Lobbying

Merlin Labs's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $140K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $430K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Defense and Aerospace.

Merlin Labs

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$430K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Merlin Labs lobbying by quarter
Merlin Labs lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$80K1
Q1 2023$80K1
Q2 2023$80K1
Q3 2023$110K2
Q4 2023$100K2
Q1 2024$110K2
Q2 2024$140K2
Q3 2024$130K2
Q4 2024$130K2
Q1 2025$150K2
Q2 2025$150K2
Q3 2025$160K2
Q4 2025$160K2
Q1 2026$130K2
Q2 2026$140K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$1.4M · 15 reports
  • Aerospace$490K · 12 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES27 reports
  • SENATE27 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)5 reports
  • Air Force, Dept of1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Invariant$1.4M15 quarters
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$490K12 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
MARIAH CARRAYProfessional Staff Member, Committee on Homeland Security (2021-2023); Leg Asst, Rep. Norma Torres (2019-2021); Rep. Juan Vargas: Leg Correspondent/Policy Adv, (2018-2019); Sched Coordinator (2017-2018); Intern, Sen. Al Franken (2016)Q2 2026
MICHAEL J BELLSpecial Asst to the Atty Gen - Legislative Affairs, DOJ (2003-2005); Deputy Associate Director for Personnel The White House (2001-2003)Q2 2026
EMMA BALDINOIntern, Sen. Mark Warner (2020)Q1 2026
SARA K. HAGANProfessional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense (2007-2025)Q3 2025
MORGAN LORRAINE VINACOS, International Security Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense (19-21); COS, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (18-19); Sr Advisor, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (17-18); Sr Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on ForeignQ1 2024
CHARLES LADDPolicy Assistant, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2020-2021); Intern, Office of Senator Michael D. Crapo (2019)Q4 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/18for Q2Invariant$100K
07/16for Q2Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$40K
04/20for Q1Invariant$100K
04/16for Q1Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$30K
01/18for Q4 2025Invariant$100K
01/15for Q4 2025Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$60K
25/10/18for Q3 2025Invariant$100K
25/10/14for Q3 2025Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$60K
25/07/16for Q2 2025Invariant$90K
25/07/15for Q2 2025Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$60K
25/04/20for Q1 2025Invariant$90K
25/04/14for Q1 2025Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$60K
25/01/20for Q4 2024Invariant$90K
25/01/14for Q4 2024Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$40K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Invariant$90K
24/10/15for Q3 2024Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$40K
24/07/21for Q2 2024Invariant$90K
24/07/16for Q2 2024Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$50K
24/04/22for Q1 2024Invariant$90K
24/04/19for Q1 2024Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$20K