Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024

H.R. 603, Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. H.R. 6090, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. H.R. 7735, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2024. H.R. 8254, October 7 Remembrance Education Act. H.R. 8606, Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024. H.R. 8648, Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024. S. 1273, Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. S. 3580, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2024. S. 4127, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2024.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Lobbying ReportJuly 1 - September 30, 2024 Senate S. 161 by KAINE (D-VA) Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act S. 365 by DURBIN (D-IL) Dream Act of 2023 S. 528 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College S.1004 by BRAUN (R-IN) Student Loan Tax Elimination Act S. 1041 by BROWN (D-OH) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1309 by SCHATZ (D-HI) Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act of 2023 S. 1341 by REED (D-RI) the EDUCATORS act S. 1349 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 1488 by GILLIBRAND the EATS Act S. 2750 by Hawley (R-MO) Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings (DITCH) Act S. 2901 by KLOBUCHER (D-MN) Stop Campus Hazing Act S. 3296 by HASSAN (D-NH) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act S. 3355 by SCOTT (R-FL) Changing our Learning, Loans, Endowments and Graduation Expectations Act S. 3362 by TILLIS (R-NC) DETERRENT Act S. 3465 by COTTON (R-AR) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act S. 3514 by Vance (R-OH) College Endowment Accountability Act S. J. Res. 22 by CASSIDY (R-LA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness S. 4595 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act S. 4565 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 4942 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Departments of Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act of 2025 S. 5004 by WARREN (D-MA) Student Food Security Act House H. R. 309 by BONAMICI (D-OR) Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act H.R. 496 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act H. R. 1157 by BARR (R-KY) Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act H.R. 1250 by MANN (R-KS) Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act H.R. 1311 by MCCLAIN (R-MI) College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act H. R. 1398 by GOODEN (R-TX) Protect Americas Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act H. R. 1516 Department of Homeland Security Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act H. R. 1767 by RAMIREZ (D-IL) Student Veterans Benefit Restoration Act H.R. 2395 by TAKANO (D-CA) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2401 by BONAMICI (D-OR) RISE Act H.R. 2670 by ROGERS (R-AL) National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 H.R. 2957 by KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-IL) College Transparency Act H. R. 2992 by ADAMS (D-NC) the EDUCATORS Act H.R. 3000 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Tax-Free Pell Grant Act H. R. 3183 by GOMEZ (D-CA) the EATS Act H.R. 3453 by Van Duyne (R-TX) Higher Standards for Higher Education Act H.R. 3601 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act H.R. 3711 by MOLINARO (R-NY) Schools Not Shelters Act H.R. 3724 by OWENS (R-UT) End Woke Higher Education Act H.R. 3981 by MCGARVEY (D-KY) Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 4380 by MURPHY (R-NC) Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act H. R. 4366 by CARTER (R-TX) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 H.R. 4405 by Cleaver (D-MO) Endowment Transparency Act H.R. 5109 by GALLAGHER (R-WI) DITCH Act H.R. 5489 by JOYCE (R-OH) Pell Plus Act of 2023 H.R. 5646 by McBATH (D-GA) Stop Campus Hazing Act H.R. 5914 by VAN ORDEN (R-WI) to improve the processes to approve programs of education for the purpose of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5933 by STEEL (R-CA) DETERRENT Act H.R. 5956 by KIGGANS (R-VA) Transparency for Student Veterans Act pf 2023 H.R. 6090 by LAWLER (R-NY) Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 H.R. 6165 by Owens (R-UT) Reporting on Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act (RIFA) H.R. 6401 by DAVIS (D-IL) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act H.R. 6402 by FEENSTRA (R-IA) Upward Mobility Act H.R. 6585 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act H. R. 6951 by FOXX (R-NC) College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 6620 by CRANE (R-AZ) No Taxpayer Funding for Ivy League Schools Act H.R. 7033 by Calvert (R-CA) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act H.R. 7367 by Burlison (R-MO) Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7698 by KILMER (D-WA) and BARR (R-KY) the Building Civic Bridges Act H.R. 7863 by WILLIAMS (R-NY) Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act H.R. 7686 by GARCIA (R-CA) To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction H. R. 8807by POCAN (D-WI) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R.8534 BY GOOD (R-VA) Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act H.R.8648 by CHAVEZ-DEREMER (R-OR) Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 H.R.8818 by McMORRIS RODGERS (R-WA) American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 8913 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Protecting American Students Act H.R. 8914 by MALLIOTAKIS (R-NY-11) University Accountability Act H. R. 9029 by ADERHOLT (R-AL) Departments of Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act of 2025 H.R. 9331 by JOYCE (R-OH) Higher Education Accountability Act (HEAT) H. R. 9521 by HAYES (D-CT) Student Food Security Act H. J. Res. 45 by GOOD (R-VA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness H.J.Res.165 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance" by Miller (R-IL) H. Res 798 by BURGESS (R-UT) condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

H.R. 3941 and S. 2983: Schools Not Shelters Act Prohibits using the facilities of certain schools that receive federal financial assistance to provide shelter or housing for any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has not been admitted for lawful entry (ALL). H.R. 793 and S. 161: JOBS Act of 2023 Expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program (ALL). H.R. 4986 and S. 2557: Student Loan Interest Elimination Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate interest on student loans, establish the Education Affordability Trust Fund, increase annual and aggregate loan limits, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 961: Pell to Grad Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5933 and S. 3362: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 6585: Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (ALL). H.R. 6951: College Cost Reduction Act A bill to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families (ALL). H.R. 1731: Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to double the Pell Grant award amount, improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5998 and S. 3086: Americas College Promise Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2957 and S. 1349: College Transparency Act A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. H.R. 2401 and S. 1071: Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (ALL). H.R. 309 and S. 2881: Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to provide notice to students participating in a State or federally financed work-study program about potential eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5740: Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7416 Closing the College Hunger Gap Act A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses (ALL). H.R. 7725 and S. 4115: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7683: Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 8648: Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4295: Encampments or Endowments Act A bill to establish that institutions of higher education shall be ineligible for funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 due to campus disorder (ALL). H.R. 3724: End Woke Higher Education Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation (provisions relating to freedom of speech, disclosure requirements, student groups, and enforcement). H.R. 5646 and S. 2901: Stop Campus Hazing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes (ALL).

Higher Education Act: Section 117 Gifts and Contracts Involving Foreign Sources Education Sciences Reform Act Reauthorization Department of Education Proposed Higher Education Regulations H.R. 5933/S. 3362 - Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act H.R. 6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act S. 3392 - Advancing Research in Education Act H.R. 7683 - Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act H.R. 6951 - College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 2957 - College Transparency Act S. 2081/H.R. 3946 - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R. 8648 - Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 S. 4287/H.R 8316 - American Workforce Act H.R. 6090/S. 3141 - Antisemitism Awareness Act H.R. 8913 - Protecting American Students Act H.R. 8914 - University Accountability Act H.R. 3724 - Accreditation for College Excellence Act H.R. 3724 - End Woke Higher Education Act H.R. 5646 - Stop Campus Hazing Act H.R. 8932 - FAFSA Deadline Act S. 239/H.R. 9170 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

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

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

H.R. 3941 and S. 2983: Schools Not Shelters Act Prohibits using the facilities of certain schools that receive federal financial assistance to provide shelter or housing for any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has not been admitted for lawful entry (ALL). H.R. 793 and S. 161: JOBS Act of 2023 Expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program (ALL). H.R. 4986 and S. 2557: Student Loan Interest Elimination Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate interest on student loans, establish the Education Affordability Trust Fund, increase annual and aggregate loan limits, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 961: Pell to Grad Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5933 and S. 3362: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 6585: Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (ALL). H.R. 6951: College Cost Reduction Act A bill to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families (ALL). H.R. 1731: Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to double the Pell Grant award amount, improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5998 and S. 3086: Americas College Promise Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2957 and S. 1349: College Transparency Act A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. H.R. 2401 and S. 1071: Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (ALL). H.R. 309 and S. 2881: Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to provide notice to students participating in a State or federally financed work-study program about potential eligibility for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5740: Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7416 Closing the College Hunger Gap Act A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses (ALL). H.R. 7725 and S. 4115: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7683: Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 8648: Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4295: Encampments or Endowments Act A bill to establish that institutions of higher education shall be ineligible for funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 due to campus disorder (ALL).

H.R. 603, Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. H.R. 6090, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. H.R. 7735, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2024. H.R. 8254, October 7 Remembrance Education Act. H.R. 8606, Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024. H.R. 8648, Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024. S. 1273, Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. S. 3580, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2024. S. 4127, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2024.

