GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Lobbying for GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$5,271.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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 5

SAMIRA DAMAVANDI

Previously held: Senior Federal Policy Associate
AMY FRIEDRICH-KARNIK

Previously held: Director of Federal Policy
ANNA BERNSTEIN

Previously held: Principal Policy Advisor
ANN NOLI VEGA

Previously held: Senior Digital Communications Manager
MANAGI LORD BIGGERS

Previously held: Federal Policy Associate

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

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 8

HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 4
Rescissions Act of 2025
HR 2439
Support UNFPA Funding Act
HR 3527
Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025
HRES 445
Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All.
S 1489
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
HR 2884
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
HR 4104
Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 6

Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 1 "One Big Beautiful Bill"- support development of advocacy materials, shared data at press conference, emailed Senate about amendments, emailed House and Senate to vote no on bill, social media content development and engagement FY 26 International Family Planning Appropriations- worked on drafting letter, endorsed letter, emailed to House and Senate offices to sign on

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Meeting with Rep. McClellan on abortion access as a part of the Abortion Access Now lobby day Meeting with Senator Hassan staff on abortion access and mifepristone Meeting with Rep McBride staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Sen. Slotkin staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Rep Dexter staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Sen Blunt Rochester staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with RFC/DeGette staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Sen Kim staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Sen Alsobrooks staff on various abortion access topics Meeting with Rep Williams' office on various abortion access topics Meeting with Sen. Fetterman's staff on abortion access in general Meeting with Sen. McCormick's staff on abortion access in general Meeting with Rep. Summer Lee's staff on abortion access in general Meeting with Rep. Sykes' staff on abortion access in general Meeting with Rep. Smucker's staff on abortion access in general Prepared resources on mifepristone safety Senate reproductive health staff meetings and emails

Foreign Relations

H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025- supported development of advocacy materials, emailed about impact of rescissions package on women and girls and to vote no on the bill, signed on to letter opposing rescissions package, social media content development and engagement H.R. 2439- Support UNFPA Funding Act- endorsed bill Met with House Democratic Appropriations SFOPS subcommittee staff on USAID cuts Rep. Meng letter to Secretary of State Rubio on cuts to family planning/reproductive health- helped draft letter, sent blast to get cosigners on the letter Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act (no bill # as has not been introduced)-endorsed bill

Medicare/Medicaid

H.R. 1 "One Big Beautiful Bill"- support development of advocacy materials Meeting with Sen. Slotkin staff on medicaid and access to reproductive healthcare Public Comment Letter on DACA recipients access to Affordable Care Act

Science/Technology

CDC nomination hearing resources- resource prep and sharing Meeting with Rep. DeGette staff- drafted questions for inclusion for letter on scientific integrity to FDA Commissioner Makary

Health Issues

H.R. 3527 Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act- endorsement of bill, social media content development and engagement H.Res 445- Sex Education for All Month Resolution- endorsement S. 1489/ H.R. 2884- Anti-Racism in Public Health Act- endorsement Email House and Senate Committee on Energy & Commerce about Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 4104- HEAL Act- endorsement Meeting with Senator Kaine's staff on S 2149 HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Meeting with Senator Warner's staff on S 2149 HEAL for Immigrant Families Act Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act (no bill number yet as bill hasn't been introduced)- endorsed bill

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