Capitol Trades

Congressional stock trades and politician trades

Capitol Trades shows disclosed US congressional stock trades, with up to three years of history; recent trades are newest first and can be filtered.

Get politician trades

See a member of Congress’s disclosed trades from a chosen date, newest trade first. Capitol Trades provides up to three years of history; prices and other details may be unavailable for some trades.

Your information

Politician

Member of Congress to find by name, for example Nancy Pelosi.

Start DateOptional

Earliest trade date, for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to 12 months ago.

Trade TypeOptional

Trade direction to include, for example buy.

Max ResultsOptional

Maximum trades to return, for example 50.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Mitch McConnell’s disclosed trades

Republican, Senate, Kentucky

No trades found for this search.

About the Capitol Trades tool

Capitol Trades returns a member of Congress’s disclosed trades through Get politician trades, using a politician’s name and optional filters.

List recent trades returns newly disclosed congressional trades, optionally filtered by company, party, chamber, or trade type.

Built from capitoltrades.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Get politician trades

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Politician`politician`	Text	Required	Member of Congress to find by name, for example Nancy Pelosi.Example: Mitch McConnell
Start Date`start_date`	Date	Optional	Earliest trade date, for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to 12 months ago.Example: 2026-01-01
Trade Type`trade_type`	Text	Optional	Trade direction to include, for example buy.Example: Sell
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum trades to return, for example 50.Example: 3

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Party`party`	Text	Example: Republican
State`state`	Text	Example: Kentucky
Trades`trades`	List
Owner`trades[].owner`	Text	Example: Spouse
Ticker`trades[].ticker`	Text	Example: BE:US
Asset Type`trades[].asset_type`	Text	Example: Stock
Trade Date`trades[].trade_date`	Date	Example: 2026-07-28
Trade Link`trades[].trade_link`	Text	Example: https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802222
Trade Type`trades[].trade_type`	Text	Example: Buy
Amount Range`trades[].amount_range`	Text	Example: 500K–1M
Amount Low (USD)`trades[].amount_low_usd`	Number	Amount in USD.Example: 500000
Amount High (USD)`trades[].amount_high_usd`	Number	Amount in USD.Example: 1000000
Disclosure Date`trades[].disclosure_date`	Date	Example: 2026-08-24
Price Per Share (USD)`trades[].price_per_share_usd`	Number	Amount in USD.Example: 166.84
Days Until Disclosed`trades[].days_until_disclosed`	Number	Example: 27
Company or Asset Name`trades[].company_or_asset_name`	Text	Example: Bloom Energy Corp
Chamber`chamber`	Text	Example: Senate
Politician`politician`	Text	Example: Mitch McConnell

Example result

For Politician: Mitch McConnell, Start Date: 2026-01-01, Trade Type: Sell, Max Results: 3

JSON

{
  "party": "Republican",
  "state": "Kentucky",
  "trades": [],
  "chamber": "Senate",
  "politician": "Mitch McConnell"
}

List recent trades

1 credit

List the newest disclosed congressional stock trades, optionally filtered by company, party, chamber, and trade type. Capitol Trades displays up to three years of history.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Party`party`	Text	Optional	Political party, such as democrat.Example: Democrat
Chamber`chamber`	Text	Optional	Congress chamber, such as senate.Example: House
Company`company`	Text	Optional	Company name or ticker, such as Microsoft or MSFT.Example: Microsoft
Trade Type`trade_type`	Text	Optional	Transaction type, such as buy.Example: Buy
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of trades to return, such as 25.Example: 25

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Trades`trades`	List
Party`trades[].party`	Text	Example: Republican
State`trades[].state`	Text	Example: KY
Ticker`trades[].ticker`	Text	Example: EA:US
Chamber`trades[].chamber`	Text	Example: House
Currency`trades[].currency`	Text	Example: USD
Trade Date`trades[].trade_date`	Text	Example: 2026-08-05
Trade Link`trades[].trade_link`	Text	Example: https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802930
Trade Type`trades[].trade_type`	Text	Example: Sell
Amount Range`trades[].amount_range`	Text	Example: 1K–15K
Amount Low (USD)`trades[].amount_low_usd`	Number	Example: 1000
Amount High (USD)`trades[].amount_high_usd`	Number	Example: 15000
Disclosure Date`trades[].disclosure_date`	Text	Example: 2026-09-28
Politician Name`trades[].politician_name`	Text	Example: Hal Rogers
Company or Asset Name`trades[].company_or_asset_name`	Text	Example: Electronic Arts Inc

Example result

For Max Results: 25

JSON

{
  "trades": [
    {
      "party": "Republican",
      "state": "KY",
      "ticker": "EA:US",
      "chamber": "House",
      "currency": "USD",
      "trade_date": "2026-08-05",
      "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802930",
      "trade_type": "Sell",
      "amount_range": "1K–15K",
      "amount_low_usd": 1000,
      "amount_high_usd": 15000,
      "disclosure_date": "2026-09-28",
      "politician_name": "Hal Rogers",
      "company_or_asset_name": "Electronic Arts Inc"
    },
    {
      "party": "Republican",
      "state": "OK",
      "ticker": "AAPL:US",
      "chamber": "House",
      "currency": "USD",
      "trade_date": "2026-09-08",
      "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802830",
      "trade_type": "Sell",
      "amount_range": "1K–15K",
      "amount_low_usd": 1000,
      "amount_high_usd": 15000,
      "disclosure_date": "2026-09-28",
      "politician_name": "Kevin Hern",
      "company_or_asset_name": "Apple Inc"
    },
    {
      "party": "Republican",
      "state": "OK",
      "ticker": "AAPL:US",
      "chamber": "House",
      "currency": "USD",
      "trade_date": "2026-09-08",
      "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802831",
      "trade_type": "Sell",
      "amount_range": "1K–15K",
      "amount_low_usd": 1000,
      "amount_high_usd": 15000,
      "disclosure_date": "2026-09-28",
      "politician_name": "Kevin Hern",
      "company_or_asset_name": "Apple Inc"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@capitol-trades",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_politician_trades",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "politician": "Mitch McConnell",
    "start_date": "2026-01-01",
    "trade_type": "sell",
    "max_results": 3
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Review a member of Congress’s disclosed trades.
Track recent congressional trades by company or ticker.
Compare disclosed trades by political party or chamber.
Filter congressional trades by transaction type.
Review trade dates, disclosure dates, and reported amount ranges.

Questions about Capitol Trades

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Capitol Trades tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Capitol Trades account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from capitoltrades.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.