Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014

Education regulations re: credit hour and state authorization; HR 3136, competency-based education; Higher Education Act Reauthorization-how transfer students are counted under IPEDS, college ratings

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act reauthorization; H.R. 3136/S. 2153, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014; H.R. 3903/S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act reauthorization (student aid programs, accreditation, and reporting requirements) Senate Draft, FY 2015 Higher Education Affordability Act (provisions related to funding for student aid; e.g., Pell grants, TRIO programs, GANN, Federal Work Study, Supplemental Educational-Opportunity Grants) H.R. 4982, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act (all provisions) H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (all provisions) H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 Title VI (International education and foreign language programs) H.R. 5354/S. 2692, Campus Accountability and Safety Act

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Title IV H.R. 4983: HEA; Enhanced Transparency in Higher Education; issues related to reporting requirements H.R. 4984: HEA; Enhanced Financial Counseling; issues related to financial aid counseling H.R. 3136: HEA; Competency Based Education Pilots

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,700

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Senate Higher Education Affordability Act and Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency (FAST) Act(Draft legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act). S 406: Students First Act of 2013, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for new program review requirements. (ALL) S 915 and HR 1937: Student Right to Know Before you Go Act 2013: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data to student retention, graduation and earnings outcomes at all levels of postsecondary education(ALL). HR 1991: To require the Secretary of Education to verify that individuals have made a commitment to serve in the Armed Forces or in public service, or otherwise are a borrower on an eligible loan which has been submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or is already in default, before such individuals obtain a consolidation loan for purposes specified under section 455(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965(ALL). H.R.1529 Student Aid Expansion Act of 2013 Official Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements. H.R.1928 Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act Official Title: To clarify the calculation of cohort default rates for proprietary institutions of higher education under the Higher Education Act of 1965. HR. 2903: National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act: A bill to amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations, and for other purposes(ALL) S2692 and HR 5354: Campus Accountability and Safety Act Official Title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes(ALL). HR 4983: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act Official Title: To simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes. HR 3136 Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013 Official Title: To establish a demonstration program for competency-based education. HR4984: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act Official Title: To amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. S2432: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Official Title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 113 by DURBIN (D-IL) Know Before You Owe Student Loan Act of 2013 S. 114 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013 S. 262 by DURBIN (D-IL) Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013 S. 406 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) Students First Act of 2013 S. 528 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpay S. 546 by HARKIN (D-IA) Smarter Borrowing Act S. 682 by COBURN (R-OK) Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 707 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 835 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2013 S. 897 by WARREN (D-MA) Bank on Student Loan Fairness Act S. 915 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 S. 953 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003 by COBURN (R-OK) to amend the HEA re student loan interest rates S. 1062 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1704 by DURBIN (D-IL) Affordable College Textbook Act S. 1873 by REED (D-RI) Protect Student Borrowers Act S. 1874 by REED (D-RI) Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act S. 1904 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013 S. 2164 by MURRAY (D-WA) Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 S. 2349 by SANDERS (I-VT) Supporting College Success Through Dual Enrollment Act S. 2506 by HAGAN (D-NC) CREATE Graduates Act S. 2513 by BENNET (D-CO) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014 S. 2692 by McCASKILL (D-MO) Campus Accountability and Safety Act S. 2695 by BOXER (D-CA) SOS Campus Act S. 2281 by FRANKEN (D-MN) Net Price Calculator Acct S. 2340 by BOOKER (D-NJ) Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act pf 2-14 S. 2796 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Working Student Aid of 2014 S. 2954 by HARKIN (D-IA) Higher Education Affordability Act H.R. 83 by ROGERS (R-KY) FY 2015 Consolidated Appropriations H.R. 217 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 340 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers H.R. Res 614 by GOODLATTE (R-VA) Resolution relating to a proposed Postsecondary Institution Ratings System H.R. 1313 by BASS (D-CA) Student Loan Fairness Act H.R. 1595 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Student Loan Relief Act H.R. 1716 by PETRI (R-WI) Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act H.R. 1738 by DOGGETT (D-TX) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 1911 by KLINE (R-MN) Smarter Solutions for Students Act H.R. 1928 by DELAURO (D-CT) Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act H.R. 1937 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 1949 by MESSER (R-IN) Improving Postsecondary Data for Students Act H.R. 2020 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Truth in Tuition Act H.R. 2637 by FOXX (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136 by SALMON (R-AZ) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R. 3371 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) State Loan Access and Student Protection Act H.R. 3393 by BLACK (R-IN) Student and Family Tax Simplification Act H.R. 3412 by GOWDY (R-SC) Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act H.R. 3496 by COHEN (D-TN) Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) H.R. 3505 by PETRI (R-WI) Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (TEACH) H.R. 3694 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act H.R. 4612 by DeSANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (HERO Act) H.R. 4643 by LARSEN (D-WA) Bereaved Borrowers Bill of Rights Act of 2014 H.R. 4719 by REED (R-NY) America Gives More Act H.R. 4982 by BUCSHON (R-IN) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 4983 by FOXX (R-NC) Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5277 by DAVIS (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 5354 by MALONEY (D-NY) Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 5771 by CAMP (R-MI) Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 H.R. 5806 by CAMP (R-MI) Supporting Americas Charities Act Agency lobbied but not on list: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Client expense: $54,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Title IV H.R. 4983- HEA; Enhanced Transparency in Higher Education; issues related to reporting requirements H.R. 4984- HEA; Enhanced Financial Counseling; issues related to financial aid counseling H.R. 3136- HEA; Competency Based Education Pilots

