Sofar Ocean Technologies
Science, Technology, Manufacturing
Based in CA
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AI Overview
With $110K in lobbying spend across 9 quarterly filings, Sofar Ocean Technologies is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2023 to 2025.
$110K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
1
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $40K |
| 2024 | $50K |
| 2025 | $20K |
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: Science/Technology, Defense
- •coastal flooding; hazardous weather and water events; the National Mesonet Program; atmospheric rivers; commercial weather data purchases; appropriations; other relevant policies.
- •H.R.4069 - Protecting Coasts and Cities from Severe Weather Act - Supporting the formulation of policies to improve agency effectiveness in acquiring private sector observations of oceanic and atmosph
- •S.2321/H.R. _ - House Appropriations for Commerce Justice and Science - Supporting programmatic funding for programs, like the NOAA National Mesonet Program, which are authorized to assess and acquire
- •S._ / H.R._ - FY25 National Defense Authorizations Act - Supporting authorities for the Department of Defense and specifically the Navy to access data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from privat
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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