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INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Lobbying Spend

$7.8M

Filings

112

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$320,000	3	1
2025	$430,000	4	1
2024	$440,000	4	1
2023	$410,000	4	1
2022	$320,000	4	1
2021	$280,000	4	1
2020	$300,000	4	1
2019	$350,000	4	1
2018	$270,000	4	1
2017	$330,000	4	1
2016	$310,000	4	1
2015	$330,000	4	1
2014	$320,000	4	1
2013	$400,000	4	1
2012	$470,000	4	1
2011	$550,000	5	1
2010	$380,000	4	1
2009	$360,000	4	1
2008	$1,140,000	16	2
2007	$80,000	5	3
2006	—	7	3
2005	—	8	3
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
INDIANA UNIVERSITY	$7,790,000	91
JCP ASSOCIATES	—	7
DONNA MCLEAN ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	14

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	95
SENATE	95
Education, Dept of	24
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	19
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	9
Office of the Vice President of the United States	7
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	6
Army, Dept of (Other)	4
Energy, Dept of	4
Economic Development Administration	3
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Natl Guard	2
Navy, Dept of	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	97
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	84
Defense	Defense	82
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	69
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	44
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	43
Health Issues	Health Issues	41
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	34
Veterans	Veterans	29
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	28
Intelligence	Intelligence	25
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	24
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	24
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	23
Immigration	Immigration	22
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	16
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	16
Government Issues	Government Issues	13
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	12
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	10

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 7890119th Congress

Science of Reading Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Specific Lobbying Activity: Issues relating to Title IV financial aid programs. Updates on enrollment and program offerings at IU. H.R. 7890, the Science of Reading Act of 2026.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 7890

H.R. 7148119th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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HR 7148, the FY26 L-HHS-Education appropriations bill; FY27 funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Pell Grant program, and certain DOD programs.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 7148

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Issues relating to Title IV financial aid programs. Updates on enrollment and program offerings at IU. Issues relating to student aid in H.R. 1.

Client expense: $120,000 · 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: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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IU position on certain tax provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Proposed changes to current education-related tax policies. IU Lilly School of Philanthropy report on charitable giving. The Ways & Means title of HR 1. The Finance Committee title of the Senate budget reconciliation bill.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

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SJRES 97118th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees".

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All sections of S.J. Res. 97.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.J. Res. 97

H.R. 5933118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of HR 5933, the Deterrent Act. All titles of S. 3362, the Deterrent Act. Implementation of Section 10339B of the CHIPS & Science Act.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5933

S. 3362118th Congress

DETERRENT Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of HR 5933, the Deterrent Act. All titles of S. 3362, the Deterrent Act. Implementation of Section 10339B of the CHIPS & Science Act.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3362

H.R. 8688117th Congress

To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes.

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All sections of HR 8688, The BUILD Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 8688

S. 90117th Congress

District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Legislation to address the VA's 90/10 rule.

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

Matched citations: s 90

H.R. 4350117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Senate Amendment 4647 to HR 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4350

H.R. 5509117th Congress

Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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HR 5545, the REMOTE Act, and HR 5509, the Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5509

H.R. 5545117th Congress

REMOTE Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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HR 5545, the REMOTE Act, and HR 5509, the Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5545

H.R. 5440117th Congress

Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Update on the Research and Education Networking - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC). S. 2407, the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021. H.R. 5440, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5440

S. 2407117th Congress

Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Update on the Research and Education Networking - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC). S. 2407, the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021. H.R. 5440, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2407

H.R. 4625116th Congress

Protect the GI Bill Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Section 12 of H.R. 4625, the Protect the GI Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4625

H.R. 6978116th Congress

Endless Frontier Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of the Endless Frontier Act, H.R. 6978 and S. 3832.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6978

S. 3832116th Congress

Endless Frontier Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of the Endless Frontier Act, H.R. 6978 and S. 3832.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3832

H.R. 3414116th Congress

Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of H.R. 3414, The Opioid Workforce Act.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3414

H.R. 6201116th Congress

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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Section 7001 and Section 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6201

H.R. 6322116th Congress

Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. S. 3503, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6322

S. 3503116th Congress

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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H.R. 6322, the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. S. 3503, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3503

H.R. 3038116th Congress

Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of H.R. 3038, the Securing America's Science & Technology Act. The Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC), which is operated by Indiana University. Federal proposals that would require US universities have policies to guard against foreign influence. The Joint Committee on the Research Environment's Request for Information (RFI).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3038

H.R. 3038116th Congress

Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of H.R. 3038, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3038

H.R. 4674116th Congress

College Affordability Act

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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All titles of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act. All titles of S. 342, the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act. The Department of Education's Title IV Financial Aid programs. The Department of Education's proposed changes the requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4674

S. 2327116th Congress

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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S. 2327, a bill to modify the eligibility requirements for the transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.

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

Matched citations: S. 2327

Source: Senate LDA