Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013

S 1670 & H.R. 1797, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 7 & S. 946 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; H.R. 1199 & S. 403 - Safe Schools Improvement Act; H.R. 217 & S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition; H.R. 1652 & S. 1088 - Student Non-Discrimination Act;H.R. 725 & S. 372 - Real Education of Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 61 / S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act; Support Abstinence Education Efforts; HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act; Treaty 112-7 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Treaty

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $19,000

Government targets: White House Office

Expressed concerns about or opposition to markets issues related to regional transmission organizations, including proposed energy imbalance market and existing mandatory capacity markets. Encouraged oversight of FERC more generally. Monitored issues related to electric vehicles, particularly regarding funding issues. Continued support of revised Senergy efficiency bill, S. 1392. Discussed potential legislation to ensure that federal agencies take electric reliability into consideration when developing regulations.Worked to ensure small utilities that are defined as small businesses under SBREFA get appropriate consideration under any pending and future EPA and FERC regulations. Supported H.R. 2542, which modified the Regulatory Flexibility Act and passed the House. Supported Senator Klobuchar bill related to preventing copper theft. Supported H.R. 1199 to delete Section 433 of EISA 2007, which mandates that all federal buildings use no fossil fuel by 2030. Also suppored other efforts to fix this issue. Support S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (companion bill to H.R. 271.) While not a federal issue, discussed issues surrounding distributed generation (namely, rooftop solar) with DOE staff and with some offices on Capitol Hill. Discussed the Quadrennial Energy Review (and its focus on distribution, transmission and storage of energy) with DOE and the White House and submitted statements and other materials related to that process. Discussed the need for enhanced liability protection for electric utilities who are subject to a cybersecurity attack. Briefed Senators and House Members and staff on the physical security of the electric system, and opposed additional legislation resulting in greater regulation. Discussed the issue of the availability of spare transformers with DOE and others. Supported information sharing legislation such as CISPA, H.R. 3523, and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, S. 2588. Supported cybersecurity related bills S. 2519 and S. 1353. Reviewed and proposed modifications to legislation related to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) and their impacts on the electric grid -- H.R. 3410. Discussed the "risk-based registration" initiative by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This initiative is aimed at lessening the regulatory burden on smaller utilities.

Client expense: $152,493 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S 1670 & H.R. 1797, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 7 & S. 946 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; H.R. 1199 & S. 403 - Safe Schools Improvement Act; H.R. 217 & S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition; H.R. 1652 & S. 1088 - Student Non-Discrimination Act;H.R. 725 & S. 372 - Real Education of Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 61 / S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act; Support Abstinence Education Efforts; HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act;Treaty 112-7 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Treaty

Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supporting cosponsor supporrt of HR 1199/S 403, the Safe Schools Improvement Act Supporting cosponsor support of HR 1652/S 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act Supporting Title IX guidance from US ED and supporting additional data collection efforts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for Federal and state initiatives to address bias and prevent hate violence and ensure safe schools. Support for Federal anti-bullying and cyberbullying legislation and agency initiatives Support for HR 1199/S 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act Support for HR 483/S 216, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act. Support for improved campus hate crime and sexual assault reporting Support for improved and expanded data collection on bullying and harassment in schools Support for expanded Title VI investigations and enforcement actions to confront anti-Semitism in schools and on campus

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

1.Safe Schools Improvement Act - HR 1199 and S. 403 2. The Summer Meals Act of 2014 -- S.2527/H.R. 5012 Bi-partisan legislation introduced by Senators Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Reps. Don Young (R-AK) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), would strengthen, protect, and expand access to the Summer Nutrition Programs which help to reduce childhood hunger and combat childhood obesity experienced by low-income children over the summer months, while also supporting educational and enrichment programs that keep children learning, engaged, and safe when school is not in session.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

contraception and family planning; comprehensive sexuality education; teen pregnancy prevention; abortion; domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, funding for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education; health care access H.R. 725, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) S. 372, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) H.R. 1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) S. 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) H.R. 3471, Women's Health Protection Act S. 2646, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act H.R.2955, Runaway and Hompless Youth Inclusion Act H.R.4240, HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 FY15 Funding for Department of Health and Human Services (Division of Adolescent School Health, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, Title X, Planned Parenthood) Communicated with federal agencies listed on issues related to contraception and family planning, comprehensive sexuality edcuation, teen pregnancy prevention, abortion, domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, school health, and youth homelessness.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities. Support a strong final gainful employment regulation. Express grave concerns to the Department of Ed., DoJ, and the CFPB about the proposed sale of 56 Corinthian Colleges campuses to ECMC Group, a debt collector and loan servicer. We urge you not to waive liability for any prospective buyer of Corinthian campuses unless the sale provides significant relief for current and former students and contains enforceable safeguards to protect students and taxpayers from future abuse. Support S 2432 Support HR 4984

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738), Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 662/S. Res. 554), National AP Week resolution (S. Res. 405), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, 50-state teacher equity strategy, Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), gun violence prevention recommendations, Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), EETT program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program, IDEA (no bill #), Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (S. 1909/H.R. 4773), Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968), Increasing Student Achievement by Increasing Student Support Act (S. 2753), Common Core State Standards, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, School Improvement Grants program, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tiered system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Colllection, and Title IX

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Freedom for Gay and Lesbian Americans, Including Non-Discrimination and Federal Recognition of Lawfully Married Same-Sex Couples; Specific Bills Include: Respect for Marriage Act, H.R. 2523/S. 1236; Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 2499/S.728; Every Child Deserves a Family Act, H.R. 2028/S. 1069; Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 1755/S. 815; Safe Schools Improvement Act, H.R. 1199/S. 403; Restore Honor to Service Members Act, H.R. 2839/S. 1956; State Marriage Defense Act, H.R. 3829/S. 2024; Federal Marriage Amendment, H.J.Res. 51; Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 3133/S. 1808.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for Federal and state initiatives to address bias and prevent hate violence and ensure safe schools. Support for Federal anti-bullying and cyberbullying legislation and agency initiatives Support for HR 1199/S 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act Support for HR 483/S 216, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment ActSupport for improved campus hate crime and sexual assault reporting Support for improved and expanded data collection on bullying and harassment in schools Support for expanded Title VI investigations and enforcement actions to confront anti-Semitism in schools and on campus

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Safe Schools Improvement Act (HR 1199; S 403); Student Non-Discrimination Act (HR 1652; S 1088); Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (HR 482; S 216; S 2164); Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (HR 725; S 372); Student Success Act (H.R. 5); Strengthening America's Schools Act (S. 1094); Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act (H.R. 3774); Title IX Exemptions and Enforcement.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Expressed concerns about or opposition to markets issues related to regional transmission organizations, including proposed energy imbalance market and existing mandatory capacity markets. Encouraged oversight of FERC more generally. Monitored issues related to electric vehicles, particularly regarding funding issues. Continued support of revised Senergy efficiency bill, S. 1392Worked to ensure small utilities that are defined as small businesses under SBREFA get appropriate consideration under any pending and future EPA and FERC regulations. Supported H.R. 2542, which modified the Regulatory Flexibility Act and passed the House. Supported Senator Klobuchar bill related to preventing copper theft. Support H.R. 1199 to delete Section 433 of EISA 2007, which mandates that all federal buildings use no fossil fuel by 2030. Also support other efforts to fix this issue. Support S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (companion bill to H.R. 271.) While not a federal issue, discussed issues surrounded distributed generation (namely, rooftop solar) with DOE staff. Discussed the Quadrennial Energy Review (and it's focus on distribution, transmission and storage of energy) with DOE and the White House and submitted statements and other materials related to that process. Discussed the need for enhanced liability protection for electric utilities who are subject to a cybersecurity attack. Briefed Senators and House Members and staff on the physical security of the electric system, and opposed additional legislation resulting in greater regulation. Discussed the issue of the availability of spare transformers with DOE and others. Support information sharing legislation such as CISPA, H.R. 3523, and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, S. 2588. Supported cybersecurity related bills S. 2519 and S. 1353.

