About LobbySpend
Who’s lobbying Washington?
What we do
LobbySpend turns Senate lobbying disclosures into searchable profiles of who spends what on whom — by client, firm, and issue.
We focus on U.S. federal lobbying disclosures. Every page on lobbyspend.org is built from the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database, cited and linkable so readers can trace any number back to its source.
Who this is for
LobbySpend is built for journalists, policy researchers, advocacy groups, and engaged citizens.
Why this exists
Public data on U.S. federal lobbying disclosures is technically free, but practically locked behind file formats, acronyms, and paywalled dashboards. LobbySpendexists to close that gap: take the raw federal and public-sector data, and turn it into pages a normal person can read in thirty seconds.
How we work
- Primary source only. We pull from the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database and cite the exact dataset and version on every page.
- No invented numbers. If a figure is not in the underlying public data, it does not appear on lobbyspend.org. We never generate synthetic statistics to fill gaps.
- Refreshed on a schedule. Data is refetched on a published cadence — you can see the "Last updated" date on every dataset page.
- Corrections welcome. Readers flag issues all the time. When the source fixes a record, LobbySpend follows.
Independence
LobbySpend is an independent publication. We are not funded, owned, or directed by any of the agencies, companies, or organizations that appear in our data. Hosting is paid for by advertising — see our Privacy Policy for details — and we do not take paid placements, sponsored rankings, or "remove-my-entry" fees.
History
LobbySpend launched in 2025 as part of a small portfolio of independent public-data sites. It has been maintained and updated continuously since.
Contact
Tips, corrections, data-partnership questions, and press inquiries: [email protected]. More options on our contact page.