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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
4d9fbd9e-4fdc-43f8-bc92-2e522fd30a61
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-16 18:27:24
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
$2,270,000
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

GENERAL ATOMICS

Defense, Energy & Transportation Company

Contact
GARY HOPPER
Phone
+1 703-623-0687
Address
zip:20007, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:3000 K street, NW, Suite 250

Client

GENERAL ATOMICS

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2017-05-29

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

ENG — Energy/Nuclear

H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 as it pertains to inertial confinement fusion. H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 as it pertains to inertial confinement fusion targets, magnetic fusion research and development, nuclear research and development, accident tolerant fuel, and Energy Multiplier Module (EM2)-compact fast nuclear concepts. Energy and water appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to inertial confinement fusion Energy and water appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to inertial confinement fusion targets, magnetic fusion research and development, nuclear research and development, accident tolerant fuel, and Energy Multiplier Module (EM2)-compact fast nuclear concepts.

Lobbyists: MANICA NOZIGLIA (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Mark Warner - Jan. 2009 to June 2013; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jim Moran - June 2013 - Dec. 2014); KATHERINA DIMENSTEIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Joni Ernst - March 2016 to January 2017 Legislative Director for Rep. David Schweikert - January 2017 to June 2018 Chief of Staff for Rep. David Schweikert - July 2018 - December 2020); EVAN POLISAR (covered position: Senior Legislative Assistant and Rules Committee Associate for Rep. Alcee Hastings - Aug 2019 to Dec 2020; Communications Director & Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alcee Hastings - May 2016 to July 2019); TIMOTHY WOLVERTON (covered position: Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); Legislative Assistant for Senator Thad Cochran - (December 2013-October 2017)); NORA KHALIL (covered position: PSM-House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee (2023-2024); PSM-Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Committee (2020-2023);Associate Administrator for External Affairs, National Nuclear Security Administration (2017-2020))

Government entities lobbied: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOM — Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security authorization legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to UAS. Department of Homeland Security authorization legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to RPA Sensor and Payload Technologies. H.R.7742 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to UAS. H.R.7742 - Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to RPA Sensor and Payload Technologies. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to UAS. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to RPA Sensor and Payload Technologies.

Lobbyists: BARTON ROPER (covered position: Chief of Staff for Rep. Joe Scarborough - Dec. 1994 to Sep. 2000); CHRISTOPHER PEACE (covered position: Legislative Director (January 1999 to October 2000) for Rep. Hobson); LEIGH PARKER PROSS; mr HANNAH KELLY SHEA (covered position: Staff-Rep. David Valadao (2016-2017); Staff-Rep. Steve Womack (2017-2019)); STEPHEN JONES (covered position: Senate Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, (2023-2024))

Government entities lobbied: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

FOR — Foreign Relations

H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and UAS Foreign Military Sales (FMS). H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) FMS. Foreign Operations appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and UAS Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Foreign Operations appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) FMS.

Lobbyists: BARTON ROPER (covered position: Chief of Staff for Rep. Joe Scarborough - Dec. 1994 to Sep. 2000); GARY HOPPER; MANICA NOZIGLIA (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Mark Warner - Jan 2009 - June 2013; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jim Moran - June 2013 - Dec. 2014); CHRISTOPHER PEACE (covered position: Legislative Director (January 1999 to October 2000) for Rep. Hobson); LEIGH PARKER PROSS; KATHERINA DIMENSTEIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Joni Ernst - March 2016 to January 2017 Legislative Director for Rep. David Schweikert - January 2017 to June 2018 Chief of Staff for Rep. David Schweikert - July 2018 - December 2020); EVAN POLISAR (covered position: Senior Legislative Assistant and Rules Committee Associate for Rep. Alcee Hastings - Aug 2019 to Dec 2020; Communications Director & Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alcee Hastings - May 2016 to July 2019); TIMOTHY WOLVERTON (covered position: Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); Legislative Assistant for Senator Thad Cochran - (December 2013-October 2017)); mr HANNAH KELLY SHEA (covered position: Staff-Rep. David Valadao (2016-2017); Staff-Rep. Steve Womack (2017-2019)); NORA KHALIL (covered position: PSM-House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee (2023-2024); PSM-Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Committee (2020-2023);Associate Administrator for External Affairs, National Nuclear Security Administration (2017-2020)); STEPHEN JONES (covered position: Senate Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, (2023-2024)) [new]

Government entities lobbied: Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

AER — Aerospace

Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to small satellite systems. Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to small satellite subsystems and satellite propulsion systems. H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to small satellite systems. H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to small satellite subsystems and satellite propulsion systems. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to small satellite systems. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to small satellite subsystems and satellite propulsion systems. H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 as it pertains to small satellite systems. H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 as it pertains to small satellite subsystems and satellite propulsion systems. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to small satellite systems. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to small satellite subsystems and satellite propulsion systems

Lobbyists: MANICA NOZIGLIA (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Mark Warner - Jan 2009 - June 2013; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jim Moran - June 2013 - Dec. 2014); KATHERINA DIMENSTEIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Joni Ernst - March 2016 to January 2017 Legislative Director for Rep. David Schweikert - January 2017 to June 2018 Chief of Staff for Rep. David Schweikert - July 2018 - December 2020); TIMOTHY WOLVERTON (covered position: Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); Legislative Assistant for Senator Thad Cochran - (December 2013-October 2017))

Government entities lobbied: Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency; SENATE

DEF — Defense

Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to Department of Defense (DOD) Procurement Programs. Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to DOD Research and Development Programs. Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Sensor and Payload Technologies. Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, as it pertains to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to DOD Procurement Programs. H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to DOD Research and Development Programs. H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to RPA Sensor and Payload Technologies. H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes as it pertains to UAS. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to DOD Procurement Programs. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to DOD Research and Development Programs. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to RPA Sensor and Payload Technologies. Defense Appropriations legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2027 as it pertains to UAS.

Lobbyists: BARTON ROPER (covered position: Chief of Staff for Rep. Joe Scarborough - Dec. 1994 to Sep. 2000); MANICA NOZIGLIA (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Mark Warner - Jan 2009 - June 2013; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jim Moran - June 2013 - Dec. 2014); GARY HOPPER; CHRISTOPHER PEACE (covered position: Legislative Director (January 1999 to October 2000) for Rep. Hobson); LEIGH PARKER PROSS; KATHERINA DIMENSTEIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant for Senator Joni Ernst - March 2016 to January 2017 Legislative Director for Rep. David Schweikert - January 2017 to June 2018 Chief of Staff for Rep. David Schweikert - July 2018 - December 2020); EVAN POLISAR (covered position: Senior Legislative Assistant and Rules Committee Associate for Rep. Alcee Hastings - Aug 2019 to Dec 2020; Communications Director & Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alcee Hastings - May 2016 to July 2019); TIMOTHY WOLVERTON (covered position: Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); Legislative Assistant for Senator Thad Cochran - (December 2013-October 2017)); mr HANNAH KELLY SHEA (covered position: Staff-Rep. David Valadao (2016-2017); Staff-Rep. Steve Womack (2017-2019)); STEPHEN JONES (covered position: Senate Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison (2023-2024))

Government entities lobbied: Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Guard; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Marines

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