Congress trading report: October 2026
- Trades disclosed
- 282
- -56%
- Members trading
- 26
- -21%
- Most traded
- HD (tied)
The month in numbers
26 members of Congress disclosed 282 trades in October 2026, down 56% on September. Sells outnumbered buys, 155 to 126. The trades covered 133 different stocks.
- Trades disclosed
- 282
- -56%
- Members trading
- 26
- -21%
- Buys
- 126
- -58%
- Sells
- 155
- -53%
- Stocks traded
- 133
- -35%
- Disclosed value, at least
- $8.3 million
What stood out
Republicans disclosed 65% of the trades and Democrats 35%. 72 of the month's 282 trades carried no ticker in the disclosure, so they count in the totals but not in the stock tables. By the ranges disclosed, the month's trades were worth between $8.3 million and $20.9 million in total. Three trades were disclosed in the $500,001 to $1,000,000 band, across two members.
Most traded stocks
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) heads the list, with 3 buys and 3 sells.
| Rank | Stock | Trades | Buys | Sells | Members | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HDThe Home Depot, Inc. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | MSFTMicrosoft Corporation | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | GLWCorning Inc | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | GSThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | NVDANVIDIA Corporation | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | LMTLockheed Martin Corporation | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | MPCMarathon Petroleum Corporation | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 9 | VVisa Inc. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 10 | COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Most bought stocks
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) heads the most bought list, with 3 buys, and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) heads the most sold list, with 4 sells.
Most sold stocks
All four of LMT's trades were sells.
Most active members
Six of the ten most active members are Republicans. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. was the most active member, with 57 trades disclosed.
- 1
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.D-CaliforniaHouse29 buys27 sells57Trades - 2
Diana HarshbargerR-TennesseeHouse30 buys14 sells44Trades - 3
Maria Elvira SalazarR-FloridaHouse9 buys33 sells42Trades - 4
Pete SessionsR-TexasHouse0 buys32 sells32Trades - 5
Kevin HernR-OklahomaHouse5 buys22 sells27Trades - 6
David J. TaylorR-OhioHouse11 buys6 sells17Trades - 7
Cleo FieldsD-LouisianaHouse9 buys0 sells9Trades - 8
Lisa C. McClainR-MichiganHouse8 buys1 sell9Trades - 9
Suzan K. DelBeneD-WashingtonHouse3 buys3 sells6Trades - 10
Sheldon WhitehouseD-Rhode IslandSenate0 buys5 sells5Trades
How we count
Trades are counted by filing date, so a trade belongs to October 2026 when its disclosure was filed that month, whenever the trade itself took place. Only periodic transaction reports from members with a published profile on this site are counted: annual reports repeat a whole year of trades, so counting them would count the same trades twice.
Disclosures give the value of each trade as a range, not an exact amount, so any value total here is a floor and a ceiling added up from those ranges. A trade with no ticker counts toward the totals but not toward the stock rankings.
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