SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Lobbying client · New York · filed 2025 to 2026

Private research university.

$1,800,000 Reported spend

29 Filings counted

3 Outside firms hired

6 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 29 filings. 2 further filings for this client were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 4 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well.

Who filed for this client 4

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY $950,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $400,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC $280,000 Outside firm · 8 filings
HILL EAST GROUP, LLC $170,000 Outside firm · 7 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 6

H.R. 10163
American Quantum Competitiveness Act

1 filing
H.R. 8224
National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026

1 filing
H.R. 8845
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

1 filing
H.R. 9137
Protect College Sports Act of 2026

1 filing
S. 2772
Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Welfare (CHOW) Act

1 filing
S. 4668
Protect College Sports Act of 2026

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $810,000 12 filings
2025 $990,000 17 filings

Issues lobbied 5

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 15
SENATE 11
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 2

Recent filings 31 total

Q3 report

HILL EAST GROUP, LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · $20,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $140,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 12, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $60,000 income · posted Oct 10, 2026

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HILL EAST GROUP, LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · $20,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 16, 2026

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $140,000 expenses · posted Jul 15, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Jul 8, 2026

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HILL EAST GROUP, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · $20,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $140,000 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · $50,000 income · posted Apr 16, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Apr 7, 2026

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HILL EAST GROUP, LLC

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · $20,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $140,000 expenses · posted Jan 16, 2026

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · $40,000 income · posted Jan 15, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · $60,000 income · posted Jan 5, 2026

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HILL EAST GROUP, LLC

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · $30,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $140,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2025

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $40,000 income · posted Oct 14, 2025

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MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · $10,000 income · posted Oct 14, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.