• Implementation of drone provisions in FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; FAA type certification for drones; Implementation of BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee report and recommendations; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth & Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (passed in July) and S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 provisions and proposed amendments relating to drones; counter-drone legislative and executive proposals; Proposals for inclusion in FY 2025 THUD appropriations bill.

Duration: July 1, 2022 to present

General Issues: Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines

Spending: about $1,100,000 (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 2022: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC)