Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 600.
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-707, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying to enact the proposed Educational Choice for Children Act, bill numbers H.R.9462 and S.120.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Education
Discussed Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton and implications for religious freedom in public schools Discussed effort in Oklahoma to create a publicly funded, virtual charter school that teaches religion H.R. 9462 & 531 / S. 120, Education Choice for Children Act - Opposed bill to create private school voucher through a billion-dollar tax credit H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act - Opposed the inclusion of any provisions or amendments that would create a private school voucher program for military-connected students or for families. H.R. 8773, FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - Opposed increase to DC voucher
Client expense: $76,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Education
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; Monitor Parents Bill of Rights; and Monitor Culture War Education technology and kids' privacy related issues H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 Project 2025/education equity issues Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act H.R.10159, Affordable Loans for Students Act Protecting JOBs Act (regarding student loan defaults) Draft bill regarding protecting students and taxpayers from predatory colleges S.1538, Living Schoolyards Act H.R.10208, The DIPLOMA Act H.R.7178, The CLEAR Act H.R.10189, Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Entirety Draft Care for All Agenda resolution H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act Rural education issues Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) Students Not Profits Act H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act S.4394, AI Education Act Green New Deal for Public Schools Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Parental and Family Engagement related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 531 - Educational Choice for Children Act - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations HR 9462 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.1409-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy, First Amendment, online speech, civil liberties. S.1080-Cooper Davis Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.1199-Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.1291-Protecting Kids on Social Media Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.1939-FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1418-Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.2892-Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. S.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights. S.3565-Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Equitable access to broadband, broadband subsidies. S.4-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1-Freedom to Vote Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.4213-Kids Off Social Media Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.4443-Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025-Issues Lobbied: Expansion of ECSP definition. S.3388-Mental Health Justice Act of 2023 -Issues Lobbied: Mental health crisis response. S.4569-Take It Down Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S. 4638-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025-Issues Lobbied: amendments related to civil rights and liberties, ECSP definition. S. 1031-EACH Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, reproductive freedom. S. 2646-HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Healthcare, immigration, reproductive freedom. S.701-Womens Health Protection Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, reproductive freedom. S. 1912-ARTICLE ONE Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. S. 3361-Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 5214- Foster Care Placement Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, family policing. S. 5152-Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. S.J. Res. 121 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College-Issues Lobbied: Electoral College, voting rights. S. 5438-Free Speech Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S. 2576-Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act-Issues Lobbied: Data purchases by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, privacy. H.R.2-Secure the Border Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, border policies, transit ban, credible fear standard, border expulsion authority, expedited removal, mandatory detention, parole. H.R.9027-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Riders. H.R. 15-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights. H.R. 1399 and H.R. 5636-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights. H.R.6943-No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas and Unauthorized Duplications Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Artificial intelligence use. H.R.6881-AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. H.R.6886-Transparent Automated Governance Act-Issues Lobbied: Algorithmic justice. H.R.7520-Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.7534-Verifying Kids Online Privacy Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.6451-Mental Health Justice Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Mental health crisis response, community safety. H.R.7573-Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. H.R.4639-Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act-Issues Lobbied: Data purchases by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, privacy. H.R. 8752-Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, riders, civil liberties, civil rights. H.R. 8774-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Riders, LGBTQ+ rights. H.R. 8771-Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Riders, LGBTQ+ rights. H.R.8070-Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025-Issues Lobbied: ECSP definition, LGBTQ+ rights, civil liberties, civil rights. H.R.8580-Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Riders, LGBTQ+ rights. H.R. 8772-Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, riders. H.R.8773-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, riders, religious liberty. H.R.8818-American Privacy Rights Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.8038-21st Century Peace Through Strength Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. H.R.4250-Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, journalists rights. H.R.7890-Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.8152-Remote Access Security Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.8315-Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.7888-Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702 reauthorization, intelligence agencies, civil liberties and national security. H.R.8282-Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act-Issues Lobbied: ICC sanctions. H.R. 