SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

Lobbying client · Texas · filed 2025 to 2026

Research University

$420,000 Reported spend

15 Filings counted

2 Outside firms hired

39 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 15 filings. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 2 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 2

AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $280,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
SCHAERR JAFFE LLP $140,000 Outside firm · 8 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 top 30 of 39

H.R. 4312
SCORE Act

5 filings
S. 936
Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023

4 filings
H.R. 1128
Endowment Accountability Act

4 filings
H.R. 446
Endowment Tax Fairness Act

4 filings
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

3 filings
H.R. 2932
CLEAR Skies Act

3 filings
S. 4312
Federal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2026

3 filings
H.R. 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 4121
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 4213
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 4552
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 4754
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 5304
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
H.R. 8845
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2 filings
H.R. 9022
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2 filings
H.R. 9171
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2 filings
H.R. 9495
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2 filings
S. 2256
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2431
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2465
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2572
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 2587
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2 filings
S. 4668
Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2 filings
S. 4688
CHEERS Act of 2026

2 filings
H.R. 8774
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

1 filing
H.R. 8997
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

1 filing
H.R. 8998
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

1 filing
H.R. 9026
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $180,000 6 filings
2025 $240,000 9 filings

Issues lobbied 6

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 14
SENATE 14
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 1

Recent filings 15 total

Q3 report

AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

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

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Apr 17, 2026

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

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

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Oct 17, 2025

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 21, 2025

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Jul 18, 2025

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AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2025

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Apr 18, 2025

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SCHAERR JAFFE LLP

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · posted Jan 22, 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.