Desert Research Institute
Based in NV
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AI Overview
With $960K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Desert Research Institute is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 8 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$960K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
8
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $120K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $120K |
| 2022 | $120K |
| 2023 | $120K |
| 2024 | $120K |
| 2025 | $120K |
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: Defense, Environment, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources and 3 more
- •Defense related research and development, as follows:
- •H.R.3219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2018
- •Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2019
- •National Defense Authorization Act
- •Farm Bill, Water Efficiency
- •H.R.3354, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2018, Wild Fire research
- •Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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