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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MethodRocket Lab reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 5 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Aerospace8/8
- Budget/Appropriations8/8
- Defense8/8
- Science/Technology4/8
Bills named in the filings 29 bills, this period
- S. 2572 / H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill10 filings
- H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill8 filings
- S. 933 NASA Transition Authorization Act of 20257 filings
- H.R. 8845 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill6 filings
- H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill6 filings
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- S. 2354 / H.R. 5342 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill6 filings
- S. 2888 / H.R. 5447 SPACEPORT Act4 filings
- S. 980 Alleviating Spaceport Traffic by Rewarding Operators Act of 20254 filings
- H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 9022 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill4 filings
- S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill4 filings
- S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act of 20263 filings
- H.R. 3944 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill3 filings
- S. 4795 / H.R. 9026, 118th Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Broad bill3 filings
- S. 4921 / H.R. 8774, 118th Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 Broad bill3 filings
- H.R. 4365 Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act2 filings
- H.R. 8070, 118th Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 2465 / H.R. 4552 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 4638, 118th National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill2 filings
- H.R. 6131, 118th Commercial Space Act of 20231 filing
- H.R. 8958, 118th NASA Reauthorization Act of 20241 filing
- S. 2312, 118th Food Security is National Security Act of 20231 filing
- S. 5600, 118th NASA Transition Authorization Act of 20241 filing
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill1 filing
- S. 2587 / H.R. 4365, 118th Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Funding for space launch and manufacturing”
“Authorization for space programs and manufacturing”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- DOD
- NASA
- DOS
- DOC
- EOP
- OMB
- DOT
- FCC
- Treasury
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count
Gave directly to 50 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Rocket Lab gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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