KUSAI MERCHANT — Lobbyist Profile | Poliscope

KUSAI MERCHANT

Reported covered position: Senate EPW - Senior Policy Advisor; House Appropriations - professional staff member; GSA - Dep. Assoc. Administrator, Senior Advisor

Filings

Clients

Firms

Years active

2025–2026

Associated filing income

$157,500

How to read the money

Income and expense are whole-filing amounts associated with this lobbyist, not personal compensation or an allocated share.

Clients represented

Client	Filings	Years
ATTICUS LABS INC	6	2025–2026
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	6	2025
NRDC ACTION FUND	4	2025–2026
BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION	3	2025

Lobbying firms

Firm	Filings	Years
MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC	19	2025–2026

Original LDA source filings (19)

Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.

ATTICUS LABS INC via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2026 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $20,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Social Security Disability Insurance program Social Security Administration operations

WEL

Welfare

Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

ATTICUS LABS INC

Source: Senate LDA

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ATTICUS LABS INC via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: $20,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Social Security Disability Insurance program Social Security Administration operations

WEL

Welfare

Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

NRDC ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Inflation Reduction Act budget reconciliation process

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · fourth_quarter · 4T

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ATTICUS LABS INC via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $10,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Social Security Disability Insurance program Social Security Administration operations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ATTICUS LABS INC via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · RR

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Social Security Disability Insurance program Social Security Administration operations

WEL

Welfare

Social Security Disability Insurance program Social Security Administration operations

NRDC ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $20,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Inflation Reduction Act budget reconciliation process

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NRDC ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · RR

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

Inflation Reduction Act Budget Reconciliation process

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Inflation Reduction Act Budget Reconciliation process

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · 3A

Firm income: $10,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $7,500Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · second_quarter · Q2

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · second_quarter · Q2

Firm income: $20,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Budget Resolution Inflation Reduction Act

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

budget resolutiohn Inflation Reduction Act

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · first_quarter · 1A

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · first_quarter · 1A

Firm income: $10,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Budget Resolution Inflation Reduction Act

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

budget resolutiohn Inflation Reduction Act

Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · first_quarter · RR

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

ENV

Environment/Superfund

EPA appropriations

BUD

Budget/Appropriations

EPA appropriations

BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION via MERCHANT STRATEGIES LLC

2025 · first_quarter · RR

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (1 issues)

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Inflation Reduction Act; budget reconciliation