Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how United Airlines (UAL) 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 United Airlines (UAL) lobbying for?
Overall, United Airlines has submitted 10 recent lobbying contracts and hired various firms such as Inc., Cornerstone Government Affairs, and The Duberstein Group Inc., among others. The company has lobbied on a range of general issues, including Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Education, and Budget/Appropriations. Specific issues that United Airlines has lobbied on include COVID-19 matters pertaining to the airline industry, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), carbon capture and sequestration, and air traffic modernization.
One could infer that United Airlines is lobbying on these issues to advocate for policies that benefit their business and the aviation industry at large. For example, lobbying for budget and appropriations related to the airline industry could help United Airlines secure funding for their operations and infrastructure. Additionally, advocating for the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels could demonstrate United Airlines’ commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainability in the industry. Lobbying on issues related to COVID-19 could be aimed at securing government support for airlines impacted by the pandemic.
