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Who in Congress Has Traded Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)?

The Merck & Co., Inc. line shows up 168 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2013 and 2026, filed by 48 members: 88 purchases against 80 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 53.9% against the latest close.

168Trades
88Buys
80Sells
48Members
$150.33Latest close 2026-10-26
+53.9%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.

52% buys48% sells

Recent buyers of MRK

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

How it splits by party

Republicans
55 buys · 50 sells
31 members · 105 trades
Democrats
33 buys · 30 sells
17 members · 63 trades

Whose MRK buys have done best

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

1 Michael T. McCaul
+94.7%
2 Julie Johnson
+84.0%
3 Marjorie Taylor Greene
+82.1%
4 Gilbert Cisneros
+68.2%
5 Rohit Khanna
+58.0%
7 Scott Scott Franklin
+33.6%
8 Josh Gottheimer
+27.0%
9 Maria Elvira Salazar
-7.6%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2026-09-24Maria Elvira SalazarSELL$1K–$15K$147.98$140.61 2026-10-26+5.0% exit
2026-08-28Michael T. McCaulSELL$15K–$50K$148.35$140.61 2026-10-26+5.2% exit
2026-08-19Maria Elvira SalazarBUY$15K–$50K$152.20$140.61 2026-10-26-7.6%
2026-08-19Maria Elvira SalazarBUY$15K–$50K$152.20$140.61 2026-10-26-7.6%
2026-03-27Alan ArmstrongSELL$15K–$50K$119.63$150.33 2026-09-04-25.7% exit
2026-02-04Josh GottheimerBUY$1K–$15K$118.33$150.33 2026-09-04+27.0%
2025-08-28Marjorie Taylor GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$83.21$150.33 2026-09-04+80.7%
2025-06-16Scott Scott FranklinSELL$1K–$15K$80.96$150.33 2026-09-04-85.7% exit
2025-06-13Julie JohnsonBUY$1K–$15K$81.71$150.33 2026-09-04+84.0%
2025-05-28Rohit KhannaBUY$15K–$50K$76.17$150.33 2026-09-04+97.4%
2025-05-19Michael T. McCaulBUY$50K–$100K$77.23$150.33 2026-09-04+94.7%
2025-05-19Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$77.23$150.33 2026-09-04-94.7% exit
2025-05-09Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$75.97$150.33 2026-09-04-97.9% exit
2025-05-09Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$75.97$150.33 2026-09-04-97.9% exit
2025-04-09Marjorie Taylor GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$81.91$150.33 2026-09-04+83.5%
2025-03-20Kelly Louise MorrisonSELL$1K–$15K$94.73$150.33 2026-09-04-58.7% exit
2025-02-26Gilbert CisnerosBUY$15K–$50K$89.38$150.33 2026-09-04+68.2%
2025-01-17Rohit KhannaSELL$15K–$50K$97.92$150.33 2026-09-04-53.5% exit
2025-01-16Byron DonaldsSELL$1K–$15K$100.70$150.33 2026-09-04-49.3% exit
2025-01-15Jared MoskowitzSELL$1K–$15K$100.09$150.33 2026-09-04-50.2% exit
2025-01-10Keith Alan SelfSELL$1K–$15K$99.25$150.33 2026-09-04-51.5% exit
2024-09-24Jonathan JacksonSELL$15K–$50K$114.96$150.33 2026-09-04-30.8% exit
2024-08-07Scott Scott FranklinBUY$1K–$15K$112.49$150.33 2026-09-04+33.6%
2024-04-10Michael C. BurgessSELL$1K–$15K$126.75$150.33 2026-09-04-18.6% exit
2024-01-10Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$118.86$150.33 2026-09-04+26.5%
2024-01-10Rohit KhannaBUY$15K–$50K$118.86$150.33 2026-09-04+26.5%
2023-12-28Jared MoskowitzBUY$1K–$15K$108.77$150.33 2026-09-04+38.2%
2023-10-16Thomas H TubervilleSELL$1K–$15K$104.14$150.33 2026-09-04-44.4% exit
2023-09-21John P RickettsSELL$50K–$100K$106.73$150.33 2026-09-04-40.9% exit
2023-09-13Michael C. BurgessSELL$1K–$15K$107.81$150.33 2026-09-04-39.4% exit
2023-09-11C. Scott FranklinSELL$15K–$50K$108.60$150.33 2026-09-04-38.4% exit
2023-08-02Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$105.70$150.33 2026-09-04-42.2% exit
2023-06-28Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$112.44$150.33 2026-09-04-33.7% exit
2023-02-24Jared MoskowitzBUY$1K–$15K$109.89$150.33 2026-09-04+36.8%
2022-11-09Michael T. McCaulSELL$15K–$50K$101.59$150.33 2026-09-04-48.0% exit
2022-11-09Michael T. McCaulSELL$100K–$250K$101.59$150.33 2026-09-04-48.0% exit
2022-09-12Kathy ManningBUY$1K–$15K$88.16$150.33 2026-09-04+70.5%
2022-08-12Byron DonaldsBUY$1K–$15K$91.02$150.33 2026-09-04+65.2%
2022-07-07Rick LarsenBUY$1K–$15K$93.01$150.33 2026-09-04+61.6%
2022-06-29Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$92.51$150.33 2026-09-04-62.5% exit
2022-06-29Rohit KhannaSELL$15K–$50K$92.51$150.33 2026-09-04-62.5% exit
2022-06-16Rohit KhannaBUY$15K–$50K$84.89$150.33 2026-09-04+77.1%
2022-06-01Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$91.14$150.33 2026-09-04-64.9% exit
2022-03-30Thomas H TubervilleBUY$1K–$15K$82.40$150.33 2026-09-04+82.4%
2022-02-28Robert J. WittmanSELL$1K–$15K$76.58$150.33 2026-09-04-96.3% exit
2021-12-03Lois FrankelBUY$1K–$15K$73.34$150.33 2026-09-04+105.0%
2021-11-26Bob GibbsBUY$1K–$15K$79.16$150.33 2026-09-04+89.9%
2021-09-16Katherine M. ClarkSELL$1K–$15K$71.97$150.33 2026-09-04-108.9% exit
2021-07-28Carol Devine MillerSELL$15K–$50K$78.33$150.33 2026-09-04-91.9% exit
2021-07-19John CurtisSELL$1K–$15K$77.05$150.33 2026-09-04-95.1% exit

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 — Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)?

48 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Merck & Co., Inc. transactions under the STOCK Act — 88 purchases and 80 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought MRK recently?

1 member disclosed a MRK purchase in the last 90 days — most recently Maria Elvira Salazar on 2026-08-19. See the "Lawmakers who bought MRK recently" section above for the dated list.

How have Congress's MRK trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed MRK buys are up 53.9% versus the latest close of $150.33. 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 Merck & Co., 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 MRK and how it performed.

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