Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$81,998

Activities

23

Lobbyists

3

Gov't Entities

51

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
52762ac3-166d-4528-bbf4-fbdae601eacf
Type:
Q1 - 1st Quarter - Report
Period:
2025 - 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
Date Posted:
April 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$81,998
Expense Method:
A
Document URL:
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  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Michele McCarver
Registrant
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Pullman, Washington
Client
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Washington, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (23)
Activity 1
Aerospace

Sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen, manufacturing and STEM, NASA and workforce development

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 2
Agriculture

Farm bill, agriculture research funding, global animal health, Snap ED, trade, conservation, agriculture infrastructure, extension, opioids, facilities and infrastructure, specialty crop research initiative, functional genomics, herbicide initiative, digital agriculture, food supply chain, Food is Medicine, artificial intelligence

Lobbyists (3)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Activity 3
Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Rural opioid technical assistance/support

Lobbyists (1)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 4
Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Noise emissions, FAA implementation, unmanned aerial systems, sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 5
Budget/Appropriations

Pell, FY25 and FY26 funding for NIH, NSF, DOD & DOE, Agriculture Research, Small business development centers, Deferred maintenance and infrastructure needs, HRSA Title VII & Title VIII, CDC, USDA

Lobbyists (3)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 6
Clean Air and Water (quality)

Water infrastructure, stormwater

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Activity 7
Defense

Advanced materials, ceramics, hydrogen, cyber security, research funding

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 8
Economics/Economic Development

Locally owned small business advocacy, economic development, infrastructure

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Activity 9
Education

Access to Higher Education, Affordability of Higher Education, research development, STEM Programs, Pell Grants, Federal Student Aid, campus speech, Title IX, budget, TRIO, HEP, CAMP, student athletes, distance learning, FY25 funding, nursing education and HRSA Title VII & VIII

Lobbyists (3)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 10
Energy/Nuclear

Grid security, Sciences & engineering laboratory partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Research Agenda and Development, DOE funding (NNSA, STEM), Office of Science, quantum, biofuels, artificial intelligence, workforce development, hydrogen, STEM Education, advanced materials, Hydrogen, cyber security, fusion

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 11
Environment/Superfund

Nuclear clean up, hydrogen, water, stormwater

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (4)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Energy, Dept of
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Activity 12
Foreign Relations

Budget, global health, disease surveillance

Lobbyists (2)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Activity 13
Health Issues

Public health, graduate medical education, medical simulation, rural residency development

Lobbyists (2)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 14
Immigration

DACA pathways program (1-17) (1-20) Visas H 1B visas and duration of status, F1/F2 Visa for international student

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 15
Indian/Native American Affairs

Health professional education/training, pathway programs

Lobbyists (1)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 16
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Substance abuse disorder research and contingency management, Food is Medicine, disabilities research

Lobbyists (2)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 17
Medicare/Medicaid

Graduate Medical Education, Medicare funded GME/rural health, Medicaid

Lobbyists (1)
  • MRS. PATTI ANN STAUFFER
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 18
Natural Resources

WSU bioproducts, sciences & engineering laboratory partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Research Agenda, Forestry Management, wildfire on federal lands, invasive species, water, stormwater and endangered species

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Activity 19
Science/Technology

Grid security, sciences & engineering laboratory, partnerships with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Research Agenda and Development, federal research funding, FAA center of excellence, aviation biofuels, STEM, DOE Office of Science, cyber security, artificial intelligence, hydrogen

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Government Entities (4)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Energy, Dept of
  • Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Activity 20
Small Business

Small business development center funding

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 21
Sports/Athletics

Name image likeness, student athletes health and education, scholarship

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 22
Telecommunications

Broadband deployment, infrastructure and precision agriculture, broadband infrastructure, broadband mapping, access to broadband. Artificial Intel programs and legislation

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
  • BETHANY JOHNS
Activity 23
Transportation

Sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen

Lobbyists (1)
  • MR. JACOB ANDREW DOWD
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Energy, Dept of

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