Aerospace
Issue Code: AER
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AI Overview
Aerospace is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $136.8M in total lobbying spend across 5,970 filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$136.8M
Total Lobbying Spend
5,970
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $12.6M | 475 |
| 2019 | $13.9M | 529 |
| 2020 | $16.1M | 688 |
| 2021 | $15.3M | 690 |
| 2022 | $18.3M | 779 |
| 2023 | $20.1M | 962 |
| 2024 | $18.0M | 856 |
| 2025 | $22.6M | 991 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | $5.9M |
| 2 | United Launch Alliance | $5.7M |
| 3 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $3.9M |
| 4 | Spacex | $3.9M |
| 5 | Coalition of Epscor States | $3.6M |
| 6 | Southwest Research Institute | $3.0M |
| 7 | Airbus Americas, INC. | $2.5M |
| 8 | Honeywell International INC. | $2.2M |
| 9 | Blue Origin | $2.2M |
| 10 | Small Uav Coalition | $1.8M |
| 11 | Iai North America | $1.7M |
| 12 | Skydio, INC. | $1.6M |
| 13 | Maxar Technologies Holdings INC F/K/A Ssl Mda Holdings | $1.6M |
| 14 | Bombardier Aerospace (Holdings) USA INC (Former Client Bombardier Transit Corp) | $1.5M |
| 15 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $1.4M |
| 16 | Airbus Americas INC | $1.4M |
| 17 | Mississippi State University | $1.4M |
| 18 | Blue Origin LLC | $1.3M |
| 19 | Blue Origin, LLC | $1.3M |
| 20 | Space Exploration Technologies Corporation | $1.2M |
| 21 | Ibx, LLC | $1.2M |
| 22 | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, INC. | $1.1M |
| 23 | Tenax Aerospace | $1.1M |
| 24 | Hawkeye 360 | $1.1M |
| 25 | Rocket Lab USA INC. | $1.1M |
Top Firms
Clark Hill, PLC$5.8M
Invariant LLC$4.8M
Hogan Lovells US LLP$3.7M
Actum I, LLC$3.3M
K&l Gates, LLP$3.1M
S-3 Group$2.4M
Holland & Knight LLP$2.3M
What They Lobby For
- Defense Authorization and Appropriation bills and NASA Authorization and Appropriation bills.
- House (HR 3219) and Senate (no bill number) Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Bills -- all provisions related to propulsion systems for tactical missiles; strategic systems;
- Robotics, Space exploration
- --DOD, NGA, and NRO appropriations in support of commercial remote sensing data buys and commercial GEOINT services --NASA and other federal civilian agency appropriations for commercial satellite im
- Educate Congress on UTC technologies and innovations.
- Space hardware and services; including re-used upper stages
- 3 DEP; Geospacial Act; NAIP; STEM; Landslide Act; Digital Coast Act
- --Lobbied for FAA reauthorization to include: (1) streamlining of FAA's certification activities and effective use of ODA program; (2) expansion of FAA's current UAS roadmap reporting requirements wit
- H.R. 2810 and S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act - issues related to excess ICBMs for commercial space launch. H.R. 2809 - American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017 - Entire bill.
- Representation regarding support for NASA appropriations
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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