A member of Congress disclosed a trade in a company, a federal agency acted on a contract with that company within 90 days of the trade, and the member sits on a committee that oversees or funds that agency. Each lead is built from those three public records and checked against them every day.
These are leads built from public records, not findings of wrongdoing. The records do not show who placed a trade or that anyone involved knew of the contract.
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) sold $1,001 - $15,000 of US Bancorp (USB) on September 26, 2025, according to a transaction report disclosed October 10, 2025. USAspending records an action by the Department of Defense on November 17, 2025, 52 days after the nearest trade, on a delivery order (SPE60818F0001) with U.S. Bancorp whose total value is $42.2M. Cisneros sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees the Department of Defense. 1 other contract with the company has an action inside the same 90-day window. November 17, 2025 was the latest action USAspending listed for that contract when it was pulled on August 15, 2026; the contract itself may be years older, and $42.2M is its total value, not the amount of that action. The records do not show who placed the trade or that anyone involved knew of the contract.
Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) sold $1,001 - $15,000 of Eaton Corp plc (ETN) on September 23, 2025 in an account the report lists as the spouse's, according to a transaction report disclosed October 10, 2025. USAspending records an action by the Department of Transportation on November 10, 2025, 48 days after the nearest trade, on a delivery order (6973GH22F00108) with Eaton Corporation whose total value is $7.0M. Hoyle sits on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which oversees the Department of Transportation. November 10, 2025 was the latest action USAspending listed for that contract when it was pulled on July 21, 2026; the contract itself may be years older, and $7.0M is its total value, not the amount of that action. The records do not show who placed the trade or that anyone involved knew of the contract.
Rick W. Allen (R-GA) sold $1,001 - $15,000 of Accenture plc (ACN) on September 12, 2025 in an account the report lists as the spouse's, according to a transaction report disclosed October 7, 2025. USAspending records an action by the Department of Health and Human Services on July 24, 2025, 50 days before the nearest trade, on a definitive contract (HHSM500201500246C) with Accenture Federal Services LLC whose total value is $829.6M. Allen sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the Department of Health and Human Services. July 24, 2025 was the latest action USAspending listed for that contract when it was pulled on September 18, 2026; the contract itself may be years older, and $829.6M is its total value, not the amount of that action. The records do not show who placed the trade or that anyone involved knew of the contract.
Markers count three facts from the records: the agency acted within 30 days after a purchase, a trade band starting above $15,000, and a contract worth $100 million or more. They describe how many of those line up, not how serious anything is.