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AQUIA GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for SAFIRE TECHNOLOGY GROUP · Battery safety and resilient energy systems for defense

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 19, 2026

Income

$50,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

STONEY BURKE

Previously held: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chet Edwards (2006-2008) Chief of Staff, Rep. Will Hurd (2015-2018)
SARAH ROGERS BURKE

Previously held: Rep. Mark Amodei (2012-2013), Director of Operations Rep. Aaron Schock (2013-2015), Dir. of Member Services House Repub Conference (2015-2018), Deputy Chief of Staff Rep. Jason Smith (2018-2020), Deputy Staff Director, Energy and Commerce (2020-2025)
AUSTIN HIGGINBOTHAM

Previously held: Chief of Staff for Rep. Pat Fallon (June 2024-February 2026), Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Mark Alford (March 2023-June 2024), Press Secretary for Rep. Ralph Norman (May 2020-October 2021), Staff Assistant for Sen. Martha McSally (2020)
AUSTIN AGRELLA

Previously held: Leg Dir, Rep. Will Hurd (2015-2019) Congressional Liaison, NTIA (2019-2020); Special Asst to President and Deputy Cabinet Secretary, EEOP (2020-2021); Staff Dir for Cyber Sub, House Homeland (2021- 2022); Parliamentarian, House Approps (2022-2024)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Lobbying activity 1

Defense

Battery Technology Priorities in the FY27 Defense Appropriations and the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.