2nd Quarter - Report

ACTUM I, LLC for ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Aerospace AER

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY24 and FY25, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KELLY Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
LAUREN LIPIN Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
ALEXANDER HUMBERTO RAUDA —
JASPER THOMSON Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp
MAX TOSCANO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Astronomy funding generally. Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education; and NF Satellite. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Apprpriations Act, FY24 and FY25, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program. FY25 Defense Appropriations Act - Space Force Solar Telescope Replacement program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KELLY Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
LAUREN LIPIN Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
ALEXANDER HUMBERTO RAUDA —
JASPER THOMSON Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp
MAX TOSCANO —

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; Habitable Worlds Observatory. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY24 and FY25, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KELLY Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
LAUREN LIPIN Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
ALEXANDER HUMBERTO RAUDA —
JASPER THOMSON Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp
MAX TOSCANO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Defense DEF

Space Force / US Air Force Space Weather prediction and solar telescope observation system. FY25 Research and Development funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KELLY Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
ALEXANDER HUMBERTO RAUDA —
JASPER THOMSON Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp

Contacted: SENATE; 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.