• Implementation of drone provisions in H.R. 636, the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190); implementation of drone provisions in H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); the DOT Drone Integration Pilot Program; drone provisions in the FY 2021 Federal Aviation Administration appropriations bills and reports; remote identification of drones.

Duration: June 15, 2016 to April 30, 2020

General Issues: Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $960,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), White House Office