IONQ, INC.

Lobbying client · Maryland · filed 2025 to 2026

Quantum computing

$1,330,000 Reported spend

18 Filings counted

5 Outside firms hired

15 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 18 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. $530,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 2 filings
CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES $390,000 Outside firm · 5 filings
THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC $230,000 Outside firm · 5 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $130,000 Outside firm · 3 filings
BALLARD PARTNERS $50,000 Outside firm · 2 filings
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC $0 Outside firm · 1 filing

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 15

S 3597
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026

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

4 filings
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
HR 8462
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

3 filings
HR 9022
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

3 filings
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
HR 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
HR 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
HR 1968
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

1 filing
HR 8469
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for…

1 filing
HR 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

1 filing
HR 9495
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

1 filing
S 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $880,000 11 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 10

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11
SENATE 11
Energy, Dept of 8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 4
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) 4
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 3
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 2
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 1
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) 1
White House Office 1

Recent filings 19 total

2A

IONQ, INC.

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

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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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

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IONQ, INC. Amended

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

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

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

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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

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BALLARD PARTNERS

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

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BALLARD PARTNERS

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

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IONQ, INC.

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

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

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

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

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

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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

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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

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

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

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

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

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

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Oct 13, 2025

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THE BERNHARDT GROUP LLC

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · posted Aug 28, 2025

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $90,000 income · posted Jul 18, 2025

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CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $130,000 income · posted Apr 15, 2025

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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.