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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
e3e91251-9e97-4ad0-9d4f-879e610e124d
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 12:42:50
Income (reported)
$90,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Lobbying and Consulting Firm

Contact
REED SKAGGS
Phone
+1 202-289-7475
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:440 1st Street NW Suite 700

Client

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Public University

State
IL
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2011-08-26

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

FY 2027 Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development, including plant transformation research, micronuclear reactor, and bioenergy research. FY 2027 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, test, and evaluation at the Department of Defense. FY 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to invasive species and water resources. FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF and EDA, including Regional Technology Hubs. FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH, ARPA-H, CDC, ACL, and HRSA. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Issues pertaining to Pell grants, undergraduate loans, graduate student loans, accountability metrics, student financial aid, other higher education tax provisions. P.L. 119-74, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, including advanced computing, NIST, NASA, and EDA, including Regional Technology Hubs.

Lobbyists: ms NAOMI MARICA WEBBER; WILLIAM OTTO KATT iv (covered position: Legislative Fellow, Office of Rep. Phil Roe); LELAND COGLIANI (covered position: Professional Staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee; Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office); EVE A GRANATOSKY; CHRISTINA LARIDAEN; MIRIAM QUINTAL; AMBER M CASSADY; WILLIAM RUCH; SOLOMON MORGAN; mr SRINIVAS SONTI (covered position: Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Director-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

SCI — Science/Technology

Issues pertaining to critical minerals mapping. Issues pertaining to NSF research ecosystem reform. S.3597, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, Issues pertaining to quantum science and technology. Issues pertaining to National AI Initiative Act Reauthorization. Issues pertaining to microelectronics, Quantum, AI, and Biotechnology R&D.

Lobbyists: CHRISTINA LARIDAEN; MIRIAM QUINTAL; SOLOMON MORGAN; ms NAOMI MARICA WEBBER

Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

Issues pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Issues pertaining to the Medicaid Program. Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization.

Lobbyists: mr SRINIVAS SONTI (covered position: Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Director-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV))

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

DEF — Defense

FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, Issues pertaining to basic research programs at the Department of Defense.

Lobbyists: AMBER M CASSADY

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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