BASIC Act

H.R. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions

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.

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. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions Efforts to increase university student participation in federal nutrition assistance programs

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR ___/S ___, Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, provisions related to the Pell Grant program and student financial assistance H.R. 3946/S. 2081, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021, provisions related to student financial aid and Dreamers H.R. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research S. 1351, Safeguarding American Innovation Act, provisions related to university research S. 1169, Strategic Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, provisions related to university research H.R. 4631, POST GRAD Act, all provisions H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, provisions related to student financial aid, university research, and Dreamers H.R. 6205/S. 3360, EDUCATORS for America Act, all provisions

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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. 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.

HR ___/S ___, Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, provisions related to the Pell Grant program and student financial assistance H.R. 3946/S. 2081, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021, provisions related to student financial aid and Dreamers H.R. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research S. 1351, Safeguarding American Innovation Act, provisions related to university research S. 1169, Strategic Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, provisions related to university research H.R. 4631, POST GRAD Act, all provisions H. Res. ___, FY 22 budget reconciliation, provisions related to student financial aid, university research, and Dreamers

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, 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. 5029, H.R. 3578, 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, 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.2451, 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. 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, 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. H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide infrastructure investments across multiple sectors. Build Back Better Act - Reconciliation legislation that would authorize Americas College Promise, 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.

HR ___/S ___, Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, provisions related to the Pell Grant program H.R. 3946/S. 2081, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021, provisions related to student financial aid and Dreamers H.R. 3857/S. 2004, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act, all provisions H.R. 1919, Enhanced Access to SNAP (EATS) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3100/S. 1569, Student Food Security Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research S. 1351, Safeguarding American Innovation Act, provisions related to university research S. 1169, Strategic Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to university research H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, provisions related to university research

Client expense: $150,000 · 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. 5029, H.R. 3578, 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, 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.2451, 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. 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.