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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

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$40,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Maryland

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

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

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 4

S 2354
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 933
NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
HR 7273
NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

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 and FY27, 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 Appropriations Act, FY26 and FY27, 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 and FY27 Defense Appropriations Act - Space Force Solar Telescope Replacement program.

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 (S. 2354 & H.R. 5342) and FY27, 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; H.R. 7273 - NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

Defense

FY 26 and FY27 National Defense Authorization Act, Space Force / US Air Force Space Weather prediction and solar telescope observation system; Research and Development funding.

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