1st Quarter - Report · 2026

SMB — Small Business

Support for SBIR/STTR funding and reauthorization, S.3971 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ART — Arts/Entertainment

Support for robust funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

VET — Veterans

N/A

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SPO — Sports/Athletics

Issues impacting student athletes, including those related to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act or the SCORE Act, H.R. 4312

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

N/A

CPT — Copyright/Patent/Trademark

N/A

Government entities lobbied: SENATE

AGR — Agriculture

Advanced Drought Information System for Iowans and Advanced Flood and Drought Monitoring and Forecasting for Western Iowa community project funding proposals

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

FY 26 & FY27 robust funding for federal research agencies including, NIH, CDC, NSF, Department of Defense (Army RDT&E; USACE), NASA (support for Heliophysics division and Science Mission Directorate), National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Injury Control Research Centers, Public Health Training Centers, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, Educational and Cultural Affairs program at Department of State(including Fulbright Program), Department of Energy Office of Science, and federal student aid programs including Pell Grant program, Federal Work-Study, Graduate Areas of National Need program, Supplemental Educational Opportunities Grant program (SEOG), and TRIO and Gear Up Support for the National Information Collaboration on Ecohydraulics (NICE) program Support for Advanced Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessment, and Flood Forecasting for the Eastern Iowa Community Funding project; Support for Advanced Drought Information System for Iowans Community Funding project Support for Institute of Museum and Library Sciences Support for Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Budget Model for Facilities and Administrative costs

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DEF — Defense

Support for Tactical Communications for Human Autonomy Teams (TACO-HAT) RDT&E funding under Air Force Human Effectiveness Applied Research at the Air Force

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ECN — Economics/Economic Development

N/A

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

EDU — Education

Support for federal financial aid programs, including the Pell Grant program Support for GRAD PLUS loan program Concerns with changes in definitions of "graduate" and "professional" student under consideration in implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support for and implementation of the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, S. 1558

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENV — Environment/Superfund

N/A

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

Impacts of H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support for Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025, S. 1941

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOM — Homeland Security

N/A

IMM — Immigration

N/A

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MED — Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Support for NIH and CDC funding and institute programs Support for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program at NIH

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

Support for Medicaid programs at hospitals, including children's hospitals

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

PHA — Pharmacy

N/A

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ROD — Roads/Highway

N/A

SCI — Science/Technology

FY 26 & FY27 appropriations for all federal agencies supporting science and technology research, including NASA, NSF, NOAA, NIST, DOD, ARPA-H, and DOE.

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

N/A

TRA — Transportation

Support for federal research on driving safety related to cannabis use and testing.

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE