Congresstrading.com is a commercial website that provides access to a database of financial disclosures of members of the United States Congress.[1] It also provides a forum to discuss Congress' stock trades, according to WXII 12, an NBC affiliate news station.[2] Congress is required to publicly disclose their financial transactions by the STOCK Act.

History

Since its founding in October 2020, congresstrading.com has been credited by various news organizations for providing and disclosing information related to financial transactions by members of Congress.[3][4] In January 2021, the New York Times reported that Speaker Nancy Pelosi purchased Tesla stock options based on information sourced from congresstrading.com.[5] In October 2021 CNBC, CNN, and the Washington Post reported that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp based on information provided by congresstrading.com.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Rubin, Gabriel (9 October 2020). "Georgia Poll: Trump, Biden Virtually Tied, Open Senate Race Tight". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ↑ O'Neil, Bill (13 November 2021). "Congresstrading.com keeps tabs..." WXII12. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Garber, Jonathan (3 September 2021). "Nancy Pelosi's husband up $700K on CrowdStrike stock purchase". Fox Business. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Dierking, David (20 April 2021). "Happy Doge Day! Here's What You Need To Know About Our New Favorite Cryptocurrency". The Street.
  5. ↑ Ross Sorkin, Andrew (25 January 2021). "Wall Street Returns to Riyadh". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Franck, Thomas (27 October 2021). "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC..." CNBC. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Egan, Matt (27 October 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Pietsch, Bryan. "Marjorie Taylor Greene buys up to $50,000 worth of Trump SPAC stock during week of wild fluctuation". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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