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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 6100 Main Street |
Address2 | Allen Center, MS 610 |
| City | Houston |
State | TX |
Zip Code | 77005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400326530-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Nathan Cook |
Date | 10/20/2025 10:35:30 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. Oppose SEC. 235, restricting NIH funds for indirect costs at educational institutions subject to taxation under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Oppose reducing ARPA-H budget from $1.5 billion to $945 million. Support American economic competitiveness and national security by opposing declines in research grant funding available, specifically the Office of Management and Budgets planned cuts federal research funding and reverse actions that have led to these cuts, including the Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, which included unprecedented cuts to federal research agencies, including National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control.
H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Oppose cuts to National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA funding, causing multiple rounds of grant cancellations and indirect cost reimbursement rate caps for research universities. Support maximum funding levels for NSF and NASA. Support American economic competitiveness and national security by opposing declines in research grant funding available, specifically the Office of Management and Budgets planned cuts federal research funding and reverse actions that have led to these cuts.
H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Support report language on Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Projects, recommending support for the Mid-scale Research Infrastructure program as authorized by Public Law 117-167 and urging NSF to continue funding already awarded projects designed to advance STEM education and technology capabilities across the country, and a balanced approach to awarding rigorous and transformative mid-scale infrastructure projects, and to meet the various scientific needs identified by major community reports.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to indirect costs of research (facilities + administration) policies and payment rates for federally funded scientific research.
Issues pertaining to funding for NSF MSRI project MSRI-2, Safe Insights, national research infrastructure for large-scale learning science and engineering.
Issues pertaining to the establishment of a "Primary Standards Calibration Facility" and graduate program in metrology.
Issues pertaining to Executive Order (EO) Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking (EO 14332), implicating bureaucracy and delays, and reduced roles of scientific quality and excellence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to interest in research funding opportunities that support Defense Department and industry needs in shipbuilding, antitamper, diamond materials, special forces and wireless technology relevant sciences.
H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Oppose Title XVII, Subtitle D, Sec. 1736 - Sec. 1740, the SAFE Research Act and reject it from the final conference agreement.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose Department of Homeland Securitys ICE proposed rule Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media, DHS Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001, RIN 1653-AA95
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, including university ownership of inventions made by their researchers using federal grant funding and the ongoing expectation that universities and inventors are expected to facilitate the commercialization process, helping discoveries reach the private sector and grow the economy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SPO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 4312, the SCORE Act, to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and federal standards for name-image-likeness, hard caps on universities, enforcement for NIL rule violations, and transfer portal reforms.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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