3rd Quarter - Report

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. for XLIGHT INC.

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 19, 2026 Signed by Stacey Scholl

Official filing
Firm
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Client
XLIGHT INC.
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Inform and educate officials on the development and production of EUV lithography for advanced CHIPS manufacturing as well as the need for appropriations and federal funding support for advanced semiconductor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW FLICK Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Inform and educate officials on the development and production of EUV lithography for advanced CHIPS manufacturing as well as the need for appropriations and federal funding support for advanced semiconductor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW FLICK Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate, Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Inform and educate officials on the development and production of EUV lithography for advanced CHIPS manufacturing as well as the need for appropriations and federal funding support for advanced semiconductor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW FLICK Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Inform and educate officials on the development and production of EUV lithography for advanced CHIPS manufacturing as well as the need for appropriations and federal funding support for advanced semiconductor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW FLICK Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Defense DEF

Inform and educate officials on the development and production of EUV lithography for advanced CHIPS manufacturing as well as the need for appropriations and federal funding support for advanced semiconductor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW FLICK Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)
STACY RICH Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor andFloor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); SenateCloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/PressAsst (Daschle)
SARAH VENUTO Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & NaturalResources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); StaffDirector, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director,Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission
RICK ZAMPELLI —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.