Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021

S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; S. 864/H.R. 2037 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021; S.3889/H.R. 7194 monitored the Employee Rights Act; minimum wage and overtime exemptions; S. 3909/H.R. 2974 Military Spouse Hiring Act; paid leave preemption; monitor west coast port labor negotiations; monitor rail negotiations; Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE 2.0) within H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiatives: Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and digital credentials; H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students Act (JOBS Act); H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act; Increasing Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); H.R. 3294, S. 1945, Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education at HBCUs Act (IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act); H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; cybersecurity workforce/skills development policy.

Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Implementation of Public Law 1178 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 2037/S. 864) Implementation of H.R 4996 / S. 3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act H.R. 7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 6394 - Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act H.R. 2187 - Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act Other Trucking issues include Hazardous Materials, Government Traffic, Hours of Service, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Background Check, Highway Funding, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost Issues, Economic Issues and Federal Pre-emption.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.R. 2030/S. 839, College Transparency Act H.R. 2037/S. 864, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2021 H.R. 2112, American Workforce Recovery Act H.R. 2817/S. 1360, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 3899, Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022 Various issues relating to reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act (P.L. 107-279); impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA, P.L. 89-10); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; childcare and early education; COVID-19 pandemic and education, including returning to in-person schooling, learning loss, the digital divide and broadband connectivity funding, and statewide annual assessments; the American Families Plan; potential Future of Assessment Task Force; universal pre-K; workforce development; higher education; childcare

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R.1284/S.403 - FOCA Act; Paid Leave, Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021; H.R.2037/S.864 - To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs; S.589 - Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2021; H.R.842/S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; H.R.602/S.200 - Relaunching Americas Workforce Act; American Jobs Plan; S.1298 - Clean Energy for America Act; H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act; H.R.3473/S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R.3684 -(as amended)- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022; S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: $261,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

S.864/HR 2037 Expands student eligibility for Pell Grants

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1396, H.R. 2861, Americas College Promise Act of 2021- Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 2237 Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. S. 200, H.R. 602, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 2004, H.R. 3857, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 1847, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021- Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. Passed by the House of Representatives in February 2021. S. 1802, H.R.4411, Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act - Increases the annual tax-free benefit from $5,250 to $12,000 for two years and expands the tools and technology that would qualify. S. 2081, H.R.3946, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - Doubles the maximum Pell Grant and further expands eligibility to help more low-income students and families afford the cost of college. S. 2054, Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success (PASS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen federal-state partnerships in postsecondary education. H.R. 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Reauthorization - Primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among labor and related programs. Due for reauthorization as of 2020. S.2800, H.R.6108 Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act - This bill would establish a grant program for industry partnerships with community colleges to set up and strengthen workforce programs that lead to jobs. S. 1802, the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, this bill increases to $12,000 in 2021-2022, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees). S.52 - Gateway to Careers Act of 2021 - This bill would provide grants to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners such as state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. S.3359 - CREATE Graduates Act, this bill would award competitive grants to states to create or support reverse transfer programs. These programs encourage educational institutions to find and award associate degrees to students who transferred from community college to four-year schools and earned enough credits for a degree, but never collected one. H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide infrastructure investments across multiple sectors. H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act - Reconciliation legislation that would authorize Student Success Grant Program, provide additional community college-led workforce training, Increase the maximum award for Pell, eliminate tax liability for Pell Grants, provide additional funding for TAACCCT, and eliminate the AOTC offset from Pell grants. H.R.6376 - Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act, this bill would allow part-time student veterans to access the VA Work Study programs. S.2625 - CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, this bill would permanently reauthorize CCAMPIS along with increasing the funding for the program H.R. 4521 Bioeconomy Research and Development Act [America COMPETES Act] - comprehensive bill aimed at bolstering U.S. global competitiveness and strengthen domestic tech manufacturing. The bill includes several provisions including short term Pell grants, College Transparency Act, Apprenticeships reauthorization, among others. S. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act - comprehensive bill aimed at bolstering U.S. global competitiveness and strengthen domestic tech manufacturing. The bill includes workforce training provisions of importance to community colleges. H.R. 8655 Responsible Education Assistance through Loan Reforms Act - a bill aimed at student loan reform and creation of a workforce Pell grant program. H.R. 8872 LOAN Act - a bill updating the Pell Grant program and providing for changes in student loans and loan repayment.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

S 3189 Pathway to Careers Act S 864 JOBS Act HR 2037 JOBS Act

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

OSHA AEM Alliance Program. Construction equipment demonstrations. OSHA RFI Lockout/Tagout of Computer Controlled Equipment. (Docket #OSHA-2016-0013) Agricultural Equipment Rollover Protection Systems. H.R.447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 and efforts to make the Registered Apprenticeship system more flexible for employers. S.864/H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, Workforce Pell Grant expansion. Discussions regarding the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Efforts to increase funding for workforce and career and technical education programs generally. S.1078/H.R.2459 - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services. S.269 - Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act. H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021. Highlighted AEM nominations to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (Docket #OSHA-2021-0001) OSHA pending crane rule making

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Issues related to higher education policy, including the College Transparency Act (H.R. 2030/S. 839), the Innovation Zone Act (S. 733), the FINISH Act (H.R. 1521/S. 518), the Jumpstart on College Act (H.R. 6585/S. 3639), Jumpstart Our Business by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (H.R. 2037/S. 864), and the Remedial Education Improvement Act (H.R. 3950 - 116). Issues related to student data privacy, including the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported the College Transparency Act (S. 839/H.R. 2030) and the bipartisan JOBS Act (S. 864, H.R.2037)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2037, S. 864, JOBS Act, all titles; H.R. 8655, Responsible Education Assistance Through Loan Reforms Act, all titles.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.7461 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify competency-based education, the bill amends the Higher Education Act relating to the offering of competency-based education programs. H.R.7031 - Change of Ownership and Conversion Improvement Act, the bill regulates institutions of higher education that convert from for-profit to nonprofit status. H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022, the bill, as passed in the House, would regulate student data collection, expand the Pell Grant program to short-term program, and would end the Direct Loan program for short-term programs. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, the bill creates a variety of programs to make the United State more competitive with China. H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, the bill would reauthorize workforce training programs. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, the bill would, among other things, increase Pell Grant funding for students at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-03, the Act provides funding for the Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Defense, among other agencies. S.864 - JOBS Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022. H.R. XXXX - Responsible Education Assistance through Loan Reforms Act (REAL Act of 2022). The bill would streamline and improve the Federal student loan program to protect borrowers and taxpayers, prohibit the Secretary of Education from exercising regulatory overreach and abusing its authorities granted by Congress, and extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs. When the House and Senate Education Committee debates and/or proposes legislation related to institutions of higher education accountability requirements or student-outcome-based quality assurance system, CECU continues to engage the two committees to consider applying Section 454(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act in the legislation to ensure that the accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system apply equally to all institutions of higher education (public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions). CECU continues to engage the White House and Department of Education about applying section 454(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act in any new regulations related to accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system to ensure that the accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system apply equally to all institutions of higher education (public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions).

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R.447) (also LBR issue) Executive Order on Apprenticeship (also LBR issue) General Issues on Apprenticeship (also LBR issue) Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 (H.R.2037/S.864) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act (also LBR issue) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (also LBR issue) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (H.R.7309) (also LBR issue)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009) Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates; (Docket No. 2022-12918) Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) -- labor issues Clean Energy for America Act (S.1298) -- labor issues (also TAX & ENG issue) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77) - labor issues Davis-Bacon Requirements Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment (Docket No. FHWA-2021-0022) -- labor & workforce issues (also ENG, TRA and ROD issue) Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, TRA and ROD issue) Executive Order 14063 - Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects Executive Order on Apprenticeship Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety FOCA Act (H.R.1284/S.403) General Issues on Apprenticeship Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act (H.R.848) -- labor issues Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006; RIN 1218-AD40) Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) -- labor & workforce issues (also TAX issue) Issues in FY23 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues related to the Department of Labor (DOL) Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act (also EDU issue) Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 (H.R.2037/S.864) National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R.447) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 -- labor issues NLRB Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Joint-Employer Standard (Docket No. 2022-1918) No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act (H.R.8448/S.4192) Notice of Proposed Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (Docket No. WHD-2022-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (Docket No. FAR-2022-0003) Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009) Project Labor Agreements Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.842/S.420) Right-to-Work issues Save Local Business Act (H.R.3185/S.1636/S.3465) United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (H.R.4521) -- labor & workforce issues Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (H.R.7309) Workforce issues related to Broadband infrastructure Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

- Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2037 / S.864)- Expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in rigorous and high-quality short-term skills and job training programs (less than 15 weeks) that lead to industry-based credentials. - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R. 447) - support. - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act (H.R. 2459/S. 1078)- support.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2037 / S.864)- Expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in rigorous and high-quality short-term skills and job training programs (less than 15 weeks) that lead to industry-based credentials. - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R. 447) - support. - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act (H.R. 2459/S. 1078)- support.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Workforce training and workforce development - House/Senate S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021 S. 864/H.R. 2037, JOBS Act of 2021 H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA)

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; S. 864/H.R. 2037 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021; H.R. 4521 the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, provisions regarding short term training programs, card check, binding arbitration and neutrality agreements; Workforce programs including H.R. 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022; S.3889/H.R. 7194 monitored the Employee Rights Act; minimum wage and overtime exemptions; S. 3909/H.R. 2974 Military Spouse Hiring Act; paid leave preemption; monitor west coast port labor negotiations; monitor rail negotiations

Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office

Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education; Supporting the Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act (S. 864, H.R. 2037); Supporting the operations of the House Career and Technical Education Caucus; Supporting the operations of the Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus; Supporting the RAISE Act (H.R. 7660, S. 4125); Supporting CTE priorities in the America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) and USICA (S. 1260); Advocating for report language on CTE teacher shortage data collection in the FY 23 appropriations bill; Supporting the Counseling for Career Choice Act (H.R. 2733); Supporting the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act (S. 1084); Supporting the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (S. 8856/H. 4867); Providing technical assistance on teh Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R. 271); Providing information on youth apprenticeship and work-based learning programs; Promoting CTE teacher pipeline issues at the secondary and postsecondary level; Supporting the inclusion of CTE teacher prep in teacher apprenticeship programs.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1396, H.R. 2861, Americas College Promise Act of 2021- Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 2237 Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. S. 200, H.R. 602, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 2004, H.R. 3857, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 1847, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021- Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. Passed by the House of Representatives in February 2021. S. 1802, H.R.4411, Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act - Increases the annual tax-free benefit from $5,250 to $12,000 for two years and expands the tools and technology that would qualify. S. 2081, H.R.3946, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - Doubles the maximum Pell Grant and further expands eligibility to help more low-income students and families afford the cost of college. S. 2054, Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success (PASS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen federal-state partnerships in postsecondary education. H.R. 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Reauthorization - Primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among labor and related programs. Due for reauthorization as of 2020. S.2800, H.R.6108 Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act - This bill would establish a grant program for industry partnerships with community colleges to set up and strengthen workforce programs that lead to jobs. S. 1802, the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, this bill increases to $12,000 in 2021-2022, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees). S.52 - Gateway to Careers Act of 2021 - This bill would provide grants to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners such as state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. S.3359 - CREATE Graduates Act, this bill would award competitive grants to states to create or support reverse transfer programs. These programs encourage educational institutions to find and award associate degrees to students who transferred from community college to four-year schools and earned enough credits for a degree, but never collected one. H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide infrastructure investments across multiple sectors. H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act - Reconciliation legislation that would authorize Student Success Grant Program, provide additional community college-led workforce training, Increase the maximum award for Pell, eliminate tax liability for Pell Grants, provide additional funding for TAACCCT, and eliminate the AOTC offset from Pell grants. H.R.6376 - Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act, this bill would allow part-time student veterans to access the VA Work Study programs. S.2625 - CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, this bill would permanently reauthorize CCAMPIS along with increasing the funding for the program H.R. 4521 Bioeconomy Research and Development Act [America COMPETES Act] - comprehensive bill aimed at bolstering U.S. global competitiveness and strengthen domestic tech manufacturing. The bill includes several provisions including short term Pell grants, College Transparency Act, Apprenticeships reauthorization, among others. S. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act - comprehensive bill aimed at bolstering U.S. global competitiveness and strengthen domestic tech manufacturing. The bill includes workforce training provisions of importance to community colleges. H.R. 8655 Responsible Education Assistance through Loan Reforms Act - a bill aimed at student loan reform and creation of a workforce Pell grant program. H.R. 8872 LOAN Act - a bill updating the Pell Grant program and providing for changes in student loans and loan repayment.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

S.864/HR 2037 Expands student eligibility for Pell Grants

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of Public Law 1178 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 2037/S. 864) H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act H.R 4996 / S. 3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act - provisions regarding: uniform standards for truck screening from H.R. 8158 - Base Access Privileges Improvement Act; Personal Identifiable Information (PII) H.R. 2187 Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act Other Trucking issues include Hazardous Materials, Government Traffic, Hours of Service, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Background Check, Highway Funding, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost Issues, Economic Issues and Federal Pre-emption.

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiatives: Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and digital credentials; H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students Act (JOBS Act); H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act; Increasing Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); H.R. 3294, S. 1945, Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education at HBCUs Act (IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act); H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; cybersecurity workforce/skills development policy.

Client expense: $1,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3189 Pathway to Careers Act S 864 JOBS Act HR 2037 JOBS Act

Client expense: $2,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2030/S. 839, College Transparency Act H.R. 2037/S. 864, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2021 H.R. 2112, American Workforce Recovery Act H.R. 2817/S. 1360, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 3899, Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2022 Various issues relating to reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act (P.L. 107-279); impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA, P.L. 89-10); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; childcare and early education; COVID-19 pandemic and education, including returning to in-person schooling, learning loss, the digital divide and broadband connectivity funding, and statewide annual assessments; the American Families Plan; potential Future of Assessment Task Force; universal pre-K; workforce development; skills training; childcare and elementary and secondary education

Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R.1284/S.403 - FOCA Act; Paid Leave, Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021; H.R.2037/S.864 - To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs; S.589 - Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2021; H.R.842/S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; H.R.602/S.200 - Relaunching Americas Workforce Act; American Jobs Plan; S.1298 - Clean Energy for America Act; H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act; H.R.3473/S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R.3684 -(as amended)- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022; S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: $277,725 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Supported the College Transparency Act (S. 839/H.R. 2030) and the bipartisan JOBS Act (S. 864, H.R.2037)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.7461 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify competency-based education, the bill amends the Higher Education Act relating to the offering of competency-based education programs. H.R.7031 - Change of Ownership and Conversion Improvement Act, the bill regulates institutions of higher education that convert from for-profit to nonprofit status. H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022, the bill, as passed in the House, would regulate student data collection, expand the Pell Grant program to short-term program, and would end the Direct Loan program for short-term programs. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, the bill creates a variety of programs to make the United State more competitive with China. H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, the bill would reauthorize workforce training programs. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, the bill would, among other things, increase Pell Grant funding for students at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-03, the Act provides funding for the Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Defense, among other agencies. S.864 - JOBS Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions. H.R.4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022. H.R. XXXX - Responsible Education Assistance through Loan Reforms Act (REAL Act of 2022). The bill would streamline and improve the Federal student loan program to protect borrowers and taxpayers, prohibit the Secretary of Education from exercising regulatory overreach and abusing its authorities granted by Congress, and extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs. When the House and Senate Education Committee debates and/or proposes legislation related to institutions of higher education accountability requirements or student-outcome-based quality assurance system, CECU continues to engage the two committees to consider applying Section 454(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act in the legislation to ensure that the accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system apply equally to all institutions of higher education (public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions). CECU continues to engage the White House and Department of Education about applying section 454(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act in any new regulations related to accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system to ensure that the accountability requirements and/or student-outcome-based quality assurance system apply equally to all institutions of higher education (public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions).

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 7309, no Senate number, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization, all titles; H.R. 4521, COMPETES Act, Pell Grant funding for short-term training and College Transparency Act; H.R. 2037, S. 864, JOBS Act, all titles; S. 2625, amending Child Care Access Means Parents in School, all titles; H.R. 8655, Responsible Education Assistance Through Loan Reforms Act, all titles; "Community and Technical College Investment Act," all titles; S. 4410, GRAD Act, all titles

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

OSHA AEM Alliance Program. Construction equipment demonstrations. OSHA RFI Lockout/Tagout of Computer Controlled Equipment. Docket #OSHA-2016-0013. OSHA COVID ETS. Docket #OSHA-2021-0001. Agricultural Equipment Rollover Protection Systems. H.R.447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 and efforts to make the Registered Apprenticeship system more flexible for employers. S.864/H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, Workforce Pell Grant expansion. Discussions regarding the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Efforts to increase funding for workforce and career and technical education programs generally. S.1078/H.R.2459 - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services. S.269 - Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act. H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021. Held Below Ground Worker Safety Demo Day for OSHA staff on June 2. Over 40 OSHA officials attended.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

OSHA AEM Alliance Program. Construction equipment demonstrations. OSHA RFI Lockout/Tagout of Computer Controlled Equipment. (Docket #OSHA-2016-0013) Agricultural Equipment Rollover Protection Systems. H.R.447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 and efforts to make the Registered Apprenticeship system more flexible for employers. S.864/H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, Workforce Pell Grant expansion. Discussions regarding the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Efforts to increase funding for workforce and career and technical education programs generally. S.1078/H.R.2459 - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, Section pertaining to providing grants to infrastructure industry related training programs and wrap around services. S.269 - Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act. H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021. Highlighted AEM nominations to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (Docket #OSHA-2021-0001) OSHA pending crane rule making

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Right to Repair (H.R. 4006). Advocated in favor of The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R. 5339) that would allow individuals across the country to use their 529 education savings plans to cover the costs of certain workforce training and credentialing programs. Advocated for the JOBS Act (H.R.2037). Advocated for the PARTNERS Act (H.R. 636), all sections.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2021 (H.R. 2037 / S.864)- Expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in rigorous and high-quality short-term skills and job training programs (less than 15 weeks) that lead to industry-based credentials. - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R. 447) - support. - Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act (H.R. 2459/S. 1078)- support.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues related to the Department of Labor (DOL) Davis-Bacon Requirements Project Labor Agreements Right-to-Work Issues Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.842/S.420) Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Emphasis Program on COVID-19 FOCA Act (H.R.1284/S.403) Issues in FY23 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act (also EDU issue) Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act (H.R.848) -- Labor issues National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R.447) Executive Order on Apprenticeship General Issues on Apprenticeship Clean Energy for America Act (S.1298) -- Labor issues (also TAX & ENG issue) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard Rulemaking (RIN:1218-AD42) Executive Order 14043: Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) -- Labor issues Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77) - Labor issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" (S.J. Res. 29/H.J.Res.65) Notice of Proposed Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (Docket Number WHD-2022-0001) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (H.R.7309) Executive Order 14063 - Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects Save Local Business Act (H.R.3185/S.1636/S.3465) United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (H.R.4521) -- Labor & Workforce issues Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment (Docket No. FHWA-2021-0022) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 -- Labor issues Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 (H.R.2037/S.864) Workforce issues related to Broadband infrastructure Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment; Docket No. FHWA-2021-0022 -- Labor and Workforce issues Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R.447) (also LBR issue) Executive Order on Apprenticeship (also LBR issue) General Issues on Apprenticeship (also LBR issue) Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 (H.R.2037/S.864) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act (also LBR issue) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (also LBR issue) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (H.R.7309) (also LBR issue)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Implementation of Drive Safe Act (H.R. 1745 and S. 659) Provisions of Public Law 117-58 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 864 / H.R. 2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act H.R. 3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act H.R. 7309 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 7348 - Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act S. 4298 / H.R. 6571 - Transportation Security Administration Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act H.R. 7157 - the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act Issues related to West Coast Port Labor discussions Issues related to Class I Rail Labor discussions Other workforce and labor issues included Hours of Service reform, Independent Contractors, Truck Driver Shortages, Veteran Employment Training Act, the NLRB, and the Fair Labor Standards Act

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Implementation of Public Law 1178 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 2037/S. 864) H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R 4996 / S. 3580 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act H.R.8158 - Base Access Privileges Improvement Act H.R. 6394, the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act S. 4357 Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Other Trucking issues include Hazardous Materials, Government Traffic, Hours of Service, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Background Check, Highway Funding, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost Issues, Economic Issues and Federal Pre-emption.

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; S. 864/H.R. 2037 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021; H.R. 4521 the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, provisions regarding short term training programs, card check, binding arbitration and neutrality agreements; Workforce programs including H.R. 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022; S.3889/H.R. 7194 monitored the Employee Rights Act; minimum wage and overtime exemptions; S. 3909/H.R. 2974 Military Spouse Hiring Act; paid leave preemption; monitor west coast port labor negotiations

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 7309, no Senate number, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization, all titles; H.R. 4521, COMPETES Act, Pell Grant funding for short-term training and College Transparency Act; H.R. 2037, S. 864, JOBS Act, all titles; graduation rate legislation; child care legislation; legislation to create food service programs at community colleges

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Education, Workforce Training & Related Matters: Workforce Development Initiatives: Ideas for Apprenticeships, career-focused education, and digital credentials; H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students Act (JOBS Act); H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act; Increasing Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); H.R. 3294, S. 1945, Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education at HBCUs Act (IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act); H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; cybersecurity workforce/skills development policy; draft competency-based hiring for federal contractor workforce legislation.

Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S 3189 Pathway to Careers Act S 864 JOBS Act HR 2037 JOBS Act

Client expense: $2,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 864/H.R. 2037 JOBS Act of 2021 H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA) Workforce training and workforce development - House/Senate S. 3423 Chance to Compete Act of 2021 H.R. 7349 Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act

Client expense: $366,591 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues pertaining to company higher education employee benefits, including the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act (S. 1802/H.R. 4411, entire bill); Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021 (H.R. 2037); and JOBS Act of 2021 (S. 864).

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE