Government

The Government module provides programmatic access to the same functions from the OpenBB Terminal. They provide an excellent supplement to fundamental and macroeconomic research. Please note that this module will only return data from the USA.

How to Use

Below is a list of all the commands and a brief description. There are two types of function: ticker-specific, and non-specific. Many of these tables also have a companion _chart function.

Path	Type	Description
openbb.stocks.gov.contracts	Ticker	Contracts Awarded to a Company
openbb.stocks.gov.gtrades	Ticker	Reported Trades in a Company's Stock by Members of the US Congress and Senate
openbb.stocks.gov.histcont	Ticker	The Quarterly Total Amount Paid to a Company by the Government
openbb.stocks.gov.lastcontracts	All	The Latest Invoices Paid by the US Treasury Department
openbb.stocks.gov.lasttrades	All	The Latest Reported Trades Made by Members of the US Congress and Senate
openbb.stocks.gov.lobbying	Ticker	Recorded Lobbying Efforts by a Company
openbb.stocks.gov.qtrcontracts	All	Ranking Companies by Total Amount Rewarded
openbb.stocks.gov.topbuys	All	The Top Buyers in Office
openbb.stocks.gov.toplobbying	All	Corporate Lobbyist Activity and the Specific Issues
openbb.stocks.gov.topsells	All	The Top Sellers in Office

Alternatively, Python's built-in help will display the contents of the module, or specific function.

help(openbb.stocks.gov)

Examples

Import Statements

The examples below will assume that this block is included at the top of the file:

from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb

Toplobbying

This command shows who is spending money in Washington and what their intentions are.

openbb.stocks.gov.toplobbying()

	Date	Ticker	Client	Amount	Issue	Specific_Issue
495	2022-10-20	DKNG	DRAFTKINGS INC.	20000	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Tax characterization of daily fantasy sports.
496	2022-10-20	ELVT	ELEVATE CREDIT SERVICE, LLC	90000	Banking	Monitored issues concerning online lending proposals.
497	2022-10-20	HGV	HILTON GRAND VACATIONS	20000	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO DEBT SERVICING
498	2022-10-20	SO	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL CHAIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION	40000	Indian/Native American Affairs	Fee to trust issues. Issues surrounding federal programs for Indian tribes.
499	2022-10-20	ONCS	ONCOSEC MEDICAL INCORPORATED	0

Contracts

Get a list of contracts awarded to a company and the agency authorizing it.

openbb.stocks.gov.contracts('AMT')

	Date	Description	Agency	Amount
0	2022-10-16	RENTAL TOWER SITE	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)	0
1	2022-10-01	ANTENNA LEASE SITE 43 AMERICAN TOWER	DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)	13699.9
2	2022-10-01	IGF::OT::IGF	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)	5100
3	2022-10-01	LEASE OF RADIO REPEATER SITE	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)	9787.84
4	2022-10-01	IGF::OT::IGF::-RECUR SERVICE FOR ANTENNA SITE J ACCOUNT LEASE AT: MARIETTA, GA (BLACKWELL SITE)	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)	0
5	2022-10-01	FUNDING FOR FY 2018 THROUGH FY 2019 ANTENNA SITE AGREEMENTS	DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS)	30000

Histcont

Get the historic (from 2008) quarterly sum paid to a company by the US Treasury department.

openbb.stocks.gov.histcont('AMT')

	Qtr	Year	Amount
0	4	2021	127282
1	3	2021	564310
2	2	2021	564645
52	4	2008	110021
53	3	2008	240877
54	2	2008	907099
55	1	2008	320620

Lobbying

Find the records of a company's lobbying efforts.

openbb.stocks.gov.lobbying('AMT')

	Date	Ticker	Client	Amount	Issue	Specific_Issue
0	2022-12-01	AMT	AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION	440000	Trade (domestic/foreign)	Issues pertaining to global trade, global development, AID and the World Bank including trade policy with India - no specific legislation.
					Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Telecommunication infrastructure issues including those related to the Federal Communications Commission - no specific legislation. Issues related to NTIA - including implementation of broadband funding programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, HR 3684. Issues related to 5G and wireless communications deployment - no specific legislation. Issues related to the definition of eligible project costs - no specific legislation. Issues pertaining to broadband deployment, including relevant provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, HR 3684 and related legislation.
					Telecommunications	Issues pertaining to telecommunications tower real estate - no specific legislation. Issues related to global telecommunications policy - no specific legislation.
					Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Issues related to international and domestic tax provisions as applied to real estate investment trusts and Public Law 115-97 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), including H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Lastcontracts

Find out who is selling ink, toner cartridges, or other seemingly mundane items, to the Federal government.

openbb.stocks.gov.lastcontracts()

	Date	Ticker	Amount	Description	Agency
0	2022-12-02 00:00:00	DNOW	81.3	CASE, FILING, TRANSFER: ITEM NAME CASE, FILING,	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
				TRANSFER INSIDE WIDTH 8.250 INCHES INSIDE LENGTH
				5.500 INCHES INSIDE DEPTH 10.75 INCHES CARD WIDTH
				8.000 INCHES CARD LENGTH 5.000 INCHES CARD
				CAPACITY 1,200 UNIT TYPE BOX UNIT DESIGN NON-
				COLLAPSIBL
1	2022-12-02 00:00:00	DNOW	855.6	CARTRIDGE,TONER	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
2	2022-12-02 00:00:00	DNOW	169.84	TONER,HP 508X HY, LJ,YL	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
3	2022-12-02 00:00:00	DNOW	519.5	CARTRIDGE,INK	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
4	2022-12-02 00:00:00	DNOW	1778.1	OEM HP HY TONER, YELLOW, YLD 23K	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)