STOCK Act Late Filings: Congress Trades Reported After 45 Days

How is a late filing measured?

The STOCK Act requires members of Congress to report a stock trade on a periodic transaction report (PTR) within 30 days of being notified of it, and in no case later than 45days after the trade. We count the days from the trade date to the date the PTR was filed, taken from the House Clerk’s financial disclosure index and, for senators, the Senate’s eFD filing system. A trade counts as late here when that gap is more than 45 days.

We do not use the date printed next to each trade on the form: that is the date the member was notified of the trade, which often falls on the trade date itself, and it would understate how long reporting took. Trades we cannot match to a filing date, and lines on amended reports, are left out, because an amendment can restate a trade that was first reported on time.

Does a late filing mean a member broke the law?

Not by itself. A report filed after the window is a matter of public record, but the reasons vary: a spouse’s or adviser’s trade the member learned of later, a corrected report, or a missed deadline. This page reports dates from public filings; it makes no finding about any member. Follow the PTR link on any row to read the filing.