Rep. George Whitesides sold Planet Labs PBC (PL)
Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA-27) · $50K–$100K · traded Mar 27, 2025
Why this is a committee overlap
Whitesides is a member of the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees Aerospace & Defense companies. Planet Labs PBC is classified in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Whitesides is a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which oversees Aerospace & Defense companies. Planet Labs PBC is classified in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
An overlap is a fact about the trade, not evidence of wrongdoing. Committee assignments are current ones.
- Transaction
- Sold
- Amount
- $50K–$100K
- Owner
- Not stated
- Traded
- Mar 27, 2025
- Disclosed
- Aug 13, 2025
- Days to disclose
- 139 (after the 45-day deadline)
- Asset type
- Stock
- As filed
- Planet Labs PBC Class A Common Stock
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Recent Congress trades in PL
- Jul 20, 2015$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sold (full) Planet Labs PBC PL
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 23, 2014 · disclosed Jul 20, 2015 · Spouse · filed 362 days later
- Aug 14, 2014$1K–$15K
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sold (full) Planet Labs PBC PL
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 23, 2014 · disclosed Aug 14, 2014 · Spouse
Company context for PL
Recent records for the company. These may have been published before or after this trade; compare the dates before drawing a connection.
PL: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery. Satellite issues; Geospatial imagery; Defense programs and budget for commercial remote sensing; H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY27;
Public: Oct 20, 2026, 5:40 PM EDTOriginal source ↗PL: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
General issues related to remote sensing data buys and satellite imagery data services for commercial and Federal civilian and defense agency use, and regulatory reform to reduce burdens on commercial space activity. General issues related to remote sensing data buys and satellite imagery data services for commercial and Federal civilian and defense agency use, and regulatory reform to reduce burdens on commercial space activity.
Public: Oct 20, 2026, 3:59 PM EDTOriginal source ↗PL: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Federal funding for remote sensing and data analytics to support national security space solutions.
Public: Oct 19, 2026, 9:09 AM EDTOriginal source ↗
From a periodic transaction report filed under the STOCK Act. Amounts are the ranges members report. Nothing here is investment advice.