Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
CDNS: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
H.R.8800 and S.4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R.9495 and Senate (Bill number TBD), Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027; House and Senate FY2027 Reconciliation Bill (Name and Bill Numbers TBD) Digital engineering tools and services for combat systems
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- Oct 20, 2026, 12:22 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:18 PM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/).
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.
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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Nov 5, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 13, 2026 · disclosed Nov 5, 2026 · Dependent
Traded 13 days before earnings - Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 11, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Dependent
- Sep 25, 2026$15K–$50K
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK-1)
Sold (partial) Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$15K–$50K · Traded Sep 14, 2026 · disclosed Sep 25, 2026 · Joint
- Sep 25, 2026$15K–$50K
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK-1)
Sold (partial) Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$15K–$50K · Traded Sep 2, 2026 · disclosed Sep 25, 2026 · Joint
- Jul 21, 2026$50K–$100K
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK)
Sold (full) Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$50K–$100K · Traded Mar 27, 2026 · disclosed Jul 21, 2026 · filed 116 days later
- Jul 15, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)
Sold (partial) Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$1K–$15K · Traded Jun 5, 2026 · disclosed Jul 15, 2026
- Jul 15, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)
Sold (partial) Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$1K–$15K · Traded Jun 5, 2026 · disclosed Jul 15, 2026 · Spouse
- May 11, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought Cadence Design Systems CDNS
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 13, 2026 · disclosed May 11, 2026 · Spouse
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