Every filing period on record, as reported. One column per filed period — a period with no column is a period with no filing, not a zero.
Basis · Amendments and terminations supersede the original report for the same registrant, client and period, so a revised quarter is counted once at its latest filed value. Registration-only filings carry no activity money and are excluded from these totals.
Who lobbies for them
Every outside firm that has filed on this client's behalf, by fees reported.
This record groups every filed spelling of the client's name into one entity, so "MERCK & CO., INC." and "MERCK & CO INC" read as the same company. The grouping is the client's normalized name — organizations that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: rtx-corporation-and-affiliates.
Reading this · LD-2 reports a hired firm's fee and a registrant's reported expenses on separate lines and never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. Firm names link to their own record as the firms chapter lands.
TAX
101 filings
$214M on those filings
Aerospace
AER
82 filings
$164.5M on those filings
Aviation/Airlines/Airports
AVI
60 filings
$164.9M on those filings
Science/Technology
SCI
56 filings
$177.6M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
56 filings
$160.2M on those filings
Foreign Relations
FOR
50 filings
$135.4M on those filings
Transportation
TRA
50 filings
$111.2M on those filings
Energy/Nuclear
ENG
46 filings
$143M on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV
36 filings
$110M on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
34 filings
$108.2M on those filings
Note · A filing names one to several issue areas and reports a single dollar figure for the period, so the same money appears beside every issue that filing declares. The dollar column is therefore spend on filings that named this issue — it is not a split of the total, and these figures sum above it. Filing counts do not double-count.
118th Congress
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
19 filingsthrough 2024
S. 1939118th CongressFAA Reauthorization Act of 202416 filingsthrough 2024
S. 2587118th CongressDepartment of Defense Appropriations Act, 202416 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 2397113th CongressDepartment of Defense Appropriations Act, 201413 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 3935118th CongressFAA Reauthorization Act of 202412 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 4394118th CongressEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 202412 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 8774118th CongressDepartment of Defense Appropriations Act, 202512 filingsthrough 2024
S. 2321118th CongressCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 202412 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 7024118th CongressTax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 202411 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 8070118th CongressServicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 202511 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 4432117th CongressDepartment of Defense Appropriations Act, 202211 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 8236117th CongressDepartment of Defense Appropriations Act, 202311 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 1735114th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 201611 filingsthrough 2015
How these are found · Bill references are extracted from the free-text activity description each filing writes, then matched to the Congress in session that filing year. A reference we can't match to a bill on file is still shown, unlinked — we cite what the filing said rather than guess at what it meant. Naming a bill is not a position on it: LD-2 records that a client lobbied on the bill, never which side.
Innovative Federal Strategies, LLC
Covered position: Staff, Cong. Jerry Lewis / Appropriations Cmmte
56 filingsthrough 2025
Nathaniel James BellDla Piper LLP (US)Covered position: Senior Legislative Assistant to Sen. Robert Andrews52 filingsthrough 2025
Matthew Paul ThornbladRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Senator Tim Johnson44 filingsthrough 2020
Carl KimeInnovative Federal Strategies, LLC39 filingsthrough 2025
Mary Elizabeth StantonInvariant LLCCovered position: Leg. Asst, Sen. Kohl (2006-2007); Policy Adv, Sen. Aging Comm. (2004-2006); Leg. Asst, Rep. Weiner (2004); Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Kohl (2003-2004); Staff Asst, Sen. Kohl (2002-2003); Intern, Rep. Gephardt (2001); Intern, Rep. Dingell (2000)38 filingsthrough 2026
Krister HolladayRtx Corporation and Affiliates38 filingsthrough 2020
Christopher PeaceRtx Corporation and Affiliates36 filingsthrough 2015
David MankeRtx Corporation and Affiliates33 filingsthrough 2015
Timothy McbrideRtx Corporation and Affiliates32 filingsthrough 2021
ALLEN L. THOMPSON iiiRtx Corporation and Affiliates32 filingsthrough 2020
Jennifer M DionneAtlantic Strategies Group LLCCovered position: 2001-2004 US Senate- assistant to Sen. Mikulski 2005-2006 Base Realignment and Closure Commission-Senate Liaison30 filingsthrough 2024
David Forrest LasseterRtx Corporation and Affiliates28 filingsthrough 2017
David Frederick KilianInnovative Federal Strategies, LLCCovered position: House Appropriations Committee27 filingsthrough 2017
Robert NealRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: Appropriations Associate, Office of Representative George R. Nethercutt, Jr. 06/1995 - 01/200526 filingsthrough 2026
Jack LivingstonRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: U.S. Select Committee on Intelligence - Deputy Staff Director & Chief Counsel (9/2003-6/2016)26 filingsthrough 2025
Peter HollandRtx Corporation and Affiliates25 filingsthrough 2019
Matthew C BernsteinDla Piper LLP (US)Covered position: LA, Sen. Metzenbaum; Prof Staff, House Banking25 filingsthrough 2017
Daniel Joseph SadloskyRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: Policy Advisor, House Republican Whip (9/2/14-8/8/21); Leg. Assist., Rep. Herrera-Beutler (1/30/13-9/1/14); Leg. Assist. Rep Hayworth (1/3/11-1/2/13); Leg. Aide Rep. Scalise (5/7/08-1/2/11); Staffer, Office of 1st CD-Louisiana (Vacant)(1/3/08-5/7/08)23 filingsthrough 2026
Greg LanklerThorn Run PartnersCovered position: Professional Staff, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director, Rep. C.W. Bill Young23 filingsthrough 2024
Gregg WardRtx Corporation and Affiliates23 filingsthrough 2014
Elizabeth ElliottRtx Corporation and Affiliates22 filingsthrough 2014
Dena Baron SmithInvariant LLCCovered position: Subcmte Staff Dir/Clerk, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2021); Pro Staff Member/Staff Asst, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2004); Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1995-1999)21 filingsthrough 2026
Richard PyattRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: None21 filingsthrough 2022
John ScofieldS-3 GroupCovered position: Dep Press Sec, US Sen Mark Hatfield; Press Sec, Rep. Frank LoBiondo; Comms Dir, House Approps20 filingsthrough 2026
Martin DelgadoS-3 GroupCovered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS20 filingsthrough 2026
Jose CeballosS-3 GroupCovered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce20 filingsthrough 2026
Art CameronRtx Corporation and AffiliatesCovered position: Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations Comm. Subcommittee on CJS (1/2008-2/2011); Professional staff, Sen. Appropriations Comm. (2/2006-1/2008); Dep. Asst. Sec. for Appropriations and Mgmt, Office of Leg. Affiars, US Dept of Treasury (1/1999-1/2006)20 filingsthrough 2026
Covered positions · 103 of 154 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
