Follow the Money Behind Capitol Hill
Capitol Ledger tracks how Congressional stock trades, corporate PAC checks, and defense contracts intersect with committee oversight. All intelligence is cross-referenced from verified public government records (FEC, SEC, USAspending, and Congress.gov).
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1. Congressional Stock Trading & Alpha
Track disclosed stock purchases and sales by members of Congress, see who outpaced the S&P 500, and catch late filings violating the 45-day federal deadline.
2. Defense Contractor Taxpayer ROI
Compare political investments (PAC contributions and lobbying) against prime federal defense contracts awarded by the Pentagon, NASA, and Homeland Security.
3. Committee Oversight & Conflicts
Spot lawmakers who receive substantial campaign cash from companies in the exact industries their committees have official Congressional jurisdiction to regulate.
Understanding the Numbers
What each metric measures, where the data comes from, and why it matters to you.
Direct donations from corporate Political Action Committees (PACs) to federal candidate campaigns.
Contracts and grants awarded to public companies by federal agencies (Pentagon, HHS, NASA, Energy).
Verified relational links connecting a company to a lawmaker, committee vote, trade, or contract award.
8,017 SEC public companies matched against 1,054 federal lawmakers across all 50 states.
Key Findings & Intelligence Callouts
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Serves on House Energy & Commerce while receiving $55,000 from regulated energy and tech PACs (7.1% sector alignment).
Inspect Conflicts →Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Disclosed defense equity transactions up to 76 days after trade date (31 days past the legal 45-day statutory window).
View Watchdog Log →1,420x Taxpayer Award Ratio
$14.2M in political and PAC spend yielded $65.2B in prime federal awards for F-35, Aegis, and missile systems.
Inspect Contractor ROI →Top Corporate PAC Donors
Companies contributing the most direct cash to Congressional candidates
Top PAC Fund Recipients
Lawmakers receiving the most traced corporate PAC funds
Congressional & Corporate Insider Trades
STOCK Act TrackerPeriodic transaction disclosures (PTR) cross-referenced against committee jurisdictions and SEC Form 4 executive filings.
Disclosed Politician Volume
$10.29M
Estimated trade midpoint
Party Buy / Sell Split
Democrat vs Republican traded
Top Traded Equities
NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, LMT
By transaction frequency
Jurisdiction Conflict Alerts
Trading oversight targets
| Lawmaker | Asset / Ticker | Transaction | Estimated Amount | Date Traded | Filing Status | Oversight Conflict Flag | Action |
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| Company & Ticker | Corporate Insider | Transaction Type | Shares | Share Price | Total Trade Value | Date Filed | Action |
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Congressional Alpha Portfolio Benchmark
Pelosi Index vs SPYBacktested return performance of prominent Congressional trading accounts vs the S&P 500 (SPY) and Nasdaq-100 (QQQ).
Top Performer (2024)
Nancy Pelosi (+46.8%)
+21.8% Alpha vs S&P 500
S&P 500 Benchmark
+25.0%
SPY 2024 Annualized
Congressional Win Rate
74.2%
Trades profitable after 6 months
Aggregate Capital Traded
$10.29M
Top 6 tracked accounts
Cumulative Return Performance Trajectory (2024 YTD)
Comparing top Congressional portfolios against SPY (+25.0%) and QQQ (+26.1%)
Lawmaker Alpha Leaderboard
| Lawmaker | Chamber / Party | 2024 Return | Alpha vs S&P 500 | Win Rate | Sharpe Ratio | Top Holdings | Action |
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Temporal Proximity Timeline of Trades vs Contracts vs Votes
< 30-Day ProximityHigh-conviction chronological correlation engine matching Congressional trades to DoD awards and committee markups.
Conflict of Interest Risk Index (0-100)
Composite Risk ModelQuantitative scoring indexing jurisdictional committee overlap, trade volume, defense contractor holdings, and filing delinquency.
Critical Risk Tier (80+)
3 Lawmakers
Immediate oversight scrutiny
Elevated Risk Tier (60-79)
3 Lawmakers
Active committee overlaps
Highest Scored Lawmaker
Tommy Tuberville (92/100)
Armed Services + late filings
Average Tracked Score
77.8 / 100
Top active trading members
Lawmaker Ethics Risk Scorecard
STOCK Act 45-Day Compliance Watchdog
Statutory ViolationsTracking compliance with the 45-day transaction reporting window mandated by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.
Delinquency Rate
25.0%
Filings past statutory 45-day limit
Total Delinquent Filings
5
Violations logged
Average Filing Latency
58.4 Days
13.4 days beyond legal deadline
Statutory Fine Exposure
$1,000
$200 per unexcused violation
Delinquent Disclosures Log (> 45 Days)
| Lawmaker | Asset / Ticker | Trade Date | Filing Date | Days to File | Statutory Status | Estimated Penalty | Action |
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Defense Contractor Taxpayer ROI Index
Spend vs AwardsComparing political expenditure (PAC donations + lobbying) against prime federal contract awards won by major defense contractors.
Political Investment Return on Prime Federal Awards
| Defense Contractor | Ticker | Political Spend | Prime Defense Awards | Taxpayer Return Ratio | Key Systems / Programs | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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The "Influence to Vote" Bill Matrix
Cross-reference corporate lobbying targets, lawmaker campaign money, and final floor roll calls.
Average corporate PAC dollars received
Average corporate PAC dollars received
Funding correlation to vote outcome
Yea Voters (In Favor)
0 votesNay Voters (Opposed)
0 votesIndustry & Economic Sector Intelligence
Breakdown of political donations and partisan tilt by major economic sector.
Lawmaker Committee Jurisdiction Alignment
Identify lawmakers funded primarily by corporations operating in industries their committees directly regulate.
| Lawmaker | Party / State | Committee Assignment | Regulated Industry Sector | Sector PAC Received | Total PAC Money | Jurisdiction Share | Action |
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Head-to-Head Corporate Comparator
Benchmark any two corporations: PAC spend, partisan split, federal contracts, and overlapping lawmakers.
50-State PAC Flow and Delegation Distribution
Geographic analysis of corporate PAC money flowing into state Congressional delegations.
Full-Text Lobbying Issue & Policy Search
Search within Senate LDA filing descriptions for specific keywords (e.g. defense, AI, tax, pharmaceutical).
| Code | Client Company | Ticker | Filing Year | Lobbying Activity Description Text | Action |
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Revolving Door Lobbying Tracker
Track former congressional staff, committee counsel, and executive branch officials now registered as corporate lobbyists.
| Lobbyist Name | Former Government Position | Branch / Chamber | Former Official / Employer | Lobbying Firm (Registrant) | Corporate Client | Year |
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Congressional Committee Influence Heatmaps
Examine corporate PAC flows directed to members of key policy-making committees.
Interactive Network Graph Visualizer
Explore financial and legislative connections. Drag nodes to explore; click any node to inspect details.
Corporate 360 Influence Dossiers
Bipartisan PAC distribution, ROI against prime federal awards, and top funded politicians.
Evidenced Edge Explorer
Directly query 31,215 relationships linking corporations, lawmakers, votes, and federal awards.
| Date | Source Entity | Relationship | Target Entity | Amount / Value | Confidence | Primary Evidence |
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Click any row above to inspect the complete primary-source verification chain.
Developer API & JSON Playground
Direct, programmatic access to public dataset endpoints for researchers and developers.
Public Data Endpoints
Integration Examples
import httpx
resp = httpx.get("https://capitol-ledger-2q8.pages.dev/data/sectors.json")
sectors = resp.json()
print("Aerospace Defense PAC:", sectors[0]["total_pac"])
curl -s "https://capitol-ledger-2q8.pages.dev/data/summary.json" | jq .