Think-tanks, policy institutes, and academic researchers leverage 45+ years of networked congressional data for scholarly research on lobbying, legislative effectiveness, and political influence.
Study patterns in bill sponsorship, committee advancement, and legislative success across Members, parties, and Congresses using proprietary effectiveness rankings as a structured dataset.
Access 810K+ lobbying disclosures and 40K+ lobbyist profiles for research on corporate political activity, issue salience, and the relationship between lobbying expenditure and legislative outcomes.
Analyze FEC contribution data linked to congressional offices and organizational profiles to study the relationship between political money, access, and legislative behavior.
Study the revolving door using comprehensive career history data for 140K+ congressional staff and lobbyists over more than four decades.
Analyze staffing levels, compensation trends, and institutional capacity across congressional offices and committees over time — a unique dataset for studying congressional organization.
Research patterns in committee hearing activity, witness selection, and testimony content across 30K+ hearings. Who gets invited to testify, and how does that shape policy?
Congressional data going back 45+ years — legislation, staff, lobbying, hearings, and contributions — in a single searchable platform.
Enterprise plans include structured data exports and API access for quantitative research and dataset construction.
Unique relationship mapping between lawmakers, staff, lobbyists, witnesses, and organizations — not available in any public dataset.
Special pricing available for think-tanks, policy institutes, and non-profit research organizations. Contact us to discuss your needs.
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