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Search US Congressional lobbying filings. Find out who's lobbying Congress, how much they're spending, and on what issues.

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find out who's lobbying congress, how much they're spending, and what issues they're pushing. all the data comes from the official US Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database.

  • by client - who's hiring lobbyists? (amazon, meta, pfizer, etc.)
  • by lobbying firm - which firms are doing the lobbying? (akin gump, brownstein, etc.)
  • by lobbyist - individual lobbyist names
  • by issue - what topics are being lobbied on? (AI, healthcare, taxes, crypto, etc.)
  • by year - filter by filing year (1999-2026)
  • by amount - minimum lobbying spend

what you get

each filing includes:

  • money - how much was spent (income/expenses)
  • client - who hired the lobbyists
  • lobbying firm - who's doing the lobbying
  • lobbyists - individual lobbyists involved + their former government positions
  • issues - what they lobbied on
  • government entities - which agencies/offices were contacted (house, senate, DOJ, etc.)
  • foreign entities - any foreign involvement disclosed
  • document link - PDF of the original filing

example

search for Amazon's lobbying activity:

{
"clientName": "Amazon",
"filingYear": 2024,
"maxResults": 50
}

search for AI-related lobbying:

{
"issue": "artificial intelligence",
"minAmount": 100000,
"maxResults": 100
}

use cases

  • journalists - investigate corporate influence on legislation
  • researchers - study lobbying patterns and spending trends
  • activists - track who's lobbying against your cause
  • competitors - see what rivals are lobbying for
  • policy wonks - understand the lobbying landscape on specific issues

data source

official US Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database at lda.senate.gov. all lobbyists are legally required to file these disclosures.