RICE UNIVERSITY lobbying for RICE UNIVERSITY

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Expenses

$90,000

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

Client based in

Texas

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

NATHAN COOK

Previously held: District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director, Sen. John Cornyn

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 5

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 5

Budget/Appropriations

Issues that pertain to the Armys current and planned efforts to support the development and deployment of advanced hardware protection and anti-tamper technologies. H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Support Senate included language to delay implementation of the OMB uniform guidance (UG) proposed rule, 2 CFR Part 200.

Science/Technology

Issues pertaining an applied energy and industrial technology laboratory for U.S. competitiveness and addressing the gap between applied research and full commercial deployment for large-scale energy and industrial technologies. Issues pertaining to the NSFs expeditious release of obligated funds for active award under the MSRI-Type 2 program. Support the expeditious passage of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act.

Sports/Athletics

Support S.4668, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Energy/Nuclear

Issues pertaining an applied energy and industrial technology laboratory for U.S. competitiveness and addressing the gap between applied research and full commercial deployment for large-scale energy and industrial technologies. H. Rept. 119-667 - ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2027: Support includin $2,000,000 to establish a United States-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center, pursuant to the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94, division J, title II).

Defense

Issues that pertain to the Armys current and planned efforts to support the development and deployment of advanced hardware protection and anti-tamper technologies.

Bills named in this filing 2

H.R. 6500
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
S. 4668
Protect College Sports Act of 2026