Client expense: $200,933 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 662/S. Res. 554), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909/H.R. 4773) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Collection, and Title IX

Client expense: $82,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

contraception and family planning; comprehensive sexuality education, teen pregnancy prevention, abortion, domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, funding for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education, youth homelessness, Affordable Care Act implementationH.R. 725, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) S. 372, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) H.R. 1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) S. 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) H.R. 3471, Women's Health Protection Act S. 2646, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act H.R.2955, Runaway and Hompless Youth Inclusion Act H.R.4240, HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 FY15 Funding for Department of Health and Human Services (Division of Adolescent School Health, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, Title X, Planned Parenthood) Communicated with federal agencies listed on issues related to contraception and family planning, comprehensive sexuality edcuation, teen pregnancy prevention, abortion, domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, school health, and youth homelessness.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Supporting HR 1199/S 403, the Safe Schools Improvement Act Supporting HR 1652/S 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act Supporting further Title IX guidance from US ED and supporting additional data collection efforts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Freedom for Gay and Lesbian Americans, Including Non-Discrimination and Federal Recognition of Lawfully Married Same-Sex Couples; Specific Bills Include: Respect for Marriage Act, H.R. 2523/S. 1236; Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 2499/S.728; Every Child Deserves a Family Act, H.R. 2028/S. 1069; Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 1755/S. 815; Safe Schools Improvement Act, H.R. 1199/S. 403; Restore Honor to Service Members Act, H.R. 2839/S. 1956; State Marriage Defense Act, H.R. 3829/S. 2024; Federal Marriage Amendment, H.J.Res. 51; Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 3133/S. 1808.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $546,882

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086. Support HR 3136. Support HR 4984. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face. Support H.R. 4902 / S 2374. Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911. Support S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support H.R. 3136 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10 Oppose HR 10Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for Federal and state initiatives to address bias and prevent hate violence and ensure safe schools. Support for Federal anti-bullying and cyberbullying legislation and agency initiatives Support for HR 1199/S 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act Support for HR 483/S 216, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment ActSupport for improved campus hate crime and sexual assault reporting Support for improved and expanded data collection on bullying and harassment in schools Support for expanded Title VI investigations and enforcement actions to confront anti-Semitism in schools and on campus

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S. 403/HR 1199 Safe Schools Improvement Act -- anti-bullying legislation to require school districts establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying S. 146/HR1470 School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act -- provides grants to school districts to improve safety infrastructure, provide training and support better coordination with law enforcement.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343 Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow. Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374. Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Increasing cosponsor support of HR 1199 and S 403, the Safe Schools Improvement Act Increasing cosponsor support of HR 1652 and S 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909/H.R. 4773) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Collection, and Title IX

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

contraception and family planning; comprehensive sexuality education, teen pregnancy prevention, abortion, domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, funding for Labor-Health and Human Services-EducationH.R. 725, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) S. 372, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (comprehensive sexuality education) H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (abortion) H.R. 1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) S. 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act (anti-bullying) H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act (sexual orientation and/or gender identity) H.R. 3471, Women's Health Protection Act FY15 Funding for Department of Health and Human Services (Division of Adolescent School Health, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, Title X, Planned Parenthood) Communicated with federal agencies listed on issues related to contraception and family planning, comprehensive sexuality edcuation, teen pregnancy prevention, abortion, domestic HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ youth, and school health.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

S 1670 & H.R. 1797, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 7 & S. 946 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; H.R. 1199 & S. 403 - Safe Schools Improvement Act; H.R. 217 & S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition; H.R. 1652 & S. 1088 - Student Non-Discrimination Act;H.R. 725 & S. 372 - Real Education of Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 61 / S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act; Support Abstinence Education Efforts; HR 3279 Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act;

Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Expressed concerns about or opposition to markets issues related to regional transmission organizations, including proposed energy imbalance market and existing mandatory capacity markets (FERC docket # AD 13-7). Encouraged oversight of FERC more generally. Monitored issues related to electric vehicles, particularly regarding funding issues. Support revised Senergy efficiency bill, S. 1392, which failed on the Senate floor.Worked to ensure small utilities that are defined as small businesses under SBREFA get appropriate consideration under any pending and future EPA and FERC regulations, and support H.R. 2542 to modify the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Supported Senator Klobuchar bill related to preventing copper theft. Support H.R. 1199 to delete Section 433 of EISA 2007, which mandates that all federal buildings use no fossil fuel by 2030. Also support other efforts to fix this issue. While not a federal issue, discussed issues surrounded distributed generation (namely, rooftop solar) with DOE staff. Discussed the process surrounding the pending Quadrennial Energy Review (and it's focus on distribution, transmission and storage of energy) with DOE and the White House and submitted statements and other materials related to that process. Discussed the need for enhanced liability protection for electric utilities who are subject to a cyber-security attack. Briefed Senators and House Members and staff on the physical security of the electric system, and opposed additional legislation resulting in greater regulation. Discussed the issue of the availability of spare transformers with DOE and others. Support information sharing legislation such as CISPA, H.R. 3523, and the recently passed Senate Intelligence Committee information sharing bill (no bill number to date). Supported the SMART GRID Study Act, H.R. 2962.

Client expense: $176,683 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Public Law 111-148, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and Public Law 111-52, "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010"--monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions; and advocated for repeal of annual insurer fee from Medicaid. (PL 111-148, Sec. 9010 and PL 111-52, Sec. 10905).dvocated for 2 year delay of the ACA annual insurer fee in Senate tax extender bill (S. 2260: Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act). Advocated for HR 3367- 2 year delay of ACA annual insurer fee. Advocated for HR 2957, the Behavioral Health IT Act of 2014. Advocated for HR 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-148, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and Public Law, "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010"--monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions; and advocated for repeal of annual insurer fee from Medicaid. (PL-111-148, Sec. 9010 & PL 111-52, Sec. 10905).Advocated for 2 year delay of the ACA annual insurer fee in Senate tax extender bill (S. 2260: Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act). Advocated for HR 3367- 2 year delay of ACA annual insurer fee. Advocated for HR 2957, the Behavioral Health IT Act of 2014. Advocated for HR 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

113th H.R. 4582 and S. 2292/2432 - Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act 113th H.R. 482 and S. 216/2164 - Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act District of Columbia private school voucher program as funded by the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill (especially 113th Senate draft), opposition to such funding and support for repeal or cuts Safe Schools Improvement Act (113th H.R. 1199 and S. 403) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Student Non-Discrimination Act (113th H.R. 1652 and S. 1088) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act 113th H.R. 2851 and S. 1038 - End Racial Profiling Act, and related call for the Obama Administration to issue improved profiling guidance for federal law enforcement that closes current loopholes 113th H.R. 3899 and S. 1945 - Voting Rights Amendment Act 113th H.R. 482 and S. 216/2164 - Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act 113th S. 2520 - FOIA Improvement Act 113th Senate draft - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Democracy concerns covering both money in politics and voting rights issues, generally District of Columbia private school voucher program as funded by the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill (especially 113th Senate draft), opposition to such funding and support for repeal or cuts Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Federal minimum wage, especially 113th S. 2223 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act Issuance of an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memorandum interpreting the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141), "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," June 29, 2007, especially its application to implementation of the nondiscrimination provision in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (Public Law No: 113-4) Marriage equality and the cessation of federal marriage discrimination, generally, including full repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (Public Law No: 104-199) through such legislation as 113th H.R. 2523 and S. 1236 - Respect for Marriage Act Possible amendments to the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (especially 113th House draft) that would undermine existing religious liberty protections in the military and resist efforts to fully implement the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell military service restrictions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, opposition to such harmful amendments Preventing government overreach and ensuring rigorous debate of the critical legal issues before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) by increasing transparency surrounding their legal determinations and instituting an adversarial system in their proceedings, especially through creation of a permanent office to review and, where appropriate, challenge government requests for surveillance; making public decisions involving legal interpretations, with appropriate redactions to protect classified factual information; and reforming the procedure for appointing judges so that all authority does not rest solely with the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions Revelations regarding government surveillance programs, especially as they relate to Sections 206 and 215 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act (Public Law No: 107-56) and Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevent Act (Public Law No: 108-458) Safe Schools Improvement Act (113th H.R. 1199 and S. 403) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Student Non-Discrimination Act (113th H.R. 1652 and S. 1088) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated persons, especially 113th H.R. 4459 and S. 2235 - Democracy Restoration Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199; S. 403);Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652; S. 1088);Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (H.R. 482; S. 216; S. 2164);Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (H.R. 725; S. 372);Student Success Act (H.R. 5);Strengthening America's Schools Act (S. 1094);Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization;Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act (H.R. 3774)

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199; S. 403);Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652; S. 1088);Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (H.R. 482; S. 216; S. 2164);Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (H.R. 725; S. 372);Student Success Act (H.R. 5);Strengthening America's Schools Act (S. 1094);Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization;Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act (H.R. 3774)

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for Federal and state initiatives to address bias and prevent hate violence and ensure safe schools. Support for Federal anti-bullying and cyberbullying legislation and agency initiatives Support for HR 1199/S 403, Safe Schools Improvement Act Support for HR 483/S 216, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment ActSupport for improved campus hate crime and sexual assault reporting Support for improved and expanded data collection on bullying and harassment in schools Support for expanded Title VI investigations and enforcement actions to confront anti-Semitism in schools and on campus

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330 Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014. Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support HR 378. Oppose S. 624. Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans. Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA). Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014. Oppose H.R. 5. Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans. Support H.R. 1330. Support S. 1238. Oppose H.R. 1911.Oppose S. 1003. Support S. 953. Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education. Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law. Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program. Support HR 1343

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Expressed concerns about or opposition to markets issues related to regional transmission organizations, including proposed energy imbalance market and existing mandatory capacity markets (FERC docket # AD 13-7). Encouraged oversight of FERC more generally. Monitored development of executive order on cyber security and engaged in NIST process, and supported final product. Monitored issues related to electric vehicles, particularly regarding funding issues. Support revised Senergy efficiency bill, S. 1392,pending on Senate floor. Monitor rulemakings related to transmission policy, and support FERC's decision to revise its transmission rate incentives policy (docket # RM 13-18). Worked to ensure small utilities that are defined as small businesses under SBREFA get appropriate consideration under any pending and future EPA and FERC regulations, and support H.R. 2542 to modify the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Supported Senator Klobuchar bill related to preventing copper theft. Support H.R. 1199 to delete Section 433 of EISA 2007, which mandates that all federal buildings use no fossil fuel by 2030. Also support other efforts to fix this issue. While not a federal issue, discussed issues surrounded distributed generation (namely, rooftop solar) with DOE staff. Discussed the process surrounding the pending Quadrennial Energy Review with DOE and the White House. Discussed the need for enhanced liability protection for electric utilities who are subject to a cyber-security attack. Briefed Senators and House Members on the physical security of the electric system, and opposed additional legislation resulting in greater regulation. Support information sharing legislation such as CISPA, H.R. 3523. Supported the SMART GRID Study Act, H.R. 2962. Discussed with DOE an alternative information sharing program for public power utilities.

Client expense: $233,710 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S 1670 & H.R. 1797, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 7 & S. 946 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; H.R. 1199 & S. 403 - Safe Schools Improvement Act; H.R. 217 & S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition; H.R. 1652 & S. 1088 - Student Non-Discrimination Act;H.R. 725 & S. 372 - Real Education of Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 61 / S. 135 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act; Support Abstinence Education Efforts

Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All items pertaining to Charter schools, including H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools ActTitle I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 S. 1086, the bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 comments to the Preschool Development Grants Competition (no bill number attached) College Accreditation (no bill number attached) policy recommendations for the next Higher Education Act reauthorization (no bill number attached) Bullying Notification and Equal Protection Claim Assistance Act of 2013 S.1307, The Youth PROMISE Act Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2013 (Draft) H.R.4136, IDEA Full Funding Act New ESEA Accountability Act (Draft) All Students Count Act discussions (no bill number attached) S.2164, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 H.R.4269, Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act of 2014 H.R.3873, Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 4172, the Student Testing Improvement & Accountability Act H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter School Act H.R.1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 All Common Core discussions All Gainful Employment discussions Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants Strong Start for Americas Children Act S. 2036, the Keeping All Students Safe Act S. 1596, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1968/H.R. 4000 Scholarships for Kids Act S. 1909, the CHOICE Act Carl D. Perkins Act Reauthorization (no bill introduced yet)

Client expense: $267,338 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Safe Schools Improvement Act (HR 1199; S 403); Student Non-Discrimination Act (HR 1652; S 1088); Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (HR 482; S 216; S 2164); Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (HR 725; S 372); Student Success Act (H.R. 5); Strengthening America's Schools Act (S. 1094); Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act (H.R. 3774).

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Supporting HR 1199/S 403, the Safe Schools Improvement Act Supporting HR 1652/S 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act Supporting further Title IX guidance from US ED and supporting additional data collection efforts

Client expense: $31,035 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection

Client expense: $11,123 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

113th H.R. 482 and S. 216/2164 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (113th H.R. 1199 and S. 403) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10)Student Non-Discrimination Act (113th H.R. 1652 and S. 1088) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act Issuance of an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) AmericansDepartment of Justice expansion of rules prohibiting the use of profiling by federal law enforcement agencies, particularly expanding the definition of profiling to include profiling based on an individuals religion, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation, and objections to profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Marriage equality, generally Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions Safe Schools Improvement Act (113th H.R. 1199 and S. 403) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Student Non-Discrimination Act (113th H.R. 1652 and S. 1088) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act 113th H.R. 3899 and S. 1945, Drafts Prior - Voting Rights Amendments Act 113th H.R. 4227 and S. 2133 - Fair Employment Protection Act 113th H.R. 4459 and S. 2235, Drafts Prior - Democracy Restoration Act113th H.R. 482 and S. 216/2164 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act 78 FR 71535 Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities Comprehensive, humane immigration reform, especially 113th H.R. 15 and S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Democracy concerns covering both money in politics and voting rights issues, generally Department of Justice expansion of rules prohibiting the use of profiling by federal law enforcement agencies, particularly expanding the definition of profiling to include profiling based on an individuals religion, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation, and objections to profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Marriage equality, generally Preventing government overreach and ensuring rigorous debate of the critical legal issues before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISCR) by increasing transparency surrounding their legal determinations and instituting an adversarial system in their proceedings, especially through creation of a permanent office to review and, where appropriate, challenge government requests for surveillance; making public decisions involving legal interpretations, with appropriate redactions to protect classified factual information; and reforming the procedure for appointing judges so that all authority does not rest solely with the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Public Comment Addressing the Meeting of the US Census Bureau's National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations, particularly the critical importance of including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in data collection efforts Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions Revelations regarding government surveillance programs, especially as they relate to Sections 206 and 215 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act (Public Law No: 107-56) and Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevent Act (Public Law No: 108-458) Safe Schools Improvement Act (113th H.R. 1199 and S. 403) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Student Non-Discrimination Act (113th H.R. 1652 and S. 1088) and its inclusion in the reauthorization (especially 113th S. 1094) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law No: 89-10) Urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to move swiftly in finalizing guidance that will clarify the legal obligations of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are limited in their ability to work as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, especially related implementation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (Public Law No: 95-555) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (Public Law No: 101-336) as amended in 2008 (Public Law No: 110-325) Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedure, also legislative rules/procedures 113th H.R. 1844 and S. 878 Arbitration Fairness Act Issuance of an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office