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  "version": "1.0.0",
  "generatedAt": "2026-05-07T15:34:03.866Z",
  "findingType": "money_flow",
  "findingId": 1996,
  "contentHash": "beb39ed19c9313e3fcd800de648bc8f6555b5ba1fd629602ec75cd84afbce111",
  "title": "Raytheon → Lobbying → Congressional Committees → Defense Contracts",
  "summary": "Money-flow chain tracing 4 hops with documented total of USD 4700000000.00. Confidence: primary.",
  "methodology": "Money-flow chains are constructed by tracing financial transactions between entities through documented mechanisms (contracts, donations, grants, etc.). Each hop is independently cited. Vanish points mark where the audit trail breaks — funds enter an entity but no corresponding outflow is documented. Confidence is assessed per-hop and rolled up to the chain level.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D000000175",
      "label": "https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D000000175",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
      "label": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=raytheon",
      "label": "https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=raytheon",
      "type": "primary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2023&id=D000000175",
      "label": "OpenSecrets: Raytheon Technologies lobbying profile",
      "type": "citation"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
      "label": "FEC: Raytheon Technologies PAC disbursements",
      "type": "citation"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/raytheon-technologies/C00096156/pac-to-pac/2024",
      "label": "OpenSecrets: RTX PAC to candidates",
      "type": "citation"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
      "label": "FEC: Raytheon Technologies PAC disbursements",
      "type": "citation"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=raytheon",
      "label": "USASpending: Raytheon Technologies federal contracts",
      "type": "citation"
    }
  ],
  "queries": [
    {
      "description": "Chain record",
      "table": "money_flow_chains",
      "parameters": {
        "id": 1996
      }
    },
    {
      "description": "Chain hops with entity resolution",
      "table": "money_flow_hops",
      "parameters": {
        "chainId": 1996
      }
    }
  ],
  "dataSnapshot": {
    "chainId": "1996",
    "title": "Raytheon → Lobbying → Congressional Committees → Defense Contracts",
    "sourceDescription": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX) spends tens of millions annually on federal lobbying and political contributions directed at Armed Services Committee members who authorize its procurement programs. Those same committees then appropriate funds for contracts awarded back to Raytheon. This chain traces the documented circular flow of lobbying spend to contract revenue using FEC, LD-2/LD-203, and USASpending.gov records.",
    "sourceRefType": "manual",
    "documentedTotal": "4700000000.00",
    "currency": "USD",
    "confidence": "primary",
    "sector": "defense",
    "status": "active",
    "asOfDate": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "provenance": {
      "seedKey": "manual:raytheon-lobby-contract-cycle"
    },
    "hops": [
      {
        "ordinal": "1",
        "from": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX)",
        "to": "Raytheon Lobbying & PAC Operations",
        "amount": "16100000.00",
        "mechanism": "fee",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2023&id=D000000175",
            "title": "OpenSecrets: Raytheon Technologies lobbying profile",
            "publication": "OpenSecrets"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "ordinal": "2",
        "from": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX)",
        "to": "U.S. House Armed Services Committee",
        "amount": "1200000.00",
        "mechanism": "donation",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
            "title": "FEC: Raytheon Technologies PAC disbursements",
            "publication": "FEC"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/raytheon-technologies/C00096156/pac-to-pac/2024",
            "title": "OpenSecrets: RTX PAC to candidates",
            "publication": "OpenSecrets"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "ordinal": "3",
        "from": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX)",
        "to": "Senate Armed Services Committee",
        "amount": "890000.00",
        "mechanism": "donation",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
            "title": "FEC: Raytheon Technologies PAC disbursements",
            "publication": "FEC"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "ordinal": "4",
        "from": "US Department of Defense (Pentagon)",
        "to": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX)",
        "amount": "4700000000.00",
        "mechanism": "contract",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "citations": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=raytheon",
            "title": "USASpending: Raytheon Technologies federal contracts",
            "publication": "USASpending.gov"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": null
  },
  "entities": [
    {
      "id": "130",
      "name": "Raytheon Technologies (RTX)",
      "slug": "raytheon-technologies-rtx",
      "type": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "32228",
      "name": "Raytheon Lobbying & PAC Operations",
      "slug": "raytheon-lobbying-pac-operations",
      "type": "financial_vehicle"
    },
    {
      "id": "9154",
      "name": "U.S. House Armed Services Committee",
      "slug": "us-house-armed-services-committee",
      "type": "institution"
    },
    {
      "id": "9182",
      "name": "Senate Armed Services Committee",
      "slug": "senate-armed-services-committee",
      "type": "institution"
    },
    {
      "id": "94",
      "name": "US Department of Defense (Pentagon)",
      "slug": "us-department-of-defense-pentagon",
      "type": "institution"
    }
  ],
  "verificationSteps": [
    "Retrieve chain #1996 from money_flow_chains and confirm title and documented total.",
    "Hop 1: verify Raytheon Technologies (RTX) → Raytheon Lobbying & PAC Operations ($16100000.00, fee) via https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2023&id=D000000175",
    "Hop 2: verify Raytheon Technologies (RTX) → U.S. House Armed Services Committee ($1200000.00, donation) via https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/, https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/raytheon-technologies/C00096156/pac-to-pac/2024",
    "Hop 3: verify Raytheon Technologies (RTX) → Senate Armed Services Committee ($890000.00, donation) via https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/",
    "Hop 4: verify US Department of Defense (Pentagon) → Raytheon Technologies (RTX) ($4700000000.00, contract) via https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=raytheon",
    "Verify the SHA-256 content hash by re-generating the JSON bundle."
  ]
}