To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
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To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Filing registrants (3)
2020 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual property, data exclusivity and patent eligibility, generally; CREATES Act of 2019 (S.340)/(H.R.965); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S.64)/(H.R.2375); Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (S.1224)/(H.R.2374); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S.1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act (H.R. 3391); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398); Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1499).
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Education
HR 4674, College Affordability Act, all provisions HR 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help Act, all provisions HR 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act, all provisions HR 3489/S 1204, Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019, all provisions HR 4968/S 2225, the Basic Assistance for Students In College Act (BASIC Act), all provisions
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual property, data exclusivity and patent eligibility, generally; CREATES Act of 2019 (S.340)/(H.R.965); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S.64)/(H.R.2375); Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (S.1224)/(H.R.2374); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S.1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act (H.R. 3391); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398); Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1499).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act (generally, no specific provisions).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2019 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act (generally, no specific provisions).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 4674, College Affordability Act, all provisions S 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions HR 5363/HR 2486/S 1279, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE Act), all provisions HR 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help Act, all provisions HR 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act, all provisions HR 3489/S 1204, Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019, all provisions HR 4968/S 2225, the Basic Assistance for Students In College Act (BASIC Act), all provisions
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual property, data exclusivity and patent eligibility, generally; CREATES Act of 2019 (S.340)/(H.R.965); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S.64)/(H.R.2375); Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (S.1224)/(H.R.2374); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S.1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act (H.R. 3391); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398); Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1499).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual property, data exclusivity and patent eligibility, generally; CREATES Act of 2019 (S.340)/(H.R.965); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S.64)/(H.R.2375); Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (S.1224)/(H.R.2374); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (S.1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act (H.R. 3391); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act (H.R. 4398); Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1499).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
HR ____/S ____, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2486/S 1279, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act, all provisions HR 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help Act, all provisions HR 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act, all provisions
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Education
HR ____/S ____, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2486/S 1279, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act, all provisions HR 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help Act, all provisions HR 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act, all provisions HR 3489/S 1204, Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019, all provisions
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
HR ____/S ____, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2486/S 1279, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act, all provisions HR 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help Act, all provisions HR 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act, all provisions
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 3391, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act. As part of our mission we seek to ensure that all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities. We support programs that promote family reunification, refugee resettlement, and compassionate refugee and migration policies. We place a special emphasis on programs that impact children and their families.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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