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NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
A major lobbying-only footprint in immigration: $540K in disclosed federal lobbying, no campaign contributions or contracts on record.
- $540K
- Total influence
- $540K
- Lobbying
The verdict
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY ranks in the top 23% of 21,545 organizations with tracked federal activity, driven entirely by a major lobbying operation centered on immigration.
- Top 23%
- of 21,545 tracked organizations
- $540K
- lobbying expenditures
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
14
distinct policy categories
Lobbying share of total influence 100.0%
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
What NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY's influence footprint shows
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, headquartered in DC, has no campaign-contribution or federal-contract activity in this dataset -- the entire tracked footprint is lobbying on immigration: $540K disclosed over 2 filing years, filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 14 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Retirement.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $110K |
| 2023 | $430K |
Lobbying issues
Immigration
13 filings
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
8 filings
Retirement
6 filings
Defense
5 filings
Education
5 filings
Housing
5 filings
Urban Development/Municipalities
5 filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
5 filings
Homeland Security
4 filings
Unemployment
4 filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4 filings
Environment/Superfund
3 filings
Disaster Planning/Emergencies
1 filings
Energy/Nuclear
1 filings
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY have?
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY has a combined political influence footprint of $540K, made up of $540K in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
What issues does NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY lobby on?
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY spent $540K on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Retirement. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY 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 "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
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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.