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metadata

language:
  - en
license: other
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dataset_info:
  features:
    - name: symbol
      dtype: string
    - name: datetime
      dtype: string
    - name: client
      dtype: string
    - name: client_description
      dtype: string
    - name: spend
      dtype: float64
    - name: transaction_type
      dtype: string
    - name: filing_type
      dtype: string
    - name: lobby_description
      sequence: string
    - name: issue_codes
      sequence: string
    - name: government_entity_details
      sequence: string
    - name: quarter
      dtype: string
    - name: effective_date
      dtype: string
    - name: termination_date
      dtype: string
    - name: client_state
      dtype: string
    - name: client_country
      dtype: string
    - name: client_id
      dtype: string
    - name: government_lobby
      dtype: bool
    - name: performing_own_lobbying
      dtype: bool
    - name: registrant_dt_updated
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_name
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_address
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_id
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_description
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_contact_name
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_house_registrant_id
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_contact_telephone
      dtype: string
    - name: lobbyist_full_names
      sequence: string
    - name: lobbyist_ids
      sequence: string
    - name: previous_goverment_positions
      sequence: string
    - name: lobbyist_new_statuses
      sequence: string
    - name: client_url
      dtype: string
    - name: registrant_url
      dtype: string
    - name: filing_url
      dtype: string
    - name: filing_id
      dtype: string
    - name: unique_id
      dtype: string
    - name: match
      dtype: string
    - name: date_time
      dtype: string
    - name: date
      dtype: string
    - name: ticker
      dtype: string

Dataset Information

Weekly Lobbying disclosures for publicly traded companies, sourced from SOV.AI. Each record captures a lobbying filing enriched with issue coverage, registrant context, spending amounts, and matched ticker metadata.

• Coverage: 163,627 filings matched to 1,862 tickers, quarters 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1 (measured 2026-11-09 on the source); datetime holds a placeholder (1899-12-30) on 18 rows
• Update cadence: Weekly refresh as filings land after US-EST market close
• Fields:
  • Client profile, geography, and matched ticker information
  • Spending amounts, transaction types, and filing metadata
  • Lobbying issues, government entities, and registrant details
  • Lobbyist rosters, prior government positions, and status updates

Data Source

Data provided by Lobbying feed.