UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

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Lobbying Spend

$17.4M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$921,000	3	1
2025	$1,341,000	4	1
2024	$880,000	4	1
2023	$820,000	4	1
2022	$838,000	4	1
2021	$820,000	4	1
2020	$790,000	4	1
2019	$2,030,000	10	1
2018	$740,000	4	1
2017	$730,000	5	1
2016	$820,000	4	1
2015	$900,000	4	1
2014	$728,000	4	1
2013	$550,000	4	1
2012	$520,000	4	1
2011	$580,000	5	1
2010	$630,000	4	1
2009	$830,000	4	1
2008	$710,000	6	1
2007	$300,000	2	1
2006	$200,000	2	1
2005	$100,000	1	1
2004	$80,000	1	1
2003	$200,000	2	1
2001	$160,000	2	1
2000	$140,000	2	1
1999	$60,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	$17,418,000	98

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	95
SENATE	95
Education, Dept of	44
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	35
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	27
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	25
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	24
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	24
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	23
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	20
Energy, Dept of	19
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	19
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	17
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)	15
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	13
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	13
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	11
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	10
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	9
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	8

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	98
Education	Education	91
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	74
Health Issues	Health Issues	63
Defense	Defense	61
Immigration	Immigration	56
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	46
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	41
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	37
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	35
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	21
Transportation	Transportation	20
Veterans	Veterans	17
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	17
Agriculture	Agriculture	15
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	13
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	13
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	13
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	11
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	7

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), DETERRENT Act, SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act (S.4668).

Client expense: $291,000 · 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.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Health issues related to public research universities and the hospitals they operate, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), 340B program, Patients First Act (H.R. 9693).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 3168119th Congress

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168), Cooperative Institute Act of 2026 (S. 5332), Weather Act Reauthorization (S.3923), Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026 (S. 5273).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3168

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), DETERRENT Act, SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act (S.4668).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

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H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to intercollegiate athletics, including SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act (S.4668).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 7273119th Congress

NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Science and technology policy issues related to public research universities, including Bayh-Dole Act, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 7273), NSF SBE.

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 7273

H.R. 9693119th Congress

Patients First Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Health issues related to public research universities and the hospitals they operate, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), 340B program, Patients First Act (H.R. 9693).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9693

S. 3923119th Congress

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168), Cooperative Institute Act of 2026 (S. 5332), Weather Act Reauthorization (S.3923), Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026 (S. 5273).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3923

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to intercollegiate athletics, including SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act (S.4668).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.4668

S. 4668119th Congress

Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), DETERRENT Act, SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act (S.4668).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.4668

S. 5273119th Congress

Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168), Cooperative Institute Act of 2026 (S. 5332), Weather Act Reauthorization (S.3923), Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026 (S. 5273).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 5273

S. 5332119th Congress

Cooperative Institute Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168), Cooperative Institute Act of 2026 (S. 5332), Weather Act Reauthorization (S.3923), Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026 (S. 5273).

Client expense: $291,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 5332

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Health issues related to public research universities and the hospitals they operate, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).

Client expense: $260,000 · 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.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), DETERRENT Act, SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1223119th Congress

ANCHOR Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including ANCHOR Act (H.R. 1223) and NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1223

H.R. 3168119th Congress

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including ANCHOR Act (H.R. 1223) and NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3168

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to intercollegiate athletics, including SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), DETERRENT Act, SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), SAFE Act, and Protect College Sports Act.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Health issues related to public research universities and the hospitals they operate, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).

Client expense: $370,000 · 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.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), and SAFE Act.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1223119th Congress

ANCHOR Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including ANCHOR Act (H.R. 1223) and NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168).

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1223

H.R. 3168119th Congress

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Environmental issues related to public research universities, including ANCHOR Act (H.R. 1223) and NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3168).

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3168

H.R. 4312119th Congress

SCORE Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), and SAFE Act.

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4312

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Health issues related to public research universities and the hospitals they operate, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).

Client expense: $341,000 · 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 · fourth_quarter · Firm: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Higher education issues related to public research universities and intercollegiate athletics, including One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), SCORE Act (H.R. 4312), and SAFE Act.

Client expense: $341,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

Source: Senate LDA

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope