Kevin Hern
Price Movement Since Trade
How each stock has moved from the trade date to the most recent close.
Suspicious Timing Detected
5 flagsRepresentative Kevin Hern sold $100K-$250K in $MCD on 2025-10-23 — 48 days before the LET’S Protect Workers Act (HR6597) was introduced, which proposes increased penalties for labor violations.
Representative Kevin Hern sold $100K-$250K in $MCD on 2025-10-23 — 55 days before the Schedules That Work Act (HR6786) was introduced, which mandates predictable scheduling and could increase labor costs.
Representative Kevin Hern sold $15K-$50K in $CSX on 2025-10-28 — 85 days before the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 (HR7084) was reported, a bill relevant to transportation.
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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All Transactions
| Type | Ticker | Asset | Amount | Trade Price | Current | Change | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUY | Corporate Securities | RBC 11.25% 30F DUE 10/16/30(Corporate Securities) | $1M-$5M | — | — | — | Oct 10, 2025 |
| BUY | Corporate Securities | RBC 11.25% 30F DUE 10/16/30(Corporate Securities) | $500K-$1M | — | — | — | Oct 10, 2025 |
| SELL | Corporate Securities | BNP Paribas MTN 4/9/2030(Corporate Securities) | $1M-$5M | — | — | — | Oct 9, 2025 |
| SELL | Corporate Securities | BNP Paribas MTN 4/9/2030(Corporate Securities) | $250K-$500K | — | — | — | Oct 9, 2025 |
| SELL | $ACN | Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares | $100K-$250K | $250.77 | — | — | Oct 27, 2025 |
| SELL | $MCD | McDonald's Corporation Common Stock | $100K-$250K | $306.97 | — | — | Oct 23, 2025 |
| PARTIAL SELL | $BSX | Boston Scientific Corporation Common Stock | $15K-$50K | $100.97 | — | — | Oct 28, 2025 |
| PARTIAL SELL | $CSX | CSX Corporation | $15K-$50K | $35.68 | — | — | Oct 28, 2025 |
| PARTIAL SELL | $ETN | Eaton Corporation, PLC Ordinary Shares | $15K-$50K | $380.02 | — | — | Oct 6, 2025 |
| PARTIAL SELL | $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $15K-$50K | $542.07 | — | — | Oct 28, 2025 |
Connected Legislative Activity
10 signalsThese bills and contracts share tickers or sectors with this filing's trades.
HEAR Act of 2025
The HEAR Act of 2025 is an early-stage, unfunded bill with no Senate companion, no committee hearing, and no markup. It proposes Medicare coverage for hearing aids, which would expand the total addressable market for hearing health, but no publicly traded pure-play hearing aid companies are represented in the provided ticker list. The bill has zero legislative momentum and zero appropriated funding, making it a non-event for current market pricing.
DRIVER Act
The DRIVER Act (HR6687) mandates open vehicle diagnostic data access, structurally shifting repair volumes from automaker dealer networks to independent shops. Aftermarket distributors O'Reilly ($ORLY at $98.55, +5.82% 7-day) and AutoZone ($AZO at $3669.56, +2.56% 7-day) benefit directly, while GM ($GM at $77.97, -0.1% 7-day), Ford ($F at $11.93, -3.63% 7-day), and Tesla ($TSLA at $372.03, -1.13% 7-day) face bearish pressure. The bill is early-stage (referred to committee Dec 12, 2025) with a long legislative path, but the structural implications for the $300+ billion U.S. vehicle repair ecosystem are unambiguous.
The Working for Tips Tax Relief Act of 2025
H.R. 6295, the Working for Tips Tax Relief Act of 2025, is an early-stage House bill proposing a permanent exclusion of up to $35,000 in reported tips from gross income for eligible service workers. Referred to Ways and Means in November 2025 with no subsequent action, the bill has extremely low near-term passage probability. For tipped-heavy QSR operators like Starbucks and Domino's, the bill could reduce turnover and improve labor availability if enacted, but current market prices reflect unrelated dynamics: SBUX surging 17.88% in 30 days on operational momentum, DPZ falling 8.31% in 7 days on broad market pressure. No actionable trading signal from this bill alone.
Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act
The Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act preempts local permitting fees and grants telecom providers streamlined access to railroad rights-of-way, reducing rural 5G/fiber deployment costs by 15-30% for VZ, T, and TMUS. Tower REITs CCI and AMT benefit from accelerated small cell demand, while rail carriers CSX, UNP, and NSC gain a new high-margin lease revenue stream. Real market data shows telecoms and rails all up double digits on a 30-day basis, with CCI +9.01% and UNP +10.11%, indicating market anticipation of regulatory catalysts.
LET’S Protect Workers Act
HR6597 (LET'S Protect Workers Act) would dramatically increase civil penalties for child labor and wage/hour violations, raising maximum per-violation fines ~10x to $150,000 per employee. The bill is in early committee stage with no immediate market impact, but it represents a structural regulatory risk for large hourly-workforce employers. Dollar General ($DG) and Dollar Tree ($DLTR) face the highest proportional exposure given thin margins and history of violations.
More Homes on the Market Act
The More Homes on the Market Act is an early-stage Senate bill (S. 3332) that would double the capital gains exclusion on primary residence sales to $500,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for married couples, with inflation indexing. Filed December 3, 2025, the bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee and has not advanced. The limited legislative momentum means near-zero near-term market impact despite the structural benefit to homebuilders and mortgage banks if passed.
Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
The 'Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act' (S3265) proposes to double the maximum WOTC from $2,400 to $6,000 per eligible hire and extend the program through 2030. Staffing firms ($KFRC, $MAN, $RHI) and high-turnover employers ($TGT, $WMT, $MCD, $SBUX) are structurally positioned to benefit from reduced labor costs. Kforce Inc. has already priced in significant momentum, surging +58.37% in the last 30 days to $46.72, approaching its 52-week high.
Revitalize Our Neighborhoods Act of 2025
The Revitalize Our Neighborhoods Act (HR6217) is an early-stage bill authorizing HUD competitive grants for blight elimination and neighborhood revitalization. It has zero funded dollars, is stuck in committee since November 2025, and presents no near-term market catalyst for homebuilders ($LEN, $DHI, $PHM) or retailers ($HD, $LOW). Real market data shows all five tickers have declined 2-4% in the past week, consistent with sector headwinds, not legislative activity.
Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act
The Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act (HR6046) streamlines telecom fiber deployment along railroad rights-of-way by imposing a mandatory 60-day approval timeline on railroad carriers and eliminating redundant permitting for corridor crossings. This directly benefits major telecom providers ($VZ, $T, $TMUS) by reducing deployment costs and timeline uncertainty, while creating a new, high-margin revenue stream for Class I railroads ($UNP, $CSX, $NSC, $CP) through standardized access fees. Tower REITs ($CCI, $AMT) gain indirectly through faster network builds by their tenants.
CHICKASAW AEROSPACE, LLC: $12.3M Department of Health and Human Services Contract
This $12.3M contract to Chickasaw Aerospace, LLC for FDA IT services is a routine award for modernizing adverse event monitoring, with minimal direct impact on major publicly traded companies. However, it signals ongoing federal investment in healthcare IT infrastructure, benefiting larger players in the sector.
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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.