July 30, 2026 •
New U.S. Federal Website Launches for LDA Report Searches
After July 31, the online mechanism for searching for federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) reports becomes available at https://lda.gov/system/public, consolidating the search functions from both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate LDA webpages. The LDA reports include lobbying Registrations (LD-1), […]
After July 31, the online mechanism for searching for federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) reports becomes available at https://lda.gov/system/public, consolidating the search functions from both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate LDA webpages. The LDA reports include lobbying Registrations (LD-1), Quarterly Activity Reports (LD-2), and Contributions Reports (LD-203). The Contributions Reports are filed under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA). The law requires all reports filed under the LDA and HLOGA are made available to the public over the internet. Additional information will still remain available at lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov and disclosure.senate.gov for further LDA guidance, filing deadlines, registration thresholds, frequently asked questions, ADA accommodations, LDA laws and more.
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July 23, 2026 •
U.S. GAO’s Report on Lobbying Compliance for 2025
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its audit of federal lobbying compliance for 2025. For the audit, the GAO reviewed a stratified sample of 101 quarterly disclosure reports filed for the third and fourth quarters of calendar year 2024 […]
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its audit of federal lobbying compliance for 2025. For the audit, the GAO reviewed a stratified sample of 101 quarterly disclosure reports filed for the third and fourth quarters of calendar year 2024 and the first and second quarters of calendar year 2025. They also reviewed random samples of 160 LD-203 reports for the year-end 2024 and midyear 2025 reports. Among its findings, the GAO concluded 94% of filers of lobbying disclosure reports were able to provide documentation to support reported income and expenses, 7% of LD-203 reports were missing reportable contributions, and for an estimated 80 percent of LD-2s, lobbyists provided documentation for all individuals who engaged in lobbying activities. For 2025, the GAO estimated that about 22 percent of LD-2s may not have properly disclosed covered positions for individual lobbyists listed. This estimate is generalizable to the population of LD-2s and does not represent a statistically significant change from prior years. The 45-page report, which was released on June 30, is titled “2025 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Compliance with Requirements.”
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