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The Williams Companies, Inc.

Sector: energyOil & Gas MidstreamNYSEMarket Cap: $89.12B

Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) is a large-cap energy infrastructure company focused on natural gas transportation, with its most significant political signal being a direct equity holding by former President Donald J. Trump valued between $1,001-$15,000.

Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat WMB does

The Williams Companies, Inc. operates one of the largest natural gas transmission and processing systems in the United States, including the Transco pipeline. Its business model is based on fee-based revenues from transporting, processing, and storing natural gas and natural gas liquids. Primary revenue lines are derived from its interstate gas pipeline and midstream operations.

12 months past · 3 months futureWMB activity timeline

$79$67$55 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $76.31 hi $56.51 lo $75.54 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 0 BILLS 39 Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-02-10Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Sale · 2026-01-09Ritchie Torres (D) · Sale · 2025-07-11Ritchie Torres (D) · sale · 2025-07-11Lisa C. McClain (R) · sale · 2025-07-10Lisa C. McClain (R) · Sale · 2025-07-10 S.881 · committee · 2025-09-10 MARKUP · House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe · 2026-05-19MARKUP · House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Intelligence Subcommitte · 2026-05-19MARKUP · House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · 2026-05-19MARKUP · House Science, Space, and Technology · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Foreign Relations · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Ai · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Foreign Affairs · 2026-05-20MARKUP · · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Inve · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environ · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular A · 2026-05-21
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 · 6 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 1 past bill actions · 14 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsWMB held by Trump-administration officials

Lifetime Government AwardsWMB federal contracts

WMB 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 WMBMembers of Congress with recent WMB positions

7 politicians traded WMB across 22 disclosed transactions totaling $310K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just WMB). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading WMB

2026-02-10 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-17 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 161d late
2025-04-23 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house sale $1,001 - $15,000 124d late
2025-03-17 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 161d late
2025-03-24 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 154d late
2025-03-24 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 154d late
2025-04-23 Jonathan L. Jackson D-Illinois · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000 124d late
2025-07-11 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-26 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 328d late
2025-07-11 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-26 Ritchie Torres D-New York · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000 328d late
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-03-09

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

Stock awards & option exercises

12
stock awards · $12.8M market value
8
option exercises · $33.8M
2026-03-09 Jasek Glen G. Senior Vice President AWARD 5,637 sh $413K
2026-03-09 Fazel Payvand Senior Vice President AWARD 5,637 sh $413K
2026-02-19 Zamarin Chad J. President and CEO AWARD 51,268 sh $3.7M
2026-02-19 Larsen Larry C Executive Vice President & COO AWARD 22,516 sh $1.6M
2026-02-19 Porter John Dean EVP & CFO AWARD 20,784 sh $1.5M
2026-02-19 Wingo Robert R. Executive Vice President AWARD 19,052 sh $1.4M
2026-02-19 Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General Counsel AWARD 13,856 sh $1000K
2026-02-19 PICKLE DEBBIE L. SVP & Chief HR Officer AWARD 10,392 sh $750K
For WMB, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting WMBLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere WMB sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary` is null) and zero lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income` is 0). EVIDENTIARY: Direct equity holding by former President Trump (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings`) and four weak contribution patterns with no subsequent trades (`get_political_influence.contribution_patterns`). Net: Executive branch exposure is notable but unsupported by active lobbying or insider/congressional trading (0 corporate insider buys in 180 days, congressional trades are all sales).

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • High exposure to energy-sector legislative and regulatory changes
    FERC, DOE, EPA
    "Eight recent bills with sector='energy' and consistent impact_ratios of 0.0002 per `Recent bill_impacts`."

Regulatory opportunities

  • Potential alignment with pro-energy infrastructure policies
    FERC
    "Committee jurisdiction via donor Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) on House Appropriations Committee per `get_political_influence.donations[2].committees`."

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout WMB & political exposure

Does The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for The Williams Companies, 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 WMB stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in WMB on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded WMB stock?
311 congressional trades by 22 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-02-10. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is WMB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 75% / D 25%.
How does GovGreed track WMB 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. WMB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.