A newly filed disclosure shows Hon. Julia Letlow, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, purchased shares of The Boeing Company (BA) on October 23, 2024. The transaction was made personally by the congresswoman and is valued between $1,001 and $15,000, according to the Periodic Transaction Report filed under the STOCK Act.
The report lists the holding through Merrill Lynch Investment Account #025, indicating the purchase was executed within an existing brokerage relationship rather than a newly opened account. The disclosure identifies the transaction simply as a purchase, with no accompanying sale or partial exchange noted in the same filing.
A Filing Well Past the 45-Day Window
Under the STOCK Act, members of Congress are required to publicly disclose stock transactions within 45 days of the trade date. In this case, the purchase occurred on October 23, 2024, but the report was not filed until 292 days later. That gap places the disclosure well outside the statutory window. This article notes the delay as a matter of record, based solely on the dates listed in the filing, without speculating as to the cause.
Late filings of this kind are not uncommon in congressional stock disclosures, and the STOCK Act itself provides for the possibility of after-the-fact reporting, sometimes accompanied by administrative penalties. The filing reviewed here does not include any explanation for the timing, and none is inferred here.
Boeing has been a recurring name in recent congressional trading disclosures. Just weeks ago, this site covered a similar case involving Rep. Tim Walberg’s purchase of Boeing stock, which was also filed late. Whether these transactions reflect any broader pattern of interest in the aerospace and defense sector among lawmakers is not something this filing alone can establish.
As with all Periodic Transaction Reports, the disclosure represents a legally mandated record of a financial transaction rather than an indication of investment performance, insider knowledge, or wrongdoing. Members of Congress are permitted to buy and sell securities like any other private citizen, subject to these reporting requirements designed to promote transparency around potential conflicts of interest.
WhoIsBuyingNow.com will continue to track future filings related to this transaction, including any subsequent sale of the disclosed Boeing shares, as they become publicly available through House disclosure records.