Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2019

1. H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety 2. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety 3. H.R.4674, College Affordability Act, Entirety 4. H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety 5. Teacher loan forgiveness programs 6. H.R.5350, Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve outcomes For Youth Act (DIVERSITY) Act, Entirety 7. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally 8. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Inclusion 9. Teacher Preparation related issues 10. Teacher shortages related issues 11. Teacher diversity 12. Grow Your Own Program related issues 13. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 14.H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act, Entirety 15.S.J.Res.56 / H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues 16. S.2784, Family Friendly Schools Act, Entirety 17.H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act 18.H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 19. H.R.3578, Community College Student Success Act, Entirety 20. H.R.4639, Pell Grant Sustainability Act, Entirety 21. PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety 22. H.R.5241/S.2925, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act, Entirety 23. Student Parent Center Act, Entirety 24. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 25. H.R.912, Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act, Entirety 26. Department of Education, Title IX Monitor generally as follows: 27.H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act 28. H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act 29.H.R.3497/S.839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act 30.Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged and General Provisions; Technical Amendments, Docket ID ED-2018-OESE-0106 31. S. 2548, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Entirety 32. H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety 33. H.R.4212/S.2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019, Entirety 34. H.R.3926/S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety 35. H.R.3179/S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety 36. Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation 37. H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act, Entirety 38. H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety 39. Income Share Agreements, generally 40. H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act, Entirety 41. H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act, Entirety 42. H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety 43. H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety 44. H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety 45. H.R.4107, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, Entirety 46. Teacher pay related issues

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Any reauthorization of the Higher Education act (HEA) must: ensure that students have a clear and straightforward path to complete loan discharges when the school they attended has been engaged in widespread misconduct, including misrepresentation or fraud; allow for the gainful employment regulation to be maintained and fully implemented; maintain the existing protections of the 90-10 rule and should restore the 85-15 threshold while closing the Department of Defense /Veterans Affairs loophole; Prohibit abusive sales tactics by colleges; and minimizes waste, fraud and abuse in higher education, as well as protects students, their families and the taxpaying public from predatory colleges Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support S. 672 / HR 1571, the Debt-Free College Act of 2019 which proposes a state-federal partnership which leverages the nations public higher education system to make debt-free college access a reality. Oppose the reauthorization of the DC school voucher program Support a significant boost in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 allocation for the Appropriations Subcommittee to address vital and long-neglected needs (Labor - HHS - Education) program Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process Support public school construction, repair and renovation; support HR 865 / S 266 Support the rmoval of the question regarding minor drug infractions from the Financial Aid Form; support provisions in HR 1571 / S 672 Support expanding Pell Grant availability and funding, including allowing incarcerated individuals to access Pell grants; Support HR 2068 / S1074 Support making college more affordable and limiting the amount of debt accumulated; support HR 1571 / S 672 Support HR 3887 / S 2235, the Student Loan Debt Relief Act, which would cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for every borrower. Suppot S. 867 / HR 3512, the PROTECT Students Act, to boost consumer protection and accountability by codifying the student borrower defense rule; the gainful employment rule, by closing the DI loophole and restoring the 90/10 rule to 85/15, strengthening the employment compensation ban and limiting the use of funds for marketing to and recruitment of students; and creating new rules for colleges that convert from for-profit companies to non-profit schools Support $15 million dollars in FY 2020 for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers program. Support the S. 888 / HR 2321, Understanding the True Cost of College Act, which, would solve the major problem in that colleges are too often unclear about the amount, type, and obligations of aid they're providing to students. Support HR 1591, the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act. This bill would create a $40 million grant program for local districts and schools to improve the participatiThe final guidance interpreting the Opportunities and Responsibilities for State and Local Report Cards under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 should 1) require that all data included in the report cards be disaggregated by student group; 2) provide clearer guidance on how to report per-pupil expenditures; 3) ensure that report cards are uniformly formatted and accessible to families and communities; and 4) reinsert information (from previous guidance proposal) that clarifies ESSA requirements and best practices for supporting educational equity.on of girls and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. Support S. 1338 / HR 2563 , the Ban the Box for Higher Education Act, which would remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal or juvenile justice histories Support S. 1337 / HR 2353 ,the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons (PREP) Act. The legislation would authorize and fund the prison education reforms started by the Obama Administration, as well as expand on those reforms to ensure equitable access to education programs across all as federal prisons. The bill would also provide resources to state departments of corrections as those agencies expand prison education opportunities, and it would address eligible incarcerated veterans access to education benefits. Support S. 1911, THE 21ST Century SKILLS Act, which establishes accounts for American workers to access skilled training opportunities. Support HR 3667 / S 2070, the Summer Meals and Learning Act, which allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months, with support from public librarians. Support safe, healthy, and inclusive environment for school cultures including: ensuring the rights of students, encouraging schools to implement comprehensive and supportive discipline practices; addressing childhood trauma; enhancing protections against harassment and discrimination at school; ensuring accountability through accurate and comprehensive data collection; investing in school infrastructures that support positive school climates; eliminating school-based law enforcement; and eliminating threats to students health and safety Support HR / S ,the Eliminating Discrimination and Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (Ed ACCESS) Act of 2019, which would remove the lifetime ban on the American Opportunity Tax Credit (HOPE Scholarship Tax Credit) for individuals convicted of a drug felony Support HR 4584, the Financial Aid Fairness for Students Act, or FAFSA, which rescinds current law delaying or denying federal financial aid to students convicted of drug offenses Oppose the proposal by the Senate Appropriators to cut $1.3 billion from the Pell Grant program Support H.R. 2486, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. This legislation will ensure a continued funding of $288 million annually for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Oppose the judicial nomination of anyone who refuses to endorse the Supreme Courts ruling in Brown v. Board of Education Support S 2235 / H.R.3387, the Student Loan Debt Relief Act. Upon enactment, this bill would help eliminate up to $50,000 in student loan debt for as many as 42 million Americans, providing debt relief to 95% of student borrowers, including cancelling student debt entirely for 75% of borrowers

Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Policy Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office

1. S. 2548, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Entirety 2. H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety 3. H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety 4. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety 5. H.R.4212/S.2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019, Entirety 6. H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety 7. H.R.3926/S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety 8. H.R.3179/S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety 9. Teacher loan forgiveness programs 10. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally 11. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Inclusion 12. Teacher pay related issues 13. Teacher Preparation related issues 14. Teacher shortages related issues 15. Teacher diversity 16. Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation 17. Teaching Climate Change in Schools 18. H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act, Entirety 19. H.R.3761, Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act, Entirety 20. H.R.3803, Pell Grant Flexibility Act, Entirety 21. H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety 22. S.1516, Promoting Readiness in Education to Prevent Additional Remediation and Expense Act, Entirety 23. Income Share Agreements, generally 24. H.R.3112, For-Profit Fraud Act, Entirety 25.H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act, Entirety 26.H.R.3487, Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act, Entirety 27.H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act, Entirety 28.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 29.Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices related issues 30.H.R.4545, Private Loan Disability Discharge, Entirety 31.H.R.2833, CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act, Entirety 32.Investigating Income-Share Agreements Act related issues 33.H.R.4216, Strengthening Financial Aid for Students (Strengthening FAFSA) Act, Entirety 34.H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety 35.H.R.4297, Enhance Access To SNAP (EATS) Act, Entirety 36.H.R.4342, Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New (RETAIN) Teachers Act, Entirety 37.H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety 38.S.2523, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, Entirety 39.H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act, Entirety 40.H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety 41.H.R.4502, Giving Relief and Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education (GRADUATE) Act, Entirety 42.H.R.4578, BETTER TEACH Act, Entirety 43.S.J.Res.56 / H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues 44.Student Testing Improvement and Accountability related issues 45.H.R.4389, Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act, Entirety 46.Families Learning and Understanding English Together 47.H.R.4107, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, Entirety 48.Family Friendly Schools issues 49.H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act 50.H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Monitor generally as follows: 51.Department of Education, Title IX 52.H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act 53.H.R.2006/S.943, College Equity Act 54.HR 3472/S.1947, College for All Act 55.S. 213/H.R. 787, the SOAR Reauthorization Act 56.H.R.3497/S.839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act 57.Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged and General Provisions; Technical Amendments, Docket ID ED-2018-OESE-0106

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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