U.S. Lobbying Database: Real-Time & Historical Coverage (24 years), 1.6M+ lobbying contracts, 200k+ entities tracked & tickerized corporate lobbying

Our lobbying data is collected and aggregated from the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records from 1999-present and is updated on a regular basis. We utilize advanced data science techniques to ensure accurate data points are collected and ingested, match similar entities across time, and tickerize publicly traded companies that lobby. Our comprehensive and advanced lobbying database is completed with all the information you need, with more than 1.6 million lobbying contracts ready-for-analysis. We include detailed information on all aspects of federal lobbying, including the following fascinating attributes, among much more: 1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm. 2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists. 3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV - Environment, TOB - Tobacco, FAM - Family Issues/Abortion). 4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on. 5. Bills Lobbied On: A parsed version of Specific Issues that catches specific HR, PL, and ACTS lobbied on (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). 6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD). 7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France). Using our intelligently designed & curated data quality, researchers can easily perform analysis by company, lobbyist, lobbying firm, government agency, or issue. We earnestly work with our customers to deliver this database in the methods or formats of their choosing, from: CSV, JSON, DTA, PKL, to other formats and methods. We're flexible. Gain access to our highly unique and actionable U.S. lobbying database. Further information on LobbyingData.com and our alternative datasets and database can be found on our website, or by contacting us through Datarade.

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集涵盖1999年至今的美国游说活动，包含160多万份游说合同和20多万个追踪实体，采用先进技术实现上市公司游说数据标记化。数据集详细记录了客户信息、游说公司、游说者背景、议题分类、具体法案、被游说机构及外国实体等七类核心信息，支持多格式数据导出。