Politicians supported
0
distinct FEC recipients
lobbying_client · CA
VAST NETWORKS
No campaign contributions, no federal contracts -- just a modest lobbying operation on taxation/internal revenue code, $15K disclosed to the Senate.
- $15K
- Combined activity
- $15K
- Lobbying
The verdict
VAST NETWORKS ranks in the top 91% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, with its only tracked channel being a modest lobbying push on taxation/internal revenue code.
- Top 91%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $15K
- lobbying expenditures
Lobbying years filed
1
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
1
distinct policy categories
What VAST NETWORKS's recorded federal activity shows
VAST NETWORKS, with a disclosed filing address in CA,'s only channel in this dataset is lobbying on taxation/internal revenue code: $15K in expenditures disclosed across 1 filing year, with no campaign contributions or federal contracts on record.
Its lobbying profile spans 1 reporting year across 1 distinct LDA issue area, with emphasis on Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K |
Lobbying issues
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does VAST NETWORKS have?
VAST NETWORKS has a combined recorded federal activity total of $15K, made up of $15K in lobbying expenditures. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
What issues does VAST NETWORKS lobby on?
VAST NETWORKS spent $15K on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Taxation/Internal Revenue Code. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about VAST NETWORKS come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
Related guides
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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainInfluence.
Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.