Why It Matters
Parker Meggitt lists the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act in its lobbying issues. That measure became law Feb. 3, as Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, also known as H.R. 7148 and Public Law 119-75.
An appropriations act sets the Pentagon's funding for a fiscal year. This one is already enacted, so the funding decision it covers is settled.
By the Numbers
Parker Meggitt reported $100,000 for the third quarter, signed Nov. 7. That matches the second quarter of 2026 and is down $50,000 from the third quarter of 2025, when it reported $150,000.
Parker Meggitt filed as its own registrant, in-house. The client's history shows no other registrant and no new firm.
The filing names one lobbyist: Ed Boquist, vice president for government relations. He is the lobbyist on each report in the client's history.
Broader Context
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced H.R. 4016, the House defense spending bill, on June 16, 2025. The Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 2572 on July 31, 2025. Enactment of Division A of H.R. 7148 superseded both for fiscal 2026 funding.
Rep. Betty McCollum opposed H.R. 4016 on July 17, 2025. She said it was written without a full Department of Defense budget request and carried social-policy riders on reproductive health care and LGBTQ service members. She cited $134 million as the cost of deploying 4,000 California National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles.
The filing also names this act, which became Public Law 118-159 on Dec. 23, 2024. Rep. David Joyce (R-OH-14) introduced it as H.R. 5009. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced the Senate companion, S. 4638. The House passed an earlier version, H.R. 8070, on June 14, 2024.
The filing's issues text also lists the F-35 program, along with items such as carbon wheels and brakes for CH-47 aircraft and thermal management systems for collaborative combat aircraft.
On the F-35, Reps. Adam Smith and Donald Norcross opposed buying additional aircraft before program problems were addressed. They cited a projected lifecycle cost above $2 trillion.
The National Defense Industrial Association urged protections for intellectual property and data rights in the NDAA. A coalition including the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Campaign urged a no vote over its ban on gender-affirming care for military dependents.
The Bottom Line
Both named measures are law, so no vote on them is pending in the record.
Parker Meggitt's quarterly spending stepped down once, between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. It has held there since, with the same in-house lobbyist.`
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