UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH lobbying for UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$140,000.00

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

Pennsylvania

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JOHN MICHAEL RINGLER

Previously held: Senior Director for 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 5

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
SENATE

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

Lobbying activity 4

Budget/Appropriations

In support of FY27 Appropriations. In support of FY27 Labor/HHS/Education appropriations for the National Institutes of Health, including Regional Biocontainment Labs; Health Resources and Services Adminstration; international education; Pell Grants; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; Federal Work-study; and TRIO programs.In support of FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations for the National Science Foundation, and NIST. In support of FY27 Defense Appropriations, including Science and Technology accounts for basic research, and specific increases in human performance, soldier protection, military medicine, regenerative medicine, additive manufacturing, and defense health research programs, including those funded through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. In support of FY27 State/Foreign Operations Appropriations for selected educational and cultural exchange programs, and development assistance funding for wheelchair research and programs. In support of FY27 Transportation/HUD Appropriations for Housing research and technology. In support of an Administration FY27 defense budget request that prioritizes Science and Technology, and prioritizes defense basic research. In support of funding for biomanufacturing initiatives.

Sports/Athletics

In support of potential Federal legislation providing a level playing field for Name, Image, and Likeness activity.

Health Issues

In support of biomanufacturing initiatives.

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

NIH's proposed cap of 15% on F&A expenditures. Impacts of Executive Orders and agency directives on University operations and funded research projects.