Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2023

Discussed education priorities regarding private school vouchers with the Biden Administration and Congress including opposing funding of the DC voucher program in FY23 and FY24 appropriations bills Discussed Supreme Court case Carson v. Makin and implications for government funding of private education Discussed Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton and implications for religious freedom in public schools Discussed amendment 18 to H.R. 5 (the Parents Bill of Rights Act) that would create a nationwide private school voucher program Discussed current proposal in Oklahoma to create a publicly funded, virtual charter school that teaches religion H.R. 745, RECOVER Act - Opposed bill to convert pandemic recovery education funds into child opportunity scholarships H.R. 531 / S. 120, Education Choice for Children Act - Opposed bill to create $10 billion tuition tax credit H.R. 66, Native American Education Opportunity Act - Opposed bill to convert Bureau of Indian Education funding into education savings accounts H.R. 452 / S. 60, Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act - Opposed bill to create education savings accounts for students of active duty military parents Discussed the DC private school voucher program for hearing on Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II in House Committee on Oversight& Accountability Discussed private school vouchers in advance of hearing on School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All in the House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, & Secondary Education Discussed the use of funding streams provided by Congresss COVID-19 recovery bills (the Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) and Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds) for private school voucher programs in some states Submitted comments on Biden Administration's proposed regulations on closing tax loophole for capital gains donations to tuition tax credit programs

Client expense: $134,676 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1209/S.537) Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 (H.R.20/S.567) DOL to award grants to eligible entities to carry out or expand youth apprenticeship programs (H.R. 658) Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2023 (H.R. 452/S.60) JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business by supporting Students Act) (H.R.793/S.161) -- also EDU issue Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act (H.R. 496) -- also EDU issue American Workforce Empowerment Act (H.R.329) -- also TAX issue Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also TAX issue USA Workforce Tax Credit Act (H.R.1656) -- also TAX issue Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) (also TAX issue) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No.OSHA-2021-0009) Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006; RIN 1218-AD40) NLRB Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Joint-Employer Standard (Docket No. 2022-1918) 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) 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 Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 -- labor issues Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce issues related to Broadband infrastructure Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program Issues in FY24 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues Related to Comprehensive Infrastructure (also SMB, BUD & TRA issue) Issues related to Davis-Bacon Requirements Issues related to Independent Contractor status Issues related to Joint Employer rule 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 Issues related to Registered Apprenticeship Issues related to Project Labor Agreements Issues related to Right-to-Work Issues related FY24 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue)

Discussed education priorities regarding private school vouchers with the Biden Administration and Congress including opposing funding of the DC voucher program in FY23 and FY24 appropriations bills Discussed Supreme Court case Carson v. Makin and implications for government funding of private education Discussed Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton and implications for religious freedom in public schools Opposed proposed amendment 18 to H.R. 5 (the Parents Bill of Rights Act) that would create a nationwide private school voucher program Discussed current proposal in Oklahoma to create a publicly funded, virtual charter school that teaches religion Discussed the DC private school voucher program for hearing on Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I in House Committee on Oversight & Accountability H.R. 745, RECOVER Act - Opposed bill to convert pandemic recovery education funds into child opportunity scholarships H.R. 531 / S. 120, Education Choice for Children Act - Opposed bill to create $10 billion tuition tax credit H.R. 66, Native American Education Opportunity Act - Opposed bill to convert Bureau of Indian Education funding into education savings accounts H.R. 452 / S. 60, Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act - Opposed bill to create education savings accounts for students of active duty military parents

Client expense: $139,599 · Firm income: Not reported

HJ Res 45 "Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans"," all provisions. HR 452 / S 60 "Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2023," all provisions. HR 5 "Parents Bill of Rights Act," all provisions. HR 631 / S 110 "A PLUS Act," all provisions. HR 734 / S 613 "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 ," all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE