Rice University
Based in TX
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AI Overview
With $1.8M in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Rice University is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 21 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.8M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
1
Lobbyists Deployed
21
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $150K |
| 2019 | $170K |
| 2020 | $170K |
| 2021 | $170K |
| 2022 | $190K |
| 2023 | $200K |
| 2024 | $220K |
| 2025 | $520K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Taxation, Health Issues, Government Issues, Natural Resources, Small Business and 16 more
- •Work with Rice faculty who develop tax policy papers of interest to members of Congress. Advocate with AAU, NAICU and aligned institutions on tax policies important to the higher education community.
- •We advocate for research and policy papers developed by faculty that could be of interest to policy makers and government agencies.
- •We often have students and faculty who have casework issues with government agencies. We work with our Congressional delegation to support these efforts.
- •We work with Members of Congress and the Dept. of Energy to highlight energy research that is conducted across our campus. We also work with faculty and fellows to share energy policy research and pap
- •We advocate for research and policy papers developed by faculty that could be of interest to policy makers and government agencies regarding creation of economic conditions favorable to small business
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Last updated: February 2026
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