Association of American Universities

Association of American Universities filed a Q1 report for Association of American Universities on April 21, 2025.

Lobbying for Association of American Universities

As filed: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.

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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 24, 2025.

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Expenses

$75,967

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

PAMELA DAVIDSON New on this filing

Previously held: Prof. Staff, Senate HELP Committee, 2019-21; Senior Policy Advisor, Sen Bill Cassidy, 2015-19; Prof. Staff/Leg. Asst, House Ed & Workforce Comm., 1997-2007; Leg. Asst, Rep Jon Christensen, 1995-97; Leg. Asst, Rep Tom Delay, 1992-95

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 3

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 7

Budget/Appropriations

H.R. __ - FY25 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. __ - FY25 Interior and Environment Appropriations H.R. __ - FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations H.R. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations H.R. 4346 - Appropriations for funds authorized in CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (117th Congress) H.R. 4821 - FY24 Interior and Environment Appropriations H.R. 5893 - FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations S. __ - FY25 Agriculture Appropriations S. __ - FY25 Interior and Environment Appropriations S. __ - FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations S. __ - FY25 Defense Appropriations S. __ - FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations S. 2131 - FY24 Agriculture Appropriations S. 2605 - FY24 Interior and Environment Appropriations S. 2587 - FY24 Defense Appropriations S. 2321 - FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations -- regarding funding for higher education and research programs and agencies.

Science/Technology

H.R. 4002 - Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act H.R.1048 - DETERRENT Act H.R. 8070 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY25 (NDAA) H.R.8315 - ENFORCE Act S. 4638 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY25 (NDAA) S. 2333 - Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act S. ____ - CHIPS 2.0 S. 1351 - Safeguarding American Innovation Act (117th Congress) S.1296 - DETERRENT Act S.3392 - AREA Act S.3558 - A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes. S.4207 - Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 S.1368 - Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2023 S. ___ - Potential legislation on AI workforce -- regarding research-related funding and policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students.

Education

H.R. 4588 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act H.R.6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act H.R. 7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act H.R.6951 - College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 3724 - End Woke Higher Education Act H.R.2732 - Domenic and Eds Law S. 2442 - PELL Act Potential Legislation on FAFSA -- regarding higher education policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their students

Immigration

-- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 2832 - Dont Tax Higher Education Act (117th Congress) H.R. 5152 - Higher Education Endowment Tax Reform Act (117th Congress) H.R. 4380 - Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act H.R. 8883 - Higher Education Accountability Tax (HEAT) Act (117th Congress) H.R. 5109 - Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings (DITCH Act) H.R.3136 - National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R.3435 - Charitable Act H.R.3000 - Tax-Free Pell Grant Act Potential future tax bills impacting universities S. 2750 - Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings (DITCH Act) S. 3465 Woke Endowment Security Tax Act of 2023 (WEST Act) -- regarding tax policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their students

H.R. 4370 Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) H.R. ___ Improving Efficiency to Increase Competition Act (IEICA) H.R.5475 - Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 (PAPA) H.R.9221 - RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 S. ____ - Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act S. 2220 - Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. __ - Patent Eligibility Reform Act S.1956 - Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S.4840 - RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024 -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students

Agriculture

Farm Bill

Bills named in this filing 43

H.R. 4346
CHIPS and Science Act
H.R. 4821
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 5893
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
S. 2131
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
S. 2605
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
S. 2587
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S. 2321
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 4002
Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Education and Research Act
H.R. 1048
DETERRENT Act
H.R. 8070
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
H.R. 8315
ENFORCE Act
S. 4638
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
S. 2333
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
S. 1351
Safeguarding American Innovation Act
S. 1296
DETERRENT Act
S. 3392
AREA Act
S. 3558
Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024
S. 4207
Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024
S. 1368
Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2023
H.R. 4588
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023
H.R. 6585
Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
H.R. 3724
End Woke Higher Education Act
H.R. 7683
Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act
H.R. 6951
College Cost Reduction Act

Show all 43 bills

H.R. 2732
Domenic and Ed’s Law
S. 2442
PELL Act
H.R. 2832
Don’t Tax Higher Education Act
H.R. 5152
Higher Education Endowment Tax Reform Act
H.R. 4380
Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act
H.R. 8883
Higher Education Accountability Tax Act
H.R. 5109
DITCH Act
H.R. 3136
National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023
H.R. 3435
Charitable Act
H.R. 3000
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
S. 2750
DITCH Act
S. 3465
WEST Act of 2023
H.R. 4370
SAMS Act of 2025
H.R. 5475
Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023
H.R. 9221
RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024
S. 2220
Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORGOTTEN) Veterans A…
S. 1956
Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2024
S. 2140
Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023
S. 4840
RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024

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