US Senate · Schema
Senate LDA Lobbying Filing
JSON Schema for a Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filing record.
Federal GovernmentLobbyingGovernment TransparencyCampaign FinanceOpen Data
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| filing_uuid | string | Unique identifier for this filing |
| filing_type | string | Filing type code (LD1, LD2, MM, YE, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) |
| filing_type_display | string | Human-readable filing type |
| filing_year | integer | Calendar year of the filing |
| filing_period | string | Filing period identifier |
| income | numbernull | Lobbying income reported (for lobbying firms) |
| expenses | numbernull | Lobbying expenses reported (for self-employed lobbyists) |
| dt_posted | string | Date and time the filing was posted |
| registrant | object | |
| client | object | |
| lobbying_activities | array |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-senate/main/json-schema/us-senate-lda-filing-schema.json",
"title": "Senate LDA Lobbying Filing",
"description": "JSON Schema for a Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filing record.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"filing_uuid": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "Unique identifier for this filing"
},
"filing_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filing type code (LD1, LD2, MM, YE, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)"
},
"filing_type_display": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable filing type"
},
"filing_year": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Calendar year of the filing"
},
"filing_period": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["registration", "first_quarter", "second_quarter", "mid_year", "third_quarter", "fourth_quarter", "year_end", "termination"],
"description": "Filing period identifier"
},
"income": {
"type": ["number", "null"],
"description": "Lobbying income reported (for lobbying firms)"
},
"expenses": {
"type": ["number", "null"],
"description": "Lobbying expenses reported (for self-employed lobbyists)"
},
"dt_posted": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Date and time the filing was posted"
},
"registrant": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Registrant"
},
"client": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Client"
},
"lobbying_activities": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/LobbyingActivity"
}
}
},
"required": ["filing_uuid", "filing_type", "filing_year"],
"$defs": {
"Registrant": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {"type": "integer"},
"name": {"type": "string"},
"city": {"type": ["string", "null"]},
"state": {"type": ["string", "null"]},
"country": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["id", "name"]
},
"Client": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {"type": "integer"},
"name": {"type": "string"},
"state": {"type": ["string", "null"]},
"country": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["id", "name"]
},
"LobbyingActivity": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"general_issue_code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Issue area code (e.g., TAX, HCR, DEF)"
},
"general_issue_code_display": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Specific issues lobbied on"
},
"government_entities": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {"type": "string"}
}
}
},
"lobbyists": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
}
}
}
}
}