ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

Lobbying client · California · filed 2025 to 2026

End-to-end space company.

$2,735,000 Reported spend

30 Filings counted

4 Outside firms hired

25 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 30 filings. 1 further filing for this client was restated by a later amendment and is left out of every total here. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 5 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well. These filings have also been reported as ROCKET LAB USA, ROCKET LAB USA INC.

Who filed for this client 5

ROCKET LAB USA, INC. $1,900,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC) $350,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
DLA PIPER LLP (US) $280,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY $160,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
ASCENT PUBLIC POLICY & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $45,000 Outside firm · 2 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 25

H.R. 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

10 filings
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

8 filings
S. 2572
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

7 filings
S. 933
NASA Authorization Act of 2026

7 filings
H.R. 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

6 filings
H.R. 8845
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

6 filings
H.R. 9495
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

6 filings
S. 2354
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

6 filings
H.R. 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…

4 filings
H.R. 5447
SPACEPORT Act

4 filings
H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

4 filings
H.R. 9022
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

4 filings
S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

4 filings
S. 2888
SPACEPORT Act

4 filings
S. 980
Alleviating Spaceport Traffic by Rewarding Operators Act of 2025

4 filings
H.R. 3944
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 7273
NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

3 filings
H.R. 4365
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2 filings
H.R. 4552
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2465
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2587
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2 filings
H.R. 1968
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

1 filing
H.R. 6938
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 20…

1 filing
H.R. 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $1,220,000 12 filings
2025 $1,515,000 18 filings

Issues lobbied 4

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 9

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 28
SENATE 28
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 6
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) 6
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 3
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 2
State, Dept of (DOS) 1
Treasury, Dept of 1

Recent filings 31 total

Q3 report

ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $280,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $280,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026

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J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 19, 2026

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J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $300,000 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 19, 2026

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ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $260,000 expenses · posted Jan 20, 2026

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J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 18, 2026

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VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2025

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J.SULLIVAN ADVOCACY

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 17, 2025

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 16, 2025

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ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $280,000 expenses · posted Oct 16, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.