WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Lobbying for WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · West Virginia University - state government

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$70,000.00

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

West Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

SUZANNE BENTZEL

Previously held: Director of 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 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 1

HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Lobbying activity 3

Budget/Appropriations

As part of the FY 2026 appropriations process, WVU submitted requests with Members/staff of the WV Delegation about a number of high priority federal research and land-grant programs that provide the university and students with research and service resources to carry out our R-1 and Land Grant missions, as well as submitted congressionally directed spending requests. There are no FY 2026 bills/reports yet to provide.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

WVU contacted offices of Congressman Riley Moore, and Senators Capito and Justice about provisions of concern in the House (HR 1) and Senate versions of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" aka the Tax bill that became PL 119-21. The primary concerns were related to the elimination of SNAP Ed, eliminations and revisions to student loan programs, and institutional accountability.

Sports/Athletics

WVU officials met with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and staff of Senator Jim Justice and Congressman Riley Moore to communicate the urgency for enactement of Name, Image, and Likeness legislation to the future of college athletics.

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