Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
4/1/2021
2. House Identification
 439190008
Senate Identification
 401104749-87

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Velocity Government Relations, LLC
Address
507 N Lincoln St
Address2
City
Arlington
State
VA
Zip
22201-2220
Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City
State
Zip
Country
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Erin Neal
Telephone
​7033624617
E-mail
​erin@velocitygr.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​DC-area consultancy, focused on supporting aerospace & defense companies & organizations

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Ad Astra Rocket Company
Address
​141 W. Bay Area Blvd.
City
​Webster
State
​TX
Zip
​77598
Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
State
Zip
Country
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​leading spaceflight technology company developing advanced plasma rocket propulsion

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​Erin ​Neal ​Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Bill Nelson (2001 to 2003); Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service (1999 to 2001)

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​AER
​BUD
​SCI
​DEF

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

FY2022 CJS Appropriations Act FY2022 DOD Appropriations Act FY2022 NDAA 2021 NASA Authorization Act


AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.

Internet Address:
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.

Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities

City
State
Country
%
City
State
Country
%

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?


Signature
Digitally Signed By: Erin C Neal
Date
5/19/2021 6:28:53 PM