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The VM Group

The VM Group has made 16 Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for 6 clients since 2025, reporting $225,000 in lobbying income; the newest was posted October 24, 2026.

As filed: THE VM GROUP.

$225,000 Income reported

6 Clients represented

16 Filings counted

0 Former members lobbying

Income is the fees this registrant reported being paid to lobby. Everything on this page is grouped by the registrant's LDA id (401110458), not by name.

Clients 6

The Whiskey Project Group USA $95,000 4 filings
Saronic $60,000 3 filings
Foundry Robotics $30,000 3 filings
Scale AI $30,000 2 filings
General Biological $10,000 3 filings
Draganfly $0 1 filing

Lobbyists named 2

CHRISTOPHER VIESON 8 filings · through 2026 Staff Director House Committee on Armed Services
PHIL MACNAUGHTON 8 filings · through 2026 Staff Lead Committee on Armed Services

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Reported by year 2 years

2026 $225,000 15 filings
2025 $0 1 filing

Issues lobbied 1

Defense 11

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 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5
SENATE 5
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 3

Recent filings 16 total

Registration

Draganfly

4th Quarter 2026 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · posted Oct 24, 2026

View → Q3 report

Scale AI

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $30,000 income · posted Oct 12, 2026

View → Q3 report

Saronic

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 12, 2026

View → Q3 report

Foundry Robotics

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $22,500 income · posted Oct 12, 2026

View → Q3 report

The Whiskey Project Group USA

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $37,500 income · posted Oct 12, 2026

View → Registration

Scale AI

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · posted Aug 28, 2026

View → Q3 terminationNo activity

General Biological

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

View → Q2 report

Foundry Robotics

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $7,500 income · posted Jul 6, 2026

View → Q2 report

Saronic

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 6, 2026

View → Q2 report

The Whiskey Project Group USA

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $37,500 income · posted Jul 6, 2026

View → Q1 report

General Biological

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $10,000 income · posted Jun 2, 2026

View → Registration

Saronic

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · posted May 18, 2026

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Foundry Robotics

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · posted May 18, 2026

View → Q1 report

The Whiskey Project Group USA

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · $20,000 income · posted May 4, 2026

View → Registration

General Biological

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Mar 27, 2026

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The Whiskey Project Group USA

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Mar 26, 2026

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Filings through October 24, 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.