Government Lobbying Databases

Lobbying Disclosure Act Database, Senate Office of Public Records (202.224.0758; lobby@sec.senate.gov)
Database of disclosure reports, including registrations and spending, by corporations, lobbying firms and other organizations from 1999 to present. Covers legislative and executive branches.
(Link to old database.)

Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), established and maintained by Justice Department (202.514.1145)
Database of disclosures by representatives of foreign governments and other principals.

Many state governments operate some form of a searchable database detailing lobbyists and their spending. However, the information maintained by states is not consistent.

Alabama: Ethics Commission
Alaska: Public Offices Commission
Arizona: Secretary of State
Arkansas: Secretary of State
California: Secretary of State
Colorado: Secretary of State
Connecticut: State Ethics Office
Delaware: Public Integrity Commission
Florida: State Legislature
Georgia: Not Available
Hawaii: Not Available
Idaho: Secretary of State
Illinois: Secretary of State
Indiana: Lobbying Registration Commission
Iowa: General Assembly
Kansas: Not Available
Kentucky: Legislative Ethics Commission
Louisiana: Board of Ethics
Maine: Not Available
Maryland: State Ethics Commission
Massachusetts: Public Records Division
Michigan: Not Available
Minnesota: Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Mississippi: Secretary of State
Missouri: Ethics Commission
Montana: Commissioner of Political Practices
Nebraska: Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Nevada: Legislature
New Hampshire: Not Available
New Jersey: Election Law Enforcement Commission
New Mexico: Secretary of State
New York: Commission on Public Integrity
North Carolina: Secretary of State
North Dakota: Not Available
Ohio: General Assembly
Oklahoma: Ethics Commission
Oregon: Not Available
Pennsylvania: Department of State
Rhode Island: Office of the Secretary of State
South Carolina: Legislature
South Dakota: Secretary of State
Tennessee: Ethics Commission
Texas: Ethics Commission
Utah: Lt. Governor's Office
Vermont: Secretary of State
Virginia: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Washington: Public Disclosure Commission
West Virginia: Ethics Commission
Wisconsin: Ethics Board
Wyoming: Not Available