lobbying_search
Search U.S. lobbying disclosure filings to identify who lobbies Congress, on which policy issues, and how much they spend.
Instructions
Search lobbying disclosure filings — find out who is lobbying Congress, on what issues, and how much they're spending.
Search by:
registrant_name: lobbying firm or self-filing org ('Pfizer', 'Amazon', 'National Rifle Association')
client_name: who hired the lobbyist ('Google', 'ExxonMobil')
issue_code: policy area ('TAX', 'HCR' health, 'DEF' defense, 'ENV' environment, 'ENG' energy, 'IMM' immigration)
filing_year: year of filing (2020-2026)
Returns expenses/income amounts, issues lobbied, and registrant/client info.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| registrant_name | No | Lobbying firm or organization: 'Pfizer', 'Amazon', 'US Chamber of Commerce' | |
| client_name | No | Client who hired the lobbyist: 'Google', 'Meta', 'Boeing' | |
| issue_code | No | Issue area code: 'HCR' (Health Issues), 'MMM' (Medicare/Medicaid), 'TAX' (Taxation/Internal Revenue Code), 'BUD' (Budget/Appropriations), 'DEF' (Defense), 'ENV' (Environment/Superfund), 'ENG' (Energy/Nuclear), 'TRD' (Trade (Domestic/Foreign)), ... (20 total) | |
| filing_year | No | Year: 2020-2026 | |
| filing_type | No | Filing type: 'Q1' (1st Quarter Report), 'Q2' (2nd Quarter Report), 'Q3' (3rd Quarter Report), 'Q4' (4th Quarter Report), 'MM' (Mid-Year Report), 'MY' (Year-End Report), 'RN' (Registration (New)), 'RA' (Registration Amendment), 'RR' (Registration Renewal), 'TE' (Termination) | |
| page_size | No | Results per page (default 20) |