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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 | 1101 MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING |
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| City | COLLEGE PARK |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20742 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 79676-12
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6. House ID# 362420000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2026 |
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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Method A.
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: Virginia Meehan |
Date | 4/20/2026 6:07:56 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
Advocacy surrounding appropriations for FY27 including:
-Funding for projects of special significance to the university including: Equipment for Chips Design at the UMD Nanocenter, UMD Project INSIGHT: Intelligence-led Safety & Geographic Hotspot Targeting, UMD Computational Support For The Chesapeake Bay Area Monitoring and Prediction System, UMD AI Readiness in Education (AIRE) Hub, UMD Improving Marylands Cyber Security Civil Defense, UMD Modernizing Facilities to Accelerate Innovation and Workforce Development in Agriculture, UMD Quantum Device Innovation Center, UMD Advancing Biotechnology Measurement Infrastructure for Marylands Biomanufacturing Ecosystem, UMD The University of Maryland Innovation Hub in GeoAI for Violence Reduction, UMD RecWell Pavilion Project
House and Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Appropriations Act, FY 2027
-Funding for agricultural research and extension
House and Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2027
-Funding for NSF, NIST, NOAA, and NASA
House and Senate Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for DOD S&T programs
House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E
House and Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act for FY 2027
-Funding for NEH and NEA
House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, TRIO, Federal Work Study, and NIH
-Advocacy surrounding consolidated appropriations for FY26, including H.R. 7148 and H.R. 6938 (details below)
House and Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act for FY 2026
-Funding for NSF, NIST, NOAA, and NASA
-Funding for university initiatives including the Violence Reduction Research Initiative, the AI-Based Predictive Policing project, weather observation instrumentation for ESSIC, the AI Solutions for Small Businesses project, and data infrastructure for the SAFE Center
House and Senate Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2026
-Funding for DOD S&T programs
-Funding for university initiatives including the Joint Research Lab, the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel, instrumentation for additive manufacturing research, and instrumentation for advanced materials for hypersonic systems
House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2026
-Funding for DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E
House and Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act for FY 2026
-Funding for NEH, NEA, and the USGS Cooperative Research Unit program
-Funding for university initiatives like a new USGS Cooperative Research Unit in the Chesapeake Bay region
House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2026
-Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, TRIO, Federal Work Study, and NIH
-Funding for university initiatives including neuroimaging research instrumentation for the UMD College of Education
House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development for FY 2026
-Funding for university initiatives including the Flood Resilient Transit Development project
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 |
Virginia |
Meehan |
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Christine |
Hagan |
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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. 1048, the DETERRENT Act
-Entire bill
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 |
Virginia |
Meehan |
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Christine |
Hagan |
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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
National Quantum Initiative Act
-entire bill
General protection of negotiated Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rates on federal grants and contracts
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 |
Virginia |
Meehan |
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Christine |
Hagan |
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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
House and Senate National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026
-Provisions related to defense research and streamlined research security requirements
the FORGED Act
-Modifications to Section 319 that affect University Affiliated Research Centers
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 |
Virginia |
Meehan |
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Christine |
Hagan |
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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
H.R. 4312, the SCORE Act
-Provisions to establish health and academic protections and national regulations governing NIL activities
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 |
Virginia |
Meehan |
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Christine |
Hagan |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
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)
Internet Address:
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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
27. Add the following 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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |