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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 2201 West End Avenue 405 Kirkland Hall |
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| City | Nashville |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 37240 |
Country | USA |
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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 |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Nathan Green |
Date | 7/21/2025 2:09:34 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
Issues related to spending FY 2025 appropriated funds for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
Issues related to FY 2026 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education)
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E; language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for NIH, federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce development
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act - provisions related to community project funding request
General issues related to budget reconciliation including tax and Title IV federal student aid provisions that would impact universities and students
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 |
Christina |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and DARPA in FY 2025 and FY 2026
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security
General issues related to research security at DOD
General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program
General issues related to national security and the cybersecurity workforce
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - provisions related to Title IV federal student aid, including elimination of Grad Plus loans, caps to unsubsidized graduate loans, accountability metrics, changes to Pell, median cost of college by program, and risk-sharing proposals
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG), international education programs, the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research), and Title VIII nursing workforce programs and support for academic nursing
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce development
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act - provisions related to community project funding request
H.R. 1048/S. xxxx, the DETERRENT Act - provisions related to lowering the threshold for reporting, waivers from ED for gifts or contracts from foreign countries of concern, individual reporting of foreign gifts and contracts, and disclosures related to endowment investments
S. 131/H.R. 392, the PRECEPT Nurses Act - provisions that would provide a tax credit to incentivize nurse preceptors
H.R. xxxx, the SCORE Act - provisions related to college athletics, federal preemption of state law, employment status of student athletes, and NIL
H.R. 3976, the NCAA Accountability Act - provisions related to due process protections
General issues related to the value of higher education
General issues related to university endowments
General issues related to college access and affordability
General issues related to accreditation
General issues related to grants at the National Endowment for the Humanities
General issues related to administrative and regulatory costs
General issues related to campus free speech and civil discourse on campus; general issues related to institutional neutrality; general issues related to Title VI
General issues related to federal student aid programs including potential changes Grad PLUS loans, graduate student borrowing, Pell Grants, accountability and risk/cost-sharing proposals, median cost of college by program, and loan repayment programs
General issues around college athletics, including potential federal legislation related to name/image/likeness for student-athletes, employment status of student-athletes, and the future of college athletics
General issues related to IES and education research; IES contracts and grants process
General issues related to cybersecurity workforce
General issues related to Dept. of Energy regulations related to Title IX, Sec. 504, and Title VI
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to visas and SEVIS records for international students and scholars, including policies related to H-1B, F, and J visas; and OPT and STEM OPT
General issues related to international students including enhanced screening and enforcement, visa processing delays
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health
General issues related to the outlook for NIH grants and grants policies in FY 2025
General issues related to NIH and biomedical research, including reorganization
General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding and support in FY 2026
Issues related to proposals to cap F&A research cost reimbursements
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Issues related to spending FY 2025 appropriated funds for science and engineering research at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, IES, NSF, and NASA
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES in FY 2026
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA (including Science, Space Technology, and STEM Education)
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including Defense-Wide basic research initiatives and funding at DARPA; provisions related to research programs within Army Futures Command; provisions related to dependable AI for national security
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science, ARPA-E, and language related to independent review and applied research for cleanup decision-making
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health, and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research)
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act - provisions related to defense S&T basic and applied research (6.1-6.3); research security; research programs within Army Futures Command; dependable AI for national security
H.R. xxxx /S. xxxx, the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - provisions related to cybersecurity workforce development
S. xxxx, the CREATE AI Act - provisions related to NSF's AI programs including NAIRR
General issues related to the importance of robust and continued funding for NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA, IES, and DOE Office of Science
General issues related to research partnerships with the Army Futures Command and the Pathfinder program
General issues related to research partnerships related to dependable use of AI in national security
Issues related to proposals to cap and reform F&A research cost reimbursements at research agencies including NIH, NSF, DOE, and DOD
General issues related to IES and education research; IES contracts and grants process
General issues related to funding pauses by research agencies
General issues related to research partnerships with DHS
General issues related to research security and NSPM-33
General issues related to emerging technologies including AI
General issues related to processing research grants at agencies including NIH, NSF, IES
General issues related to cybersecurity workforce
General issues related to AI legislation related to science and innovation; and proposals impacting NSF and DOE
General issues related to funding for national security research and workforce development
General issues related to Dept. of Energy regulations related to Title IX, Sec. 504, and Title VI
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to potential legislative modifications to IRC Sec. 4968, the net investment income excise tax, other tax policy proposals related to university endowments
General issues related to tax legislation and inclusion of provisions that could impact nonprofits including research universities; provisions related to charitable giving; changes to unrelated business income tax; and other provisions that could impact the tax exempt sector.
General tax issues that impact students and universities including the net investment income excise tax and general issues related to endowments and financial aid
H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - provisions related to the net investment income excise tax on certain private universities
S. 131/H.R. 392, the PRECEPT Nurses Act - provisions that would provide a tax credit to incentivize nurse preceptors
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to expanding healthcare partnerships and research with the VA
General issues related to VA/veterans education regulatory actions
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Associate V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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?
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