1st Quarter - Report · 2026

SMB — Small Business

Cyber Security Programs for Small Businesses SBIR, STTR Reauthorization

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions Reconciliation Bill Provisions Impacting University Funding University Endowment Taxes

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Student Financial Aid, Graduate Student Loans, Agriculture Research Facilities, Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions FY26 Appropriations and Funding for Basic Science, NSF, NIH, Student Financial Aid, Agriculture, NASA, Energy, Transportation, and HR 4121 and S. 2256 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations bill; HR 5342 and S.2354 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill; HR 4016 and S. 2572 Defense Appropriations bill; HR 4553 Energy & Water Appropriations bill; HR 4754 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill; HR 5304 and S. 2587 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill; HR 4779 National Security-State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; and HR 4552 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE

DEF — Defense

FY26 Funding for University-Based Research Artificial Intelligence HR 3838, FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues S.2296, FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research and development issues HR 4016/S.2572 FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues, research facility issues

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE

EDU — Education

H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Medicaid related issues; healthcare related provisions; changes to student financial aid, loans, grants FY26 Appropriations funding for Education research, Pell Grant program, Title VI and Fulbright-Hays program, Institute of Education Sciences White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence HR 1048 The DETERRENT Act; research and development issues HR 6951 the College Cost reduction Act Medical School Accreditation

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

Reconciliation Bill - Medicare, Medicaid, Physician Payments, 340(b) Discount Drug Program, ACA Premium Tax Credits; HHS, CMS H.R. 9351, Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024 H.R. 4581, 340B PATIENTS Act of 2025 H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 EDUCATE Act (House/Senate) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (House/Senate) Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act (House/Senate) Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH (National Institutes of Health) Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (NOT-OD-25-068, February 7, 2025); Facilities and Administrative costs (F&A) related issues 340B Drug Discount Program; Application Process for the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program and Request for Public Comment (HRSA-2025-14619, (90 FR 36163)); issues related to proposed 340B rebate model Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding related issues Medicare telehealth waiver related issues mRNA Vaccine Clinical Trials

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

IMM — Immigration

Student/Faculty Visas H-1B Visa Program and Optional Practical Training (OPT)-related issues (House/Senate) International Education Programs H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Immigration related visa and prevailing wage issues Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule (2025-16554 (90 FR 42070) re: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media; issues concerning duration of status

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

MED — Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

FY26 Funding for NIH, University-based research programs Indirect Cost Payments for Research Graduate Student Support Hospital Financing Per Capita Caps (House/Senate) State Directed Payment Program (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Provider Tax (House/Senate/CMS) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) (House/Senate) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House/Senate) Accreditation of Medical Schools Mental Health Impact of Cannabis Usage mRNA Vaccine Research and Cancer

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

SCI — Science/Technology

Executive Order 14332 issued August 7, 2025, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking; issues related to federal grant awards H.R. 3838/S. 2296 - FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research facilities issues; research and development issues H.R. 4553, FY 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues H.R. 5342/S. 2354, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues; Facilities and Administration (F&A) issues H.R. 5304/S. 2587, FY2026 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 5371, FY 2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act; funding provisions; research and development issues; facilities and administration reimbursement H.R. 4121/S. 2256, FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; new world screwworm; other issues H.R. 4016/S. 2572, FY 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research issues; research facilities issues; Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs related issues; research issues; federal grant related issues; funding for research programs NASA Reauthorization (House/Senate) Sea Grant/NOAA Research (House/Senate)

Lobbyists: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS; ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE