Engine (Formerly Known as Hattery)
ideas lab and seed-stage venture capital firm
Based in CA
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AI Overview
With $120K in lobbying spend across 4 quarterly filings, Engine (Formerly Known as Hattery) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 7 issue areas.
$120K
Total Spend
1
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
6
Lobbyists Deployed
7
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $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: Small Business, Immigration, Taxation, Copyright/Patent, Telecommunications and 2 more
- •issues and legislation related to the startup economy and access to capital
- •high skilled immigration; entrepreneurial visa proposals; travel restrictions for certain countries; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- •issues related to the taxation of stock options and other startup tax issues; Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act; H.R.1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- •International Trade Commission patent issues; patent reform; issues related to copyright
- •spectrum and net neutrality issues
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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