Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Avangrid, Inc. (AGR) is lobbying the U.S. government, how much they’re spending on it, and most importantly – the bills and specific issues on which they lobby.
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Our lobbying data is collected and aggregated from the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records from 1999-present and is updated on a regular basis. We utilize advanced data science techniques to ensure accurate data points are collected and ingested, match similar entities across time, and tickerize publicly traded companies that lobby.
Our comprehensive and advanced lobbying database is completed with all the information you need, with more than 1.6 million lobbying contracts ready-for-analysis. We include detailed information on all aspects of federal lobbying, including the following fascinating attributes, among much more:
1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Avangrid, Inc. (AGR) lobbying for?
The company Avangrid Inc hired three lobbying firms – Ogilvy Government Relations, Llp, Capitol Tax Partners, and Avangrid, Inc – for their 10 most recent lobbying contracts. Avangrid Inc lobbied on a variety of general and specific issues, which ranged from Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation to Defense to Energy/Nuclear.
Regarding the government agencies, the company lobbied on, they included U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Department of Interior (DOI), Department of Energy, House of Representatives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Treasury, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Senate, Department of Defense (DOD), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), and Department of Commerce (DOC).
One could infer that Avangrid Inc is lobbying on such a wide range of issues because they are a large energy company that operates in various sectors, such as utilities and telecommunications, and possibly faces regulatory and industry-related challenges in each sector. Their lobbying efforts on energy tax incentives and issues related to offshore wind suggest that they prioritize expanding their renewable energy portfolio. Additionally, lobbying regarding budget appropriations and jobs acts may indicate that they are advocating for new infrastructure projects and seeking financial support for these initiatives.