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act: Section 117 Gifts and Contracts Involving Foreign Sources Education Sciences Reform Act Reauthorization Department of Education Proposed Higher Education Regulations H.R. 5933/S. 3362 - Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act H.R. 6585 - Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act S. 3392 - Advancing Research in Education Act H.R. 7683 - Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act H.R. 6951 - College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 2957 - College Transparency Act S. 2081/H.R. 3946 - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R. 8648 - Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 S. 4287/H.R 8316 - American Workforce Act H.R. 6090/S. 3141 - Antisemitism Awareness Act

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

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

Legislative Lobbying ReportApril 1 - June 30, 2024 Senate S. 365 by DURBIN (D-IL) Dream Act of 2023 S. 528 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College S.1004 by BRAUN (R-IN) Student Loan Tax Elimination Act S. 1041 by BROWN (D-OH) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 S. 1309 by SCHATZ (D-HI) Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act of 2023 S. 1341 by REED (D-RI) the EDUCATORS act S. 1349 by CASSIDY (R-LA) College Transparency Act S. 1488 by GILLIBRAND the EATS Act S. 2624 by BALDWIN (D-WI) Department of Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act for FY 2024K S. 2901 by KLOBUCHER (D-MN) Stop Campus Hazing Act S. 3296 by HASSAN (D-NH) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act S. 3355 by SCOTT (R-FL) Changing our Learning, Loans, Endowments and Graduation Expectations Act S. 3362 by TILLIS (R-NC) DETERRENT Act S. 3465 by COTTON (R-AR) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act S. 3514 by Vance (R-OH) College Endowment Accountability Act S. J. Res. 22 by CASSIDY (R-LA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness S. ## by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act S.#### by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act House H. R. 309 by BONAMICI (D-OR) Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act H.R. 496 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act H.R. 1250 by MANN (R-KS) Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act H.R. 1311 by MCCLAIN (R-MI) College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act H. R. 1767 by RAMIREZ (D-IL) Student Veterans Benefit Restoration Act H.R. 2395 by TAKANO (D-CA) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023 H.R. 2401 by BONAMICI (D-OR) RISE Act H.R. 2670 by ROGERS (R-AL) National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 H.R. 2957 by KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-IL) College Transparency Act H. R. 2992 by ADAMS (D-NC) the EDUCATORS Act H.R. 3000 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Tax-Free Pell Grant Act H. R. 3183 by GOMEZ (D-CA) the EATS Act H.R. 3601 by CARTWRIGHT (D-PA) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act H.R. 3711 by MOLINARO (R-NY) Schools Not Shelters Act H.R. 3724 by OWENS (R-UT) Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 H.R. 3746 by McHENRY (R-NC) Fiscal Responsibility Act H.R. 3981 by MCGARVEY (D-KY) Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 4380 by MURPHY (R-NC) Protecting Endowments from our Adversaries Act H. R. 4366 by CARTER (R-TX) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 H.R. 5109 by GALLAGHER (R-WI) DITCH Act H.R. 5489 by JOYCE (R-OH) Pell Plus Act of 2023 H.R. 5914 by VAN ORDEN (R-WI) to improve the processes to approve programs of education for the purpose of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 5933 by STEEL (R-CA) DETERRENT Act H.R. 5956 by KIGGANS (R-VA) Transparency for Student Veterans Act pf 2023 H.R.6090 by LAWLER (R-NY) Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 H.R. 6401 by DAVIS (D-IL) Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act H.R. 6402 by FEENSTRA (R-IA) Upward Mobility Act H.R. 6585 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act H. R. 6951 by FOXX (R-NC) College Cost Reduction Act H.R. 6620 by CRANE (R-AZ) No Taxpayer Funding for Ivy League Schools Act H.R. 7033 by Calvert (R-CA) Woke Endowment Security Tax Act H.R. 7367 by Burlison (R-MO) Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7698 by KILMER (D-WA) and BARR (R-KY) the Building Civic Bridges Act H. R. ## by SCOTT (D-VA) Pell Grant Preservation Act H.R.8534 BY GOOD (R-VA) Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act H.R.8648 by CHAVEZ-DEREMER (R-OR) Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024 H.R.8818 by MCMORRIS RODGERS (R-WA) American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H. J. Res. 45 by GOOD (R-VA) Congressional Review Act to disallow student loan forgiveness H.J.Res.165 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance" by Miller (R-IL) H. Res 798 by BURGESS (R-UT) condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.