LobbyingData
Overview
LobbyingData.com collects its data from U.S. federal government sources, primarily the lobbying disclosure systems maintained by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Disclosures are systematically ingested as they are published or updated, standardized into a structured format, and validated for consistency and completeness. Reported lobbying issues are mapped to specific bills and legislative items using congressional data, allowing lobbying activity to be directly tied to the underlying policy actions. Corporate entities are linked to publicly traded tickers and SIKs through a controlled matching process based on public identifiers and historical disclosures. This approach creates a clear and consistent view of how much money is being spent on lobbying, by which companies, and the specific policy objectives driving that spend. Data is refreshed on an ongoing basis, preserved historically, and delivered in an analysis-ready format.
Datasets on Dewey
| Dataset | Description |
|---|---|
| U.S. Lobbying Data | Comprehensive real-time and historical coverage of all U.S. federal lobbying activity from 1999 to the present. It includes over 1.6 million lobbying contracts across 200,000+ entities, 13,000+ lobbying firms, 78,000+ registered lobbyists, and detailed attributes on issues, bills, and government agencies involved. All publicly traded entities are mapped to stock ticker symbols, enabling seamless integration with financial and economic datasets. |
Potential Research Use Cases
- Policy Influence Analysis: Measure how corporate, nonprofit, and industry lobbying activity aligns with legislative outcomes and regulatory changes.
- Financial & Investment Research: Study relationships between lobbying behavior, stock performance, risk exposure, and market reactions.
- Political Economy & Public Policy Research: Analyze how lobbying shapes public spending, tax policy, healthcare, energy, and defense legislation.
- Corporate Strategy & Compliance Benchmarking: Compare firm-level lobbying intensity across industries, competitors, and time.
- Network & Power Structure Analysis: Map relationships between lobbyists, firms, government agencies, and congressional committees.
- Trend Forecasting & Early Signal Detection: Identify emerging policy priorities and regulatory risks based on shifts in lobbying focus.
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Updated 17 days ago