1st Quarter - Report

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA for UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY25 (HR 9494) and FY26 Appropriations advocacy on national research priorities and federal agency funding levels. FY 25 and FY 26 robust funding for federal research agencies including, NIH, CDC, NSF, DOE, Department of Defense (Army RDT&E; USACE), NASA, National Endowment for the Humanities, Educational and Cultural Affairs program at Department of State(including Fulbright Program), Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), Department of Energy Office of Science, and federal student aid programs including Pell Grant program, Federal Work-Study, Graduate Areas of National Need program (GANN), Supplemental Educational Opportunities Grant program (SEOG), and TRIO and Gear Up

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 9494 (119th)

Defense DEF

FY26 NDAA priorities for RDTE

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

N/A

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Science/Technology SCI

FY25 and FY26 appropriations for all federal agencies supporting science and technology research, including NASA, NSF, NOAA, NIST, DOD, ARPA-H, and DOE.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Sports/Athletics SPO

Issues impacting student athletes, including those related to Name, Image, and Likeness

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Support for federal financial aid programs to include the Pell Grant program H.R. 6951, College Cost Reduction Act Concerns with Financial Value and Gainful Employment reporting implementation Improvements to the FAFSA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIA A. SMITH —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6951 (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.