Congress Watch

CARS stock trades by members of Congress

Cars.com Inc.: 2 members of Congress disclosed 4 transactions between 2018-07-10 and 2019-10-20, 2 purchases and 2 sales.

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Activity by year

Disclosed transactions in CARS per year0252018: 120182019: 32019

Transactions by the year the report was filed.

CARS price and Congress trades

Daily closing price (split-adjusted). Dots mark days members of Congress filed trades in CARS: green when more were purchases, red when more were sales. Use + and − (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) to zoom and drag to pan. Hover a month in the heatmap below to highlight it here, or click it to zoom to that month.

Congress buying and selling by month

Purchases and sales of CARS reported by members of the House and Senate.

CARS purchases and sales by members of Congress, by monthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2019Jan 2019: 0 buys, 1 saleFeb 2019: no activityMar 2019: 1 buy, 0 salesApr 2019: no activityMay 2019: no activityJun 2019: no activityJul 2019: no activityAug 2019: no activitySep 2019: no activityOct 2019: 0 buys, 1 saleNov 2019: no activityDec 2019: no activity2018Jan 2018: no activityFeb 2018: no activityMar 2018: no activityApr 2018: no activityMay 2018: no activityJun 2018: no activityJul 2018: 1 buy, 0 salesAug 2018: no activitySep 2018: no activityOct 2018: no activityNov 2018: no activityDec 2018: no activity

Green months had more purchases, red months more sales, teal an even split; darker means more trades. Months are by filing date. Senate filings after August 2026 and scanned House filings are not fully covered, so early years can look quieter than they were.

Who traded CARS

PoliticianTradesBuysSalesLast filing
Greg Gianforte 3122019-10-20
Lamar Smith 1102018-07-10

Disclosed transactions

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FiledTradedPoliticianTypeAmountFiling
2019-10-202019-09-10 Greg Gianforte Sale$50,001 - f $100,000 Source
2019-03-062019-01-23 Greg Gianforte Buy$100,001 - e $250,000 Source
2019-01-232018-12-21 Greg Gianforte Sale$50,001 - d $100,000 Source
2018-07-102018-06-04 Lamar Smith Buy$1,001 - $15,000 d Source

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Common questions

Are members of Congress buying or selling CARS?
2 members of Congress disclosed 4 transactions in Cars.com Inc. (CARS) between 2018-07-10 and 2019-10-20: 2 purchases and 2 sales.
How active was Congress in CARS recently?
In 2019 filings, 3 transactions in CARS were disclosed: 1 purchases and 2 sales.
Which members of Congress trade CARS?
The most active in CARS are Greg Gianforte (3) and Lamar Smith (1), by number of disclosed transactions. 2 members in all have traded it.

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