Gender Bias Elimination Act of 2007

H.R.4137/S.1642 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 and the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, in support of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, increasing Pell grants, providing year round Pell grants, creating Mink fellowships, improving CCAMPIS program, repealing the higher education financial aid drug penalty, aligning hate crimes reporting on campus with the FBI, increased funding for STEM education for women and minorities, a cost study of providing aid to less than half-time students, a FIPSE grant to create an inter-institutional monitoring organization that examines racial and gender equity; H.R.901/S.518 High School Athletics Accountability Act and High School Sports Information Collection Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; No Child Left Behind reauthorization in House and Senate, in support of strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorize the Women's Educational Equity Act, including provisions from H.R.901/S.518, reducing high stakes testing, making funding mandatory, expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment provisions, and making science a required component of the adequate yearly progress measure under Title I; H.R.3514 Gender Bias Elimination Act, in support of programs for women and girls pertaining to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; support for legislation on women in STEM education; H.R.6314/H.R.6263 Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008, in support of reducing the gender barriers at college and universities that often deter women from entering STEM fields; H.R.3289 Providing Resources Early for Kids Act, in support of federal investment in high-quality preschool programs; H.R.5774 Pathways Advancing Career Training Act, in support of increasing career and vocational training opportunities for underrepresented groups.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act - focused on teacher training, concerns about the creation of new programs and the need for greater focus on ddiversity. Worked toward passage of Nanotechnology in the Schools Act - H.R. 2436 (See Addendum) No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act: supporting adding science to the required components of the adequate yearly progress (AYP) student and school performance accountability measure, and other specific science education proposals related to NCLB. Supported National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarship Database Act (S. 2428) Provided input to ESTEEM bill draft urging strengthening of STEM education programs at the Department of Education, and improved coordination of STEM education programs between the Department of Education and other federal agencies. Supported increased federal agency efforts to monitor and address barriers to women's access and advancement in science careers in the Gender Bias Elimination Act (HR 3514). Supported funding for Partnership for Access to Laboratory Science provisions that would provide greater access to hands on labs in economically disadvantaged schools primarily serving underrepresented populations in the sciences. Supported increased appropriations for the Math and Science Partnership program (Title II B) at the U.S. Department of Education.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.4137/S.1642 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 and the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, in support of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, increasing Pell grants, providing year round Pell grants, creating Mink fellowships, improving CCAMPIS program, repealing the higher education financial aid drug penalty, aligning hate crimes reporting on campus with the FBI, increased funding for STEM education for women and minorities, a cost study of providing aid to less than half-time students; H.R.901/S.518 High School Athletics Accountability Act and High School Sports Information Collection Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; No Child Left Behind reauthorization in House and Senate, in support of strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorize the Women's Educational Equity Act, including provisions from H.R.901/S.518, reducing high stakes testing, making funding mandatory, expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment provisions, and making science a required component of the adequate yearly progress measure under Title I; H.R.3514, Gender Bias Elimination Act, in support of programs for women and girls pertaining to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; support for legislation on women in STEM education and careers; The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, against reauthorization of the program.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act H.R. 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill H.R. 3514 Gender Bias Elimination Act S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act S. 1745 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill S. 1782 Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1843 Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 1928 Equal Remedies Act Nomination of Steve A. Matthews for Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination of Richard H. Honaker for U.S. District Court for Wyoming Nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General Nomination of John D. Tinder for Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals H. Con. Res. 277 Whereas the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against the Salvation Army claiming that the Salvation Army's requirement that its employees speak only English

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act H.R. 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill H.R. 3514 Gender Bias Elimination Act S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act S. 1745 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill S. 1782 Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1843 Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 1928 Equal Remedies Act Nomination of Steve A. Matthews for Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination of Richard H. Honaker for U.S. District Court for Wyoming Nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General Nomination of John D. Tinder for Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals H. Con. Res. 277 Whereas the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against the Salvation Army claiming that the Salvation Army's requirement that its employees speak only English

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act H.R. 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill H.R. 3514 Gender Bias Elimination Act S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act S. 1745 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill S. 1782 Arbitration Fairness Act S. 1843 Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 1928 Equal Remedies Act Nomination of Steve A. Matthews for Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination of Richard H. Honaker for U.S. District Court for Wyoming Nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General Nomination of John D. Tinder for Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals H. Con. Res. 277 Whereas the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against the Salvation Army claiming that the Salvation Army's requirement that its employees speak only English

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2764 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 1838 United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 3514 Calling on the President of the United States and the international community to take immediate steps to respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan, eastern Chad, and the Central African Republic

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3514 Gender Bias Elimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1592/S. 1105 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE