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Who in Congress Has Traded Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)?

The Caterpillar, Inc. line shows up 114 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2012 and 2026, filed by 40 members: 66 purchases against 47 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 114.3% against the latest close.

114Trades
66Buys
47Sells
40Members
$813.94Latest close 2026-10-26
+114.3%Congress buys vs latest close*

*Purchases only, weighted by the midpoint of each disclosed dollar band and marked to the latest close. Filings report a range, never a share count, so this follows the stock rather than anyone's position size.

58% buys42% sells

Recent buyers of CAT

Reported a CAT purchase in filings from the last 90 days, newest first. 1 member.

How it splits by party

Republicans
36 buys · 24 sells
24 members · 60 trades
Democrats
30 buys · 23 sells
16 members · 54 trades

Whose CAT buys have done best

Members ranked by how their reported CAT purchases have moved since, over roughly the last three years, weighted by disclosed band midpoint and marked to the latest close.

1 Jared Moskowitz
+190.6%
2 Marjorie Taylor Greene
+160.0%
3 Rohit Khanna
+151.8%
4 Tim Walberg
+123.7%
5 Marjorie Taylor Mrs Greene
+118.9%
6 Markwayne Mullin
+40.7%
7 John Boozman
+22.4%
8 Lisa McClain
-15.6%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2015-03-11David A Perdue , JrSELL$15K–$50K$79.70$692.13 2026-10-26-768.4% exit
2015-03-05Virginia FoxxSELL$15K–$50K$81.51$692.13 2026-10-26-749.1% exit
2015-03-03John HoevenBUY$100K–$250K$82.84$692.13 2026-10-26+735.5%
2015-01-16Tammy DuckworthBUY$1K–$15K$83.86$692.13 2026-10-26+725.3%
2014-12-24Kathy CastorBUY$1K–$15K$93.72$692.13 2026-10-26+638.5%
2014-12-24Kathy CastorBUY$1K–$15K$93.72$692.13 2026-10-26+638.5%
2014-08-11Tammy Duckworthexchange$1K–$15K$104.50$692.13 2026-10-26+562.3%
2014-04-08Susan M CollinsSELL$1K–$15K$102.39$692.13 2026-10-26-576.0% exit
2013-10-23PAT ROBERTSBUY$1K–$15K$83.76$692.13 2026-10-26+726.3%
2013-04-22SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$82.71$692.13 2026-10-26-736.8% exit
2013-01-07SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$95.21$692.13 2026-10-26-627.0% exit
2013-01-03SHELDON WHITEHOUSEBUY$1K–$15K$94.40$692.13 2026-10-26+633.2%
2012-09-28SHELDON WHITEHOUSEBUY$1K–$15K$86.04$692.13 2026-10-26+704.4%
2012-09-28SHELDON WHITEHOUSEBUY$1K–$15K$86.04$692.13 2026-10-26+704.4%

Buys are marked to the latest close and treated as open. A sell tagged rt closes an earlier disclosed buy in the same name. exit shows how the stock moved after the member sold.

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Frequently asked — Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)?

40 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Caterpillar, Inc. transactions under the STOCK Act — 66 purchases and 47 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought CAT recently?

1 member disclosed a CAT purchase in the last 90 days — most recently Lisa McClain on 2026-09-28. See the "Lawmakers who bought CAT recently" section above for the dated list.

How have Congress's CAT trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed CAT buys are up 114.3% versus the latest close of $813.94. Each trade's own return — and realized round-trips on matched sells — is in the Return column.

Is it legal for members of Congress to trade Caterpillar, Inc.?

Yes. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, members of Congress may buy and sell individual stocks but must publicly disclose each transaction within 45 days. Bargo surfaces those filings so you can see who traded CAT and how it performed.

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