The Office of Federal Relations is the UA's liaison between the UA and the federal government. This unit coordinates UA's participation in the appropriations process and UA's relationships with Members of Congress and the Executive Branch agencies.
To contact members of Congress about UA-related issues, contact the Office of Federal Relations. To check the status of specific legislation, visit THOMAS.
The University of Arizona is required by law to report all federal lobbying activities on a quarterly basis to the US Congress, and the UA Office of Federal Relations compiles and files the University's quarterly submission. As a result, all University of Arizona faculty, staff and personnel who have addressed the federal government, including the US Congress, on policy, legislative or funding issues to review the following information and if necessary report all lobbying to the UA Office of Federal Relations in the form linked below. Please review the guidelines outlined to determine what information to report to the Office of Federal Relations in order to complete the form correctly.
Anyone who engaged in lobbying activities must file a report using the brief form that follows. Please file your report with our office by close of business by the following quarterly deadlines:
January 15 (for Oct. 1- Dec. 31 of previous year)
April 15 (for January 1-March 31)
July 15 (for April 1-June 30)
October 15 (for July 1-September 30)
The Office of Federal Relations offers a scholarship for undergraduates who receive internships in the D.C. congressional offices of Arizona delegation members. This opportunity is intended for undergraduates, but graduate applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Administration Room 313
PO Box 210066
Tucson, AZ 85721
Fax: (520) 626-3390
Shay D. Stautz, Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
Shay previously served as a congressional aide, a non-teaching academic at Georgetown University and, for more than ten years, as a registered lobbyist in Washington, D.C. specializing in appropriations.
Telephone: (520) 621-3108
Email: stautzs@email.arizona.edu
Rich Thompson, Assistant Director of Federal Relations. Rich is a scientist by training and has worked at the University of Arizona as a researcher and teacher. He also spent a year in Washington as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional Science Fellow working on the Hill.
Telephone: (520) 621-3108
Email: rmthomps@email.arizona.edu
Shanley Ten Eyck, Executive Assistant
Telephone: (520) 621-3108
Email: shanley@email.arizona.edu
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