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $48,300

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5807, Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act (SMART) Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education

Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Higher Education Reauthorization Act; Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act (HR 4983); Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (HR 4984); Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 (HR 3136)

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.5464 and draft Senate legislation, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Titles II and III. H.R. 83, P.L.113-235, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division G, Title III President's Budget, FY 2015 Issues: Support graduate/professional student aid programs; Protect uncapped Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (Debt HELP) bill proposal Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and Health Resources and Services Administration student loan programs. Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Issue: Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Support higher education and student aid tax benefits. H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act Issue: Oppose taxation of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) awards. Higher Education Act Reauthorization Draft Higher Education Affordability Act (HEAA) Draft Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act) H.R. 4984, Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4982, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 S.2612, Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014 Issues: Decrease Stafford loan interest rates for medical students; retain graduate/professional student loan benefits. Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools. S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2013 Issue: Transparency for U.S. and foreign medical schools. H.R. 5854/S.1152, The Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act Issue: Public Health Service funding for workforce expansion programs Submitted comments to: U.S. Census Bureau on the American Community Survey

Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Higher Education Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3136, H.R. 4984) Military Education benefits for veterans Department of Education; Ganiful Employment Propsed Regulations Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4897, S. 2863 FY 2015 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Approriations Bill FY 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Draft- Senate Higher Education Affordabilty Act; all provisions H.R. 3136- Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R. 4982 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act; all provisions H.R.4984- Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act; all provisions H.R. 4983- Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act; all provisions S.2692/H.R. 5354- Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 3230- The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014; Sec. 702 of Conference Agreement S. 2839- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3612/S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, entire bill. S. 1156, Understanding the True Cost of College Act, entire bill.S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, entire bill. S. 1003, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act, entire bill. S. 1241, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, entire bill. H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, entire bill. S. 1334, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, entire bill. H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act, entire bill. H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, entire bill. H.R. 4984, Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, entire bill. S. 2692/H.R. 5354. Campus Accountibility and Safety Act, entire bill. S. 2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, entire bill.

Client expense: $132,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the impact of new round of negotiated rulemaking at the Department of Education. Monitor HEA Reauthorization and issues related to higher education distance learning institutions. Support H.R. 3136 and S. 2513 creating a competency-based demonstration project at the Department of Education. Discuss impact of H.R. 5354 and S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, on distance learning institutions.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Gainful Employment Regulation HR 3136 - Advancing Competency Based Education Demonstration Act HR 4983 - Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 4984 - Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act FY 2015 Labor/HHS Appropriations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $31,247

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Education Appropriation -- In support of increased funding for student financial aid and higher education programs for low-income students including Pell Grants and TRIO programs. In support of funding for the Department of Education's international education and foreign language studies programs, HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays. In support of reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. In support of goals of H.R.4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act; H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act; and H.R.4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act. In support of goals of H.R.5354/S.2692, Campus Accountability and Safety Act. In opposition of provision removing presidential appointment and in support of including provision for Senate Confirmation of Commissioner of National Center for Education Statistics in H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act. In support of delayed expiration of Perkins loan program. In opposition to removing funding from Pell Grant program.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, etc S. 1334 - To establish new federal Student Loan interest rates tied to a market based interest rate. S. 2981 - To limit federal overreach in postsecondary academic affairs, eliminating three regulations affecting colleges and universities. The three regulations repealed under H.R. 2637 include state authorization requirements, the federal definition of a credit hour, and gainful employment requirements. H.R. 3047 The borrower of a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Program may modify the interest rate of the loan to be equal to the interest rate that would be applicable to such loan if loan were first disbursed (or first applied for) on the date which the borrower elects to modify the interest rate of such loan. Interest rate elected under this clause will be fixed for the life of the loan. H.R. 5031, STEM Act of 2014, defines STEM education to include computer science as a discipline H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act, Would streamline the amount of information currently available to students and their families regarding estimated college costs, loan options, and potential repayment plans on a consumer-tested College Dashboard. H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, Would increase financial aid counseling for students and families entering the college-application process. DRAFT of Chairman Harkin's HEA Reauthorization S. 2506, Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements To Empower Graduates Act, A bill to award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment, and for other purposes. H.R. 5100, Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures (SCORE) Act, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team, and for other purposes. H.R. 4582, S. 2292, S. 2463, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Simplifying Federal Financial Aid (both on the House and Senate side) particular focus on a one-grant, one-loan, one-tax credit system. Costs and institutional compliance requirements associated with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Higher Education Accreditation President Obamas Higher Education Proposals Rating System/College Scorecard Tax Credit Expansions Race to the Top for college affordability and compliance oFinancial Aid Shopping Sheet S. 2692, Campus Accountability and Safety Act,

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,021

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the impact of new round of negotiated rulemaking at the Department of Education. Monitor HEA Reauthorization and issues related to higher education distance learning institutions. Support H.R. 3136 and S. 2513 creating a competency-based demonstration project at the Department of Education. Discuss impact of H.R. 5354 and S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, on distance learning institutions.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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

Support H.R. 1010, Support S. 460. Support Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor Oppose Scott amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding union dues. Support HR 337, Support S 84Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 1406. Support the Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1286 / S. 631. Support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010 / S. 460. / s. 2223 Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor. Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281. Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815. Support continuation of Davis-Bacon laws; oppose King (IA) amendment to H.R. 2216 Oppose H.R. 1120. Oppose H.R. 803. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean. Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform. Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers and tying it to inflation, as contained in H.R. 1010 / S. 460. Support 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 the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects. Support an increasee in the minimum wage, support S. 2223. Support S. 1737.Support the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects. Support the President's Executive Orders on minimum wage increases for federal employees, overtime pay, and eliminating pay dispaarities between men and women. Support H.R. 4227 / S. 2133 Support S. 2199 / S. 84 / H.R. 377 Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants. Oppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes. Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the DeLauro (CT) amendment to H.R. 4800, the Appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Fiscal Year 2015, prohibiting the USDA from spending any funds to implement the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule that was proposed on January 27, 2012. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support Cloture and Passage of S. 2199. Support H.R. 3136. Support Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws; oppose King (IA) amndment to HR 4923 Support HR 803 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4660 & HR 4870 Oppose Gingrey (GA) Official Time amendment to HR 4745. Support legislation that will stabilize the Highway Trust Fund and prevent a shutdown of federal highway and public transportation investments across the country. Support workforce inclusion in transportation projects. Oppose the King (IA) Davis / Bacon wage requirements amendment to HR 4923. Support HR 803. Support the Department of Labor (DOL)s efforts to update and strengthen the outdated protections that apply when individuals receive professional advice about their retirement investments.Oppose S. 1900. Support a hazardous occupations order issued by the Department of Labor specifically prohibiting hazardous work by children in tobacco. Support the Department of Labor expanding its National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) to collect disaggregated data regarding all child farmworkers under, as well as over, age 14, including children hired by labor contractors, to devise methods that do not require self-reporting from farmers, and to make their findings public. Support the Department of Labor conducting rigorous and targeted field inspections in all four major tobacco-producing states to identify child labor in tobacco, and to assess compliance with the OSHA Field Sanitation Standard, and to work with the states to ensure sufficient future enforcement measures. Support OSHA issuing a specific health hazard alert regarding the dangers of nicotine and pesticide exposure in tobacco farming, highlighting the particular vulnerabilities of children to toxic exposures. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities. Support HR 1000. Support the incusion of 7 important written questions in the collection on worker health and safety policies which is described in the new Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulation for the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). Oppose a potential religious exemption in the Presidents recently issued Executive Order barring government contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees. Support the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Support HR 3979, as passed by the US Senate. Support S. 2223. Oppose King amendment to HR 2216 Support Ellison amendment to HR 4660 Oppose HR 1120 Oppose HR 1406 Support Peters (MI) motion to recommit HR 4435 Oppose Gingrey amendment to HR 4745 Support Ellison Amendment to HR 4870 Oppose King amendment to HR 4923

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

College affordability and innovation act of 2014 (S.1969) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Pell Grant Protection Act (H.R.4373, S. 2194) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Transferring Credits for College Completion Act (H.R.4348) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) The Best Return on America's Investment Now (BRAIN) Act , (H.R.4467) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) The Strengthening Education through Research Act (HR 4366) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Protecting Aid for Students Act of 2014 (S. 2385) and CAMPUS Debit Cards Act (H.R. 4714) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Campus Accountability and Safety Act ( S. 2692 , H.R. 5354) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act (H.R. 3136) Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act (H.R. 4983)s Our interest is with the entire bill. (Philip) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (H.R. 4984).

Client expense: $23,127 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Title IV H.R. 4983: HEA; Enhanced Transparency in Higher Education; issues related to reporting requirement H.R. 4984: HEA; Enhanced Financial Counseling issues related to financial aid counseling H.R. 3136: HEA; Competency Based Education Pilots

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education regulations, Program integrity issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Cash management issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Privacy issues

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

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

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher education accreditation issues S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Accreditation issues H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014, Accreditation issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored all issues relating to higher education. Monitored legislation relating to for profit schools. -Monitored Department of Education's Gainful employment and program integrity negotiated rulemaking. -Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force, especially as related to H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and mark-up by House Ways & Means Committee - Lobbied in support of H.R. 1937, and S. 915 the Student Right to Know Before you Go Act. -Monitored issues relating to changes in the 90/10 formula especially H.R. 3496 and S.1659 Post Act of 2013 and Chairman Harkin's draft -Monitored issues relating to direct assessment; financial aid reform, accreditation, marketing spend especially Chairman Harkin's discussion draft. -- Actively lobbied on S. 2513, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013. -Monitored movement on the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus; consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially relating to the Department of Education Title -Monitored movement on Senate Defense Appropriations legislation, which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus;consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially as related to 90/10 market restrictions. -Monitored movement of P.L. 113-291, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 especially as related to education issues. -Monitored FASFA Simplification legislation by Senators Bennett & Alexander -Monitored activity relating to marking up Higher Education Act in House

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

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

Monitored all issues relating to higher education. Monitored legislation relating to for profit schools. -Monitored Department of Education's Gainful employment and program integrity negotiated rulemaking. -Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force, especially as related to H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and mark-up by House Ways & Means Committee - Lobbied in support of H.R. 1937, and S. 915 the Student Right to Know Before you Go Act. -Monitored issues relating to changes in the 90/10 formula especially H.R. 3496 and S.1659 Post Act of 2013 and Chairman Harkin's draft -Monitored issues relating to direct assessment; financial aid reform, accredidation, marketing spend especially Chairman Harkin's discussion draft. -- Actively lobbied on S. 2513, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013. -Monitored movement on the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus;consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially relating to the Department of EducationTitle -Monitored movement on Senate Defense Appropriations legislation, which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus;consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially as related to 90/10 market restrictions. -Monitored movement of P.L. 113-291, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 especially as related to education issues. -Monitored FASFA Simplification legislation by Senators Bennett & Alexander -Monitored activity relating to marking up Higher Education Act in House

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

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

Issues and legislation related to housing finance, mortgage origination and mortgage servicing, including S949, S1048, S1106, HR3136, HR4983 and HR4984

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4897/S.2863, Transparency in Education Act; H.R.3136/S.2513, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014; higher education issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3136 Supported passage of the Advancing Competency Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 S2693 Support changing the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to accommodate online schools that have no campus or campus police force

Client expense: $18,913 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, provisions related to regulatory relief, gainful employment, credit hour and state authorization; H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act, provisions related to gainful employment and disclosure of information; H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, provisions related to completion rates and the College Dashboard; H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act, provisions related to institutional eligibility; H.R. 4984, Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, provisions related to entrance and exit counseling; Senate draft proposal for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including provisions related to financial aid, 90/10, marketing and disclosures; S. 2837, amendment to the Higher Education Act related to 90/10 and military and veterans benefits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Labor-HHS-Education bill, FY 2015 House & Senate bill, appropriations bill of interest to university researchers. HR 4870 Department of Defense and Senate Appropriations bill, 2015 and Senate bill. House and Senate Higher Education reauthorization bills, HR 3136/HR 4983/HR 4984 HR 83, the Consolidated & Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

S. 113 by DURBIN (D-IL) Know Before You Owe Student Loan Act of 2013 S. 114 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013 S. 262 by DURBIN (D-IL) Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013 S. 406 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) Students First Act of 2013 S. 528 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 546 by HARKIN (D-IA) Smarter Borrowing Act S. 682 by COBURN (R-OK) Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 707 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 835 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2013 S. 897 by WARREN (D-MA) Bank on Student Loan Fairness Act S. 915 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 S. 953 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003 by COBURN (R-OK) to amend the HEA re student loan interest rates S. 1062 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1704 by DURBIN (D-IL) Affordable College Textbook Act S. 1873 by REED (D-RI) Protect Student Borrowers Act S. 1874 by REED (D-RI) Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act S. 1904 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013 S. 2164 by MURRAY (D-WA) Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 S. 2349 by SANDERS (I-VT) Supporting College Success Through Dual Enrollment Act S. 2506 by HAGAN (D-NC) CREATE Graduates Act S. 2513 by BENNET (D-CO) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014 S. 2692 by McCASKILL (D-MO) Campus Accountability and Safety Act S. 2695 by BOXER (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 217 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 340 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers H.R. 1313 by BASS (D-CA) Student Loan Fairness Act H.R. 1595 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Student Loan Relief Act H.R. 1716 by PETRI (R-WI) Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act H.R. 1738 by DOGGETT (D-TX) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 1911 by KLINE (R-MN) Smarter Solutions for Students Act H.R. 1928 by DELAURO (D-CT) Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act H.R. 1937 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 1949 by MESSER (R-IN) Improving Postsecondary Data for Students Act H.R. 2020 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Truth in Tuition Act S. 2340 by BOOKER (D-NJ) Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act pf 2-14 H.R. 2637 by FOXX (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 2796 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Working Student Aid of 2014 H.R. 3136 by SALMON (R-AZ) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R. 3371 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) State Loan Access and Student Protection Act H.R. 3393 by BLACK (R-IN) Student and Family Tax Simplification Act H.R. 3412 by GOWDY (R-SC) Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act H.R. 3496 by COHEN (D-TN) Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) H.R. 3505 by PETRI (R-WI) Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (TEACH) H.R. 3694 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act H.R. 4612 by DeSANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (HERO Act) H.R. 4643 by LARSEN (D-WA) Bereaved Borrowers Bill of Rights Act of 2014 H.R. 4719 by REED (R-NY) America Gives More Act H.R. 4982 by BUCSHON (R-IN) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 4983 by FOXX (R-NC) Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5277 by DAVIS (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 5354 by MALONEY (D-NY) Campus Accountability and Safety Act Not listed on Agencies: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Client expense: $71,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 113 by DURBIN (D-IL) Know Before You Owe Student Loan Act of 2013 S. 114 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013 S. 262 by DURBIN (D-IL) Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013 S. 406 by LAUTENBERG (D-NJ) Students First Act of 2013 S. 528 by HAGAN (D-NC) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 546 by HARKIN (D-IA) Smarter Borrowing Act S. 682 by COBURN (R-OK) Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 707 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 835 by SCHUMER (D-NY) American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2013 S. 897 by WARREN (D-MA) Bank on Student Loan Fairness Act S. 915 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 S. 953 by REED (D-RI) Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003 by COBURN (R-OK) to amend the HEA re student loan interest rates S. 1062 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1704 by DURBIN (D-IL) Affordable College Textbook Act