Description
Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Planet Labs Pbc (PL-WS) is lobbying the U.S. government, how much they’re spending on it, and most importantly – the bills and specific issues on which they lobby.
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Our comprehensive and advanced lobbying database is completed with all the information you need, with more than 1.6 million lobbying contracts ready-for-analysis. We include detailed information on all aspects of federal lobbying, including the following fascinating attributes, among much more:
1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Planet Labs Pbc (PL-WS) lobbying for?
Summary of Lobbying Data:
– Planet Labs Pbc hired four lobbying firms: Llc (F/K/A Ervin Hill Strategy), Planet Labs Pbc, Ervin Graves Strategy Group, Llc, and Lewis-Burke Associates.
– They lobbied on general issues related to defense, aerospace, intelligence, science/technology, agriculture, and budget/appropriations.
– They lobbied on specific issues such as satellite imagery, geospatial imagery, defense programs and budget for commercial remote sensing, appropriations for remote sensing R&D and operation programs, NASA programs, NOAA programs, climate change, intelligence programs and budget for commercial remote sensing, sustainability, wildfire/natural disaster management, weather forecasting and data, mapping, federal acquisition of commercial remote sensing data, space situational awareness/space traffic management, regulation and licensing of commercial space and remote sensing activities, wireless spectrum use for space activities, commercial remote sensing of methane and GHG emissions.
– They lobbied various government agencies including the Department of State, White House Office, Department of Agriculture, House of Representatives, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Energy, Senate, Department of Defense, Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration, Executive Office of the President, Director of National Intelligence, and Department of Commerce.
One could infer that Planet Labs Pbc is lobbying on these issues to influence policy decisions, budget priorities, and legislation related to satellite and geospatial imagery, remote sensing technology, and data collection and analysis in various sectors such as defense, agriculture, and climate change. They may also be advocating for regulations and licensing requirements that are favorable to their business operations in commercial space and remote sensing activities.
