Byrd Is the Word for Federal Grantees
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Holland & Knight's legal analysis explains that the Byrd Amendment already bars use of appropriated funds for specified award-related lobbying and that the August order heightens grantee scrutiny; it does not convert all political advocacy by a recipient into prohibited spending.
Byrd Amendment scope and August 2025 enforcement implicationsGrantee order increased scrutiny but did not create the federal lobbying ban it invokes · Enhanced review ordered under existing grant-law restrictions; no new statutory offense created. · reviewed 2026-09-03