Shield Ai

Shield Ai Political Action Committee (SAIPAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00782532

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$62K

Company lobbying, all issues $2.5M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the company’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

Method

Shield Ai reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 8 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
Defense8 of 88/8
Foreign Relations2 of 82/8
Science/Technology2 of 82/8

Bills named in the filings 13 bills, this period

S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill10 filings
H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill9 filings
S. 2572 / H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill9 filings
H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill7 filings
S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill5 filings

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H.R. 8070, 118th Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill3 filings
S. 4638, 118th National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill3 filings
S. 4874 Tristan's Law2 filings
H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Broad bill2 filings
H.R. 4213 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill2 filings
H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill2 filings
H.R. 9310 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill2 filings
S. 4921 / H.R. 8774, 118th Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 Broad bill2 filings

From the filings

“FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 8800 / S 4784) and FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 9495), issues related to autonomous aerial platforms and export licenses.”

Q3 2026 filing · Defense

“Issues related to autonomous defense systems, including procurement and export.”

Q3 2026 filing · Foreign Relations, Defense, Science/Technology

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
CommerceDOC
DefenseDOD
Natl Security CouncilNSC
StateDOS
Vice President of the U.S.
White House Office
Office of Management & BudgetOMB
Office of Science & Technology PolicyOSTP

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Shield Ai, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 17 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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