Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act

National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)

Client expense: $396,206 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Submitted Comments to Dept. of Ed on proposed ESSA regulations - Supplement-not-Supplant, and Accountability S. 3368, ASPIRE Act H. Con. Res. 145, Honoring the Public Service of Einstein Fellows on the 25th Anniversary of the Program H.R. 5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments S.3168 - Stronger Together School Diversity Act Rep. Honda draft language: Constitutional amendment on education funding. Informal comments provided to Dept of Ed, CDC re Zika School Guidance Discussions surrounding School-based Medicare with CMS S. 3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act Title II ESEA Submitted comments on CCDBG regulations to Administration for Women & Families Head Start performance standards H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Ed on the proposed rule for borrower defenses against federal student loan repayment Lobbied Dept of Ed re: College Accreditation HR 3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR 5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act HR 5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act HR 5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act S. 3347, the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act H.R. 5962, Multi-year certification for Income-Driven repayment options for federal student loans, including the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act higher education accreditation system, including Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (S 3380), and NACIQI and current status of City College of San Francisco for-profit colleges and related issues, including gainful employment regulation, borrower defense draft regulation, and closure of ITT Tech General discussions surrounding student loan servicing contracts General discussions surrounding private school vouchers, including the DC voucher program S. 1788, the Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act H.R. 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act S. 3168/H.R. 5738, Stronger Together School Diversity Act

Submitted Comments to Dept. of Ed on proposed ESSA regulations - Supplement-not-Supplant, and Accountability S. 3368, ASPIRE Act H. Con. Res. 145, Honoring the Public Service of Einstein Fellows on the 25th Anniversary of the Program H.R. 5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments S.3168 - Stronger Together School Diversity Act Rep. Honda draft language: Constitutional amendment on education funding. Informal comments provided to Dept of Ed, CDC re Zika School Guidance Discussions surrounding School-based Medicare with CMS S. 3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act Title II ESEA Submitted comments on CCDBG regulations to Administration for Women & Families Head Start performance standards H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Ed on the proposed rule for borrower defenses against federal student loan repayment Lobbied Dept of Ed re: College Accreditation HR 3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR 5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act HR 5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act HR 5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act S. 3347, the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act H.R. 5962, Multi-year certification for Income-Driven repayment options for federal student loans, including the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act higher education accreditation system, including Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (S 3380), and NACIQI and current status of City College of San Francisco for-profit colleges and related issues, including gainful employment regulation, borrower defense draft regulation, and closure of ITT Tech General discussions surrounding student loan servicing contracts General discussions surrounding private school vouchers, including the DC voucher program S. 1788, the Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act H.R. 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act S. 3168/H.R. 5738, Stronger Together School Diversity Act

S.108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015: all S. 590 H.R. 1310 Campus Accountability and Safety Act: all S. 706SOS Campus Act: all S. 840Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights: all S.3040Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: funding for higher education, education issues S. 3368 The ASPIRE Act, Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act: all H.R. 242 Affordability for Constant and Continued Education to Enhance Student Success Act: all H.R. 2680 HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act: all H.R. 3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act: all H.R. 3786 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act: all H.R. 3988 Military and Veterans Education Protection Act: all H.R. 4054 Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act: all H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or POST GRAD Act: all H.R. 5201 Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016: all H.R. 5274 Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act: all H.R.5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act: all H.R. 5538 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: humanities programs H.R. 6161 Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act: all P.L. 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act: implementation of teacher preparation provisions Internal Revenue Service Notice 2016-17, Application of the Market Reforms and Other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to Student Health Coverage; issues related to student health insurance programs (SHIP) Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals: graduate student and international student issues, college ratings systems, all Department of Educations Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) at 81 Fed. Reg. 48,598 (July 25, 2016-Docket ID ED-20160OPE-0050), proposed amendments to the State Authorization provisions of the Institutional Eligibility regulations of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) and to the institutional disclosure requirements of the HEAs Student Assistance General Provisions

National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)

S.590/H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all S. 706, SOS Campus Act; all S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights; all H.R. 2680, HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act; all Student Debt Challenge; all President's Budget Request for FY 2017; Education issues Higher Education Act Re-authorization Proposals; Higher Education programs; graduate student and international student issues; college ratings systems; all S.3040, FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act; Education issues H.R. 5538, FY 2017 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Humanities programs S.108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015; all S. 1102/H.R. 2364, Protect Student Borrower Act of 2015; all H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or POST GRAD Act; all H.R. 3675, Student Borrower Fairness Act; all H.R. 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act; all H.R. 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act; all H.R. 3786, Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act; all P.L. 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teacher preparation provisions H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all H.R. 5274, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 5201, Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016; all Proposed Regulations, 2017-2018 FAFSA Form; all H.R. 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act; all

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.590, H.R. 1310Campus Accountability and Safety Act, entire bill S. 840, Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights, entire bill S. 1102, HR 2364Protect Student Borrower Act of 2015, entire bill H.R. 2680, HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act, entire bill H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates (POST) Act, entire bill H.R. 3675, Student Borrower Fairness Act, entire bill H.R. 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act, entire bill H.R. 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act, entire bill H.R. 3786, Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act, entire bill P.L. 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teach preparation provisions H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, entire bill H.R .3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, entire bill H.R. 4661, Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2016, entire bill Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals, entire bill S.108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015, entire bill S.706SOS Campus Act, entire bill Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; higher education programs H.R. 4652, Clarity in Lending for Education and Repayment (CLEAR) Act, entire bill Humanities Advocacy, funding for the National Endowment for Humanities

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Teacher Diversity Comments on the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 regulations H.R. 3948, The Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act H.R. 3947, The Student Loan Payment Optimization Act Commented on School Choice Hearing Signed onto coalition letter asking that Appropriations Committee include $250 million for K-12 computer science as part of the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to support the Computer Science for All movement Wrote in support of nomination of M.K. Wakefield to Ed Sec position Wrote with concerns re nomination of John King to Ed Sec position H.R. 4646/S. 2540, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Higher Education Act reauthorization S 1128, Early Pell Promise Act S 2560/HR 4594, Making Education Accessible and Affordable Act HR 3947, S tudent Loan Payment Optimization Act HR 3948, Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act Teacher Debt Relief Act (no HR number yet) HR 4652, Clarity in Lending for Education and Repayment (CLEAR) Act HR 4872, Save for Success Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act Gainful employment regulation Borrower defense to repayment (regulations and Special Master process) Federal Student Aid feedback system Impact Aid digital count

S.590, H.R. 1310Campus Accountability and Safety Act, entire bill S. 840, Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights, entire bill S. 1102, HR 2364Protect Student Borrower Act of 2015, entire bill H.R. 2680, HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act, entire bill H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates (POST) Act, entire bill H.R. 3675, Student Borrower Fairness Act, entire bill H.R. 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act, entire bill H.R. 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act, entire bill H.R. 3786, Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act, entire bill P.L. 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teach preparation provisions H.R. 1310, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, entire bill H.R .3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, entire bill H.R. 4661, Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2016, entire bill Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals, entire bill S.108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015, entire bill S.706SOS Campus Act, entire bill Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; higher education programs H.R. 4652, Clarity in Lending for Education and Repayment (CLEAR) Act, entire bill Humanities Advocacy, funding for the National Endowment for Humanities

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