3rd Quarter - Report

ROCKET LAB USA, INC. for ROCKET LAB USA, INC.

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 20, 2026 Signed by Andrew Bunker, Vice President, Government Operations and Business Strategy

Official filing
Firm
ROCKET LAB USA, INC.
Client
ROCKET LAB USA, INC.
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Aerospace AER

Space launch, small satellite, and space supply chain policy. H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, provisions on critical minerals and launch infrastructure. H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions on launch policy, and funding and space supply chain policy. H.R. 8845, Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions on launch infrastructure and science missions. Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. No. 119-21), provisions related to NASA and spaceport infrastructure. H.R. 5447/S. 2888, SPACEPORT Act. S. 980, Alleviating Spaceport Traffic by Rewarding Operators Act of 2025. H.R. 7273/S. 933, NASA Authorization Act of 2026. H.R. 9022, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions related to launch policy and funding. Implementation of Pub. L. No. 119-74, provisions related to NASA infrastructure spending. Space telecommunications policy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BUNKER —
GRACE (RUBINGER) CASEY —

Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7273 (119th), S. 980 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 2888 (119th), H.R. 9022 (119th), H.R. 8845 (119th), H.R. 5447 (119th), S. 933 (119th), H.R. 9495 (119th)

Defense DEF

Space launch, small satellite, and space supply chain policy. H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, provisions on critical minerals and launch infrastructure. H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions on launch policy, and funding and space supply chain policy. Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. No. 119-21), provisions related to defense spending.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BUNKER —
GRACE (RUBINGER) CASEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 9495 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th)

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.