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Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 This bill allows income-eligible graduate students who received Pell Grants during their undergraduate education to utilize their remaining Pell Grant eligibility toward their first graduate degree, subject to the existing 12-semester duration limit. Currently, Pell Grants are available only to undergraduate students.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
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H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to Dreamer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 133: COVID-19 Relief and Fiscal 2021 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes (provisions relating to relief for students, FAFSA simplification, and Pell grants for the incarcerated). H.R. 8382: Student-Athlete Level Playing Field Act To prohibit a covered athletic association and institution of higher education from prohibiting a student-athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics because such student-athlete enters into an endorsement contract (ALL). S. 5003: College Athlete Compensation Rights Act A bill to protect the rights of student athletes, to provide for transparency and accountability with respect to student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements, and to establish an independent entity for intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 5062: College Athletes Bill of Rights A bill to protect the rights of college athletes and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). S. 4322: Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes (provisions relating to student aid). H.R. 8382: Student-Athlete Level Playing Field Act To prohibit a covered athletic association and institution of higher education from prohibiting a student-athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics because such student-athlete enters into an endorsement contract (ALL). Pending Senate legislation relating to a student-athlete bill of rights.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Vehicle for the fourth coronavirus supplemental relief package (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation. Pending administrative actions regarding Title IX.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Requesting Congress provide additional financial support for students and institutions of higher education as COVID-19 pandemic relief. Requesting liability protections for institutions of higher education as they reopen and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Requesting relief for student loan borrowers until June 30, 2021, or until the unemployment rates remain below 8 percent for three consecutive months. Among the proposals include requests to continue the zero-interest deferred payments for borrowers and the suspension of collection activities for borrowers who have defaulted on any type of federal loan provided under the CARES Act and to extend the post-graduation grace period for students leaving school. Requested technical changes to certain provisions in the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) to ensure postsecondary students receive maximum benefit from financial assistance including Federal Work-Study, emergency grant aid, Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, TRIO. Endorsed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The bill provides economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit regarding Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard case in support of Harvard's "holistic" admissions process. Endorsed the Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act (H.R. 6814/S. 3701). This is particularly timely given the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of distance education.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 3418 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6814/S. 3701 - Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 3334 - Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, Graduate Plus Loan Student Loan Forgiveness and Scholarships Broadband Capacity and Accessibility State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Support for Nursing Schools Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation. Pending administrative actions regarding Title IX.
2020 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 3418 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 3334 - Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 S. 2557 - Student Aid Improvement Act H.R. 4674 - College Affordability Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, Graduate Plus Loan State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Support for Nursing Schools Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Supporting certain provisions within H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act to reauthorize the Higher Education Act Expressing concern over Sec. 117 reporting requirements of foreign gifts (Dept. of Education regulations) Supporting the preservation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program Supporting the POST GRAD Act (H.R. 3418) to reinstate subsidized federal student loans for graduate students Urging the Department of Education to temporarily halt further regulatory action with respect to Title IX and Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Education
Student loan reform and college affordability (College Affordability Act/H.R. 4674). Issues related to interest deduction; tolling of interest on student loans (H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act); dental faculty loan repayment (H.R. 996/S. 359); Grad PLUS loans/loan limits; interest rates and fees, ability to refinance (H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act; H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019); Pell grant eligibility for graduate students (H.R. 3334); general impact of loans on medical professionals; FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations; policy issues related to education and the federal response to the COVID-19 virus.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). H.R. 5363 and and S. 1279: Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Expressing concern to the Dept. of Education re: the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and implementation issues Supporting certain provisions within H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act to reauthorize the Higher Education Act Supports H.R. 5363, the FUTURE Act, to provide mandatory funding for HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, and other MSIs Expressing concern over Sec. 117 reporting requirements of foreign gifts (Dept. of Education regulations) Supporting the POST GRAD Act (H.R. 3418) to reinstate subsidized federal student loans for graduate students Supporting the Fee Free Student Loan Act (H.R. 3674) to eliminate origination fees on all federal student loans. Supporting the Teacher Education for Computer Science Act (H.R. 3808) to provide funding to improve the training of graduate-prepared computer science teachers at U.S. graduate schools. Supporting the College Student Hunger Act of 2019 (H.R. 3809/S. 2143) to expand eligibility requirements for students who could benefit from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
Student loan reform and college affordability (College Affordability Act/H.R. 4674). Issues related to interest deduction; tolling of interest on student loans (H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act); dental faculty loan repayment (H.R. 996/S. 359); Grad PLUS loans/loan limits; interest rates and fees, ability to refinance (H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act; H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019); Pell grant eligibility for graduate students (H.R. 3334); general impact of loans on medical professionals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 3418 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 2486/S. 1279- Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act H.R. 5363 [P.L. No: 116-91] - Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act H.R. 3334 - Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 S. 2557 - Student Aid Improvement Act H.R. 4674 - College Affordability Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, Graduate Plus Loan Student Loan Borrowing Limits
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization S. 1163/HR 2746, The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act S. 1696, The Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019 H.R. 3334, The Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Education
Student loan reform and college affordability. Issues related to interest deduction; tolling of interest on student loans (H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act); dental faculty loan repayment (H.R. 996/S. 359); Grad PLUS loans/loan limits; interest rates and fees, ability to refinance (H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act; H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019); Pell grant eligibility for graduate students (H.R. 3334); general impact of loans on medical professionals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2019 · third_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, Graduate Plus Loan Student loan borrowing limits H.R. 3418 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 2486/S. 1279 - Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act H.R. 3334 - Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 S.2557 - Student Aid Improvement Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 2740/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); Title VI international education programs and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs H.R. 3052/S. 2580 - the FY 20 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act - provisions that would allow Pell-eligible graduate students to use unused Pell eligibility in graduate school H.R. 2562, the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VI international education programs H.R. 728/S. 1399, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including provisions around consumer information, College Scorecard, and program level data; provisions related to regulatory reform General issues around college costs, federal student aid, simplifying the FAFSA, loan repayment, low-income student access, affordability, and completion General issues around low income student access to higher education General issues around campus safety and sexual misconduct General issues related to the Dept. of Educations Sec. 117 foreign gift reporting requirements General issues around the Dept. of Educations Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation, including state authorization of distance education programs General issues related to state authorization/distance education with respect to students from CA enrolled in online programs at public or private non-profit institutions
2019 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 2486 and S. 1279: Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). Then pending House legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (The College Affordability Act, H.R. 4674, introduced on October 15, 2019) H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL).
2019 · third_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Expressing concern to the Dept. of Education re: the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and implementation issues Supporting the POST GRAD Act (H.R. 3418) to reinstate subsidized federal student loans for graduate students Supporting the Fee Free Student Loan Act (H.R. 3674) to eliminate origination fees on all federal student loans. Supporting the Teacher Education for Computer Science Act (H.R. 3808) to provide funding to improve the training of graduate-prepared computer science teachers at U.S. graduate schools. Supporting the College Student Hunger Act of 2019 (H.R. 3809/S. 2143) to expand eligibility requirements for students who could benefit from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Expressing concern to the Dept. of Education re: the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and implementation issues
Client expense: $5,738 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
FY 2020 appropriations for Dept. of Education funding Support for the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act (H.R. 3334) Support for the Dept. of Ed. Grad PLUS program Expressing concern to the Dept. of Education re: the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and implementation issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act S.1696, the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act S.568, the Child Care for Working Families Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness program Higher Education Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: 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. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL).
2019 · second_quarter · Education
Student loan reform and college affordability. Issues related to interest deduction; tolling of interest on student loans (H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act); dental faculty loan repayment (H.R. 996/S. 359); Grad PLUS loans/loan limits; interest rates and fees, ability to refinance (H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act; H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act; S. 1696, Student Loan Tax Elimination Act of 2019); Pell grant eligibility for graduate students (H.R. 3334); general impact of loans on medical professionals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2019 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 3334, the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act S.1696, the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act S.568, the Child Care for Working Families Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness program Higher Education Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| WA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| TJ Cox | Democratic | CA |
| Tim Burchett | Republican | TN |
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE