Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Vaxart Inc. (VXRT) 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 Vaxart Inc. (VXRT) lobbying for?
The dataset includes information on the lobbying activities of Vaxart Inc. over their 10 most recent lobbying contracts. The company hired two lobbying firms, namely Ricchetti Incorporated and Jeffrey J. Kimbell And Associates, and lobbied on general issues related to medical/disease research/clinical labs and health issues. Specifically, the lobbying efforts were directed towards legislative and regulatory policies regarding oral vaccine development and funding, as well as issues related to COVID-19 vaccine development. The government agencies that Vaxart Inc. targeted were the Senate, Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), and House of Representatives.
One could infer that Vaxart Inc. is lobbying on these issues to influence policymakers and secure favorable regulatory policies and funding for their oral vaccine development projects. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that the company aims to benefit from the increased focus on vaccine development and capitalize on the growing demand for effective vaccines. Additionally, lobbying government agencies such as the Senate, HHS, and House of Representatives could help the company gain access to critical resources and influence decision-making processes to achieve their desired outcomes.
