Congress WatchCOST stock trades by members of Congress
Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock: 60 members of Congress disclosed 209 transactions between 2014-05-06 and 2026-10-27, 118 purchases and 91 sales.
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118purchases
91sales
60politicians
Activity by year
Transactions by the year the report was filed.
COST price and Congress trades
Daily closing price (split-adjusted). Dots mark days members of Congress filed trades in COST: 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 COST reported by members of the House and Senate.
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 COST
| Politician | Trades | Buys | Sales | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Sessions | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2026-10-27 |
| David B. McKinley | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2022-08-03 |
| Jerry Moran | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2021-02-08 |
| Gilbert Cisneros | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2026-02-13 |
| Lamar Smith | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2019-01-10 |
| Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2021-10-01 |
| Kathy Manning | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2024-08-16 |
| Ed Perlmutter | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2022-12-19 |
| Greg Landsman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2025-04-08 |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2025-03-19 |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2017-06-29 |
| K. Michael Conaway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2016-10-12 |
| Kevin Hern | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2024-02-11 |
| Rohit Khanna | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2026-10-07 |
| Scott Scott Franklin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2025-07-03 |
| Katherine M. Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2020-12-28 |
| Zoe Lofgren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2023-06-06 |
| Lisa McClain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2025-08-13 |
| John F Reed | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2019-03-18 |
| Ed Whitfield | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2016-06-14 |
| David E. Price | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2016-05-27 |
| Elizabeth Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2019-07-25 |
| Richard Dean McCormick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2026-08-14 |
| John A. Yarmuth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2021-02-19 |
| Richard W. Allen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2026-10-14 |
Disclosed transactions
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| Filed | Traded | Politician | Type | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-02 | Pete Sessions | Sale | $250,001 - $500,000 | Source |
| 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-13 | Pete Sessions | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-18 | Richard W. Allen | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-04 | Rohit Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-11 | Rohit Khanna | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-25 | Rohit Khanna | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026-08-24 | Rohit Khanna | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-07-30 | Richard Dean McCormick | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-08-07 | 2026-07-20 | Rohit Khanna | Partial sale | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-03-27 | Alan Armstrong | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-10 | Dan Newhouse | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-01-30 | Gilbert Cisneros | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2026-01-16 | 2025-12-29 | Markwayne Mullin | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2026-01-12 | 2025-12-24 | Gilbert Cisneros | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-12-09 | 2025-11-05 | Richard Dean McCormick | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-11-18 | 2025-10-17 | Gilbert Cisneros | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025-10-09 | John Boozman | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-10-17 | Shelley M Capito | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-10-10 | 2025-09-23 | Valerie Hoyle | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-09-17 | 2023-03-15 | Richard Dean McCormick | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-09-12 | 2024-10-29 | Valerie Hoyle | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-08-13 | 2025-07-10 | Lisa McClain | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-08-13 | 2025-06-17 | Lisa McClain | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-08-13 | 2025-06-09 | Lisa McClain | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-08-13 | 2024-12-11 | Lisa McClain | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-07-03 | 2024-08-07 | Scott Scott Franklin | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-06-22 | 2025-05-12 | Jefferson Shreve | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2025-05-12 | 2025-04-21 | Bruce Westerman | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-04-16 | 2025-03-03 | Bruce Westerman | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-04-11 | 2025-03-31 | Jefferson Shreve | Partial sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2025-04-08 | 2025-03-27 | Greg Landsman | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2025-04-08 | 2025-03-27 | Greg Landsman | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-04-08 | 2025-03-27 | Greg Landsman | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-03-19 | 2025-03-17 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-03-18 | 2025-01-28 | Scott Scott Franklin | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 | Source |
