When a member of Congress hasn't bought a stock since 2024, the list of names they're selling probably deserves a closer look. That's exactly the situation with Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), who just disclosed two more sales.

According to the MarketDash Government Trades page, Sessions sold $15,000 to $50,000 worth of Alphabet Class A (GOOGL) shares on Sept. 14. On the same day, he sold $15,000 to $50,000 of AbbVie (ABBV) shares.

These transactions fit a familiar pattern. Back in July, Sessions sold shares of Verizon and Ares Capital Corporation. Those were his only other transactions in 2026. He did buy several corporate bonds in 2025, but otherwise, it's been all selling in recent years.

The last stock Sessions actually bought? Microsoft, with a $1,000 to $15,000 purchase in December 2024.

A Long History of Trading

Sessions has made over 450 trades totaling $11.5 million since 2013, according to data from Quiver Quantitative. His most active year was 2023, when trades hit $3.2 million. In 2024, trades totaled $436,000, and 2025 saw $323,000 in trades. Outside of those corporate bond purchases, the past several years have all seen more sales than buys by dollar volume.

Why all the selling? There are plenty of possible reasons. Maybe it's tax planning. Maybe it's a preemptive move in case legislation banning members of Congress from trading actually passes. Either way, MarketDash will keep monitoring congressional trades that stand out.