Did John Yarmuth buy Amazon.com stock?

Common questions

Did John Yarmuth buy Amazon.com stock?

Yes. John Yarmuth disclosed 3 purchases of Amazon.com (AMZN) stock between Mar 31, 2017 and Jul 24, 2017, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed ranges come to $3K-$45K.

How big were John Yarmuth's Amazon.com trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $1K-$15K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed ranges come to $3K-$45K.

Did John Yarmuth make these Amazon.com trades personally?

Not always. The STOCK Act requires members to report trades by themselves, a spouse and dependent children. The owner column of each linked filing says whose trade it was.

Does John Yarmuth still own Amazon.com stock?

This page lists reported trades, not holdings. A purchase can have been sold since, and the filings shown do not say what is held today.

When did John Yarmuth report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Jan 18, 2018. The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to report a trade, so a filing can trail the trade by weeks. Every row shows both dates.

Where does this data come from?

From periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act with the Clerk of the House. Every trade links to the original filing.