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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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6. House ID# 402840000
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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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Nathan Cook |
Date | 4/22/2024 8:01:26 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
S. __ - FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - Provide at least $900 million for the Institute of Education Sciences.
H.R. __ - FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - Provide at least $900 million for the Institute of Education Sciences.
H.R. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - Community funded project request for $2.2 million to Rice University-Alief ISD Planetary and Space Exploration Education Project.
S. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - Community funded project request for $2.2 million to Rice University-Alief ISD Planetary and Space Exploration Education Project.
H.R. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - NASA report language request for in-situ resource utilization and resource recycling; surface mobility; electromagnetic tools; and additive manufacturing.
S. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - NASA report language request for in-situ resource utilization and resource recycling; surface mobility; electromagnetic tools; and additive manufacturing.
H.R. __ - FY25 Energy & Water Appropriations - Department of Energy report language request for National Laboratory Partnerships at Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
S. __ - FY25 Energy & Water Appropriations - Department of Energy report language request for National Laboratory Partnerships at Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
H.R. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations - Provide an additional $10 million for "Collaborative for Hierarchical and Agile Responsive Materials," Army RDTE, 0602146A (Line 13) Network C3I: $94.576M (+$10M over PBR for energy efficient devices)
S. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations - Provide an additional $10 million for "Collaborative for Hierarchical and Agile Responsive Materials," Army RDTE, 0602146A (Line 13) Network C3I: $94.576M (+$10M over PBR for energy efficient devices)
H.R. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations - Provide an additional $10 million for "Coal, Middlings & Fly Ash as Advanced Materials and Critical Metal Sources," Army RDTE, 0603119A (Line 38) Ground Advanced Technology: $55.880M (+$10M over PBR for "coal-derived advanced materials.")
S. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations - Provide an additional $10 million for "Coal, Middlings & Fly Ash as Advanced Materials and Critical Metal Sources," Army RDTE, 0603119A (Line 38) Ground Advanced Technology: $55.880M (+$10M over PBR for "coal-derived advanced materials.")
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 |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - Oppose Sec. 7a and Sec. 7b due to the negative impact this offset provision would have on undergraduate and graduate students attending institutions subject to the endowment excise tax.
H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act - Oppose changing the current need analysis formula, replacing cost of attendance with the median cost of college for the program of study (Title II, Access and Affordability, Part A, Financial Need); Oppose requiring institutions to pay the federal government annually for a portion of a students unpaid interest and principal of their federal student loans (Title III, Accountability and Student Success, Part A, Accountability); Oppose new guaranteed maximum price institutional eligibility requirements for the PROMISE Grant program (Title II Access and Affordability, Part B, Financial Aid, Subpart 1, Grants); oppose capping total annual borrowing amount at median cost of college, and lowering aggregate student loan limits; oppose eliminating the Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS loan programs (Title II, Access and Affordability, Part B, Financial Aid, Subpart 2, Loans); and oppose significant alterations to accreditation systems and processes.
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 for Southeast Texas, 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support reforming 26 USC 4968, the excise tax based on investment income of certain private colleges and 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 |
Nathan |
Cook |
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District Director, Rep. Pete Olson (2009-2010); Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn (2005-2009) |
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. __ - FY25 National Defense Authorization Act - Support Army report language proposal for Rice University PFAS research collaboration "PFAS Detection and Remediation Research."
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 (2009-2010); Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn (2005-2009) |
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
Prospective contact supporting the establishment and funding of an institutional nexus devoted to bilateral U.S. and Latin America regional cooperation on the deployment and implementation of artificial intelligence.
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 (2009-2010); Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn (2005-2009) |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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