| 2025-03-18 | 2025-01-28 | Scott Scott Franklin | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-03-18 | 2025-01-28 | Scott Scott Franklin | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-03-05 | 2025-02-26 | Greg Landsman | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-02 | James Comer | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-02 | James Comer | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-11-25 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-04 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-21 | 2023-12-28 | Jared Moskowitz | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-21 | 2023-07-14 | Jared Moskowitz | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-20 | 2024-08-06 | C. Scott Franklin | Partial sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-20 | 2024-08-01 | C. Scott Franklin | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-16 | 2024-07-02 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-14 | 2023-01-12 | Greg Landsman | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-08-14 | 2024-05-15 | Greg Landsman | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-24 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-02-29 | 2024-01-31 | Pete Sessions | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-02-11 | 2024-01-12 | Kevin Hern | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-02-06 | 2024-01-23 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2024-02-06 | 2024-01-23 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2024-02-06 | 2024-01-23 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-04 | John Curtis | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-11-09 | 2023-10-24 | Greg Stanton | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-11-09 | 2023-09-26 | Greg Stanton | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-10-03 | Markwayne Mullin | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-10-12 | 2023-09-18 | Markwayne Mullin | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-08-22 | Daniel S Sullivan | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-08-22 | Daniel S Sullivan | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-08-10 | 2017-04-27 | Richard W. Allen | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2023-08-10 | 2019-09-10 | Richard W. Allen | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2023-06-06 | 2023-05-25 | Zoe Lofgren | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-05-26 | 2021-03-31 | Rick Larsen | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-04-19 | Scott Mr Franklin | Buy | $50,001 - $100,000 | Source |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-04-19 | Scott Mr Franklin | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-03-13 | 2023-02-23 | John Curtis | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-03-10 | 2023-02-21 | Jared Moskowitz | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2023-02-24 | 2023-01-31 | Daniel Goldman | Partial sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023-01-31 | Kevin Hern | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022-11-10 | Ed Perlmutter | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-10-12 | Kathy Manning | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-08-05 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-08-10 | 2022-07-15 | Kathy Manning | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-08-10 | 2022-07-01 | Shelley M Capito | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-08-03 | 2022-07-07 | David B. McKinley | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-10 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2022-05-10 | 2022-04-22 | Ed Perlmutter | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2022-03-03 | 2022-02-28 | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. | Sale | $15,001 - b $50,000 | Source |
| 2022-02-11 | 2021-11-16 | Pete Sessions | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 e | Source |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 g | Source |
| 2021-12-22 | 2021-11-26 | Ed Perlmutter | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 d | Source |
| 2021-11-18 | 2021-10-28 | Kim Schrier | Sale | $15,001 - c $50,000 | Source |
| 2021-10-07 | 2021-09-02 | Zoe Lofgren | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 c | Source |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-09-17 | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 f | Source |
| 2021-09-23 | 2019-06-18 | Thomas Suozzi | Sale | $15,001 - b $50,000 | Source |
| 2021-09-23 | 2017-08-17 | Thomas Suozzi | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 e | Source |
| 2021-09-15 | 2021-08-25 | Kevin Hern | Buy | $250,001 - c $500,000 | Source |
| 2021-09-08 | 2021-07-30 | Marie Newman | Sale | $15,001 - f $50,000 | Source |
| 2021-08-05 | 2021-07-13 | Marie Newman | Buy | $15,001 - c $50,000 | Source |
| 2021-08-04 | 2021-07-19 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 g | Source |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-03-18 | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 f | Source |
| 2021-03-16 | 2021-02-16 | Peter Meijer | Sale | $15,001 - f $50,000 | Source |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-02-22 | David B. McKinley | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 g | Source |
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-01-28 | John A. Yarmuth | Partial sale | $1,001 - $15,000 g | Source |
| 2021-02-08 | 2021-01-27 | Jerry Moran | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2021-02-08 | 2021-01-27 | Jerry Moran | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2021-01-26 | 2020-07-02 | Robert J. Wittman | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 g | Source |
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Common questions
- Are members of Congress buying or selling COST?
- 60 members of Congress disclosed 209 transactions in Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock (COST) between 2014-05-06 and 2026-10-27: 118 purchases and 91 sales.
- How active was Congress in COST recently?
- In 2026 filings, 14 transactions in COST were disclosed: 7 purchases and 7 sales.
- Which members of Congress trade COST?
- The most active in COST are Pete Sessions (15), David B. McKinley (12) and Jerry Moran (11), by number of disclosed transactions. 60 members in all have traded it.