LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Lobbying for UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS · Public University

Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Apr 15, 2026.

Filing 4th Quarter - Report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 16, 2026

Income

$90,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Illinois

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

WILLIAM OTTO KATT IV

Previously held: Legislative Fellow, Office of Rep. Phil Roe
LELAND COGLIANI

Previously held: Professional Staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee; Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office
SRINIVAS SONTI

Previously held: 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)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 11

HR 4754
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2431
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2354
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 5304
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2587
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2572
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 3293
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Lobbying activity 5

Budget/Appropriations

H.R4754, S.2431 FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, EPA, including S&T and partnership research. 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. H.R.5342, S.2354, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, including advanced computing, NIST, NASA, and EDA, including Regional Technology Hubs. H.R. 5304, S.2587, FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH, ARPA-H, CDC, ACL, and HRSA. H.R.4016, S.2572, FY 2026 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to DOD research and development. P.L. 119-37 FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, Issues pertaining to USDA research and ARS Labs. H.R. 4553, S. 3293, FY 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at DOE.

Science/Technology

Issues pertaining to EPA research programs and organization.

Medicare/Medicaid

Issues pertaining to Disproportionate Share (DSH) Hospital Payments and the delay to Medicaid DSH cuts. Issues pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Issues pertaining to the Medicaid Program.

Natural Resources

Issues pertaining to critical minerals mapping.

Education

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to reauthorization.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.