Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Prudential Financial (PFH) 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 Prudential Financial (PFH) lobbying for?
The dataset includes information on Prudential Financial’s 10 most recent lobbying contracts. During these contracts, the company hired four lobbying firms – Baker & Hostetler Llp, West Front Strategies Llc, Porterfield, Llc, Fettig & Sears, Harbinger Strategies. Prudential Financial lobbied on general issues related to Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, and Insurance. More specifically, they lobbied on issues related to corporate taxation, insurance regulation, retirement regulations, budget processes, and financial regulatory reform. The company lobbied government agencies including the Senate, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), House of Representatives, and Department of Treasury.
Regarding the reasons why the company is lobbying on the aforementioned issues, one could infer that Prudential Financial aims to influence policy decisions that are relevant to their business interests. By lobbying on issues relating to corporate taxation, taxation/Internal Revenue Code, and insurance, the company is likely trying to reduce their tax liabilities and ease regulatory burdens. Additionally, lobbying on issues concerning retirement and financial regulatory reform could help the company expand their offerings and increase their revenues. Finally, lobbying government agencies such as the SEC and Department of Treasury could help Prudential Financial strengthen their relationships with these agencies and better understand their regulatory expectations.
