Lobbying

What it is

Companies and trade groups that pay for lobbying must report it to Congress every quarter: who they hired, how much they spent, and which issues were lobbied.

Who files it

The lobbying firm, or the company itself when it uses its own staff, under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

How current

Quarterly reports are due 20 days after each quarter ends, so they arrive in waves. We collect them daily.

Worth knowing

Amounts are rounded by the filer and cover the whole quarter. We match clients to listed companies automatically, so a few may be missed or misattributed.

All of this comes from public filings.