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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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Lobbying Spend

$5.0M

Filings

142

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$66,000	6	2
2025	$130,000	9	2
2024	$225,272	4	1
2023	$378,340	5	1
2022	$235,947	4	1
2021	$149,510	7	2
2020	$183,214	8	2
2019	$89,012	8	2
2018	$177,207	8	2
2017	$203,080	8	2
2016	$176,531	8	2
2015	$311,281	8	2
2014	$369,223	8	2
2013	$223,705	8	2
2012	$291,207	10	2
2011	$200,870	4	1
2010	$172,640	5	1
2009	$247,676	4	1
2008	$127,291	7	1
2007	$160,000	2	1
2006	$80,000	1	1
2005	$160,000	2	1
2004	$80,000	1	1
2003	$80,000	1	1
2002	$160,000	2	1
2001	$80,000	1	1
2000	$160,000	2	1
1999	$80,000	1	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	$4,998,005	93
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	9
THE BAGLEY GROUP, LLC	—	40

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	106
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	104
Energy, Dept of	22
Education, Dept of	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	8
White House Office	8
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	7
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	7
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	7
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	6
Treasury, Dept of	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	5
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	4
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	3
U.S. Copyright Office	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	77
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	59
Education	Education	46
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	41
Health Issues	Health Issues	39
Immigration	Immigration	21
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	20
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	15
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	13
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	4
Agriculture	Agriculture	4
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	2
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	2
Intelligence	Intelligence	2
Defense	Defense	2
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Animals	Animals	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 9022) DOE Office of Science funding (H.R. 8845) NSF and NIH funding (No Bill) Indirect costs recovery/facilities and administrative costs

Client expense: $32,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 9022119th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 9022) DOE Office of Science funding (H.R. 8845) NSF and NIH funding (No Bill) Indirect costs recovery/facilities and administrative costs

Client expense: $32,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9022

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R.1) Higher Education Tax Issues

Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

S. 2354119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(S. 2354) NSF Funding Issues (No Bill) NIH Funding Issues

Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2354

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H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R.1) Higher Education Tax Issues

Client expense: $39,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 1) Higher Education Student Aide

Client expense: $39,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1048119th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 1048) Higher Education Issues

Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1048

H.R. 1398118th Congress

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 1398) Science and Security/Foreign Influence Issues (H.R. 1516) Science and Security/Foreign Influence Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1398

H.R. 1398118th Congress

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(S.4638) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 8070) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1398) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1516) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1398

H.R. 1516118th Congress

DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(S.4638) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 8070) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1398) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1516) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1516

H.R. 1516118th Congress

DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 1398) Science and Security/Foreign Influence Issues (H.R. 1516) Science and Security/Foreign Influence Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1516

H.R. 8070118th Congress

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(S.4638) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 8070) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1398) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1516) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8070

S. 4638118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(S.4638) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 8070) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1398) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues (H.R. 1516) Foreign Influence, Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $39,201 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.4638

H.R. 5933118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(HR 5933) Science and Security/Foreign Influence Issues

Client expense: $74,028 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5933

H.R. 5933118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(No Bill) Quantum Information Science Reauthorization (HR 5933) Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $78,059 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5933

H.R. 5933118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(No Bill) Quantum Information Science Reauthorization (HR 5933) Science and Security Issues

Client expense: $78,059 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5933

H.R. 4394118th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(HR 4394) DOE Office of Science Funding (HR 5893) NSF Funding

Client expense: $75,102 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4394

H.R. 5893118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(HR 4394) DOE Office of Science Funding (HR 5893) NSF Funding

Client expense: $75,102 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5893

H.R. 4394118th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(HR 4394) DOE Office of Science Funding (No Bill) NSF Funding

Client expense: $74,206 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4394

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 2617) NSF Funding (H.R. 2617) DOE Office of Science Funding

Client expense: $68,834 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 2617) Higher Education Tax Issues

Client expense: $68,834 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 4346117th Congress

Chips and Science Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 4346) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 5376) Office of Science Funding

Client expense: $67,849 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4346

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 4346) Science and Security Issues (H.R. 5376) Office of Science Funding

Client expense: $67,849 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 5376) Higher Education Tax Issues

Client expense: $67,849 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 4346117th Congress

Chips and Science Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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(H.R. 4346) NSF and DOE Office of Funding (H.R. 4346) Science and Security Issues (no bill) FY23 NSF appropriations funding (no bill) FY23 DOE Office of Science Funding

Client expense: $65,979 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4346

Source: Senate LDA