Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, INC.
Consortium of educational/non-profit institutions that operate astronomical observatories.
Based in MD
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AI Overview
With $710K in lobbying spend across 21 quarterly filings, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, INC is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2023.
$710K
Total Spend
6
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
7
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $120K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $120K |
| 2022 | $190K |
| 2023 | $40K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Budget/Appropriations, Science/Technology, Aerospace
- •Astronomy funding generally
- •Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey
- •NASA: Space Science Initiatives; Including James Webb Space Telescope; Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescop
- •Astronomy funding generally
- •Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey
- •NASA: Space Science Initiatives; including James Webb Space Telescope; Wide-Field Infrared Survey
- •Telesco
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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