largest stocks and ETFs that politician files. If a call option is filed, the underlying stock goes in. - The Gil Cisneros Tracker uses the middle of each reported range, then nets buys against sells for each stock. - The Ro Khanna Tracker follows net buying in his family's accounts over the past 12 months. "Notable" Politician Trades looks across officials. Our team researches each trade they file to see which ones stand out, and the Portfolio holds a position until the politician sells or the trade falls out of the top 10 by purchase amount. Third-Party Pilots publish their own. Quiver Quantitative's Congress Buys tracks stocks members of Congress or their families bought, weighted by the reported size of the purchases, with monthly rebalancing. Unusual Whales publishes the Ron Wyden Tracker, the David Rouzer Tracker, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Portfolio. Unusual Whales deserves a lot of credit for this stuff. So does Quiver Quantitative. A few things to know about all of them: - The politicians don't run these Portfolios. Autopilot Advisers builds its trackers from these public reports, and Third-Party Pilots build theirs. - Your holdings won't match the politician's. Filings give ranges, and we filter out options and short positions. 8) How to judge whether a politician's trades are worth following That's the question. Here's what I'd check: 1. How often they trade. A member with a couple of reports a year gives a tracker little to work with. 2. Whose trades they are. Read the owner column. Spouse accounts are common. 3. How late they file. Compare the trade dates with the filing date. 4. Whether they're staying. Members leave, and a tracker built on one person needs a plan for that, like the Pelosi Tracker+ moving to other filings. 5. The Portfolio's method. Read how it turns ranges into weights and how often it rebalances. More on that in How rebalancing works when you follow a Portfolio. 9) How following one works It's three steps. You connect the brokerage account you already have. You pick a Portfolio. You allocate the money. You give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to place trades. It can't move or withdraw your money. When the Portfolio changes, we send the orders and your broker fills them. The money stays in your account. To put that into context, more than $2 billion has been invested through Autopilot, and we have over 250,000 users, as of October 9, 2026. Autopilot Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser, CRD 331749. I want to be honest with you. Following a filing means following it late. Some Portfolios go up for years, some are flat for years, and some lose money. Research the person and the Portfolio. TLDR: Under the STOCK Act, members of Congress report stock trades over $1,000 within 30 days of being notified and no later than 45 days after the trade. You can read the reports free on the House Clerk's database and the Senate's eFD. Reports give amount ranges and no prices, and every tracker works from filings that can be weeks old. Trading is still legal: the House passed a bill on July 22, 2026 that would bar members from buying individual stocks, and it stalled in the Senate on September 30. On Autopilot, you can follow trackers like the Pelosi Tracker+ in your own brokerage account. Frequently asked questions Is there a congressional stock trading tracker? Yes, several. The free official sources are the House Clerk's financial disclosure database and the Senate's eFD site. On Autopilot, you can follow tracker Portfolios built from those reports in your own brokerage account, including the Pelosi Tracker+, single-politician trackers from both parties, and Third-Party Pilot Portfolios like Quiver Quantitative's Congress Buys. Every tracker works from filings that can be up to 45 days old. How can I see what stocks members of Congress are buying and selling? Read their periodic transaction reports. House reports are on the Clerk's financial disclosure site. Senate reports are on the Senate's eFD site, after you agree to its terms. Each House report lists the asset, the owner (the member, a spouse, a dependent child, or joint), the transaction type, the trade date, and an amount range. A trade can be up to 45 days old when it's reported. Do politician stock trackers show live trades or past disclosures? Past disclosures. Members of Congress file periodic transaction reports within 30 days of being notified of a trade and no later than 45 days after it, and then the House and Senate post them. Every tracker, including the ones on Autopilot like the Pelosi Tracker+, is built from those reports, so it follows trades that already happened, sometimes weeks earlier. Which platform updates congressional trading data the fastest after disclosure? I can't tell you which one is fastest, and no tracker can beat the filing itself. The official sources are the House Clerk's database and the Senate's eFD, and a report shows up there after it's filed, up to 45 days after the trade. On Autopilot, a politician tracker changes after the filings it follows are public, and on Premium Tier we send the orders to your broker over the trading day. Which app has the most complete list of tracked politicians and their trades? I'm not going to rank apps. House members' periodic transaction reports are on the House Clerk's financial disclosure site, and senators' are on the Senate's eFD site, free and with no account needed. Apps and trackers organize those same reports. On Autopilot, you can follow Portfolios built from them, from the Pelosi Tracker+ to trackers of individual members from both parties. How do I evaluate whether a politician's trading history is worth following? Start with the reports. Check how often they trade, who owns the accounts (the owner column shows spouse, dependent child, or joint), and how long they take to file. Check whether they're leaving Congress. Then read the tracker's method: how it turns amount ranges into weights and how often it rebalances. Research the person and the Portfolio, and remember any tracker follows trades up to 45 days late. How is it legal for members of Congress to trade individual stocks? Under current law, it's allowed. The STOCK Act of 2012 requires members to report trades over $1,000 no later than 45 days after the trade, and affirms that insider trading laws apply to them. On July 22, 2026, the House passed H.R. 7008, which would, with a few exceptions, stop members, spouses, and dependent children from buying individual stocks. On September 30, 2026, a Senate vote to move to the bill got 53 votes, short of the 60 it needed. How delayed is the information in a politician stock tracker? Up to 45 days at filing, plus posting time. Under 5 U.S.C. 13105(l), members file within 30 days of being notified of a trade and no later than 45 days after it. The House Ethics Committee says reports filed by members have to be posted within 30 days of filing, though the House index on October 13 already listed reports filed October 12. A tracker can only change after that. What's the STOCK Act and how does it relate to congressional trading disclosures? The STOCK Act, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, became law on April 4, 2012. It affirms that members of Congress aren't exempt from insider trading laws, and it requires them to file periodic transaction reports within 30 days of being notified of a trade and no later than 45 days after it. Those reports, posted on House and Senate websites, are what every congressional trading tracker is built from. Open it in the Autopilot app. https://link.joinautopilot.com/eXKr?c=how-to-track-congress-stock-trades&af_sub1=end "Autopilot" refers to Autopilot Holdings Corp and Autopilot Advisers, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. The Congress Buys strategy is managed by Quiver Quantitative, an independent Third-Party Pilot. The Ron Wyden Tracker, David Rouzer Tracker, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Portfolio strategies are managed by Unusual Whales, an independent Third-Party Pilot. Third-Party Pilots are unaffiliated with Autopilot and Autopilot does not manage, validate, or guarantee their portfolios. Individual stocks shown are illustrative and not a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results; investing involves risk of loss. Figures current as of 10/13/26. View our Customer Relationship Summary and other important info at joinautopilot.com/disclaimer. Portfolios and pilots mentioned in this article: Pelosi Tracker+ (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/pelosi-tracker-8735 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -4.9%, 3 months +3.1%, YTD +9.5%, 1 year +7.3%, Since start +245.3%. Crenshaw Tracker (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/crenshaw-tracker-45587 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month +2.6%, 3 months +8.1%, YTD +17.2%, 1 year +22.9%, Since start +164.3%. Tuberville Tracker (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/tuberville-tracker-256429 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -1.4%, 3 months -1.6%, YTD +11.7%, 1 year +18.4%, Since start +16.4%. Schultz Tracker (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/schultz-tracker-45642 Returns as of October 16, 2026. Month -10.9%, 3 months -3.2%, YTD +20.0%, 1 year +29.1%, Since start +19.4%. Ro Khanna Tracker (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/ro-khanna-tracker-1212431 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -2.1%, 3 months -3.0%, YTD n/a, 1 year n/a, Since start -1.0%. Gil Cisneros Tracker (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/gil-cisneros-tracker-1166812 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month +1.5%, 3 months +5.1%, YTD n/a, 1 year n/a, Since start +10.0%. "Notable" Politician Trades (Autopilot): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/notable-politician-trades-684283 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -5.2%, 3 months +5.5%, YTD -5.1%, 1 year -19.9%, Since start -4.0%. Quiver Quantitative: https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/pilots/quiver-quantitative-2 8 public portfolios. Congress Buys (Quiver Quantitative): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/congress-buys-222361 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -7.5%, 3 months -6.1%, YTD +7.0%, 1 year +7.0%, Since start +44.2%. Unusual Whales: https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/pilots/unusual-whales-1011 8 public portfolios. Ron Wyden Tracker (Unusual Whales): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/ron-wyden-tracker-487793 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -2.2%, 3 months -1.9%, YTD +24.8%, 1 year +30.6%, Since start +58.8%. David Rouzer Tracker (Unusual Whales): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/david-rouzer-tracker-488227 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month +0.57%, 3 months +5.1%, YTD +27.0%, 1 year +30.2%, Since start +64.8%. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Portfolio (Unusual Whales): https://start.joinautopilot.com/strategies/debbie-wasserman-schultz-s-portfolio-831681 Returns as of October 19, 2026. Month -8.1%, 3 months +8.8%, YTD +21.8%, 1 year n/a, Since start +30.9%.