Why It Matters
In its third-quarter 2026 report, Fluor Corp. lists lobbying on the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. As of the filing date, H.R. 8800 had passed the House, its Senate companion S. 4784 was at floor consideration, and H.R. 9022 was at floor consideration. The filing also lists lobbying on DOE project management, FEMA disaster recovery, and CHIPS projects related to funding and policy.
By the Numbers
The in-house third-quarter 2026 report lists $907,475 in lobbying expenditures. Outside firms and their third-quarter 2026 amounts:
- FGS Global (US) LLC: $80,000
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP: $50,000
- Mehlman Consulting Inc.: $30,000
- trAction Strategic LLC: $30,000
- O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies LLC: $20,000
- Venable LLP: $20,000
- Cassidy & Associates Inc.: $20,000
The in-house filing names five lobbyists: John Gallagher, director of government relations; Kenneth McIntyre, government relations representative; Ramon Zertuche, director of government relations, who served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 113th and 114th Congresses; Nathan Robinson, senior director of government relations, who served on the Senate Appropriations Committee in the 114th and 115th Congresses; and David Marventano, senior vice president of government relations, who served on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 107th and 108th Congresses.
Broader Context
H.R. 8800 / S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, would set policies and authorities for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and DOE national security programs. H.R. 8800, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3), passed the House; S. 4784, sponsored by Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on June 15, and remains at floor consideration. The filing describes Fluor's interest as DOD contingency operations and support services.
H.R. 9022, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, sponsored by Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3), provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations for the DOE and Army Corps of Engineers civil works. It was placed on the Union Calendar on May 22, 2026, and remains at floor consideration. The League of Conservation Voters and Natural Resources Defense Council led a letter signed by 35 environmental groups opposing the bill in June, arguing it would cut clean-energy programs and include policy riders.
S. 2228, the Building Chips in America Act, sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), modifies and limits National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) review of semiconductor projects that receive federal financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, and it became Public Law 118-105 on Oct. 2, 2024.
On FEMA disaster recovery, a disclosed lobbying issue, FEMA announced approval of more than $2 billion in post-disaster recovery and resilience funding on Sept. 23.
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