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Congressional District Code

Code identifying the congressional district for the primary consortia location associated with the award record. It is a geographic identifier, not a narrative location description, and may appear as an abbreviated or standardized code such as "00".

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: General
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode
Title
Congressional District Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/congressionalDistrictCode
Description
Code identifying the congressional district for the primary consortia location associated with the award record. It is a geographic identifier, not a narrative location description, and may appear as an abbreviated or standardized code such as "00".
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of where the primary consortia entity is located and how OT award activity is distributed across congressional districts. It is useful for congressional reporting, regional concentration analysis, and matching awards to legislative or geographic jurisdictions.
Example Value
00
Observed Non-Null Count
4,118

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/congressionalDistrictCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/congressionalDistrictCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Map awards to congressional districts
  • Aggregate consortia locations by district
  • Support geographic filtering and reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as a full address or city name
  • Assuming all values are valid current districts without checking for placeholders or historical codes

Query Guidance

Use this field for equality filters, grouping, and joins to district reference tables. In SQL, standardize code formatting before comparison and account for nulls, placeholder values, and any special codes such as "00" when building counts or geographic summaries.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode AS congressional_district_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__congressionalDistrictCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.