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ACTUM I, LLC

Lobbying for ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. · Consortium of educational/non-profit institutions that operate astronomical observatories

Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Oct 19, 2025.

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2025

Income

$40,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Maryland

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

KEVIN KELLY

Previously held: Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
JASPER THOMSON

Previously held: Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp
LAUREN LIPIN

Previously held: Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
JEFFREY REGAN

Previously held: Leg Asst/Policy Advisor, Leg Aide, Leg Corresp., Staff Assistant - Sen. Christopher Dodd

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.

Government bodies contacted 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 1

S 933
NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 4

Aerospace

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY26, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program.

Budget/Appropriations

Astronomy funding generally. Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education; and NF Satellite. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Apprpriations Act, FY26, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program; FY26 Defense Appropriations Act - Space Force Solar Telescope Replacement program; FY25 Continuing Resolution (P.L. 119-4)

Science/Technology

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; Habitable Worlds Observatory. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY26, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program; S. 933 NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025

Defense

Space Force / US Air Force Space Weather prediction and solar telescope observation system. FY26 Research and Development funding.

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