PYPL

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Sector: financeFinancial - Credit ServicesNASDAQMarket Cap: $38.97B

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a digital payments platform with no federal contracts or lobbying spend, but shows direct executive branch exposure via a $15,001-$50,000 stock holding by Donald J. Trump.

Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

85/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat PYPL does

PayPal provides a technology platform for digital payments and commerce, enabling transactions for consumers and merchants. Its revenue is primarily derived from transaction fees, value-added services, and other payment-related services. The company operates a two-sided network connecting payers and merchants globally.

12 months past · 3 months futurePYPL activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

240 trading days · 28 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 3 past bill actions · 4 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsPYPL held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported PYPL positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 2 filings.

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

PayPal Holdings Inc

$15,001 - $50,000 · self · 2025

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

PayPal Holdings Inc

$1,001 - $15,000 · self · 2025

Lifetime Government AwardsPYPL federal contracts

PYPL 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 PYPLMembers of Congress with recent PYPL positions

17 politicians traded PYPL across 80 disclosed transactions totaling $1.2M (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just PYPL). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Nancy Pelosi D-California · house 1 sell $375K 2025-12-30 MID · 44 Ro Khanna D-California · house 15 buys 13 sells $224K 2026-01-29 LOW · 0 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house 2 buys 4 sells $195K 2025-05-12 LOW · 0 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house 4 buys 6 sells $80K 2025-03-03 LOW · 1 Tommy Tuberville R-Alabama · senate 2 sells $65K 2025-04-15 LOW · 8 Julie Johnson D-Texas · house 2 buys 4 sells $48K 2025-04-01 LOW · 15 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house 2 buys 3 sells $40K 2025-09-11 LOW · 0 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house 3 buys 1 sell $32K 2026-03-13 LOW · 1 James Comer R-Kentucky · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2025-07-03 LOW · 0 Angus S. King I-Maine · senate 2 buys 1 sell $24K 2026-02-13 LOW · 7 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house 2 sells $16K 2025-09-23 LOW · 0 John Boozman R-Arkansas · senate 2 buys $16K 2026-01-29 MID · 47 Robert P. Bresnahan R-Pennsylvania · house 2 buys $16K 2025-04-08 LOW · 0 Dan Newhouse R-Washington · house 2 sells $16K 2025-04-11 LOW · 5 Mark Alford R-Missouri · house 1 sell $8K 2026-03-16 LOW · 0

2 more politicians active in PYPL · full table in member dashboard

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading PYPL

2026-03-13 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-03-13 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-03-16 Mark Alford R-Missouri · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-02-13 Angus S. King I-Maine · senate Sale (Full) $1,001 - $15,000

2026-02-20 Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-Tennessee · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-02-10 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-29 John Boozman R-Arkansas · senate Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-13 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-12-30 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Sale $250,001 - $500,000

2025-11-21 John Boozman R-Arkansas · senate Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-11-10 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-08

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

stock awards · $755K market value

2026-03-25 Henry Alyssa Director AWARD 1,210 sh $54K

2026-02-02 DORMAN DAVID W Other AWARD 1,521 sh $80K

2026-02-02 DORMAN DAVID W Director AWARD 1,521 sh $80K

2026-02-02 DORMAN DAVID W Other AWARD 564 sh $30K

2026-01-02 LORES ENRIQUE Director AWARD 2,881 sh $168K

2026-01-02 DORMAN DAVID W Director AWARD 2,150 sh $125K

2026-01-02 Stanley Deirdre Director AWARD 1,892 sh $110K

For PYPL, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting PYPLLive legislation impacting this stock

S.1071 · 119th

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Enacted latest action 2025-12-18 MINIMAL

SJRES.28 · 119th

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Par

Enacted latest action 2025-05-09 MINIMAL

HR.1968 · 119th

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Enacted latest action 2025-03-15 MINIMAL

HR.2285 · 119th

DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025

Reported latest action 2025-04-09 MINIMAL

S.976 · 119th

Insurance Fraud Accountability Act

Committee latest action 2025-11-06 MINIMAL

HR.1764 · 119th

Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act

Committee latest action 2025-07-22 MINIMAL

HR.1991 · 119th

Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025

Committee latest action 2025-04-04 MINIMAL

HR.2117 · 119th

Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act

Committee latest action 2025-04-04 MINIMAL

HR.2331 · 119th

Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act

Committee latest action 2025-03-25 MINIMAL

HR.2246 · 119th

Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act

Committee latest action 2025-03-21 MINIMAL

Political ProfileWhere PYPL sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (8 recent finance bills) but zero lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`: $0) and no federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary`: null). EVIDENTIARY: Direct executive branch holding by Donald J. Trump valued $15,001-$50,000 (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[1].value_bucket`), countered by mixed congressional trading (3 net buyers, 5 net sellers in top 10 trades). Net: High regulatory scrutiny with no active political capital deployment creates a neutral signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

High volume of finance-sector legislation

U.S. Congress

"8 recent bills in `Recent bill_impacts` all with finance sector classification and positive revenue impact estimates."

Regulatory opportunities

No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

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Congressional critics

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Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for PYPL — 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 PYPL
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
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Frequently AskedAbout PYPL & political exposure

Does PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for PayPal Holdings, Inc.. 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.

Which Trump cabinet officials own PYPL stock?

1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in PYPL on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.

Has Congress traded PYPL stock?

679 congressional trades by 51 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-16. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is PYPL political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.

How does GovGreed track PYPL 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. PYPL data is updated daily from these official federal sources.