POST GRAD Act

Public Service Loan Forgiveness H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act) H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act - Higher Education Reauthorization Higher Education Reauthorization Senate Draft Legislation: Commission on School Safety Draft Legislation: School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act

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

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

Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Issue: support graduate/professional student loan benefits, including PSLF

Client expense: $1,042,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Public Service Loan Forgiveness H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act) H.R. 4508 PROSPER Act - Higher Education Reauthorization

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Submitted comments to: -NIH on Strategies to Enhance Physician-Scientist Training through the NIGMS Medical Scientist Training Program

Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

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

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

Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). H.R. 4223, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act Issue: Support restoring graduate/professional subsidized student loans S. 850 / H.R.1922, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 2373, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Submitted comments to: -Department of Education (ED) on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) -ED on suspension of the Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool

Client expense: $1,156,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

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

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

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act S. 590 Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 649, Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act House draft/S. 3040, fiscal 2017 Appropriations for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

S.108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015; all S. 840 Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights; all S. 3368 The ASPIRE Act: Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act; all H.R. 3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act; all H.R. 3786 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act; all H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act; all H.R. 5274, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act; all P.L. 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teacher preparation provisions Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals; college rating systems, graduate student and international student issues; all U.S. Department of Educations Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) at 81 Fed. Reg. 48,597 (July 25, 2016-Docket ID ED-2016-OPE-0050); proposed amendment to the State authorization provisions, related to institutions of higher education that offer distance education, all 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), premium subsidies for Graduate Students, all

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R. 509 - Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 (Higher Education) H.R. 649 - Student Loan Refinancing Act (Higher Education) H.R. 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (or POST GRAD Act) S. 108 - Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 (Higher Education) Indian Health Service Student Loan Repayment Program (Health Care Reform) Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Higher Education)

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Budget 2017 Defense Appropriations HR 4223

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Budget 2017 Defense Appropriations HR 4223

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Presidents Budget, FY 2017 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs. Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act) S. 85, Repay Act of 2015 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools. H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act Issue: Support restoring the interest subsidy on graduate and professional student loans Issue: Support global health learning opportunities

Client expense: $687,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Nursing Education and Research, H.R. 4223 POST-GRAD Act, NPRM Program Integrity and Improvement-State Authorization

Client expense: $40,248 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Student loan reform and college affordability. Issues related to interest deduction, tolling of interest on student loans for graduate students, and ability to refinance: H.R. 4223, H.R. 509, and H.R. 649.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.108 Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015; all S. 840 Student Loan Borrowers Bill of Rights; all S. 3368 The ASPIRE Act: Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act; all H.R. 3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act; all H.R. 3786 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act; all H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act; all H.R. 5274, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act; all P.L. 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act; implementation of teacher preparation provisions Higher Education Act Reauthorization Proposals; college rating systems, graduate student and international student issues; all U.S. Department of Educations Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) at 81 Fed. Reg. 48,597 (July 25, 2016-Docket ID ED-2016-OPE-0050); proposed amendment to the State authorization provisions, related to institutions of higher education that offer distance education, all 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), premium subsidies for Graduate Students, all

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

H.R. 649, Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act House draft/S. 3040, fiscal 2017 Appropriations for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Higher Education Act reauthorization; Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act (HR 2417/S 1374); Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act; interest rate caps; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; state authorization; POST GRAD Act (HR 4223); gainful employment; Federal Perkins Loan Program continuation; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the accreditation of osteopathic residency training programs for purposes of graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program (HR 6333).

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

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

HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, all provisions HR 3177, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 3178, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, all provisions HR 3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, all provisions HR 3180, Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act, all provisions HR 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act, all provisions HR 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act, all provisions S 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (FAST Act), all provisions S 1062, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, all provisions HR 3403, Safe Campus Act of 2015, all provisions HR 4223, POST GRAD Act, all provisions S 2317/HR 4098, Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act, all provisions

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act Reauthorization H.R. 4223 POST-GRAD Act Nursing Education and Research NPRM Program Integrity and Improvement-State Authorization

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

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

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act S. 590 Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

medical student loan assistance / practice in underserved areas (HR 1707); Graduate Medical Education (HR 3292); Higher Education Act reauthorization; student loan reform (HR 1352, S 793 / HR 1434, HR 1713, S 2456, HR 4223)

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

medical student loan assistance / practice in underserved areas (HR 1707); Graduate Medical Education (HR 3292); Higher Education Act reauthorization; student loan reform (HR 1352, S 793 / HR 1434, HR 1713, S 2456, HR 4223)

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, all provisions HR 3177, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 3178, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, all provisions HR 3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, all provisions HR 3180, Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act, all provisions HR 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act, all provisions HR 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act, all provisions S 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (FAST Act), all provisions S 1062, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, all provisions HR 3403, Safe Campus Act of 2015, all provisions HR 4223, POST GRAD Act, all provisions S 2317/HR 4098, Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act, all provisions

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act Reauthorization; Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act (H.R. 2417/S. 1374); Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act interest rate caps; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; state authorization; S.108, FAST Act of 2015; POST Grad Act (H.R. 4223).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, all provisions HR 3177, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 3178, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, all provisions HR 3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, all provisions HR 3180, Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act, all provisions HR 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act, all provisions HR 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act, all provisions S 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (FAST Act), all provisions S 1062, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, all provisions HR 3403, Safe Campus Act of 2015, all provisions HR 4223, POST GRAD Act, all provisions S 2317/HR 4098, Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act, all provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Presidents Budget, FY 2017 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs. Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act) S. 85, Repay Act of 2015 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools. H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act Issue: Support restoring the interest subsidy on graduate and professional student loans Issue: Support global health learning opportunities

Client expense: $595,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Nursing Education and Research, H.R. 4223 POST-GRAD Act, NPRM Program Integrity and Improvement-State Authorization

Client expense: $36,799 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

P.L. 110-315 Higher Education Act S. 590 Campus Accountability and Safety Act H.R. 4223 Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD Act)

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

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

Higher Education Act Reauthorization H.R. 4223 POST-GRAD Act Nursing Education and Research NPRM Program Integrity and Improvement-State Authorization

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

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

H.R. 649, Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act House draft/S. 3040, fiscal 2017 Appropriations for Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 509 - Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 (Higher Education) H.R. 649 - Student Loan Refinancing Act (Higher Education) H.R. 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (or POST GRAD Act) S. 108 - Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015 (Higher Education) Indian Health Service Student Loan Repayment Program (Health Care Reform) Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Higher Education)

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Student loan reform and college affordability. Issues related to interest deduction, tolling of interest on student loans for graduate students, and ability to refinance: HR 4223, HR 509, HR 649.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Budget 2017 Defense Appropriations HR 4223

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Budget 2017 Defense Appropriations HR 4223

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Nursing Education and Research, H.R. 4223 POST-GRAD Act

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

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

S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.

Client expense: $696,751 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 4223 - Protecting our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: medical student debt relief POST GRAD Act. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.

Client expense: $696,751 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Public Health - FDA regulation of tobacco including cigars & e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriation for AHRQ: Restore AHRQ funding. S. 3040 - FY2017 budget request for HRSA Title VII 747: Increase Title VII Primary Care Training & Enhancement funding. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine & Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Appropriations for FY 2017: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No - Zika Budget Meeting: Organized to urge policymakers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No - Mental Health Reform: Educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms, and workforce policies. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No.- Gun Violence/Appropriations: Encouraging Gun Violence Prevention Research; CDC Gun Violence Research.

Client expense: $696,751 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, all provisions HR 3177, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 3178, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, all provisions HR 3179, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, all provisions HR 3180, Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act, all provisions HR 5528, Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, all provisions HR 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act, all provisions HR 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act, all provisions S 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (FAST Act), all provisions S 1062, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, all provisions HR 3403, Safe Campus Act of 2015, all provisions HR 4223, POST GRAD Act, all provisions S 2317/HR 4098, Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act, all provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Presidents Budget, FY 2017 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Oppose taxation of federal loan repayment programs. Draft Debt in Health Education Loan Programs (DebtHELP) legislative proposal Issues: Expand National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment program, and align Department of Education and HRSA student loan programs. Draft Higher Education Act Reauthorization S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2014 (FAST Act) S. 85, Repay Act of 2015 Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan benefits, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Support transparency for U.S. and international medical schools. H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act Issue: Support restoring the interest subsidy on graduate and professional student loans Issue: Support global health learning opportunities

Client expense: $736,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office