• FY24 Commerce, Justice Science Appropriations, Commercial space station issues, Orbital debris removal technologies, Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program, space nuclear technology funding, Low Earth Orbit Commercialization Program, xEVA program FY24 Defense Appropriations Act, nuclear reactor development funding. FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, nuclear reactor development funding.
• Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY2024, Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program Commercial space station issues & Low Earth Orbit Commercialization Program Lunar programs and communications relays Private Astronaut Missions
• FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, nuclear reactor development funding. Nuclear energy issues generally.
• FY24 Defense Appropriations Act, nuclear reactor development funding, orbital debris removal technologies FY24 Defense Authorization Act, nuclear reactor programs

Duration: January 1, 2019 to February 15, 2023

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Aerospace, Energy/Nuclear, Defense

Spending: about $700,000 (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 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Affiliated organizations: Ghaffarian Enterprises; X-Energy, LLC