Lobbying Relationship

Client

PsiQuantum

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Lobbying firm

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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  • Fault-tolerant quantum computing policy and funding; H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R. 7776, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; development of Fiscal Year 2023 defense authorization and appropriation requests.

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General Issues: Aerospace, Science/Technology

Spending: about $410,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2020: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.4432: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

S.3023: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the...

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Zachary Mears Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense; Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council
Muftiah McCartin ​House Rules Committee, Staff Director, Deputy Staff Director; General Counsel (Detailed), House Select Committee on Voting Irregularities; House Committee on Appropriations, Professional Staff, House Office of Parliamentarian, Assoc., Asst., Clerk
Samantha Clark Senate Armed Services Committee (Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel; Deputy General Counsel; Counsel)
Michele Pearce Staff Lead, Subcmte on Readiness, House Armed Services Committee; Senior Defense Advisor, U.S. Senator Susan Collins; Deputy General Counsel, Legislation, Department of Defense; Acting General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Army
Layth Elhassani White House Off. Leg. Aff., Sp. Assist. to the President; Off. of Sen. Bennet, Leg. Dir.; House Comm. on Small Business, Oversight Counsel; Off. of Rep. Velazquez, Leg. Dir.; Off. of Sen. Cantwell, Leg. Counsel; Off. of Sen. Hollings, Legal Counsel
Brendan Parets Chief Counsel, Senator Martha McSally; Chief Counsel, Senator Jon Kyl; Policy Counsel, Senate Republican Policy Committee; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Gresham Barrett; Constituent Liaison, Rep. Howard Coble
Bill Wichterman Special Assistant to President Bush (2008-2009); Sr. Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Frist (2003-2005); Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts (1997-2002); Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker (1994 -1997)
Nicholas Xenakis Counsel, Senior Counsel, General Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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