Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
RHT: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Promoting open-source innovation and security; Promoting open hybrid cloud and multi-cloud; IT Modernization; Cyber Strategy for America, Cybersecurity standards and practices, including issues related to government access to data and standards for effective encryption, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, FISMA compliance, FedRAMP, Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) Program, Secure Software Development Attestation Form, codification of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposu
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- Jul 20, 2026, 1:08 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:45 AM 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).
Reported lobbying amounts
Expenses: $40,000.00
These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.
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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Jun 11, 2019$50K–$100K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
$50K–$100K · Traded May 17, 2019 · disclosed Jun 11, 2019 · Spouse
- Feb 8, 2018$15K–$50K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sold (partial) Red Hat, Inc. RHT
$15K–$50K · Traded Jan 31, 2018 · disclosed Feb 8, 2018 · Spouse
- Sep 9, 2016$15K–$50K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
$15K–$50K · Traded Aug 1, 2016 · disclosed Sep 9, 2016 · Spouse
- Apr 7, 2016$15K–$50K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
$15K–$50K · Traded Mar 9, 2016 · disclosed Apr 7, 2016 · Spouse
- Jul 20, 2015$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Bought Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE) RHT
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 4, 2014 · disclosed Jul 20, 2015 · Spouse · filed 503 days later
- May 13, 2015$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Bought Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE) RHT
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 4, 2014 · disclosed May 13, 2015 · Spouse · filed 435 days later
- Apr 8, 2014$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sold (partial) Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE) RHT
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 3, 2014 · disclosed Apr 8, 2014 · Spouse
- Mar 19, 2014$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Bought Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE) RHT
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 4, 2014 · disclosed Mar 19, 2014 · Spouse
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