No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 4 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 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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MethodRed Cat Holdings reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 4 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Defense8/8
- Manufacturing5/8
- Homeland Security2/8
Bills named in the filings 2 bills, this period
- S. 2572 / H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill3 filings
- S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Promote defense acquisition of drones in 2026 NDAA (S. 1071).”
“Issues related to policy affecting domestic UAS (no specific legislation).”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- DOD
- FCC
- DHS
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Red Cat Holdings, 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 5 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Red Cat Holdings gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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