Lobbying Reporting
A quarterly report of lobbying activities is required from registrants for each actively registered client. Reporting is required beginning with the effective date of registration and continues until the client's registration is terminated, even if the registrant does not have any lobbying activity to report. Please see the General Filing Requirements and Reporting Requirements for more information. Please review the Quick Tips below for information on completing LD forms, and required software.
Download Macintosh FormFiling Deadlines
Quarterly Activity Reports*
April 20 First Quarter (January 1 – March 31)
July 20 Second Quarter (April 1 – June 30)
October 20 Third Quarter (July 1 – September 30)
January 20 Fourth Quarter (October 1 – December 31)
Contribution Reports*
July 30 Mid Year (January 1 – June 30)
January 30 Year End (July 1 – December 31)
*If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the report is due the following business day.
Locate your Senate ID
To locate your Senate ID, please visit http://senate.gov/lobby/Quick Tips
Please see the related articles section for more information on any of the topics listed below.
Before You Begin
Technical Requirements:
- A web browser (Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher, Netscape version 7.0 or higher, or Firefox version 1.0 or higher)
- Adobe Reader version 7 or higher
- The current version of the LD forms
- An Internet connection
Completing Forms
To avoid commonly reported problems
You should have the following information available to complete your forms:
Use the form functions to insert new pages
Your form already contains functions to add pages, certify the document and remove unused pages. If you use the Adobe form features your document will be corrupted and you will have to fill it out again. See Completing forms and Working with forms for additional instructions.
Save the form before you file it electronically
If you have problems filing, you can go to the completed version and prepare the form for electronic filing again.
Filing Forms
Use the form complete button to prepare your form for electronic filing
The Form Complete process will validate the entries on your form. Any errors in your form will be displayed by page and line number. You must correct these fields before you can submit your form electronically. When the form passes validation, the Senate password field and filing button will be displayed for you. See Preparing your forms for e-filing for more information on the Form Complete process.
Use the Senate Password to file your form
You may file your forms with both the House and Senate using version 6.0.0 of the lobbying disclosure forms and your Senate password. If you have not obtained your Senate password, please contact the Senate Office of Public Records.
Forms are now filed with both the House and Senate at the same time
Lobbying Disclosure forms version 6.0.0 are filed with both the House and Senate by clicking the “File with Congress” button. A single receipt confirmation will be displayed in a browser window when it has been received. Submitted forms will be processed by each chamber and you will receive additional information regarding the status of your filing from the House and Senate separately.