ExCEL Act of 2012

All Department of Education Title IV Student Aid programs; All Titles of HR 6674, the Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act; All Department of Education Title VI International and Foreign Language Education programs.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE

H.R. 6674, the Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012 provisions that relate to law school student loans. S. 2280, H.R. 6273, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 -- provisions that require schools (including law schools) to counsel students before they sign onto expensive private student loan debt and inform them if they have any untapped federal loan eligibility.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 557 by SCHUMER (D-NY) Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011 S. 952 by DURBIN (D-IL) DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1102 by DURBIN (D-IL), FRANKEN (D-MN), WHITEHOUSE (D-RI) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011 S. 2179 by WEBB (D-VA) Military and Veterans Education Reform Act of 2012 S. 2098 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act S. 2206 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012 S. 2241 by MURRAY (D-WA) GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 S. 2296 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 3244 by FRANKEN (D-MN) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 S. 3267 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2012 S. 3412 by REID (D-NV) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2012 S. 3452 by DURBIN (D-IL) Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2012 H.R. 8 by CAMP (R-MI) Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3582 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 2478 by ROSKAM (R-IL) a bill excluding amounts received by students at work colleges from gross income H.R. 4057 by BILIRAKIS (R-FL) Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4137 by JOHNSON (R-TX) Employer-Provided Education Assistance Act of 2012 H.R. 4390 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) To amend the HEOA to restrict IHES from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing H.R. 5719 by RANGEL (D-NY) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6135 by MILLER (D-CA) Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 H.R. 6447 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 6557 by WELCH (D-VT) To establish Higher Ed Regulatory Reform Task Force H.R. 6558 by WELCH (D-VT) Simplify the Process for Determining Need and Eligibility of Students for Financial Assistance under HEA H.R. 6674 by PETRI (R-WI) Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012

Client expense: $56,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office