1st Quarter - Report — THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM for THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (2019)

Firm

THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Client

THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Income

—

Expenses

$150,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Science and technology policy issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

Research and education programs and funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Transportation TRA

University Transportation Centers Autonomous/Connected Vehicles Infrastructure Maritime training vessel programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Veterans VET

Veterans student benefits Implementation of H.R. 3218 Forever GI Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3218 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Funding for the Maritime Administration Training vessel programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Defense DEF

Maritime Administration Authorization Training vessel programs Academic Security and Counter Exploitation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Research, Education, and Extension Service programs and funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

FY2020 appropriations for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related Agencies FY2020 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies FY2020 Department of Defense appropriations FY2020 appropriations for Energy and Water Development and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA FY2020 appropriations for Homeland Security FY2020 appropriations for State, Foreign Operations and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Labor, HHS, Education and related agencies FY2020 appropriations for Interior and Environment agencies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—
RICHARD MERTENS	—
VALERIE OFFUTT	—
TAYLOR SEXTON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Education EDU

Higher Education Student Financial Aid Graduate Student Interests Title IX Compliance Veterinarian Education Institute for Education Sciences (IES) research funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL O'QUINN	—
VALERIE OFFUTT	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

First responder training Veterinary emergency response Science and Technology

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KERRY KINIRONS	—
RICHARD MERTENS	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Veterans Administration issues Medical and health college policy issues FY2020 appropriations for HHS and related agencies Pandemics and biosecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TAYLOR SEXTON	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.