SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. for SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEREDITH CIACCIA PIERCE | — |
| CHRISTIAN CLESI | Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging |
| SHAWN M FERGUSON | Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (programming aimed at promoting social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. With sports as the foundation, this three component model offers a unique combination of effective activities that equip young people with tools and training to create sports, classroom, and school climates of acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities.), Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEREDITH CIACCIA PIERCE | — |
| CHRISTIAN CLESI | Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging |
| SHAWN M FERGUSON | Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur |
Education EDU
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (programming aimed at promoting social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. With sports as the foundation, this three component model offers a unique combination of effective activities that equip young people with tools and training to create sports, classroom, and school climates of acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities.)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEREDITH CIACCIA PIERCE | — |
| CHRISTIAN CLESI | Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging |
| SHAWN M FERGUSON | Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
H.R.3420 - Words Matter Act of 2025 - The Words Matter Act replaces more than two dozen instances of the term mentally retarded in U.S. Code with contemporary, respectful language.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEREDITH CIACCIA PIERCE | — |
| CHRISTIAN CLESI | Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging |
| SHAWN M FERGUSON | Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.