Shield AI
Based in VA
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AI Overview
With $6.3M in lobbying spend across 21 quarterly filings, Shield AI is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2021 to 2025.
$6.3M
Total Spend
5
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
3
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $960K |
| 2022 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $1.4M |
| 2025 | $1.4M |
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, Defense
- •General technology education about autonomous artificial intelligence software for National Defense purposes.
- •Senate and House defense appropriations, National Defense Authorization Act.
- •Senate and House defense appropriations, National Defense Authorization Act. Issues around autonomy and artificial intelligence
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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