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Congress Trading Report: May 2026

What Congress traded in May 2026.

Every stock trade members of Congress disclosed this month, counted from their official reports: how many, who traded most, what they bought and sold, and how fast they told the public.

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The month in numbers Updated

Trades members of Congress disclosed in reports filed in May 2026. The month is complete.

Disclosed trades
269269 stocks · 0 funds · 0 options
Buys vs sells
133 / 136Purchases / full and partial sales
Members trading
3324 House · 9 Senate
Trades by chamber
220 / 49House / Senate
Trades by party
107 / 162Republican / Democrat
Disclosed amount
$9.98M – $39.6MSum of the filed ranges
Median days to disclose
24 daysFrom trade to public report
Disclosed within 45 days
94.1%253 of 269 trades

Most active members

Members of Congress with the most disclosed trades in May 2026
#MemberTradesBuysSellsEst. amount
1Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
D-CA · House
945143$192K – $1.66M
2Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ · House
25817$137K – $655K
3David J. Taylor
R-OH · House
22139$36K – $365K
4David McCormick
R-PA · Senate
21210$2.05M – $5.10M
5Brian Babin
R-TX · House
12012$89K – $335K

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Most bought stocks

Stocks Congress bought most in May 2026, by number of purchases
#StockPurchasesMembersWho boughtEst. amountLatest filing
1DASHDoorDash, Inc.51Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$5K – $75K
2GILGildan Activewear Inc.41Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$4K – $60K
3AMDAdvanced Micro Devices INC32Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$17K – $80K
3LLYELI LILLY & Co32Byron Donalds (R-FL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$3K – $45K
3MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.32Byron Donalds (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)$17K – $80K

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Most sold stocks

Stocks Congress sold most in May 2026, by number of sales
#StockSalesMembersWho soldEst. amountLatest filing
1FLEXFlex LTD.51Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$19K – $110K
2AAPLApple Inc.43David J. Taylor (R-OH), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)$4K – $60K
3SSNCSS&C Technologies Holdings Inc41Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)$18K – $95K
4NVDANVIDIA Corporation33Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)$3K – $45K
5AVGOBroadcom Inc.32David J. Taylor (R-OH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)$3K – $45K

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Net buying by sector

Stock purchases minus sales in each sector, counted, not in dollars.

Net stock buying by members of Congress in May 2026, by sector
#SectorBuysSellsNet buyingMembers
1Consumer Cyclical1512+37
2Industrials1412+28
2Consumer Defensive42+24
2Real Estate42+24
5Healthcare131309

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This month’s report, explained.

Key takeaways

  • Members of Congress disclosed 269 trades in reports filed in May 2026: 133 purchases and 136 sales, by 33 members.
  • The most active member was Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), with 94 trades.
  • The most-bought stock was DoorDash (DASH), with 5 purchases by 1 member.
  • The most-sold stock was FLEX, with 5 sales by 1 member.
  • By sector, members bought Consumer Cyclical (15 purchases, 12 sales) most on balance, net of sales.
  • The median trade was disclosed 24 days after it was made; 94.1% were disclosed within 45 days.

What are Congress stock trade disclosures?

Under the STOCK Act of 2012, members of Congress must publicly report any stock trade over $1,000 no later than 45 days after the trade. Each report gives the stock, the trade date and the amount as a range rather than an exact figure. The filings are public on the House Clerk and Senate eFD websites.

How Instaport tracks them

Instaport collects new filings as they are published, matches each trade to the stock it names and shows it with both its trade date and its filing date. With a free account, you get an alert when a member of Congress trades a stock you own.

Methodology.

What is counted

Every stock, fund and option trade that members of Congress now in office reported in the periodic transaction reports they file under the STOCK Act, as published by the House Clerk and the Senate’s eFD system. A trade belongs to the month its report was made public (the filed date), not the month it was made. Other assets, and members who have left office, are not included.

How it is ranked

Every table ranks by number of trades, never by dollars. Members are ranked by their trades; stocks by purchases (most bought) or full and partial sales (most sold) of companies with a stock ticker, then by number of members. Tied places share a rank. Sector is Instaport’s grouping of each company’s SEC industry code; net buying is purchases minus sales, counted, not in dollars. 15 stock trades have no sector on file and are left out of that table.

Amounts and timing

Members report each amount as a range, such as $1,001 to $15,000, so every amount here adds up the low ends and the high ends and is never an exact figure. Days to disclose is the filed date minus the trade date; the STOCK Act allows up to 45 days. A finished month stays fixed unless a filing is corrected.

Questions people ask about Congress trading this month.

How many stock trades did members of Congress disclose in May 2026?

269 trades in reports filed in May 2026: 133 purchases and 136 sales, by 33 members. House members disclosed 220 and senators 49; 107 were by Republicans, 162 by Democrats.

Which member of Congress traded the most in May 2026?

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) disclosed the most trades, 94, in reports filed in May 2026. Next came Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) with 25 and David J. Taylor (R-OH) with 22.

Which stock did Congress buy the most in May 2026?

The most-bought stock was DoorDash (DASH), with 5 purchases by 1 member, in reports filed in May 2026. Next came Gildan Activewear (GIL) with 4 purchases and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) with 3 purchases.

Which stock did Congress sell the most in May 2026?

The most-sold stock was FLEX, with 5 sales by 1 member, in reports filed in May 2026. Next came Apple (AAPL) with 4 sales and SS&C (SSNC) with 4 sales.

Which sectors did Congress buy most in May 2026?

Counting stock purchases minus sales, members of Congress were the biggest net buyers of Consumer Cyclical (15 purchases, 12 sales), Industrials (14 purchases, 12 sales) and Consumer Defensive (4 purchases, 2 sales) in reports filed in May 2026. Sectors are Instaport’s grouping of each company’s SEC industry code.

How long did members of Congress take to disclose trades reported in May 2026?

The median trade was disclosed 24 days after it was made, and 253 of 269 trades (94.1%) were disclosed within the 45 days the STOCK Act allows.

Can I download this data?

Yes. The headline numbers and the tables shown on this page are in a free CSV file with one row per figure. Please credit Instaport and link to this page when you use it.

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Is it legal for members of Congress to trade stocks?

Yes, under current law. The STOCK Act of 2012 bars members from trading on nonpublic information they learn in their jobs and requires them to disclose each stock trade over $1,000 within 45 days. Proposals to restrict members’ stock trading have been introduced in Congress.

Can I get an alert when a member trades a stock I own?

Yes. Instaport’s free account sends an alert the day a new Congress trade filing is public, and tells you whether the trade is in a stock you own.

Where are earlier reports?

Every month has its own dated report page, and the latest one is always at https://instaport.ai/congress/report.

Read the April 2026 report

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Information and analytics, not investment advice. Source: House Clerk / Senate eFD disclosures.