4th Quarter - Report

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME for UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$170,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Sports/Athletics SPO

Collegiate Athletics and Name Image Likeness (NIL) H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act or the SCORE Act, Entirety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4312 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Endowment tax proposals and related issues Public Law 119-21, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Endowment tax provisions and related issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 14 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Public Law 119-160, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Defense research issues H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Defense research issues H.R.4553/S.3293, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Student Aid issues H.R.4779, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, Research issues Public Law 119-21, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Implementation of Higher education related issues; and Defense research Federally-sponsored research indirect cost reimbursement related issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2572 (119th), S. 2587 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th), H.R. 4553 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th), H.R. 5304 (119th), S. 3293 (119th), H.R. 4779 (119th)

Defense DEF

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Defense research issues Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Defense research issues Public Law 119-21, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Defense research

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2572 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th), H.R. 4016 (119th)

Education EDU

H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Student Aid issues Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Program and Data Collection related issues Artificial Intelligence, Policy and workforce related issues Monitor the following: Americorps Programs Title IV, Student Aid programs Public Law 119-21, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Negotiated Rulemaking Committees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2587 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th), H.R. 5304 (119th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R.4779, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4779 (119th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration related issues in Higher Education Monitor Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media, Duration of Status proposed rule related issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Program and Data Collection related issues Artificial Intelligence, policy and workforce related issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

H.R.4553/S.3293, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Research issues Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, Research issues Federally-sponsored research indirect cost reimbursement related issues Monitor the following: Social Media regulation related issues Spectrum policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ —
ALESSANDRA S. NEPOLA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4553 (119th), S. 3293 (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.