1st Quarter - Report

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC for UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Firm
Client
Income
$90,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2027 Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development, including plant transformation research, micronuclear reactor, and bioenergy research. FY 2027 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, test, and evaluation at the Department of Defense. FY 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to invasive species and water resources. FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF and EDA, including Regional Technology Hubs. FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH, ARPA-H, CDC, ACL, and HRSA. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Issues pertaining to Pell grants, undergraduate loans, graduate student loans, accountability metrics, student financial aid, other higher education tax provisions. P.L. 119-74, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, including advanced computing, NIST, NASA, and EDA, including Regional Technology Hubs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMBER M CASSADY —
LELAND COGLIANI Professional Staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee; Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office
EVE A GRANATOSKY —
WILLIAM OTTO KATT Legislative Fellow, Office of Rep. Phil Roe
CHRISTINA LARIDAEN —
SOLOMON MORGAN —
MIRIAM QUINTAL —
WILLIAM RUCH —
SRINIVAS SONTI Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Director-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
NAOMI MARICA WEBBER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues pertaining to critical minerals mapping. Issues pertaining to NSF research ecosystem reform. S.3597, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, Issues pertaining to quantum science and technology. Issues pertaining to National AI Initiative Act Reauthorization. Issues pertaining to microelectronics, Quantum, AI, and Biotechnology R&D.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINA LARIDAEN —
SOLOMON MORGAN —
MIRIAM QUINTAL —
NAOMI MARICA WEBBER —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3597 (119th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Issues pertaining to the Medicaid Program. Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SRINIVAS SONTI Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Director-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, Issues pertaining to basic research programs at the Department of Defense.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMBER M CASSADY —

Contacted: 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.