BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM lobbying for BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 17, 2025

Expenses

$110,000.00

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

Wisconsin

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

ALLISON STEIL

Previously held: Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Paul D. Ryan (WI-01)

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 5

HR 4743
CAP Act of 2025
HR 4312
SCORE Act
S 2932
Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement Act
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 4
Rescissions Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 5

Education

Support for the UW System's 2025 Federal Priorities including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and student federal financial aid including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for efforts related to freedom of expression and civil dialogue on college campuses. Concerns related to potential impacts to student financial aid and to other operational matters resulting from ongoing efforts to close the Department of Education, the agency's reduction in force, and any lapse in appropriations.

Immigration

Support for efforts to improve visa processing and concern with policy decisions that may be detrimental to international student success. Concerns with H.R.4743 - CAP Act of 2025.

Veterans

Support for Congressional efforts related to student veterans and student veteran services.

Sports/Athletics

Engaged regarding H.R.4312 - SCORE Act and S.2932 - Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement Act.

Budget/Appropriations

Support for the inclusion of higher education priorities and funding including efforts to support the Pell Grant, support for additional funding for federal research and research infrastructure, support for workforce and campus economic development initiatives, student mental health and academic success priorities throughout the FY26 budget and appropriations process. Continued support for the UW System's 2025 Federal Priorities including sustained funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve program. Concern with proposed cuts to Facilities and Administrative Costs across federal research agencies. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program in FY26 appropriations legislation. Support for nursing rehabilitation gym and lab space, entrepreneur support, and AI and cybersecurity research in FY26 Appropriations. Support for energy and water sciences research at the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, including PFAS research. Support for the Connected Systems Institute. Support for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)Program. Concerns with cuts to research agencies and federal financial aid proposed in the President's FY26 Budget Request. Continued concerns with H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and provisions related to higher education financing, accountability, and aid, and H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.