STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, SUNY STONY BROOK lobbying for STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY SUNY STONY BROOK

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$175,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

New York

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

LAUREN BROOKMEYER

Previously held: Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
MICHELLE GREENHALGH New on this filing

Previously held: Director of Federal Healthcare Policy and Advocacy
KRISTEN ADAMS New on this filing

Previously held: Director of Federal Relations

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 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
SENATE
White House Office

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

Bills named in this filing 13

S 2743
Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025
HR 5064
Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025
S 2439
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
HR 4731
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
S 1600
Save Healthcare Workers Act
HR 3178
Save Healthcare Workers Act
S 1261
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
HR 4206
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
S 2759
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
HR 5283
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
S 709
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
HR 1585
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Lobbying activity 5

Health Issues

Save Our Safety Net Hospitals Act S.2743/H.R.5064; ACA Medicaid DSH cuts (Section 2551, P.L. 111-148); One Big Beautiful Bill Act Medicaid cuts (P.L. 119-21); FY26 and FY27 NIH and health research funding; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.2439/H.R.4731); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S.1600/H.R.3178); CONNECT for Health Act (S.1261/H.R.4206); Repayment of outstanding FEMA COVID-19 hospital reimbursement; Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.2759/H.R.5283); Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S.709/H.R.1585); congressional directed spending for Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Expansion of Robotic Surgery Program at Stony Brook Medicine; and congressional directed spending for Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Joint Replacement Surgery Instrument Upgrades at Stony Brook Medicine.

Budget/Appropriations

FY26 and FY27 Appropriations and Authorization bills for federal research agencies including DOD, HHS, NIH, NSF, NASA, NOAA, NIST and Departments of Energy and Education; Pell Grant Funding; FY27 congressional directed spending (CDS) for Securing the Future: Infrastructure for an American Critical Technology Workforce at Stony Brook University; CDS request for quantum protected cybersecurity network at Stony Brook University.

Education

Student financial aid funding including the Pell Grant, Federal Work Study program, the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program; education provisions included in H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Additionally, Dept. of Education regulatory changes including graduate student loan limits; inclusion of professional degrees in definition.

Defense

Increased funding for Quantum and AI research; enhance partnerships between DoD and Stony Brook University.

Immigration

Proposed changes to OPT; H1B fee increase; duration of status; Administration Immigration Actions: including: (i) 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(NPRM); (ii) Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions(NPRM); and (iii) Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers (proclamation). Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.2759/H.R.5283) and Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S.709/H.R.1585).