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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

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Lobbying Spend

$2.2M

Filings

218

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$270,000	11	4
2025	$360,000	16	4
2024	—	16	4
2023	—	17	4
2022	—	16	4
2021	—	16	4
2020	—	16	4
2019	—	8	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	10	3
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	8	2
2014	$135,000	10	3
2013	$180,000	8	2
2012	$120,000	8	2
2011	$165,000	8	2
2010	$180,000	8	2
2009	$151,250	8	2
2008	$400,000	13	2
2007	$100,000	2	1
2006	$100,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY	$2,161,250	84
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	40
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	28
EDGEPOINT, LLC	—	27
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES	—	14
AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL INC	—	25

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	198
SENATE	192
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	51
Navy, Dept of	30
Natl Security Agency (NSA)	26
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	23
Education, Dept of	21
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	20
Army, Dept of (Other)	10
White House Office	9
Economic Development Administration	6
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	6
Energy, Dept of	5
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	5
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	4
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	4
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	3
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	3
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	147
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	144
Defense	Defense	87
Agriculture	Agriculture	76
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	52
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	32
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	27
Religion	Religion	16
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	9
Health Issues	Health Issues	9
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	8
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	5
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	3
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	2
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	2
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, financial aid, and international students. Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4668

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 8845119th Congress

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

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 9137119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9137

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H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9495

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 4668

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 9495), issues relating to spectrum management research, airfield expansion technologies, additive manufacturing, oxygenating therapeutics.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 9495

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 8845119th Congress

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

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 9137119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9137

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs and research and evaluation, including within the House and Senate FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 8845), Defense (H.R. 9495), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R. 9260) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9495

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, program accountability, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 9137/S. 4668) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 4668

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 9495), issues relating to spectrum management research, airfield expansion technologies, additive manufacturing, oxygenating therapeutics.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 9495

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, and financial aid, including the Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718). Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) and the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 6718119th Congress

Professional Student Degree Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, and financial aid, including the Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718). Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) and the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6718

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, and financial aid, including the Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718). Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) and the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4668

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, workforce and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, and financial aid, including the Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718). Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 6718119th Congress

Professional Student Degree Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans, and financial aid, including the Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718). Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to college athletics, including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6718

H.R. 4016119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs related to research and evaluation, including within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), FY 2026 AG-FDA (H.R. 4121/S.2256), Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 5342/S. 2354), Defense (H.R. 4016.S 2572), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R.5304/S. 2587) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4016

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs related to research and evaluation, including within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), FY 2026 AG-FDA (H.R. 4121/S.2256), Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 5342/S. 2354), Defense (H.R. 4016.S 2572), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R.5304/S. 2587) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to religious institutions of higher education, student loans and financial aid, research costs, workforce, and student athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL), including the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to funding for higher education programs related to research and evaluation, including within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), FY 2026 AG-FDA (H.R. 4121/S.2256), Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 5342/S. 2354), Defense (H.R. 4016.S 2572), Labor-HHS-Education (H.R.5304/S. 2587) appropriations bills.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.5304

Source: Senate LDA