James Comer
Price Movement Since Trade
How each stock has moved from the trade date to the most recent close.
Suspicious Timing Detected
5 flagsRep. Comer bought $1K-$15K in $AMZN, AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA on Jan 2, 2025 — 35 days before HR1062 (Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act) was introduced, a bill that would permanently lock in higher tax deductions for US multinationals like these companies.
Rep. Comer bought $1K-$15K in $AMZN, AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA on Jan 2, 2025 — 67 days before HR1990 (American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act) was introduced, a bill that would restore immediate expensing for R&D costs, directly benefiting these tech firms.
Rep. Comer bought $1K-$15K in $T (AT&T) on Jan 2, 2025 — 62 days before HR1873 (Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act) and HR1870 (SPEED for BEAD Act) were introduced, bills that would exclude broadband grants from federal income tax and open $42.45B in subsidies to providers like AT&T.
These flags identify timing coincidences between stock trades and legislative activity. They do not imply wrongdoing. Click any bill number or ticker to see the full analysis.
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| Type | Ticker | Asset | Amount | Trade Price | Current | Change | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUY | $GOOG | Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock (GOOG) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | $381.94 | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock (AMZN) [ST] | $1K-$15K | $220.22 | $265.06 | +20.4% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock (AMZN) [ST] | $1K-$15K | $220.22 | $265.06 | +20.4% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $APH | Amphenol Corporation Common Stock (APH) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | — | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $AAPL | Apple Inc. - Common Stock (AAPL) [ST] | $1K-$15K | $243.85 | $271.35 | +11.3% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock (ANET) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | $172.71 | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $T | AT&T Inc. (T) [ST] | $1K-$15K | $22.83 | $26.13 | +14.5% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $BLK | BlackRock, Inc. Common Stock (BLK) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | — | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $BLK | BlackRock, Inc. Common Stock (BLK) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | — | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
| BUY | $AVGO | Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock (AVGO) [ST] | $1K-$15K | — | — | — | Jan 2, 2025 |
Connected Legislative Activity
10 signalsThese bills and contracts share tickers or sectors with this filing's trades.
No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
The No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (S409) would eliminate tax deferral on foreign profits for U.S. multinationals, increasing effective tax rates by 5-8 percentage points. The bill is in early stages (referred to Senate Finance Committee, 19 cosponsors) and poses a 4-8% annual net income headwind for high international-exposure companies. Despite 8-30% rallies in the last 30 days across MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, KO, PG, XOM, and CVX, this legislative risk is not currently priced into valuations.
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025
HR1990, the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, would restore immediate expensing for R&D costs, reversing the 2022 tax code change that required 5/15-year amortization. This is an early-stage bill referred to Ways and Means with 81 cosponsors, but if enacted, it would provide a direct 21% tax-rate cash flow benefit annually to every R&D-intensive US company. The largest absolute beneficiaries are mega-cap tech and pharma firms with $10B+ annual R&D budgets.
Saving Privacy Act
The Saving Privacy Act (S809) is an early-stage Senate bill that would eliminate Bank Secrecy Act reporting obligations and 1099-K requirements for payment platforms. With only one sponsor and one cosponsor, the bill has been stuck in the Senate Finance Committee since February 2025 with no further action. Market impact is minimal today — this is a procedural signal, not a market-moving event for PYPL or WFC.
Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025
HR 612 is an early-stage authorization bill with zero appropriated funding. Market impact is minimal until a separate appropriations bill passes. The bill signals Congressional intent to support healthcare security spending but creates no immediate revenue for cybersecurity or physical security companies.
Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025
HR1062 permanently locks in higher FDII and GILTI deductions for US multinationals, preventing a ~3.3 ppt effective tax rate increase on foreign IP income scheduled for 2026. This directly boosts after-tax net income for companies with large international revenue streams, including MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA, JNJ, PFE, KO, and PG. The bill is in early committee stage — structural impact is contingent on passage through the 119th Congress.
American Innovation Act of 2025
Bill HR1778 would increase tax deductions for startup costs from $5k to $20k, reducing the net first-year burden for new enterprises. This quantitatively expands the customer base for business-formation beneficiary companies like Intuit ($INTU), Wix ($WIX), and PayPal ($PYPL). Current market data shows these three tickers have experienced near-term price declines (7-day changes of -2.07%, -1.55%, -1.17% respectively), making them cheaper entries ahead of potential bill momentum later in 2026.
Women's Retirement Protection Act
The Women's Retirement Protection Act (HR2023) is an early-stage, unfunded regulatory mandate that would require spousal consent for certain 401(k)-type distributions. At this procedural stage with only 15 cosponsors and referral to three committees, the market impact is minimal and contingent on future committee markup and passage in 2027 or later. Real market data shows $BLK up 1.33% and $SCHW up 3.9% over the past 7 days, driven by broader market trends, not this bill.
SPEED for BEAD Act
The SPEED for BEAD Act opens $42.45B in BEAD subsidies to satellite and fixed wireless providers, directly benefiting $SATS and the FWA offerings of $TMUS, $VZ, and $T. The bill is in early legislative stages (referred to committee), but its bipartisan sponsorship and 22 cosponsors signal moderate momentum. $SATS, trading at $122.38 with a 7-day gain of +4.15%, and $TMUS at $197.69 with a 7-day gain of +4.16%, are already showing above-market strength.
DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P: $602M Department of Veterans Affairs Contract
Dell Technologies (DELL) secured a $602 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs for a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, indicating continued federal reliance on Dell's IT solutions and Microsoft's software. This contract represents a significant revenue boost for Dell and reinforces its position in the federal healthcare IT market.
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (HR1873) would exclude BEAD and related broadband grants from federal taxable income, increasing effective grant value for recipients by ~21%. For operators $T, $VZ, $CMCSA, and $LBRDA, this directly improves rural broadband project economics. For equipment suppliers $CIEN and $GLW, it pulls through higher optical and fiber demand. The bill is at early stage (referred to Ways and Means) with a Senate companion. No real price movement attributable to this bill has occurred given its early stage.
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Data sourced from the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk Financial Disclosure system. Stock prices from Financial Modeling Prep. Suspicious timing flags identify coincidences between stock trades and legislative activity and do not imply any wrongdoing or illegal activity. This is not financial advice.