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Varda Space Industries

Corporate PAC FEC C00852913

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$51K
Company lobbying, all issues $920K

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

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Varda Space Industries reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 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 of 88/8
  • Defense8 of 88/8
  • Science/Technology8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)6 of 86/8
  • Budget/Appropriations5 of 85/8

From the filings

“FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 8800 / S 4784) and FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 9495), provisions relating to reentry vehicles and hypersonic testing program.”
Q3 2026 filing · Defense
“H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act of 2027; H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027; Issues related to NASA programs, FAA and FCC licensing requirements, and commercial space regulation requirements.”
Q3 2026 filing · Aerospace

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • DefenseDOD
  • Natl Aeronautics & Space AdministrationNASA
  • Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA
  • StateDOS
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP

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 Varda Space Industries, 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 20 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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