3rd Quarter - Report

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC for TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 12, 2026 Signed by R. Reed Skaggs, Chief Strategy and Business Officer

Official filing
Firm
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Client
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Income
$40,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Issues pertaining to graduate student loans. H.R. 8845, FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIST. H.R. 9495, FY 2027 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to basic research and biosensors.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUNO FREITAS Dep. Chief of Staff, Dep. Chief of Staff for Econ. Dev., Director of Econ. Dev. and Sen. Adv., Senator Elizabeth Warren; Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Aide and Systems Admin., Rep. Barney Frank; Sen. Adv. House Fin. Service

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8845 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 9495 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 5439, S. 2834, Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act, Issues pertaining to Food is Medicine.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUNO FREITAS Dep. Chief of Staff, Dep. Chief of Staff for Econ. Dev., Director of Econ. Dev. and Sen. Adv., Senator Elizabeth Warren; Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Aide and Systems Admin., Rep. Barney Frank; Sen. Adv. House Fin. Service

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2834 (119th), H.R. 5439 (119th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 8646, FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, Issues pertaining to USDA ARS and nutrition research.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUNO FREITAS Dep. Chief of Staff, Dep. Chief of Staff for Econ. Dev., Director of Econ. Dev. and Sen. Adv., Senator Elizabeth Warren; Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Aide and Systems Admin., Rep. Barney Frank; Sen. Adv. House Fin. Service

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8646 (119th)

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.