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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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State | TN |
Zip Code | 37240 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2024 |
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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| 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 Green |
Date | 7/22/2024 5:08:10 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
Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 9026/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves)
H.R. 8774 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. 8997 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing
H.R. 8998/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
H.R. 8774 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. 8070/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act
General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2024 and FY 2025
General issues related to research security at DOD
General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program
General issues related to institutional partnerships with the military
General issues related to research collaborations with ORNL
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), Title VI international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing
H.R. 8998/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act - provisions related to the use of the IHRA definition and contemporary examples
H.R. 7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act - provisions related to free speech on campuses
H.R. 5933/S. 3362, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments
H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - provisions related to the offset that would require institutions subject to the endowment tax to reimburse ED for the unpaid balances of federal student loans
H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to institutional risk sharing payments; provisions related to Title IV and student loans including eliminating PLUS loans, caps on borrowing, and elimination of origination fees; and other provisions of the bill
H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 - issues related to accreditation and DEI
H.R. 8534, the Protecting Student Athlete's Economic Freedom Act - provisions related to the employment status of student-athletes
H.R. 8304, the Protect the Benefits for Athletes and Limit Liability Act - provisions related to limitations on liability for certain institutions regarding limitations on compensation to student athletes
H.R. 7266/S. 3770, the FAAN Act - provisions related to supporting the nursing workforce
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research
S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of IES
General issues related to the value of higher education
General issues related to university endowments
General issues related to campus free speech and free expression on campus; general issues related to antisemitism and anti-Muslim harassment
General issues related to Sec. 117 foreign gift and contract reporting
General issues related to funding mechanisms for the Pell Grant
General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students
General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students
General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics
General issues related to EDs regulatory action related to accreditation, state authorization, cash management
General issues related to implementation of EDs gainful employment and financial value reporting regulations
General issues related to EDs regulatory action around Title IX
General issues related to the FAFSA launch
General issues related to affordability and debt forgiveness
General issues related to impact of DOL NPRM on higher education
General issues related to proposed changes to IPEDS reporting
General issues related to CISA/CIRCIA cyber incident reporting for universities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs and support for academic nursing
H.R. 7266/S. 3770, the FAAN Act - provisions related to supporting the nursing workforce
H.R. 7153/S. 3679, the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization
General issues related to advanced practice nursing education and faculty shortages and impact on healthcare workforce; proposals related to building a more robust pipeline of nursing faculty, including through HRSA Title VIII traineeships or fellowships for future nursing faculty; issues related to shortage of clinical placements and preceptors for nursing students
General issues related to the healthcare workforce, including need for additional nursing faculty and clinical placements for nursing students
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health and ARPA-H
S. xxxx, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to loans to encourage tech transfer and start-ups in biomedical research
General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding FY 2024 and FY 2025
General issues related to NIH and biomedical research, including stipends for graduate students and post-docs
General issues related to proposed restructuring of NIH and NIH reforms
General issues related to the Administrations NIST proposed framework related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research
General issues related to biomedical research oversight
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2025
H.R. 9026 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, STEM Education, and lunar gravitational waves)
H.R. 8774 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. 8997 /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research)
H.R. 8070/S. xxxx, the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security; potential amendments related to Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting for universities and Workforce Pell Act
S. xxxx, the LOANS for Biomedical Research Act - provisions related to loans to encourage tech transfer and start ups in biomedical research
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the American Privacy Rights Act - provisions related to inclusion of universities as covered entities; impact on education research
S. 1956, the Invent it Here, Make it Here Act - provisions related to manufacturing and commercialization of federally funded research
S. 2220, the PREVAIL Act - provisions related to reforms to the PTAB framework
H.R. 7085, the BIOSECURE Act - provisions related to prohibitions on certain biotech suppliers
S. 4207, the Spectrum and National Security Act - provisions related to funding mechanism for NSF
General issues related to the importance of robust funding for NSF, DOD, NASA, and DOE Office of Science
General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program
General issues related to the outlook for NASA reauthorization and budget, including provisions related to Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education
General issues related to research security and NSPM-33
General issues related to indirect cost reimbursements
General issues related to NSF programs including NAIRR and NSF Engines and NSF MREFC infrastructure projects
General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE
General issues related to cybersecurity research and workforce
General issues related to research collaborations with ORNL
General issues related to the Administrations NIST proposed framework related to march-in rights and the impact on basic research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments
General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact research universities
General tax issues that impact students and universities including the endowment tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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