Hon. Michael Rulli, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has disclosed the sale of Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock (GOOGL) in a Periodic Transaction Report filed under the STOCK Act. The transaction, dated August 24, 2026, was made personally by Rulli through a Merrill Lynch Roth IRA, and falls within a disclosed value range of $50,001 to $100,000.
The filing classifies this as a congressional sale, adding Rulli’s name to a growing list of lawmakers who have reported transactions in GOOGL over recent months. As with all STOCK Act disclosures, the report is a legal requirement for members of Congress and their immediate families, and the filing itself does not suggest any wrongdoing or special access to information.
An Insider Sale in the Same Window
What makes this disclosure notable is its proximity to activity from inside Alphabet itself. Company insider Sergey Brin sold GOOGL shares on August 7, 2026, according to separate filings, with that transaction listed at a nominal $0 value. Brin’s sale falls within 30 days of Rulli’s reported transaction date, placing both moves in the same general window of trading activity around the stock.
WhoIsBuyingNow.com tracks these overlapping signals, congressional trades and corporate insider trades, because they often surface together in short time frames without necessarily being connected. There is no evidence in the disclosures that Rulli’s sale and Brin’s sale are related, and the STOCK Act does not require lawmakers to explain the timing or rationale behind their trades.
This is not the first time GOOGL has drawn attention on this front. Earlier this summer, our site reported on a similar pattern involving another House member; see Rep. Thomas Kean Discloses GOOGL Sale as Insider Also Exits for a comparable case where a lawmaker’s sale coincided with insider activity at Alphabet.
Rulli’s disclosure adds another data point to the broader pattern of GOOGL-related transactions among members of Congress this year, following buys and sells across both parties. As always, the periodic reporting window means transactions can be filed weeks after they occur, so the full picture of trading activity around any given date may take time to emerge as additional disclosures are filed.
Readers interested in tracking how these disclosures compare across members of Congress can follow ongoing coverage on WhoIsBuyingNow.com as new Periodic Transaction Reports are filed with the House and Senate.