Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
AVAV: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Policies and funding on space, directed energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, C4ISR, robotics, and autonomous systems. H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, provisions on space, directed energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, C4ISR, robotics, and autonomous systems. H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY2027, provisions on space, directed energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, C4ISR, robotics, and autonomous systems.
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- Oct 19, 2026, 2:56 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:09 AM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: AeroVironment Inc (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/).
Reported lobbying amounts
Income: $60,000.00
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.
- Sep 4, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 2, 2026 · disclosed Sep 4, 2026 · filed 64 days later
Committee overlap: Armed ServicesGot $5K from the company’s PAC - Apr 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 3, 2026 · disclosed Apr 7, 2026
Committee overlap: Armed ServicesGot $5K from the company’s PAC - Feb 13, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jan 27, 2026 · disclosed Feb 13, 2026
Committee overlap: Armed ServicesGot $5K from the company’s PAC - Jan 12, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Dec 15, 2025 · disclosed Jan 12, 2026
Committee overlap: Armed ServicesGot $5K from the company’s PAC - Nov 18, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 3, 2025 · disclosed Nov 18, 2025 · filed 46 days later
Committee overlap: Armed ServicesGot $5K from the company’s PAC
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