Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$30,000

Activities

6

Lobbyists

2

Gov't Entities

20

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
b3b35a98-130f-4e20-97a7-34127ea20895
Type:
Q1 - 1st Quarter - Report
Period:
2026 - 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
Date Posted:
April 08, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Income:
$30,000
Expenses:
$0
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Stacey Scholl
Registrant
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

Government relations and consulting.

Washington, District of Columbia
Client
RICE UNIVERSITY

Government Relations

Texas, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (6)
Activity 1
Budget/Appropriations

Funding for Health & Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy.

Lobbyists (2)
  • SUSAN SWEAT
  • TONY ESSALIH
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 2
Defense

Issues related to material science research.

Lobbyists (1)
  • SUSAN SWEAT
Government Entities (4)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Activity 3
Education

College affordability; student loans; open source textbooks; name image likeness policy; endowments.

Lobbyists (2)
  • SUSAN SWEAT
  • TONY ESSALIH
Government Entities (4)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)
  • Education, Dept of
Activity 4
Energy/Nuclear

Policies and legislation impacting federal extramural research grantmaking, particularly related to basic research.

Lobbyists (2)
  • SUSAN SWEAT
  • TONY ESSALIH
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 5
Foreign Relations

Supporting Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy proposals related to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Lobbyists (1)
  • TONY ESSALIH
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
Activity 6
Science/Technology

Nanotechnology; funding for National Science Foundation & NIST; OSTP; NASA; Department of Energy Office of Science.

Lobbyists (2)
  • SUSAN SWEAT
  • TONY ESSALIH
Government Entities (5)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
  • Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
  • Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

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