Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021

Child welfare issues in general Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act -- included in PL 115-123; in general and specifically referring to the interaction between certain foster care placements and Medicaid law. Reauthorization of Title IV-B of the Social Security Act HR 2611 - Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act S. 2689/HR 5414 Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 HR 5661/S. 3078 - Continued State Flexibility to Assist Older Foster Youth Act HR 1658 - To Amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to promote a high-quality workforce in the child welfare system S. 1496 Child Welfare Workforce Support Act HR 1558 - Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021 S. 2638 - Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act HR 5856 -- 21st Century Children and Families Act S. 503 PARENTS Act of 2021 HR 4299 - Foster Care Stabilization Act S. 1927/HR 485 CAPTA Reauthorization S. 1848/HR 3488 - John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act HR 3083 - Foster Youth Mentor Act Monitored the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)-- Monitored the Senate Finance Committee Request for Information on Mental and Behavioral Health Monitored CMS guidance on Medicaid 1115 Waiver specifically serious mental illness/serious emotional disturbance (SMI/SED) and the implications for foster care groups home and interaction with the Institutions for Mental Disease exemption Also monitored the release of the President's FY 2023 Budget

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $36,000

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Teacher loan forgiveness programs Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Private school vouchers, micro-grants, or set-asides, including Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) and Broadband E-rate related issues Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act Protecting Our Students in Schools Act For-Profit Fraud Act Defending All Veterans In Education Act Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act Relief for Defrauded Students Act Student and Taxpayer Protection Act Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act Providing for congressional disapproval of the borrower defense rule PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety S.210, Protecting JOBs Act FLUENT Act H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally PSLF Modernization Act College for All Act H.R.549, State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act H.R.1558, Child Poverty Reduction Act H.R.1197, Teacher Diversity and Retention Act H.R.676, Learning Recovery Act of 2021 H.R.542, Save Education Jobs Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues H.R.730, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act H.R.1143, Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.729, Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues S.531, Open Back Better Act, Infrastructure modernization and efficiency facility related issues Climate Change Education Act, Entirety Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Monitor the following: Borrower defense rule issues The IDEA Full Funding Act Department of Education, Title IX Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Income Share Agreements, generally H.R.1394, Black History is American History, entirety Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally The Reopen Schools Safety Act Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act School discipline issues, generally H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office