LobbyingRice University lobbying by quarter
Rice University's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $90K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $340K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Defense.
Rice University
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $340K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $70K | 2 |
| Q1 2023 | $70K | 2 |
| Q2 2023 | $70K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $100K | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $100K | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $100K | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | $100K | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | $100K | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | $240K | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | $170K | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $140K | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | $110K | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | $90K | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Budget and appropriations$375.2K · 30 reports
- Defense$266K · 25 reports
- Science and technology$241.9K · 24 reports
- Education$187.8K · 20 reports
- Taxation$149.5K · 9 reports
- Energy and nuclear$137.4K · 19 reports
- Sports$77.4K · 4 reports
- Immigration$49K · 3 reports
- Foreign relations$43.3K · 8 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$39K · 2 reports
- Natural resources$30K · 1 reports
- Telecommunications$30K · 1 reports
- Government issues$6,667 · 1 reports
- Medical research and clinical labs$6,667 · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES30 reports
- SENATE30 reports
- Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)17 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)16 reports
- Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)16 reports
- Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)15 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)15 reports
- Education, Dept of15 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)15 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)8 reports
- Energy, Dept of3 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseRice University | $1.1M | 15 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $510K | 15 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| NATHAN COOK | District Director, Rep. Pete Olson; Deputy Regional Director,Sen. John Cornyn | Q2 2026 |
| SUSAN SWEAT | LC, LA & LD House Office (Wicker); LD Sen Member Office (Wicker) | Q2 2026 |
| TONY ESSALIH | COS, LD, LA House Member Office (Culberson), LA House Member Office (Archer), SA House Member Office (Hastings), Intern House Member Office (Bliley) | Q2 2026 |
| STEVE MARCHESE | Senior Policy Advisory (State); Senior Staff, House Approps Cmte | Q2 2025 |
| ANTHONY LAZARSKI | Senior Legislative Advisor, Senate Member Office (Inhofe); Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; Military Legislative Assistant, Senate Member Office (Inhofe) | Q4 2024 |
| CHARLES CARITHERS | Prof Staff, House Homeland (Thompson); Brookings Legis Fellow, Senate Homeland (Carper) | Q3 2023 |
| CHRISTOPHER HODGSON | Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence) | Q3 2023 |
| JAMES RICHARDS | COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Member Office (Skeen & Bonilla) | Q3 2023 |
| WILLIAM SMITH | Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte | Q3 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $70K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $80K |
| 04/08for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $30K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $110K |
| 01/07for Q4 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $30K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $140K |
| 25/10/15for Q3 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $30K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $210K |
| 25/07/17for Q2 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $30K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | In-house | $60K |
| 25/04/10for Q1 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $40K |
| 25/01/21for Q4 2024 | In-house | $50K |
| 25/01/15for Q4 2024 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $40K |
| 24/10/21for Q3 2024 | In-house | $60K |
| 24/10/21for Q3 2024 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $40K |
| 24/07/22for Q2 2024 | In-house | $50K |
| 24/07/17for Q2 2024 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $40K |
| 24/04/22for Q1 2024 | In-house | $60K |
| 24/04/17for Q1 2024 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $40K |