Vanderbilt University

Based in TN

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AI Overview

With $2.1M in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Vanderbilt University is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 15 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$2.1M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$115K
2019	$140K
2020	$130K
2021	$130K
2022	$210K
2023	$290K
2024	$200K
2025	$910K

Issues Lobbied

Defense Taxation Budget/Appropriations Immigration Education MED Health Issues Science/Technology Copyright/Patent Labor Issues Medicare/Medicaid Veterans Economics Transportation Financial

Lobbying Firms

Vanderbilt University

Lobbyists

Christina West Heather Bloemhard

Government Agencies Targeted

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

Education, Dept ofHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATETreasury, Dept ofHomeland Security, Dept of (DHS)Labor, Dept of (DOL)Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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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: Defense, Taxation, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Education and 10 more

H.R. 1625, the FY 18 Omnibus Appropriations bill - provisions related to defense science & technology including DARPA and defense health sciences research

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 19 Defense Approp

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income; changes to UBIT; changes to fringe policies;

Issues related to FY 18 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, ED (research, such as IES, international edu

General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including H-1B visas, work authorization for H-1B spouses, Optional Practical Training, and overall avai

H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program (ONE Loan, Federal Work-Study, SEOG, re