S. 1873 by REED (D-RI) Protect Student Borrowers Act S. 1874 by REED (D-RI) Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act S. 1904 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013 S. 2164 by MURRAY (D-WA) Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 S. 2349 by SANDERS (I-VT) Supporting College Success Through Dual Enrollment Act S. 2506 by HAGAN (D-NC) CREATE Graduates Act S. 2513 by BENNET (D-CO) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014 S. 2692 by McCASKILL (D-MO) Campus Accountability and Safety Act S. 2695 by BOXER (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 217 by HONDA (D-CA) Educator Preparation Reform Act H.R. 340 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers H.R. 1313 by BASS (D-CA) Student Loan Fairness Act H.R. 1595 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Student Loan Relief Act H.R. 1716 by PETRI (R-WI) Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act H.R. 1738 by DOGGETT (D-TX) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 H.R. 1911 by KLINE (R-MN) Smarter Solutions for Students Act H.R. 1928 by DELAURO (D-CT) Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act H.R. 1937 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right-to-Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 1949 by MESSER (R-IN) Improving Postsecondary Data for Students Act H.R. 2020 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Truth in Tuition Act S. 2340 by BOOKER (D-NJ) Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2014 S. 2612 by WARNER (D-VA) Dynamic Repayment Act pf 2-14 H.R. 2637 by FOXX (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 2796 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Working Student Aid of 2014 H.R. 3136 by SALMON (R-AZ) Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R. 3371 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) State Loan Access and Student Protection Act H.R. 3393 by BLACK (R-IN) Student and Family Tax Simplification Act H.R. 3412 by GOWDY (R-SC) Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act H.R. 3496 by COHEN (D-TN) Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) H.R. 3505 by PETRI (R-WI) Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act (TEACH) H.R. 3694 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act H.R. 4612 by DeSANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act (HERO Act) H.R. 4643 by LARSEN (D-WA) Bereaved Borrowers Bill of Rights Act of 2014 H.R. 4719 by REED (R-NY) America Gives More Act H.R. 4982 by BUCSHON (R-IN) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 4983 by FOXX (R-NC) Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5277 by DAVIS (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 5354 by MALONEY (D-NY) Campus Accountability and Safety Act Not listed on Agencies: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Client expense: $71,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. xxx, the Higher Education Affordability Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S.xxxx, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act - provisions related to simplification of the FAFSA and reform/consolidation of student loan programs H.R. 3136 , the Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013 - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4983, the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4984, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 5134, to extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for one year - general provisions related to the bill H.R. 4366, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5354/S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act - provisions related to reducing sexual violence on college campuses S.1822, the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act - provisions related to foreign medical school participation in the federal direct student loan program H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 15 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - issues around funding for federal student aid programs including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs, Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences H.R. 5100/S.xx, the Standardization of Collegiate Oversight of Revenues and Expenditures (SCORE) Act - general provisions related to the bill Issues related around teacher preparation and forthcoming regulations related to Title II programs

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Reauthorization Act; Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act (HR 4983); Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (HR 4984); Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 (HR 3136)

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education

Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.4983 - Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R.3136 - Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R.4984 - Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations

Client expense: $54,179 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4983 - Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R.3136 - Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 H.R.4984 - Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R.5298 - Student Job Protection Act of 2014 H.R.5262 - Student Worker Exemption Act of 2014 S.2692 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R.5100 - SCORE Act S. - To improve the Higher Education Act of 1965 H.R.3505 - TEACH Act

Client expense: $54,179 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Education Appropriation -- In support of increased funding for student financial aid and higher education programs for low-income students including Pell Grants and TRIO programs. In support of funding for the Department of Education's international education and foreign language studies programs, HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays. In support of reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. In support of goals of H.R.4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act; H.R.3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act; and H.R.4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act. In support of goals of H.R.5354/S.2692, Campus Accountability and Safety Act. In opposition of provision removing presidential appointment and in support of including provision for Senate Confirmation of Commissioner of National Center for Education Statistics in H.R.4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office