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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 19

The Capitol Watch List

What Congress has disclosed buying

7 companiesCovering Aug 12 – Aug 17Data through Aug 18

The filing can trail the trade by months; here, the longest lag runs from Jul 2 to Aug 17, covering CVX and EL. Congressional disclosures filed between Aug 12 and Aug 17 therefore describe trades whose timing is not contemporaneous with the filing. The amounts are reported ranges, not exact figures, and are not summed. Companies below $300m market cap or $5 a share are excluded.

Days between trade and disclosure, per companyDAYS FROM TRADE TO DISCLOSURENOW36 daysWMT36 daysCVX46 daysPYPL18 daysEL46 daysNVDA-6 daysMSFT-6 days

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

NOWServiceNow, Inc.
Members1
Filings1
Range$15,001 - $50,000

NOW was traded by 1 House member on Jul 7 and disclosed on Aug 12. Its reported range, $15,001 - $50,000, is shared with WMT and is the biggest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 House member · traded Jul 7 · disclosed Aug 12

WMTWalmart Inc.
Members1
Filings1
Range$15,001 - $50,000

A 1 House member trade in WMT took place on Jul 7; the disclosure came on Aug 12. The reported $15,001 - $50,000 range matches NOW and is the second-largest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 House member · traded Jul 7 · disclosed Aug 12

CVXChevron Corporation
Members1
Filings1
Range$1,001 - $15,000

For CVX, 1 Senate member traded on Jul 2, with the disclosure filed Aug 17. Its $1,001 - $15,000 range is shared by PYPL, EL, NVDA and MSFT and is the third-largest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 Senate member · traded Jul 2 · disclosed Aug 17

PYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.
Members1
Filings1
Range$1,001 - $15,000

By Aug 17, PYPL's Jul 30 trade had been disclosed by 1 Senate member. The $1,001 - $15,000 range is the same as CVX, EL, NVDA and MSFT, and is the fourth-largest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 Senate member · traded Jul 30 · disclosed Aug 17

ELThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Members1
Filings1
Range$1,001 - $15,000

On the filing timeline, EL shows a Jul 2 trade and an Aug 17 disclosure by 1 Senate member. Its $1,001 - $15,000 range matches CVX, PYPL, NVDA and MSFT and is the fifth-largest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 Senate member · traded Jul 2 · disclosed Aug 17

NVDANVIDIA Corporation
Members1
Filings1
Range$1,001 - $15,000

Meanwhile, NVDA lists 1 House member, a trade on Aug 20 and disclosure on Aug 14. The $1,001 - $15,000 range matches CVX, PYPL, EL and MSFT and is the sixth-largest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 House member · traded Aug 20 · disclosed Aug 14

MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
Members1
Filings1
Range$1,001 - $15,000

At MSFT, the filing records 1 House member, a trade on Aug 20 and disclosure on Aug 14. Its $1,001 - $15,000 range is shared with CVX, PYPL, EL and NVDA and is the smallest disclosed band of the 7 here.

1 House member · traded Aug 20 · disclosed Aug 14

How this board was built

Congressional disclosures filed between Aug 12 and Aug 17. Amounts are the RANGES members report - never an exact figure, and not summed. Disclosure runs months behind the trade itself, so each entry shows both dates. Not a recommendation.