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SAILDRONE INC.

Lobbying for SAILDRONE INC. · Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) manufacturer and system operator for ocean data collection.

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 18, 2025

Expenses

$240,053.00

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

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

THOMAS ALEXANDER

Previously held: PAD, Office of Management and Budget (Jun 2020 - Jan 2021); PDAS of Defense for Special Ops and Low-Intensity Conflict, OSD-Policy (Nov 2019 - Jun 2020); Acting ASD for Special Ops and Low-Intensity Conflict, OSD-Policy (Nov 2019 - Jun 2020)
ROSS BRANSON

Previously held: AD, Legislated Affairs, US. Comm. Dept. (2017-218), Dep. Ass. Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Comm. Dept. (2018-2019), SVP for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Export-Import Bank of the US (2019-2021)
HANNAH MORROW

Previously held: Legislative Director, Office of Rep. John Rutherford

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 7

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Navy, Dept of
SENATE

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

Lobbying activity 5

Defense

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous marine vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry, and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Defense authorization and appropriations bills; defense related provisions in the FY25 budget reconciliation bill.

Homeland Security

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations' bills; homeland security related provisions in the FY25 budget reconciliation bill.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous marine vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry, and maritime domain awareness in the FY 2026 Department of Interior appropriations bills and the FY 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.

Science/Technology

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness.

Intelligence

Educate Members of Congress on autonomous maritime vehicles and advocate for the use of innovative, advanced technology for ocean data collection, bathymetry and maritime domain awareness.

Foreign interests disclosed 1

Section 7 of the LD-2: foreign entities that own part of the client, paid toward this lobbying, or stand to benefit from it.

SAILDRONE DENMARK APS

Denmark · Copenhagen · owns 0% of the client · contributed $0.00

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