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Fair Campus Act of 2015 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish requirements with respect to sexual violence allegations at institutions of higher education (IHEs). An IHE that receives HEA funds, except a foreign institution, must provide support services to affected students and annual training to relevant personnel. This bill prohibits an IHE from imposing sanctions on a person, including a student organization (e.g., a fraternity or sorority), with respect to alleged sexual violence, except pursuant to a formal hearing in accordance with institutional disciplinary proceedings. It specifies due process requirements for such proceedings, permits an IHE to select the applicable standard of proof, and directs an IHE to publish applicable procedures in its student handbook. An IHE may initiate an institutional disciplinary proceeding to impose certain interim sanctions (e.g., a class schedule adjustment). It also prohibits an IHE from requiring a sorority or fraternity to: (1) admit members who do not meet membership requirements, or (2) waive its coverage exemption under title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities) as a disciplinary or punitive measure.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
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S. 590, HR 2680, HR 3403, HR 3408, S. 706. HR 1490 Campus Sexual Assault, improve services for victims. H.R. 3130, S. 1520, S. 1834, H.R. 2216 domestic violence and gun violence
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 1310 and S. 590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act 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). S. 108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1434 and S. 793: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2731: 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 to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2869: Boost Saving for College Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve college savings under section 529 programs, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3178: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act A bill to simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3179: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5528: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the FAFSA, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. S. 3368: Access, Success and Persistence in Reshaping Education (ASPIRE) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve college access and college completion for all students (ALL). S. 3380: Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 590, HR 2680, HR 3403, HR 3408, S. 706. HR 1490 Campus Sexual Assault, improve services for victims. H.R. 3130, S. 1520, S. 1834, H.R. 2216 domestic violence and gun violence
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 1310 and S. 590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act 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). S. 108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1434 and S. 793: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2731: 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 to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2869: Boost Saving for College Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve college savings under section 529 programs, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3178: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act A bill to simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3179: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5528: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the FAFSA, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. S. 3368: Access, Success and Persistence in Reshaping Education (ASPIRE) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve college access and college completion for all students (ALL). S. 3380: Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 590, HR 2680, HR 3403, HR 3408, S. 706. HR 1490 Campus Sexual Assault, improve services for victims. H.R. 3130, S. 1520, S. 1834, H.R. 2216 domestic violence and gun violence
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 1310 and S. 590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act 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). S. 108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1434 and S. 793: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2731: 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 to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2869: Boost Saving for College Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve college savings under section 529 programs, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3178: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act A bill to simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3179: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5528: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the FAFSA, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Education
H.R 1310 and S. 590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act Official Title: 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). S. 108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 Official Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1434 and S. 793: 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 (ALL). H.R. 2731: National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act Official Title: To amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 Official Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 Official Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Education
S. 590, H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, Senate, all titles; H.R. 3408, "Fair Campus Act," all titles ; H.R. 3403, "Safe Campus Act," all titles; H.R. 1490 "Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act," all titles; H.R. 2962, and S. 1716, "America's College Promise Act of 2015," all titles; Higher Education Act reauthorization generally; House and Senate, Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act reauthorization, generally; Enhancing FASFAA Completion by Community College Students; ED Outcomes measures; H.R. 4808, Pell for Performance Act, all titles; H.R. 4415, Early Pell Promise Act, all titles: H.R. 4386, Pathways to Affordable Education Act, all titles; H.R. 4594, Making college Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016, all titles.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 590, HR 2680, HR 3403, HR 3408, S. 706. HR 1490 Campus Sexual Assault, improve services for victims
