Saving Local News Act of 2019

S. 145 by SCOTT (R-SC) CHOICE Act S. 233 by BLACKBURN (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education S. 235 by COONS (D-DE) Teachers Are Leaders Act S. 342 by YOUNG (R-IN) Advanced International and Foreign Language Education Act S. 416 by CARDIN (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 S. 460 by THUNE (R-SD) Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 632 LANKFORD (R-OK) Lessening Impediments from Taxes (LIFT) Act S. 672 by SHATZ (D-HI) Debt Free College S. 681 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 752 by KAINE (D-VA) Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act S. 800 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 830 by GILLIBRAND (D-NY) a bill to amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning S. 839 by KAINE (D-VA) a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs S. 852 by SCOTT (R-SC) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 S. 1279 by JONES (D-AL) FUTURE Act S. 2143 by WARREN (D-MA) College Student Hunger Act S. 2557 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Student Aid Improvement Act S. 3028 by REED (D-RI) Partnership for Affordability and Student Success H.R. 5 by CICILLINE (D-RI) Equality Act H.R. 6 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) American Dream and Promise Act H.R. 63 by BANKS (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1043 by PETERS (D-CA) Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1044 by LOFGREN (D-CA) Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1075 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1161 by CLEAVER (D-MO) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1298 by LEWIS (D-GA) Higher Education Dream Act H.R. 1545 by WALKER (R-NC) legislation to repeal the tax on mass transit benefits for nonprofit employers H.R. 1565 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 1571 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt Free College H.R. 1766 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 1865 by PASCRELL (D-NJ) FY2020 Consolidated Appropriations H.R. 1994 by NEAL (D-MA) Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (SECURE Act) H.R. 2006 by SHALALA (D-FL) College Equity Act H.R. 2486 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 2875 by MALONEY (D-NY) Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act H.R. 3126 by GALLEGO (D-AZ) Collegiate Freedom of Association Act H.R. 3300 by NEAL (D-MA) Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3809 by LAWSON (D-FL) College Student Hunger Act H.R. 3877 by YARMUTH (D-KY) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 4193 by SHALALA (D-FL) Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 4438 by BOYLE (D-PA) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 4497 by SHALALA (D-FL) Protecting Student Aid Act H.R. 4608 by KILMER (D-WA) Pell Plus Act H.R. 4615 by SHALALA (D-FL) Stop College Closures Act H.R. 4625 by LEVIN (D-CA) Protect the GI Bill Act H.R. 4674 by SCOTT (D-VA) College Affordability Act

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Universal Service: expressed opposition to an overall cap on USF; supported draft legislation to reform the current USF contributions methodology; lobbied on pros and cons of the FCC's USF broadband network speed and latency testing regime; and E-Rate spending, FCC's Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF). Broadband: expressed support proposal to providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas to enable other broadband providers to serve those area; broadband network speed and latency testing; H.R 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America (LIFT) Act which seeks to rebuild and modernize the nation's infrastructure to among other things help expand access to broadband, Next-Gen 911 etc. Broadband mapping initiatives to require more granularity on where broadband is and is not deployed: H.R. S. 1522 and H.R. 3126, the Broadband Data Improvement Act; the Map Improvement Act; H.R. 2643, the Broadband Maps Act; S. 842, the Improving Broadband Mapping Act; and S. 454, the Office of Rural Broadband Act and H.R. 2601, the Office of Rural Telecommunications -- both pieces of legislation call for establishment of new offices to specifically coordinate broadband efforts among the Federal agencies office. H.R. 2929, the Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act -- requires large edge providers and other high-bandwidth cost-causers to contribute to the transport costs associated with delivering high volumes of content Telecom Supply Chain matters related to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, specifically S. 1625, the US 5G Leadership Act which promotes the deployment of commercial 5G mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the US regarding security risks to the networks of those providers. H.R. 4459, Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which prohibits Federal funds from being used to purchase equipment or services that pose national security risks and provides reimbursement for replacing such equipment that's already been deployed. Robocalls: H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act which clarifies prohibition on making robocalls; S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement & Deterrence (TRACED) Act Telecom on Public Lands: H.R. 2611, the Public Lands Telecom Act which supports the establishment and importance of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service's ReConnect Program

S. 145 by SCOTT (R-SC) CHOICE Act S. 233 by BLACKBURN (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education S. 235 by COONS (D-DE) Teachers Are Leaders Act S. 342 by YOUNG (R-IN) Advanced International and Foreign Language Education Act S. 416 by CARDIN (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 S. 460 by THUNE (R-SD) Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 632 LANKFORD (R-OK) Lessening Impediments from Taxes (LIFT) Act S. 672 by SHATZ (D-HI) Debt Free College S. 681 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 752 by KAINE (D-VA) Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act S. 800 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 830 by GILLIBRAND (D-NY) a bill to amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning S. 839 by KAINE (D-VA) a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs S. 852 by SCOTT (R-SC) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 S. 1279 by JONES (D-AL) FUTURE Act S. 2143 by WARREN (D-MA) College Student Hunger Act S. 2557 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Student Aid Improvement Act H.R. 5 by CICILLINE (D-RI) Equality Act H.R. 6 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) American Dream and Promise Act H.R. 63 by BANKS (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1043 by PETERS (D-CA) Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1044 by LOFGREN (D-CA) Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1075 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1161 by CLEAVER (D-MO) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1298 by LEWIS (D-GA) Higher Education Dream Act H.R. 1545 by WALKER (R-NC) legislation to repeal the tax on mass transit benefits for nonprofit employers H.R. 1565 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 1571 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt Free College H.R. 1766 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 1994 by NEAL (D-MA) Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (SECURE Act) H.R. 2006 by SHALALA (D-FL) College Equity Act H.R. 2486 by ADAMS (D-NC) FUTURE Act H.R. 2875 by MALONEY (D-NY) Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act H.R. 3126 by GALLEGO (D-AZ) Collegiate Freedom of Association Act H.R. 3300 by NEAL (D-MA) Economic Mobility Act of 2019 H.R. 3809 by LAWSON (D-FL) College Student Hunger Act H.R. 3877 by YARMUTH (D-KY) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 4193 by SHALALA (D-FL) Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 4438 by BOYLE (D-PA) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 4497 by SHALALA (D-FL) Protecting Student Aid Act H.R. 4608 by KILMER (D-WA) Pell Plus Act H.R. 4615 by SHALALA (D-FL) Stop College Closures Act H.R, 4674 by SCOTT (D-VA) College Affordability Act H.Res.191 by ROE (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education

Universal Service: expressed opposition to an overall cap on USF; expressed need to reform the current USF contributions mechanism; lobbied on pros and cons of the FCC's USF broadband network speed and latency testing regime; and E-Rate spending. Broadband: expressed support proposal to providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas to enable other broadband providers to serve those area; broadband network speed and latency testing; H.R 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America (LIFT) Act which seeks to rebuild and modernize the nation's infrastructure to among other things help expand access to broadband, Next-Gen 911 etc. Broadband mapping initiatives to require more granularity on where broadband is and is not deployed: H.R. S. 1522 and H.R. 3126, the Broadband Data Improvement Act; the Map Improvement Act; H.R. 2643, the Broadband Maps Act; S. 842, the Improving Broadband Mapping Act; and S. 454, the Office of Rural Broadband Act and H.R. 2601, the Office of Rural Telecommunications -- both pieces of legislation call for establishment of new offices to specifically coordinate broadband efforts among the Federal agencies office. H.R. 2929, the Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act -- requires large edge providers to and other high-bandwidth cost-causers to help contribute to the transport costs associated with delivering high volumes of content Telecom Supply Chain matters related to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, specifically S. 1625, the US 5G Leadership Act which promotes the deployment of commercial 5G mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the US regarding security risks to the networks of those providers. H.R. 4459, Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which prohibits Federal funds from being used to purchase equipment or services that pose national security risks and provides reimbursement for replacing such equipment that's already been deployed. Robocalls: H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act which clarifies prohibition on making robocalls; S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement & Deterrence (TRACED) Act Telecom on Public Lands: H.R. 2611, the Public Lands Telecom Act which supports the establishment and importance of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service's ReConnect Program -- a new broadband grant/loan program to help with broadband deployment in rural areas.

S. 145 by SCOTT (R-SC) CHOICE Act S. 233 by BLACKBURN (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education S. 235 by COONS (D-DE) Teachers Are Leaders Act S. 342 by YOUNG (R-IN) Advanced International and Foreign Language Education Act S. 416 by CARDIN (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 S. 460 by THUNE (R-SD) Employer Participation in Repayment Act S. 468 by CORNYN (R-TX) Teachers and School Leaders Need Education and Development to be Empowered Resources in Schools Act S. 632 LANKFORD (R-OK) Lessening Impediments from Taxes (LIFT) Act S. 672 by SHATZ (D-HI) Debt Free College S. 681 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act S. 752 by KAINE (D-VA) Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act S. 800 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 830 by GILLIBRAND (D-NY) a bill to amend the Federal Work-Study program to permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal Work-Study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning S. 839 by KAINE (D-VA) a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs S. 852 by SCOTT (R-SC) Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 S. 969 by REED (D-RI) Educator Preparation Reform Act S. 1074 by SCHATZ (D-HI) Restoring Education and Learning Act S. 1176 by CASEY (D-PA) Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education S. 1198 by DURBIN (D-IL) Simon Study Abroad H.R. 5 by CICILLINE (D-RI) Equality Act H.R. 6 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) American Dream and Promise Act H.R. 63 by BANKS (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1043 by PETERS (D-CA) Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1044 by LOFGREN (D-CA) Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1075 by CUMMINGS (D-MD) FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1094 by PRICE (D-NC) World Language Advancement and Readiness Act H.R. 1161 by CLEAVER (D-MO) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 1298 by LEWIS (D-GA) Higher Education Dream Act H.R. 1545 by WALKER (R-NC) legislation to repeal the tax on mass transit benefits for nonprofit employers H.R. 1565 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act H.R. 1571 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt Free College H.R. 1585 by CASEY (D-PA) RISE Act H.R. 1766 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 1994 by NEAL (D-MA) Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (SECURE Act) H.R. 2006 by SHALALA (D-FL) College Equity Act H.R. 2168 by DAVIS (D-IL) Restoring Education and Learning Act H.R. 2470 by DELAURO (D-CT) FY2020 Labor Health and Education Appropriations H.R. 3126 by GALLEGO (D-AZ) Collegiate Freedom of Association Act H.Res.191 by ROE (R-TN) a resolution on freedom of speech at institutions of higher education

Universal Service: expressed support for additional USF support as a result of the FCC's Dec. 2018 USF Order and the ability of carriers to choose to elect model-based support or to stay on cost-based rate of return; expressed opposition to an overall cap on USF; expressed need to reform the current USF contributions mechanism; and lobbied on pros and cons of the FCC's USF broadband network speed and latency testing regime. Broadband: expressed support proposal to providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas to enable other broadband providers to serve those area; broadband network speed and latency testing; H.R 2741, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America (LIFT) Act which seeks to rebuild and modernize the nation's infrastructure to among other things help expand access to broadband, Next-Gen 911 etc. Broadband mapping initiatives to require more granularity on where broadband is and is not deployed: H.R. S. 1522 and H.R. 3126, the Broadband Data Improvement Act; the Map Improvement Act; H.R. 2643, the Broadband Maps Act; S. 842, the Improving Broadband Mapping Act; and S. 454, the Office of Rural Broadband Act and H.R. 2601, the Office of Rural Telecommunications -- both pieces of legislation call for establishment of new offices to specifically coordinate broadband efforts among the Federal agencies office. H.R. 2929, the Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act -- requires large edge providers to and other high-bandwidth cost-causers to help contribute to the transport costs associated with delivering high volumes of content Telecom Supply Chain matters related to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, specifically S. 1625, the US 5G Leadership Act which promotes the deployment of commercial 5G mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the US regarding security risks to the networks of those providers. Robocalls: H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act which clarifies prohibition on making robocalls; S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement & Deterrence (TRACED) Act Telecom on Public Lands: H.R. 2611, the Public Lands Telecom Act which supports the establishment and importance of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service's ReConnect Program -- a new broadband grant/loan program to help with broadband deployment in rural areas. Privacy: expressed member views on the various privacy proposals circulating within Congress and how rural telcos handle customer proprietary network information (CPNI) in the broadband era.

HR 3126 (Saving Local News Act) HR 2054 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) HR 1684 (Journalist Protection Act) Proposed Federal Anti-SLAPP legislation General Issues Relating to the Freedom of Information Act General Issues Relating to Federal Court Reform Surveillance of Journalists at the border

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE