Michael T. McCaul × GOOGL
Alphabet Inc (Communication Services)
113 Disclosures in Alphabet Across Active Regulatory Period
Rep. Michael McCaul has disclosed 113 trades in Alphabet Inc across a period when Congress has actively debated Big Tech antitrust enforcement, AI regulation, and data privacy legislation. Alphabet, as the parent of Google, YouTube, and Google Cloud, sits at the intersection of nearly every major technology policy debate before the House. McCaul has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and previously chaired it, a role that intersects with concerns about foreign influence, platform content moderation, and cybersecurity. The sheer volume of disclosed trades, combined with several unusually large transactions and periodic late filings, makes this one of the more active politician-ticker pairings in public disclosure data.
Alphabet Inc operates Google Search, YouTube, Google Cloud, and advertising platforms. Its revenue and regulatory exposure touch antitrust enforcement, AI policy, cybersecurity standards, and foreign influence rules, all areas of active congressional scrutiny.
Trade-by-trade conflict scoring
Showing the 10 most recent of 113 disclosed trades. Each is scored against five rule-based signals.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs role intersects Alphabet's exposure to foreign policy, cybersecurity, and platform regulation debates.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 21 days after the trade date, within the 30-day disclosure threshold.
- Unusually Large: Transaction at $50,001 is 3.33 times the median trade size of $15,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members traded Alphabet in the surrounding 14-day window, below the 3-member threshold.
This June 16, 2025 sell of approximately $50,001 in Alphabet is noteworthy primarily for its size. At 3.33 times the median disclosed transaction for McCaul in this stock, it stands out relative to the many smaller routine disclosures that populate his 113-trade history. The filing arrived 21 days later, comfortably within the statutory window, so no late-disclosure flag applies. No clustering with other members was detected in the surrounding two-week period. McCaul's role on the House Foreign Affairs Committee means Alphabet is not a company whose policy environment is entirely outside his congressional footprint. Google's services have been a recurring subject in foreign influence and platform governance discussions before that committee. Taken alone, this trade is a moderately elevated sell. Viewed across the broader 113-disclosure pattern, it is one of several transactions where the dollar amount rises well above the baseline, warranting continued monitoring as part of the aggregate picture.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs Committee role gives his Alphabet trades structural relevance to platform and cybersecurity policy.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Disclosed 10 days after the trade, well within the 30-day filing requirement.
- Unusually Large: At $250,001, this trade is 16.67 times the median size, the largest in this 10-trade window.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members disclosed Alphabet trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the clustering threshold.
The June 27, 2025 sell of approximately $250,001 is the single largest transaction in this 10-trade sample, clocking in at nearly 17 times the median disclosed trade size for McCaul in Alphabet. That scale is significant. The filing turnaround was fast at 10 days, so no disclosure delay flags apply, and there was no detectable clustering of other members around the same period. What draws attention here is purely the magnitude. Across 113 disclosed trades in this ticker, the median hovers at $15,001, making a quarter-million-dollar sell a meaningful departure from the baseline pattern. McCaul's membership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which has examined Alphabet's role in foreign influence and content policy, provides structural context for why this pairing merits continued scrutiny even when individual signals beyond size are absent. This is the trade in this window most warranting follow-up.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: House Foreign Affairs jurisdiction covers Alphabet's role in foreign influence, platform governance, and allied cybersecurity policy.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 32 days after the July 11 trade date, exceeding the 30-day statutory disclosure threshold by 2 days.
- Unusually Large: At $50,001, this sell is 3.33 times the median transaction size for McCaul in this ticker.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members traded Alphabet in the 14-day window around this date, below the clustering threshold.
The July 11, 2025 sell of approximately $50,001 is the only trade in this 10-trade window where both a late disclosure and an unusually large size flag fire simultaneously. The filing arrived on August 12, two days past the 30-day threshold. While the overage is marginal, it is the second late filing McCaul recorded across this 10-trade sample, contributing to a pattern worth noting across his 113-trade history in this stock. The transaction size of $50,001 is 3.33 times the median, placing it in the elevated tier alongside Trade 5500. No member clustering was observed in the surrounding period. The combination of elevated size and a technically late disclosure, even by a narrow margin, makes this one of the more signal-dense trades in the current window. McCaul's policy footprint through Foreign Affairs adds structural context to any Alphabet transaction of this scale.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs role intersects Alphabet's exposure to foreign policy, cybersecurity, and platform content debates.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Disclosed within 21 days of the August 21 trade, comfortably under the 30-day threshold.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, this trade is at the minimum disclosure floor, well below the $15,001 median.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members disclosed Alphabet trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the 3-member threshold.
This August 21, 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 sits at the minimum reporting threshold under STOCK Act disclosure rules and registers no signals beyond the standing committee overlap. The trade was filed on time at 21 days, the size is a fraction of McCaul's median Alphabet transaction, and no peer clustering was detected. In isolation, a $1,001 sale carries minimal informational weight. However, this trade occurred on the same calendar date as Trade 3397, a $15,001 sell also filed the same day. The pairing of two same-day sells at different size levels is a recurring pattern across McCaul's Alphabet disclosure history, suggesting possible systematic rebalancing or lot-specific selling. Across 113 disclosed trades, understanding whether small-lot activity tends to accompany larger sells on the same date is a meaningful analytical question, even if no individual signal fires here. The committee overlap remains a standing structural note rather than an acute flag for this trade.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs Committee role gives his Alphabet trades structural relevance given the company's policy exposure.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 21 days after the August 21 trade date, within the 30-day statutory window.
- Unusually Large: At $15,001, this trade exactly matches the median transaction size for McCaul in this ticker, at 1x.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members disclosed Alphabet trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the clustering threshold.
This August 21, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 matches the median disclosed transaction size exactly for McCaul in Alphabet, placing it squarely in the routine tier. Filed on time at 21 days with no peer clustering, this trade would draw little attention on its own. What is contextually interesting is that it was disclosed on the same date as Trade 3355, a $1,001 sell, suggesting both were executed on the same day. Same-day multi-lot sells at different price tiers are common in managed portfolios and do not on their own signal unusual activity. However, across 113 total Alphabet disclosures for McCaul, the aggregate frequency of these same-day paired transactions contributes to the overall pattern. The committee overlap flag fires as a standing structural note given McCaul's Foreign Affairs role, but no acute disclosure or size concern applies to this individual trade.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs role intersects Alphabet's regulatory and foreign policy exposure in a structurally relevant way.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 36 days after the September 4 trade, exceeding the 30-day statutory disclosure threshold by 6 days.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, this buy is at the minimum reporting floor, well below the $15,001 median.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members traded Alphabet in the 14-day window around this date, below the clustering threshold.
The September 4, 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 is notable not for its size but for its disclosure timing. Filed on October 10, it arrived 36 days after the trade date, the longest delay in this 10-trade window and 6 days beyond the statutory threshold. This is the second late filing in this sample alongside Trade 4578. Both late filings involve different transaction directions: the earlier one was a sell, this one a buy. The traded amount here is minimal at the $1,001 floor, but the STOCK Act disclosure obligation applies regardless of trade size, and the pattern of two late filings within a roughly three-month span across 113 total Alphabet disclosures is worth tracking. Whether these delays reflect administrative handling or something more systematic is a question the aggregate record may help answer over time. The committee overlap flag is a standing structural note for all McCaul-Alphabet transactions.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's House Foreign Affairs role makes Alphabet a structurally relevant holding given the company's policy footprint.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Disclosed 22 days after the September 18 trade, within the 30-day statutory filing window.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, this sell is at the minimum disclosure threshold, well below the median.
- Member Cluster: Only 2 members traded Alphabet in the surrounding 14-day window, below the clustering threshold.
This September 18, 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 is a minimum-floor disclosure with no acute signals beyond the standing committee overlap. Filed on time at 22 days, the transaction is well within normal disclosure parameters, and neither size nor peer clustering registers. The sole flag is the structural committee overlap, which applies across all McCaul-Alphabet trades given his Foreign Affairs role. At the $1,001 level, this is likely a lot-clearing or rebalancing transaction rather than a directionally significant move. It falls between two late-filed trades in this window, Trade 4578 in July and Trade 3087 in September, a proximity that is worth noting even though this particular trade itself was filed on time. Across 113 total Alphabet disclosures, minimum-floor sells like this one appear periodically and tend to cluster around larger activity. The aggregate pattern remains more informative than any individual small-lot trade.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs role gives his Alphabet trades structural relevance across cybersecurity and platform policy debates.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 14 days after the October 27 trade, well within the 30-day disclosure threshold.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, this sell is at the minimum reporting floor, well below the $15,001 median.
- Member Cluster: Three members disclosed Alphabet trades within the 14-day window around this date, meeting the clustering threshold.
The October 27, 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 is a minimum-floor transaction, but it is the first trade in this sample where member clustering fires. Three members disclosed Alphabet trades in the surrounding 14-day window, meeting the threshold. This clustering coincides with a period in which McCaul also executed Trade 1709, a $15,001 sell on the same date, and a subsequent buy just days later in Trade 1151. The peer clustering signal does not imply coordination, but it does indicate that multiple members were active in Alphabet around this period, which is worth contextualizing against any concurrent legislative or regulatory developments involving the company. The trade itself is small and filed promptly at 14 days. Viewed alongside the same-day pair with Trade 1709 and the close-proximity buy in Trade 1151, this belongs to a more complex behavioral cluster at the end of October 2025 within McCaul's 113-trade Alphabet history.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs Committee role creates structural relevance for all Alphabet trades given the company's policy profile.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Disclosed 14 days after the October 27 trade date, well within the statutory 30-day window.
- Unusually Large: At $15,001, this trade matches the median exactly, placing it at the 1x baseline for this politician-ticker pair.
- Member Cluster: Three members disclosed Alphabet trades in the 14-day window around this date, meeting the clustering threshold.
This October 27, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 shares a trade date with Trade 1699 and was filed on the same day, October 10 disclosure date in the record appearing to belong to a batch filing. The member clustering signal fires here as well, with three members active in Alphabet around this period. The trade itself matches McCaul's median Alphabet transaction size exactly, so it does not stand out on magnitude. However, the behavioral context is notable: two sells on the same date, a clustering signal across both, and a buy just days later in Trade 1151. This three-trade sequence spanning October 27 to October 31, 2025 represents the most compressed and multi-signal cluster in this 10-trade window. Across 113 total Alphabet disclosures, sequences of this density are the most analytically significant episodes, particularly when peer clustering coincides with rapid directional changes such as selling and then quickly rebuying.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: McCaul's Foreign Affairs role makes Alphabet a structurally relevant holding given overlapping jurisdictions on tech and foreign influence.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 10 days after the October 31 trade, among the fastest disclosures in this 10-trade window.
- Unusually Large: At $15,001, this buy matches the median transaction size exactly, registering at 1x the baseline.
- Member Cluster: Five members disclosed Alphabet trades in the 14-day window around this date, the highest cluster count in this sample.
The October 31, 2025 buy of approximately $15,001 closes a rapid three-trade sequence that began with two sells on October 27. The member clustering signal fires at its highest intensity in this 10-trade window, with five members active in Alphabet in the surrounding two-week period. The buy itself is at median size and was filed promptly at 10 days, so no disclosure concern applies. What is analytically significant is the pattern: selling at multiple lots on October 27 and then buying back four days later, while five peers are also active in the same stock. Whether this reflects a tax-loss-harvesting strategy, a rebalancing correction, or something else is not determinable from disclosure data alone. But the combination of directional reversal, elevated peer activity, and McCaul's structural policy exposure to Alphabet through his Foreign Affairs role makes this cluster the most signal-dense episode in the current sample and worth tracking in the context of his 113-trade Alphabet record.
Between Jun 16, 2025 and Oct 31, 2025, Michael T. McCaul bought $16K and sold $383K of GOOGL across 10 disclosed transactions. 20% (2 of 10) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 30% (3 of 10) were unusually large relative to Michael T. McCaul's historical median trade size.
Across the remaining 103 disclosed GOOGL trades between Dec 15, 2015 and Jun 16, 2025, Michael T. McCaul bought $849K and sold $3.0M of GOOGL. 65% (67 of 103) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 40% (41 of 103) sat above twice Michael T. McCaul's historical median trade size.
Late-filing and unusual-size flags are computed deterministically from the underlying disclosure columns. Per-trade narratives, committee overlap, and member-cluster scoring are restricted to the 10 most recent transactions above.
Scoring methodology
Every trade in the public dataset is scored against five rule-based signals. The score is auditable, not AI-guessed. AI is used only to write the analyst note, never to decide whether a signal fired.
- Committee Overlap (+3): politician sat on a committee overseeing the company's sector at the time of the trade.
- Pre-Vote Timing (+3 / +2): politician voted on legislation directly affecting the company within 30 (+3) or 60 (+2) days of the trade.
- Late Disclosure (+2): filing arrived more than 30 days after the trade (STOCK Act allows 45).
- Unusually Large (+1): position size sits above the politician's own historical baseline.
- Member Cluster (+2): three or more members bought the same ticker within a 14-day window.
Score bands: Low (0-1), Medium (2-3), High (4-5), Critical (6+).
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