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 3594: Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 Official Title: To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes(ALL). HR1310 and S.590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act Official Title: 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) S108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 Official Title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes(ALL) HR. 1434 and S793: 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(ALL). H.R.2731 National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act Official Title: To amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. HR3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes(ALL). HR 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes(ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
2015 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 108 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 S. 153 by HATCH (R-UT) I-Squared Act of 2015 (STEM/Immigration legislation) S. Res. 267 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Perkins Loan Extension Resolution S. 335 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) legislation to improve IRC Sec. 529 Plans S. 355 by KAINE (D-VA) Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 S. 559 by BURR (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 590 by McCASKILL (D-MO) Campus Accountability and Safety Act S. 649 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 S. 699 by SCHUMER (D-NY) legislation to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit S. 706 by BOXER (D-CA) SOS Campus Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 923 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 S. 1060 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Protection Act S. 1061 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act S. 1102 by REED (D-RI) Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 S. 1106 by PORTMAN (R-OH) Go to High School, Go to College Act of 2015 S. 1195 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 1341 by VITTER (R-LA) Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1664 by CARPER (D-DE) Military and Veterans Education Protection Act Unnumbered by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1695 by BLUNT (R-MO) FY16 Labor-HHS Appropriations S. 1939 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 2098 by MURPHY (D-CT) Students before Profits Act S. 2111 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act S. 2191 by WYDEN (D-OR) PARTNERSHIPS ACT (higher education tax and spending legislation) H.R. 509 by RANGEL (D-NY) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 H.R. 529 by JENKINS (R-KS) legislation to improve IRC Sec. 529 Plans H.R. 644 by REED (R-NY) America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 970 by FOXX (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 1060 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Protection Act H.R. 1062 by HIRONO (D-HI) Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act H.R. 1260 by DOGGETT (D-TX) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015 H.R. 1287 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 H.R. 1310 by MALONEY (D-NY) Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 1314 by MEEHAN (R-PA) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 1399 by FRANKEL (D-FL) to authorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving and operating Veteran Student Centers H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1490 by DAVIS (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 1956 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) Pell Grant Protection Act H.R. 1958 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act H.R. 2029 by DENT (R-PA) Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY 2016 (PL 114-113) H.R. 2267 by COLLINS (R-NY) Protecting All College Tuition (PACT) H.R. 2364 by CARNEY (D-DE) Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2518 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 2542 by LARSEN (D-WA) Bereaved Borrowers Bill of Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 2680 by SPEIER (D-CA) HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act H.R. 3020 by COLE (R-OK) FY16 Appropriations for Labor-HHS-Education H.R. 3141 by MALONEY (D-NY) Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 H.R. 3403 by SALMON (R-AZ) Safe Campus Act of 2015 H.R. 3408 by SESSIONS (R-TX) Fair Campus Act of 2015 H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3594 by BISHOP (R-MI) Higher Education Extension Act H.R. 3861 by DAVIS (R-IL) legislation to extend employer provided education assistance to employer provided loan repayment assistance H. Res. 26 by GOODLATTE (R-VA) Strongly supporting the quality and value of diversity and innovation in the Nations higher education institutions, and strongly disagreeing with the Presidents proposal to create and administer a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System H. Res. 294 by MESSER (R-IN) Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program
2015 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
FIRE met with Congressional Staffers to discuss the issue of campus sexual assault. We also conducted a briefing on the issue for congressional staffers. We discussed the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA-)S. 590 and H.R. 1310, the Safe Campus Act (H.R. 3403), and the Fair Campus Act (H.R. 3408). FIRE has not endorsed any of these bills. Instead we are explaining to Congress which provisions in each bill we like and which provisions we oppose. FIRE is advocating that any final legislation must include meaningful due process/ procedural protections, like the right to active assistance of counsel and the right to the disclosure of any exculpatory and inculpatory evidence known to a college. FIRE also met with Congressional staffers to discuss overly restrictive speech codes on college campuses, threats to academic freedom, and overreach by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. No legislation is pending on those issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Education
FIRE met with congressional staffers to discuss the issue of campus sexual assault. We also did a training for congressional staffers on the same topic. We discussed the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA- S. 590; H.R. 1310) , the Safe Campus Act (H.R. 3403), and the Fair Campus Act (H.R. 3408). FIRE is not endorsing any bills but explaining what we like and oppose in each bill. We are advocating that any final legislation on campus sexual assault include robust due process and procedural protections like the right to counsel and the right to exculpatory and inculpatory evidence. FIRE also met with congressional staffers to discuss efforts to eliminate overly restrictive speech codes on campus, threats to academic freedom, and overreach by the Department. There is no specific legislation pending on these issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 590, H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, Senate, all titles; H.R. 3408, "Fair Campus Act," all titles ; H.R. 3403, "Safe Campus Act," all titles; H.R. 1490 "Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act," all titles; H.R. 2962, and S. 1716, "America's College Promise Act of 2015," all titles; Higher Education Act reauthorization generally; S. 1939, "Student Protection and Success Act," all titles; S. 1102, "Protect Student Borrowers Act" all titles; House and Senate, Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act reauthorization, generally; S. 108, "Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act," all titles; S. 2111, "Higher Education Innovation Act," all titles; S. 2191, "Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investment in Postsecondary Success," all titles; S. 1195, "Student Right to Know Before You Go Act," all titles.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Education
S. 108 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 S. 153 by HATCH (R-UT) I-Squared Act of 2015 (STEM/Immigration legislation) S. Res. 267 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Perkins Loan Extension Resolution S. 335 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) legislation to improve IRC Sec. 529 Plans S. 355 by KAINE (D-VA) Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 S. 559 by BURR (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 590 by McCASKILL (D-MO) Campus Accountability and Safety Act S. 649 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 S. 699 by SCHUMER (D-NY) legislation to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit S. 706 by BOXER (D-CA) SOS Campus Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 923 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 S. 1102 by REED (D-RI) Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015 S. 1106 by PORTMAN (R-OH) Go to High School, Go to College Act of 2015 S. 1195 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 1341 by VITTER (R-LA) Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1664 by CARPER (D-DE) Military and Veterans Education Protection Act Unnumbered by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1695 by BUNT (R-MO) FY16 Labor-HHS Appropriations S. 2098 by MURPHY (D-CT) Students Before Profits Act S. 2111 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act H.R. 509 by RANGEL (D-NY) Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 H.R. 529 by JENKINS (R-KS) legislation to improve IRC Sec. 529 Plans H.R. 644 by REED (R-NY) America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 970 by FOXX (R-NC) Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 1060 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Protection Act H.R. 1062 by HIRONO (D-HI) Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act H.R. 1260 by DOGGETT (D-TX) American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015 H.R. 1287 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015 H.R. 1310 by MALONEY (D-NY) Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 1399 by FRANKEL (D-FL) To authorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving and operating Veteran Student Centers H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1490 by DAVIS (D-CA) SOS Campus Act H.R. 1956 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) Pell Grant Protection Act H.R. 1958 by HINOJOSA (D-TX) Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act H.R. 2267 by COLLINS (R-NY) Protecting All College Tuition (PACT) H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2518 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 2542 by LARSEN (D-WA) Bereaved Borrowers Bill of Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 2680 by SPEIER (D-CA) HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act H.R. 3020 by COLE (R-OK) FY16 Appropriations for Labor-HHS-Education H.R. 3141 by MALONEY (D-NY) Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 H.R. 3403 by SALMON (R-AZ) Safe Campus Act of 2015 H.R. 3408 by SESSIONS (R-TX) Fair Campus Act of 2015 H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3594 by BISHOP (R-MI) Higher Education Extension Act H. Res. 26 by GOODLATTE (R-VA) Strongly supporting the quality and value of diversity and innovation in the Nations higher education institutions, and strongly disagreeing with the Presidents proposal to create and administer a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System H. Res. 294 by MESSER (R-IN) Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program
2015 · third_quarter · Education
HR1310 and S.590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act Official Title: 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) S108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 Official Title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes(ALL) HR. 1434 and S793: 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(ALL). H.R.2731 National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act Official Title: To amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. HR3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes(ALL). HR 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes(ALL). Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Education
FIRE met with congressional staffers to discuss the issue of campus sexual assault. We discussed the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA- S. 590; H.R. 1310) , the Safe Campus Act (H.R. 3403), and the Fair Campus Act (H.R. 3408). FIRE is not endorsing any bills but explaining what we like and oppose in each bill. We are advocating that any final legislation on campus sexual assault include robust due process and procedural protections like the right to counsel and the right to exculpatory and inculpatory evidence. FIRE also met with congressional staffers to discuss efforts to eliminate overly restrictive speech codes on campus and threats to academic freedom. There is no specific legislation pending on these issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
FIRE met with Congressional Staffers to discuss the issue of campus sexual assault. We discussed the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA-)S. 590 and H.R. 1310, the Safe Campus Act (H.R. 3403), and the Fair Campus Act (H.R. 3408). FIRE has not endorsed any of these bills. Instead we are explaining to Congress which provisions in each bill we like and which provisions we oppose. FIRE is advocating that any final legislation must include meaningful due process/ procedural protections, like the right to active assistance of counsel and the right to the disclosure of any exculpatory and inculpatory evidence known to a college. FIRE also met with Congressional staffers to discuss overly restrictive speech codes on college campuses and threats to academic freedom. No legislation is pending on those issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE