Project Ready STEM Act

S. 854 STEM Education for the Global Economy H.R. 5 Student Success Act S. 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 4515 - Getting Into Researching, Learning and Studying of STEM Act of 2014- H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 - H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act - H.R. 4833/S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act - H.R. 2426/ S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, 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. 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 EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016. Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854. Support S.655/H.R.1340 Support HR 1343. 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

H.R. 4450 - Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 1343 - JOLT Act of 2013 H.R. 5470

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. 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 EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016. Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854. Support S.655/H.R.1340 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

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 EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016. Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854. Support S.655/H.R.1340 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

S. 854 STEM Education for the Global Economy H.R. 5 Student Success Act S. 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013- H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 - H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act - S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act - H.R. 2426/ S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office

Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016. Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854. Support S.655/H.R.1340 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

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.

H.R. 4450 - Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 1343 - JOLT Act of 2013

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 854 STEM Education for the Global Economy H.R. 5 Student Success Act S. 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013- H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 - H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act - H.R. 4833/S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act - H.R. 2426/ S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues America Competes Reauthorization, STEM issues Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemenatics (STEM) related issues, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE

Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Suport H.R. 645. Oppose HR 890Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016. Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854. Support S.655/H.R.1340 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

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

H.R. 4159, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014; STEM education; research related to broadening participation and advancing minorities in engineering; K-12 education; science training for teachers; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act; HR 3690; S 1796, STEM Gateways Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

H.R. 4159, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014; STEM education and especially efforts to advance minorities in STEM; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act; HR 3690; S 1796, STEM Gateways Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l5, Job training issues and initiatives H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues H.R. 4159, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014, STEM issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

COMPETES reauthorization legislation; STEM education; research related to advancing minorities in engineering; K-12 education; science training for teachers; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act; HR 3690; S 1796, STEM Gateways Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Employment verification (E-verify); guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; W-visa program; H.R. 1343, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

COMPETES reauthorization legislation; STEM education and especially efforts to advance minorities in STEM; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act; HR 3690; S 1796, STEM Gateways Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

COMPETES reauthorization legislation; STEM education; research related to advancing minorities in engineering; K-12 education; science training for teachers; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act; HR 3690; S 1796, STEM Gateways Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

S.1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l4, Job training issues and initiatives. H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 854 STEM Education for the Global Economy H.R. 5 Student Success Act S. 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act H.R. 2426/ S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act,

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office

Employment verification (E-verify); guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; W-visa program; H.R. 1343, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 854 STEM Education for the Global Economy H.R. 5 Student Success Act S. 1094 Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013, sponsored by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Ranking Member, House Science, Space and Technology Committee; Ranking Member Johnson provided remarks at SWEs March 2013 Capitol Hill Day reception to introduce the bill; H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act, sponsored by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act, sponsored by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Chair of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; H.R. 2426/ S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act, sponsored by Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Joe Kennedy (D-MA), and Walter Jones (R-NC) in the House and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the Senate.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE

H.R. 1227, STAPLE Act (Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2013); H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 (Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 55,000 visas available in FY2015);H.R. 714/S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 (Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States); H.R. 1089, Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013 (Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education.); S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 (Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 or the I-Squared Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an annual cap on H-1B visas (specialty occupations) at between 115,000 and 300,000 visas depending upon market conditions and existing demand.); S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (STEM fund). H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act; S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act. Issues relating to the administration of the Federal Student Loan program and the consolidation of federal student loans.

Client expense: $1,557,692 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act; S. 1178, Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act. Policy Development on STEM, innovation and standards. Issues related to the delay of the expansion of new gtlds (top level domains) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); Data Security and Breach Notification policy development; Privacy Bill of Rights policy development establishing a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals; Consumer Privacy Protection policy development; H.R. 540/S. 1261, Energy Efficiency Government Technology Act; S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013.

Client expense: $1,557,692 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l4, Job training issues and initiatives. H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

COMPETES reauthorization legislation; STEM education; research related to advancing minorities in engineering; K-12 education; science training for teachers; H.R. 1358, STEM Opportunities Act of 2013; S. 288, Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013, H.R. 1343, Project Ready STEM Act; S. 1178/H.R. 2426, Educating Tomorrow's Engineer's Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l4, Job training issues and initiatives. H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Employment verification (E-verify); guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; W-visa program; H.R. 1343, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act; S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

5.3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l3, Job training issues and initiatives. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY20l4, Job training issues and initiatives. H.R.1343, Project Ready STEM Act, K-12 issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE