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- license: cc-by-nc-sa-4.0
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+ ---
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+ dataset_info:
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+ - config_name: processed_events_campaign_finance
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/processed/events_campaign_finance.csv
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+ - config_name: processed_events_geographical_industry
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/processed/events_geographical_industry.csv
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+ - config_name: processed_events_lobbying
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/processed/events_lobbying.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_527_committees
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/527_data_open_secrets/cmtes527.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_527_expenditures
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/527_data_open_secrets/expends527.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_527_receipts
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/527_data_open_secrets/rcpts527.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_voteview_members
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/HSall_members_VoteView.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_voteview_rollcalls
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/HSall_rollcalls.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_voteview_votes
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/HSall_votes.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_voteview_ideology
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/ideology_scores_quarterly_VoteView.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_candidates
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/cands*.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_committees
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/cmtes*.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_expenditures
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/expenditures*.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_individuals
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/indivs*.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_pac_other
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/pac_other*.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_cf_pacs
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/campaign_finance_open_secrets/pacs*.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_committee_assignments
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/committee_assignments.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_company_sic
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/company_sic_data.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_congress_terms
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/congress_terms_all_github.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_sec_financials
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/sec_quarterly_financials.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_district_industries_estimates
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/district_industries/*_CB_estimates.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_district_industries_surveys
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/district_industries/*_CB_survey.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_district_industries_dates
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/district_industries/survey_release_dates.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_naics_2012_crosswalk
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/industry_codes_NAICS/2012-NAICS-to-SIC-Crosswalk.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_naics_2013_mappings
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/industry_codes_NAICS/2013-CAT_to_SIC_to_NAICS_mappings.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_naics_2017_crosswalk
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/industry_codes_NAICS/2017-NAICS-to-SIC-Crosswalk.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_naics_2022_crosswalk
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/industry_codes_NAICS/2022-NAICS-to-SIC-Crosswalk.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_naics_effective_dates
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/industry_codes_NAICS/classification_effective_dates.csv
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+
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_bills
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/bills.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_clients
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/clients.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_issue_text
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/issue_text.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_issues
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/issues.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_network
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/network.csv
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+ - config_name: raw_lobbyview_reports
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+ data_files:
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+ - split: train
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+ path: data/raw/lobbying_data_lobbyview/reports.csv
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+ license: cc-by-nc-sa-4.0
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+ task_categories:
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+ - graph-ml
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+ - tabular-classification
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+ tags:
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+ - finance
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+ - politics
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+ - legal
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+ - gnn
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+ - temporal-graph
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+ pretty_name: "HillStreet: Relational Congressional Trading Dataset"
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+ size_categories:
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+ - 10M<n<100M
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+ ---
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+ # HillStreet: A Relational Dataset for Evaluating Information Channels in Congressional Trading
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+ **HillStreet** is a large-scale, longitudinal dataset and multimodal dynamic graph formalizing the intersection of Capitol Hill and Wall Street. It spans **13.5 years** of mandatory STOCK Act disclosures (July 2012–December 2025), unifying the congressional trading ecosystem into a single, machine-learning-ready framework.
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+
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+ ## Dataset Summary
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+ The dataset represents the relationship between **1,137 legislators** and **6,825 companies**. By framing congressional trading as a **dynamic bipartite graph**, HillStreet allows researchers to treat trade signal validation as an edge classification task.
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+ - **Nodes:** Legislators (session-specific) and Publicly Traded Companies.
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+ - **Target Edges:** Individual stock trades.
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+ - **Structural Edges:** Lobbying records, campaign finance (PAC/527) contributions, and geographical/industrial-constituency alignments.
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+
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+ ## Dataset Structure
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+ HillStreet is divided into pre-built graph objects for deep learning and a relational tabular database accessed via Hugging Face configurations.
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+
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+ ### 1. Dynamic Graph Objects (`.pt` & `.npy`)
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+ For immediate use in Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Temporal Graph Networks (TGNs), the core of HillStreet consists of annual **PyTorch Geometric Temporal** objects.
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+ - **Graph Files:** `hillstreet_temporal_graph_YEAR.pt`
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+ - **Temporal Integrity:** Every node feature and edge is instantiated based on its **public disclosure date**, not its reference date, ensuring a look-ahead-bias-free environment for backtesting.
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+ - **Node Features:** Includes rolling DW-NOMINATE scores, SEC fiscal facts, and Census district employment statistics.
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+ - **ID Mappings:** `src_id_map.npy` (Legislator Bioguide IDs) and `dst_id_map.npy` (Company Tickers).
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+
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+ ### 2. Relational Tables (Hugging Face Configs)
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+ For researchers using flat-feature models (XGBoost, LightGBM) or custom graph builders, the structural connective tissue is provided as multiple dataset configurations. You can load these individually using the Hugging Face `datasets` library (e.g., `load_dataset("benroodman/HillStreet", "processed_events_lobbying")`).
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+ **Processed Edge Tables:**
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+ - `processed_events_lobbying`: Mappings of legislative activity to corporate nodes.
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+ - `processed_events_campaign_finance`: Itemized PAC/527 donations broadcasted to corporate sectors.
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+ - `processed_events_geographical_industry`: Industrial-constituency edges linking legislators to companies in their districts.
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+
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+ **Raw Source Tables:**
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+ The raw, underlying tables are also available as distinct configurations for custom aggregations and feature engineering:
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+ - **Campaign Finance:** `raw_cf_*` and `raw_527_*` configs.
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+ - **Legislator Data:** `raw_voteview_*` configs and `raw_committee_assignments`.
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+ - **Corporate & Industry:** `raw_sec_financials`, `raw_naics_*` crosswalks, and `raw_district_industries_*` configs.
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+ - **Lobbying:** `raw_lobbyview_*` configs.
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+ ## Feature Engineering & Normalization
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+ To stabilize variance in graph training, continuous features are transformed using signed log-scaling:
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+ $$x' = \text{sign}(x) \times \log(1 + |x|)$$
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+ ## Intended Use
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+ - **Trade Signal Validation:** Determining if a trade constitutes a meaningful price signal based on political context.
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+ - **Graph Representation Learning:** A benchmark for GNNs and TGNs.
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+ > [!WARNING]
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+ > **Non-Intended Use:** This dataset is for research purposes only. It is not designed for legal determinations of insider trading nor for real-time automated trading.