Universities Space Research Association

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$1.7M

Filings

140

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	5	2
2025	—	9	2
2024	—	8	2
2023	—	8	2
2022	$52,225	8	2
2021	—	8	2
2020	$11,886	8	2
2019	$68,826	8	2
2018	$258,483	10	2
2017	$238,003	8	2
2016	$246,872	8	2
2015	$189,060	8	2
2014	$632,711	13	3
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
Universities Space Research Association	$1,698,066	51
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	63
CARLINER STRATEGIES LLC	—	26

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	103
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	101
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	10
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	3
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	63
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	56
Education	Education	51
Aerospace	Aerospace	17
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	13
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	11
Government Issues	Government Issues	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (9)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2039114th Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

FY 2016 appropriations for SOFIA. NASA Authorization Act for 2016-2017 (H.R. 2039).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2039

H.R. 4412113th Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA)and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $209,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4412

H.R. 4412113th Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA) and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $209,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4412

S. 2437113th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA)and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $209,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2437

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S. 2437113th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA) and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $209,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2437

H.R. 4412113th Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA) and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $263,534 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4412

H.R. 4412113th Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA)and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $263,534 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4412

S. 2437113th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA) and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $263,534 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2437

S. 2437113th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: Universities Space Research Association

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4660 and S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA)and overall funding for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. H.R. 4412, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of FY 2014, provisions related to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronony (SOFIA), and provisions related to fee on cooperative agreement awards to nonprofits.

Client expense: $263,534 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2437

Source: Senate LDA

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