University of South Carolina
higher education including research
Based in SC
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AI Overview
With $700K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, University of South Carolina is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 12 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$700K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
1
Lobbyists Deployed
12
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $80K |
| 2019 | $80K |
| 2020 | $90K |
| 2021 | $90K |
| 2022 | $90K |
| 2023 | $90K |
| 2024 | $90K |
| 2025 | $90K |
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: Budget/Appropriations, Environment, Sports, Aerospace, Taxation and 7 more
- •Budget and appropriations pertiani9ng to research at universities
- •environmental research
- •intercollegiate athletics
- •Aerospace research done at universities
- •tax issues including philanthropy to universities; tax reform
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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