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RHT: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to open source software security. Issues related to AI and machine learning.

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Jul 13, 2026, 9:22 AM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 9, 2026, 6:29 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: RED HAT, INC. is Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

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Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $20,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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