lobbying_search
Search U.S. federal lobbying disclosure filings (Senate LDA). Filter by year, filing type, registrant (lobbying firm), client (who hired them), or general issue code. Returns filings with the client, registrant, period, income/expenses, and lobbying issues. Pair with FEC and Congress tools to fol...
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What lobbying_search does on Livedatalink
AI agents call lobbying_search to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | number | — | Page number for pagination. |
page_size | number | — | Results per page (default 20, max 25). |
issue_code | string | — | General issue area code, e.g. 'ENG' (energy), 'TAX', 'HCR' (health). |
client_name | string | — | Client name (the entity that hired the lobbyist), partial match. |
filing_type | string | — | Filing type code, e.g. 'RR' (registration), 'Q1'-'Q4' (quarterly reports). |
filing_year | number | — | Filing year, e.g. 2025. |
registrant_name | string | — | Lobbying firm / registrant name (partial match). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why lobbying_search is rated Low
This is a data retrieval tool that queries publicly available lobbying disclosure records. It allows filtering and searching but has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The tool retrieves information for analysis (e.g., 'follow the money') but does not itself perform financial transactions or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Search' operation on public U.S. federal lobbying disclosure filings (Senate LDA). Description emphasizes filtering and returning data: 'Returns filings with the client, registrant, period, income/expenses, and lobbying issues.' No…
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The rule that runs lobbying_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lobbying_search, this is the rule to start with:
lobbying_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every lobbying_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about lobbying_search
Search U.S. federal lobbying disclosure filings (Senate LDA). Filter by year, filing type, registrant (lobbying firm), client (who hired them), or general issue code. Returns filings with the client, registrant, period, income/expenses, and lobbying issues. Pair with FEC and Congress tools to follow the money. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
lobbying_search accepts 7 parameters: page, page_size, issue_code, client_name, filing_type, filing_year, registrant_name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lobbying_search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
lobbying_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lobbying_search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for lobbying_search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
lobbying_search is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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