First-Time Registrants

Please review the Quick Tips below for information on completing LD forms, obtaining a Senate password, and downloading the required software. In addition, you must complete the first section of the LD1 form as listed below:

  1. Click the New Registrant checkbox if you are NOT registered for any lobbying
  2. Select whether you have ever registered for lobbying disclosure in the past
  3. Enter the Senate ID. Enter your Senate user ID in the Senate ID field.
  4. Enter the Effective Date of Registration. This is the date the registrant is retained by the client or first makes a lobbying contact, whichever is earlier.

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Register New Clients

Please review the Quick Tips below for information on completing LD forms, and required software. To register a new client, you must complete the first section of the LD1 form as listed below:

  1. Click the New Client for Existing Registrant checkbox.
  2. Enter the Effective Date of Registration. This is the date the registrant is retained by the client or first makes a lobbying contact, whichever is earlier.
  3. In the Senate ID field, enter all of the numbers before the hyphen in your Senate ID. This number is also the user ID you received when you applied for your Senate password.
  4. In the House ID field, enter the registrant portion of your House ID. This is the first five digits of your House ID. (See Understanding House ID Numbers for additional help)

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Find Your House ID Number

Currently active lobbying registrants can search for their House ID Number.

Registrant Name:

Understanding Your House ID

Locate your Senate ID

To locate your Senate ID, please visit http://senate.gov/lobby/

Lobby Registration Form LD-1

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Quick Tips

Please see the related articles section for more information on any of the topics listed below.

Before You Begin

Technical Requirements:

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.