University of Iowa

Based in IA

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AI Overview

With $1.9M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, University of Iowa is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 36 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$1.9M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
36
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$180K
2019$230K
2020$250K
2021$290K
2022$220K
2023$230K
2024$210K
2025$340K

Issues Lobbied

TelecommunicationsSportsGovernment IssuesPharmacyAnimalsMedia/InformationBankingUtilitiesAccountingEnergyMedicare/MedicaidCivil RightsSmall BusinessEnvironmentImmigrationCommunicationsDefenseRoads/HighwayAgricultureTransportationWasteTaxationRetirementCopyright/PatentEconomicsHealth IssuesForeign RelationsBudget/AppropriationsEducationHomeland SecurityMEDScience/TechnologyUrban DevelopmentArts/EntertainmentLaw EnforcementVeterans

Lobbying Firms

University of Iowa

Lobbyists

Leanne HotekMatthew ManningMaddie BushnellAlyse Gray ParkerBrendan Beeter

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that University of Iowa disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Administration for Children & Families (ACF)Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Defense, Dept of (DOD)Education, Dept ofEnergy, Dept ofHealth & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)Office of Management & Budget (OMB)SENATEState, Dept of (DOS)Transportation, Dept of (DOT)Commerce, Dept of (DOC)Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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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: Telecommunications, Sports, Government Issues, Pharmacy, Animals and 31 more

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FY 18 and FY 19 appropriations for NIH

Support for palliative care programs

Support for 340B program

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Last updated: February 2026

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