IP
International Paper Company
Packaging container manufacturer with zero gov ties but net congressional buys (21 vs 13) over last 24mo.
Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
10/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
MODERATE BULLISH
BusinessWhat IP does
International Paper Company (IP) operates in the consumer cyclical sector, Packaging & Containers industry, producing containerboard, corrugated packaging, and pulp.
12 months past · 3 months futureIP activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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Bills
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upcoming markup (sector)
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240 trading days ·
17 congressional trades shown
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3 insider buys
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0 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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0 upcoming markups
Lifetime Government AwardsIP federal contracts
IP doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Politicians Trading IPMembers of Congress with recent IP positions
4 politicians traded IP across 33 disclosed transactions totaling $264K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just IP). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading IP
2026-04-14
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-22
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-18
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-14
Thomas R. Suozzi
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-26
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-08
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
A+
Insider signal score 65/100 · 3 distinct insiders · 3 open-market buys totaling $3.5M (incl. 1 CEO/CFO buy) in the last 180 days.
2026-01-30
Silvernail Andrew K
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
50,000 sh
$2.0M
Stock awards & option exercises
5
stock awards · $6.0M market value
2026-02-09
Nicholls Timothy S
Exec. VP & President
AWARD
52,230 sh
$2.4M
2026-02-09
Hamic William Thomas
Exec. VP & President
AWARD
43,225 sh
$2.0M
2026-02-09
Saab Joseph R.
SVP, GC and Corp. Secretary
AWARD
24,314 sh
$1.1M
2026-02-09
Goughnour Holly G.
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
AWARD
6,335 sh
$295K
2026-01-01
Goughnour Holly G.
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
AWARD
3,885 sh
$153K
For IP, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Political ProfileWhere IP sits in Washington
Net congressional buys (21 buys vs 13 sells, max $315K) by 4 pols including House Dems Khanna and Cisneros per get_sector_political_positioning, despite zero insider activity per get_corporate_insider_signal and zero lobbying per get_political_influence.
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- Khanna, Ro (D-house) — buyer per get_sector_political_positioning
- Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (D-house) — buyer per get_sector_political_positioning
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for IP — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades IP
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout IP & political exposure
Does International Paper Company (IP) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for International Paper Company. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded IP stock?
197 congressional trades by 18 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-14. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is IP political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: moderate-bullish.
How does GovGreed track IP political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. IP data is updated daily from these official federal sources.