Issues lobbied + lobbyists
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Support for Ames National Laboratory/National Labs, Energy Appropriations, DOE Office of Science, EERE Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) Renewable Energy Research Security Critical Materials Plastics Upcycling
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HCR — Health Issues
National Institutes of Health
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SCI — Science/Technology
National Science Foundation Funding Artificial Intelligence STEM related legislation Forensic Science/NIST/ CSAFE EPSCoR Space Grant Facilities and Administrative Costs
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MAN — Manufacturing
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Biomanufacturing
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SMB — Small Business
Small Business Development Centers SBIR/STTR
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRA — Transportation
Transportation Research and Education Biobased Asphalt
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — Immigration
Higher education pathways for student/scholar visas
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SPO — Sports/Athletics
Collegiate Athletics- Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Ethics (SCORE Act).
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
AGR — Agriculture
Farm bill priorities NIFA Programs: AFRI, Smith-Lever Funds, Hatch Act Funds, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Agriculture Research Service Animal Disease Preparedness and diagnostics; National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service Artificial intelligence in agriculture Agricultural Genomes to Phenomes Initiative Extension & Outreach Agriculture Research Facilities Act Cybersecurity for Agriculture Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
EDU — Education
Federal Student Loans, Federal Work Study, Pell Grant, TRIO, FAFSA Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL; LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
FY26 Appropriations
Lobbyists: SOPHIA MAGILL
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
DEF — Defense
Department of Defense Research and Development Funding Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) Critical Materials Supply Chain Biomanufacturing National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Cybersecurity Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research - Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Artificial Intelligence Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) Research Security Infectious disease and Biodefense Office of Small Business Programs
Lobbyists: LUCAS HEITKAMP [new]; SOPHIA MAGILL
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE