IONQ, INC

Lobbying client · Maryland · filed 2025 to 2026

Quantum computing hardware and software company

$2,570,000 Reported spend

23 Filings counted

5 Outside firms hired

16 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 23 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 6 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 IONQ INC., IONQ, INC.

Who filed for this client 6

IONQ, INC. $1,260,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 3 filings
CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES $390,000 Outside firm · 5 filings
THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC $340,000 Outside firm · 6 filings
BALLARD PARTNERS $250,000 Outside firm · 3 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $210,000 Outside firm · 4 filings
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC $120,000 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 16

S. 3597
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026

5 filings
H.R. 8462
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

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

4 filings
S. 579
Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025

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

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

3 filings
H.R. 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

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

2 filings
H.R. 8469
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for…

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

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

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

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

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

2 filings
S. 5313
Quantum-GUARD Act of 2026

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

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $2,120,000 16 filings
2025 $450,000 7 filings

Issues lobbied 7

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 12

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 14
SENATE 14
Energy, Dept of 10
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 7
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 5
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) 5
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 3
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 1
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 1
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) 1
Treasury, Dept of 1
White House Office 1

Recent filings 24 total

Q3 report

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $120,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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IONQ, INC.

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $730,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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BALLARD PARTNERS

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $200,000 income · posted Oct 17, 2026

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Oct 17, 2026

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $110,000 income · posted Oct 15, 2026

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IONQ, INC.

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $530,000 expenses · posted Aug 27, 2026

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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · posted Aug 20, 2026

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IONQ, INC. Amended

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $440,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $110,000 income · posted Jul 19, 2026

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Jul 15, 2026

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BALLARD PARTNERS

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $50,000 income · posted Jul 15, 2026

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BALLARD PARTNERS

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · posted Jun 16, 2026

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IONQ, INC.

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · posted Jun 15, 2026

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Apr 13, 2026

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 11, 2026

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Mar 10, 2026

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 17, 2026

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $90,000 income · posted Jan 12, 2026

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

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