PLANET LABS PBC

Lobbying for PLANET LABS PBC · Aerospace and data analytics company

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025

Expenses

$190,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using C: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 8

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 13

HR 2600
ASCEND Act
S 1437
ASCEND Act
S 933
NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
HR 4669
FEMA Act of 2025
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20…
S 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2572
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 5167
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
S 2342
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
HR 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2354
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 4213
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Lobbying activity 5

Aerospace

Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4669, FEMA Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.

Defense

Satellite issues; Geospatial imagery; Defense programs and budget for commercial remote sensing; H.R. 3838, National Defense Authorization Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.

Intelligence

Satellite issues; Geospatial imagery; Intelligence programs and budget for commercial remote sensing; Intelligence authorization; H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 5167, Intelligence Authorization Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2342, Intelligence Authorization Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.

Budget/Appropriations

Appropriations for remote sensing programs; NASA programs; Satellite issues; Space Situational Awareness programs; H.R. 5342, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations, 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.

Science/Technology

Commercial remote sensing programs; NASA programs.

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