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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

2. Address

Address1
1101 MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
 Address2
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City
COLLEGE PARK
 State
MD
 Zip Code
20742
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Virginia Meehan
​3014052065
​vmeehan@umd.edu
5. Senate ID#
​79676-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
6. House ID#
​362420000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2026
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​27,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Virginia Meehan
 Date
7/1/2026 12:34:17 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Advocacy surrounding appropriations for FY27 including:
-Funding for projects and plus-ups of special significance to the university including: Equipment for Chips Design at the UMD Nanocenter, UMD Project INSIGHT: Intelligence-led Safety & Geographic Hotspot Targeting, UMD Computational Support For The Chesapeake Bay Area Monitoring and Prediction System, UMD AI Readiness in Education (AIRE) Hub, UMD Improving Marylands Cyber Security Civil Defense, UMD Modernizing Facilities to Accelerate Innovation and Workforce Development in Agriculture, UMD Quantum Device Innovation Center, UMD Advancing Biotechnology Measurement Infrastructure for Marylands Biomanufacturing Ecosystem, UMD The University of Maryland Innovation Hub in GeoAI for Violence Reduction, UMD RecWell Pavilion Project, UMD Institute for Data-Enabled Agricultural Systems (IDEAS), UMD AI Augmented Metal, Manufacturing Factory Hub, UMD Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Modernization, UMD UAS Swarm Control for National Security.

House and Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Appropriations Act, FY 2027
-Funding for agricultural research and extension

House and Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2027
-Funding for NSF, NIST, NOAA, and NASA
-Language maintaining current negotiated Facilities & Administrative (F&A) rates on federal awards

House and Senate Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for DOD S&T programs
-Language maintaining current negotiated F&A rates on federal awards

House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E
-Language maintaining current negotiated F&A rates on federal awards

House and Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act for FY 2027
-Funding for NEH and NEA

House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, TRIO, Federal Work Study, and NIH
-Language blocking OMB's proposed rule to change the Uniform Guidance on federal awards
-Language maintaining current negotiated F&A rates on federal awards

House and Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2027
-Language maintaining current negotiated F&A rates on federal awards and implementation of the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) model


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Virginia
Meehan
Ms.
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Christine
Hagan
Ms.
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1048/S. 1296, the DETERRENT Act: Provisions on individual reporting of gifts and contracts and provisions on contracts with entities of concern

S.4039, the Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
-Entire bill

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Virginia
Meehan
Ms.
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 8462/S. 3597, the National Quantum Initiative Act
-Provisions related to research infrastructure, quantum institutes, individual investigator awards, and workforce development

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Christine
Hagan
Ms.
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 8800/S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2027
-Provisions relating to university research and research security

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Virginia
Meehan
Ms.
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SPO

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4312, the SCORE Act
-Provisions relating to student athlete health and academic protections, agent regulations, eligibility, transfer, and recruitment rules, state law pre-emption, limited liability protections.

S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act
-Provisions relating to student athlete health and academic protections, agent regulations, eligibility, transfer, and recruitment rules, state law pre-emption, limited liability protections, conference membership and realignment

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Virginia
Meehan
Ms.
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)