What is the STOCK Act?
The STOCK Act is a 2012 US law that requires members of Congress, and some senior staff, to publicly report their stock trades, and those of their spouse and dependent children, within 45 days.
Last reviewed October 5, 2026
What it requires
Members of the House and Senate must report a securities transaction of more than $1,000. The report is due within 30 days of learning of the trade and no later than 45 days after it happened. These reports are called Periodic Transaction Reports.
Amounts are ranges
Congress reports do not give exact figures. A trade is filed in an official range, such as $1,001 to $15,000 or $50,001 to $100,000. OQRO keeps the range and never turns it into a single number.
Late filings
A report filed after the deadline carries a late fee that can be waived. OQRO lists reports disclosed after 45 days in their own view.
How to read it
A trade is reported up to 45 days after it happens, so the news is old by the time it is public. A member can also report a trade made by a spouse or a dependent child, and the filing does not always say who decided it.
A report shows what was traded. It does not show why, and it is not evidence that anyone acted on private information.
What OQRO does with it
OQRO reads the reports filed with the House Clerk and the Senate, shows the trades with their official range, the committees the member sits on and a link to the original report. Scanned paper filings are not included yet.
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This explains a public filing in plain words. It is not legal or investment advice.
