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# Congress trades.

Congressional transactions with member, ticker, amounts and dated disclosure evidence. Every response carries its sources and dates.

- [See plans](https://gloom.sh/datasets/pricing)
- [Read the reference](https://gloom.sh/datasets/docs/datasets/congress)

Request 2 credits

```
curl https://api.gloom.sh/v1/congress-trades \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GLOOM_DATASETS_KEY"
```

With your key, this call returns the latest data. The response is one record of the [free sample](https://api.gloom.sh/v1/datasets/congress/sample), which needs no key.

Response · data[0]

```
{
  "memberName": "A. Mitchell McConnell Jr.",
  "ticker": "WMB",
  "side": "BUY",
  "amount": "$15,001 - $50,000",
  "transactionDate": "2026-08-20",
  "filingDate": "2026-09-21",
  "sourceUrl": "https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/view/ptr/028aef33-dc0d-44a1-992f-aa35ee42685b/"
}
```

Trimmed real output

## Who uses it.

- ### Quant teams

  Backtest the trades members disclose.
- ### Research agents

  Cite the disclosure behind a trade.
- ### Fintech apps

  Congressional trades on stock pages.

## Coverage and price.

- **route**: 1
- **source**: 1
- **credits a call**: 2

In all 44 datasets on every plan, from $200/mo. [See plans](https://gloom.sh/datasets/pricing)

**Routes and credits (1)**

- `GET /v1/congress-trades` Congressional transactions with disclosure evidence 2 credits

## Related.

- [Exposure engine](https://gloom.sh/datasets/exposure)
- [Research attention](https://gloom.sh/datasets/research-attention)
- [Catalysts and litigation](https://gloom.sh/datasets/catalysts)