SPIE, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICS AND PHOTONICS

Lobbying for SPIE, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICS AND PHOTONICS

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted May 18, 2026

Expenses

$45,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Washington

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 11

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Energy, Dept of
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 3

Science/Technology

Lobbied for the EPIC Act, National Quantum Act Reauthorization, and funding for the scientific agencies

Budget/Appropriations

Lobbied for funding for the scientific angencies

Trade (domestic/foreign)

advocated for changes in export control regulations

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