Transparency is the foundation of democracy.
CivicWatch was built by a retired Marine Captain with 21 years of service and six combat tours — someone who has seen firsthand the cost of the decisions made in Washington. After returning home, the question that wouldn't leave was simple: who do our elected representatives actually work for?
The answer, it turned out, was hiding in plain sight — in financial disclosure filings, voting records, and campaign finance data that were technically public but practically inaccessible to ordinary Americans. CivicWatch was built to change that.
Our Mission
Members of Congress make laws that affect every American — and they trade stocks based on information the rest of us don’t have. We built CivicWatch to make their financial activity visible, searchable, and shareable.
How It Works
CivicWatch aggregates public financial disclosure data from official government sources and makes it searchable in seconds. Data is updated daily.
The STOCK Act
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (2012) requires members of Congress and their staff to disclose stock trades within 45 days of the transaction. Passed after a 60 Minutes investigation revealed widespread trading on non-public information, the law made congressional financial activity subject to public disclosure for the first time. CivicWatch indexes every filing and makes them searchable by member, ticker, trade type, and date — so any American can see what their representatives are buying and selling.
By the Numbers
Data & Accuracy
We display data as filed. Delays in reporting are common — the STOCK Act allows 45 days. Trades shown may have occurred weeks before the filing date. We do not independently verify individual filings, and members occasionally file amendments. For the most current and authoritative record, consult the official sources linked above.
Public Record Disclaimer
Congressional financial disclosures and voting records displayed on CivicWatch are public record, sourced directly from official U.S. government databases including Congress.gov, the House of Representatives Office of the Clerk, and the Senate Electronic Financial Disclosure system. These records are required by law to be made publicly available. CivicWatch aggregates and presents this information to make it more accessible — we do not create, alter, or editorialize the underlying government data.
Press & Inquiries
CivicWatch is available for press inquiries, research collaborations, and media interviews.
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Every vote, every trade, every dollar — searchable, shareable, free.
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