# Congress Stock Trades API — Senate & House (STOCK Act) (`smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker`) Actor

Stock trades by US Senators and Representatives from official STOCK Act disclosures, House and Senate in one schema: ticker, buy/sell, amount range, owner, and days to disclose. Filter by politician or ticker. Pay per result.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [SmartMoney Data](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, AI, Developer tools
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## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 congressional trades

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Congress Stock Trades API — Senate & House (STOCK Act)

**Follow the stock trades of US Senators and Representatives, straight from their official STOCK Act disclosures — one clean table for both chambers.**

Members of Congress must disclose stock trades over $1,000 within 45 days. The Senate publishes them behind a session-gated search site; the House publishes them as PDFs. This Actor handles both and gives you structured data: who traded, what, when, how much — and how late they reported it.

> Part of the **SmartMoney Data** suite: [Insider Trades](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-insider-trades-tracker) · [Hedge Fund 13F Holdings](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-13f-hedge-fund-tracker) · [Congress Stock Trades](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker) · [Form 144 Planned Sales](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-form-144-planned-insider-sales) · [13D/13G Activist Stakes](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-13d-13g-activist-stakes)

### What you can do with it

- 📈 **"Congress buys" strategies** — the idea behind popular congressional-trading ETFs, as raw data.
- 🔔 **Alerts** — get notified when any member trades a stock on your watchlist.
- 📰 **Journalism & watchdogs** — track conflicts of interest and late disclosures.
- 📊 **Research** — committee-member trading, sector patterns, timing studies.
- 🤖 **AI agents & apps** — "Who in Congress traded NVDA this quarter?" as one API call.

### Features

- ✅ **Both chambers** — Senate electronic filings and House PDF filings, normalised into one schema
- ✅ **Politician, chamber, state & district**
- ✅ **Ticker, asset name & asset type** (stocks, options, bonds, funds…)
- ✅ **Purchase / Sale (Full) / Sale (Partial) / Exchange**
- ✅ **Amount range** as text *and* numeric `amountMin` / `amountMax` for filtering and sorting
- ✅ **Owner** — Self, Spouse, Joint or Dependent Child
- ✅ **`reportingLagDays`** — days between the trade and its disclosure (spot late filers)
- ✅ Filters by politician, ticker, transaction type and minimum amount — **you only pay for rows you keep**
- ✅ **Summary** of the most-traded tickers and per-politician buy/sell counts
- ✅ Link to the original official filing on every row

### How to use it

#### Everything disclosed in the last 30 days

```json
{ "lookbackDays": 30 }
```

#### One member's large purchases over the past year

```json
{
  "politicians": ["Pelosi"],
  "transactionTypes": ["purchase"],
  "minAmountUsd": 50000,
  "lookbackDays": 365
}
```

#### Who in Congress traded these stocks this quarter?

```json
{ "tickers": ["NVDA", "MSFT", "LMT"], "lookbackDays": 90 }
```

#### Senate only

```json
{ "chambers": ["senate"], "lookbackDays": 14 }
```

### Output

One row per trade. Example (illustrative values):

```json
{
  "politician": "Jane Q. Public",
  "chamber": "House",
  "state": "CA",
  "district": "11",
  "owner": "Spouse",
  "ticker": "GOOGL",
  "assetName": "Alphabet Inc. - Class A",
  "assetType": "ST",
  "transactionType": "Purchase",
  "transactionDate": "2026-09-01",
  "disclosureDate": "2026-09-16",
  "reportingLagDays": 15,
  "amountRange": "$250,001 - $500,000",
  "amountMin": 250001,
  "amountMax": 500000,
  "comment": null,
  "filingUrl": "https://disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/ptr-pdfs/…pdf"
}
```

Download as **JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML**, or fetch via API. The **`SUMMARY`** record in the key-value store lists the most-traded tickers (and who traded them) plus per-politician purchase/sale counts.

### Use it from code or an AI agent

**Python**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker").call(
    run_input={"tickers": ["NVDA"], "lookbackDays": 90}
)
for t in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(t["politician"], t["transactionType"], t["amountRange"])
```

**JavaScript**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker').call({ lookbackDays: 7 });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

**AI agents:** add this Actor as a tool through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com). **No-code:** schedule it daily and send new trades to Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, email, Zapier or Make.

### Pricing

**Pay per result** — you're charged for each trade returned; filtered-out trades are free. See the **Pricing** tab for current rates. Set a *maximum cost per run* and the Actor stops cleanly when it's reached.

### FAQ

**Why are amounts ranges instead of exact values?**
The STOCK Act only requires members to disclose a range (e.g. $1,001–$15,000). `amountMin`/`amountMax` make those ranges sortable and filterable.

**How quickly do trades show up?**
Members have up to 45 days to disclose, so trades appear when the member files — `reportingLagDays` shows how long they took.

**Are all filings included?**
All electronically filed periodic transaction reports. A small share of filings are handwritten paper scans that can't be read reliably; these are skipped and counted in `SUMMARY.paperOrScanned`.

**How accurate is the House data?**
House disclosures are PDFs; the parser rebuilds wrapped asset names and amounts, and every row links to the source filing so you can verify it. If you spot a mis-parsed filing, send us the link and we'll fix it.

**Is this legal to use?**
Yes. These are public disclosures published by the US Senate and House under the STOCK Act.

### Related Actors

- 👔 [SEC Insider Trades Tracker](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-insider-trades-tracker) — what CEOs and directors are buying and selling.
- 🏦 [Hedge Fund 13F Holdings Tracker](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-13f-hedge-fund-tracker) — what Berkshire, Pershing Square & co. bought and sold last quarter.
- 🚨 [Form 144 Planned Insider Sales](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-form-144-planned-insider-sales) — executives and directors who have filed to sell, before the sale happens.
- 🎯 [13D & 13G Activist Stakes](https://apify.com/smartmoney-data/sec-13d-13g-activist-stakes) — activist funds and 5%+ owners, with their stated purpose.

### Support

Found a bug or need a feature? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab or email **smartmoney-data@googlegroups.com** — we usually reply within a day.

*Data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.*

# Actor input Schema

## `chambers` (type: `array`):

Which chambers to include: senate, house.

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

Include reports disclosed within this many days.

## `politicians` (type: `array`):

Only these members (name or last name, e.g. 'Pelosi'). Leave empty for everyone.

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Only trades in these tickers (e.g. NVDA). Leave empty for all assets.

## `transactionTypes` (type: `array`):

Only these types: purchase, sale, exchange. Leave empty for all.

## `minAmountUsd` (type: `integer`):

Skip trades whose disclosed range tops out below this value (e.g. 50000 drops the $1,001–$15,000 bucket).

## `maxReportsPerChamber` (type: `integer`):

Upper bound on disclosure reports processed per chamber (newest first).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "chambers": [
    "senate",
    "house"
  ],
  "lookbackDays": 30,
  "politicians": [],
  "tickers": [],
  "transactionTypes": [],
  "minAmountUsd": 0,
  "maxReportsPerChamber": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,smartmoney-data/congress-stock-trades-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0HgN7e5tveXUbAU1W/builds/fSB2DYsYHUtGNr6Hu/openapi.json