City of Fallon Ends Long-Running Federal Lobbying Contract With Porter Group LLC
The City of Fallon, Nevada, a small municipality whose economy revolves around the Navy's premier tactical aviation training facility, has terminated its Porter Group lobbying relationship after years of sustained federal advocacy — and after landing the big legislative wins it was paying for.
A lobbying disclosure termination filing covering the First Quarter of 2026 shows the City of Fallon ended its federal lobbying contract with Porter Group LLC, effective February 1, 2026. The final payment: $10,000.
The City of Fallon Nevada lobbying effort through Porter Group had been a fixture on K Street for years, with the municipality spending approximately $655,000 in cumulative federal lobbying through the firm, according to OpenSecrets. In recent years, the city was paying a steady $80,000 annually — $20,000 per quarter — for advocacy focused on defense authorization, military construction, housing, natural resources, and transportation issues tied to Naval Air Station Fallon.
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Why the Porter Group Lobbying Termination Matters
A Longtime Client Walks Away
The LDA termination filing marks the end of a relationship that stretches back years. Quarterly filings from 2025 show the city paid Porter Group LLC $20,000 in the First Quarter, $20,000 in the Second Quarter, and $20,000 in the Third Quarter — before the engagement wound down with a final $10,000 payment in the termination period.
For Porter Group LLC, the loss is notable. Based on available 2026 LDA disclosure data, the City of Fallon was the firm's only client visible in the First Quarter of 2026. According to OpenLobby, Porter Group has historically reported $16.3 million in lobbying income across 820 filings and 79 clients — but the current data suggests a limited active roster heading into 2026.
No Replacement Firm Identified
Based on available lobbying disclosures, the City of Fallon has not registered with a new lobbying firm to continue federal advocacy on the same issues. All four filings from the past year list Porter Group LLC as the sole registrant. Whether the city plans to bring on new representation or handle federal engagement through other channels is not reflected in current disclosure records.
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Broader Context: Mission Accomplished on Capitol Hill
The Big Win Was Already in the Books
The City of Fallon's core federal lobbying objective — securing authorization for the expansion and modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) adjacent to NAS Fallon — was achieved in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 23, 2022. That legislation, championed by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), extended the withdrawal of public lands for the FRTC for 25 years and authorized $159 million in military construction to modernize NAS Fallon.
Subsequent defense bills continued to deliver. The FY2025 NDAA included additional funds for NAS Fallon and the Hawthorne Army Depot, and the FY2026 NDAA authorized $29 million for Fallon Naval Air Station for ongoing training and construction projects.
In short: the transformative legislative goal that justified years of sustained lobbying has been enacted and is now in the implementation phase. Funding has continued to flow through annual defense authorization cycles without the need for the kind of heavy advocacy lift that characterized earlier years.
Congressional Attention on Fallon
Fallon and NAS Fallon received attention during Senate hearings on the Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025. Witnesses described the Fallon Range Training Complex as "the Navy's most realistic" training facility. Members of Congress raised the base's role as a military asset and flagged military housing concerns in the Fallon area — both issues that had been part of the city's lobbying portfolio.
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.), who represents Fallon's congressional district (NV-02), has been a vocal advocate for the NAS Fallon expansion throughout the process. Sen. Cortez Masto, who authored the FRTC expansion language, remains in office. Nevada's delegation has remained stable and supportive of the base — meaning the termination does not appear connected to any loss of political support on the Hill.
Porter Group Lobbying Team Background
Porter Group LLC's lobbying team brought both chambers' experience to the engagement. Clifford Porter has a House background, while Porter Rivers and Maureen Porter both served as Senate staffers. Specific committee assignments and member affiliations for these lobbyists were not available in the data reviewed. The firm's bipartisan, bicameral reach made it a natural fit for a client whose interests cut across defense authorization, appropriations, water resources, and infrastructure — all of which require engagement with multiple committees in both chambers.
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The Bottom Line
The City of Fallon, Nevada — population roughly 9,647, with a general fund budget of approximately $11.7 million — spent $655,000 over the course of its lobbying relationship with Porter Group LLC. The city's primary federal objective was securing authorization and funding for the expansion and modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex, the Navy's top tactical training facility and the economic engine of the region.
That objective was achieved. The FRTC expansion was authorized in the FY2023 NDAA, and military construction funding has continued through successive defense bills. With the major legislative lifts completed and no new firm hired to replace Porter Group, the lobbying disclosure termination in 2026 reads as a client that got what it came to Washington for.
No new lobbying firm registration has appeared in the disclosure data for the City of Fallon. For now, the city's K Street presence has gone quiet.
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