9029-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, hidden foster care data collection, riders. H.R.8525-George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform. H.R.6929-Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Equitable access to broadband, broadband subsidies. H.R.14-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1165-American Data Privacy Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Consumer privacy, civil rights. H.R.9028-Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Riders. H.R. 10310-Free Speech Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R. 9494-Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, riders. H.R. 8997-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, riders. H.R. 8998-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, riders. H.R. 561-EACH Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, reproductive freedom. H.R.12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Abortion, reproductive freedom. H.R. 9495-Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act-Issues Lobbied: Tax-exempt organizations tax status, First Amendment protections, material support for terrorism meaning. H.R. 8512-Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025-Issues Lobbied: Expansion of ECSP definition. H.R. 3988-ARTICLE ONE Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. H.R. 7891-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, civil liberties. H.R. 7841-Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 9730-Detection at Range Technology for Screening of Passengers Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 5009-National Defense Authorization Act for FY2025, and Senate amendment-Issues Lobbied: Gender-affirming care, LGBTQ+ rights. H.R. 2670-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024-Issues Lobbied: Transgender justice and healthcare. H.R. 9462-Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R. 29 - Laken Riley Act- Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 6090-Antisemitism Awareness Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. Legislation with No Bill Number and Appointments: Communications Decency Act of 1996-Issues Lobbied: Section 230, free speech, maintaining Internet integrity. Additional legislation not yet introduced-patenting of genes and gene research legislation, legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs - First Amendment protections, draft legislation on artificial intelligence and implementation of EO on artificial intelligence - speech, privacy, nondiscrimination, affordable connectivity program, community safety and justice, national security, terrorism oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, Guantanamo Bay, immigration and asylum reform, Family Reunification Act, Homeland Security Improvement Act, criminal legal reform scenario planning, legislation on abortion rights and access, car privacy, general age verification and privacy, Senate rules reform, Electoral College certification, organized labor rights; Fix Clemency Act- making clemency more equitable. US Sentencing Commission appointments. Agencies: Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, CBP policies and practices, migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants, immigrant detention and treatment of pregnant detainees, federal artificial intelligence use case inventories - algorithmic justice; Customs and Border Protection-Migrant property dispossession, CBP personal property guidance and responding to CBPs new directive on migrants personal property by pushing for additional improvement/clarification; freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Clemency and commutations, Guantanamo Bay, rules on security bars and reopening immigration cases; Office of the Pardon Attorney-categorical clemency. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Passports, LGTBQ rights. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: White House Office- Immigration, free speech, and privacy, Kids Online Safety Act, Affordable Connectivity Act, continued funding for broadband subsidies, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, Guantanamo Bay, draft legislation on artificial intelligence and implementation of EO on artificial intelligence - speech, privacy, nondiscrimination, drone strike survivors in Afghanistan, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Act implementation, implementation of P.L. 118-63, womens rights (lactation on aircraft), executive clemency and federal commutations, CARES Act commutations, immigrant military members and veterans initiatives, deported veteran pardons, Presidential Medal of Freedom, transgender justice and healthcare. Domestic Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives-Migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-Office of Science and Technology Policy-Issues Lobbied: Use of AI in hiring, healthcare, and other protected areas, algorithmic justice. Agency-Gender Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Implementation of P.L. 118-63, womens rights (lactation on aircraft). Agency-EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Implementation of P.L. 118-63, womens rights (lactation on aircraft). Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Implementation of P.L. 118-63, womens rights (lactation on aircraft); ESG investments, use of AI in hiring, healthcare, and other protected areas, algorithmic justice. Agency- U.S. Trade Representative-U.S. commitments at WTO, open internet. Agency-National Security Council- National Security memo on uses of AI, privacy. Agency-FTC-Issues Lobbied: draft legislation on artificial intelligence and implementation of EO on artificial intelligence - speech, privacy, nondiscrimination. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: FDA ban on device for shock therapy - disability rights. Agency-VA-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ+ rights, comprehensive care for transgender veterans. Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs - First Amendment protections, speech on campus - free speech. Agency-NIST-Issues Lobbied: Use of AI in hiring, healthcare, and other protected areas, algorithmic justice; supply chains and digital trade. Agency-BOP-Issues Lobbied: Clemency. Agency-FCC-Issues Lobbied: Affordable Connectivity Act and funding for broadband subsidy. Agency - Social Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: Social Security records, LGBTQ rights. Agency - CIA-Issues Lobbied: Section 702 reauthorization, intelligence agencies, civil liberties and national security. Agency-FBI-Issues Lobbied: Section 702 reauthorization, intelligence agencies, civil liberties and national security. Agency-NSA-Issues Lobbied: Section 702 reauthorization, intelligence agencies, civil liberties and national security.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Federal tax issues related to the tax treatment of IRC Section 529 plans, bonds for school construction, scholarship tax credits, (H.R.9462 - "Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024") state and local deduction limitations, tax incentives for educators and public schools and Social Security issues impacting educators (WEP and GPO). (H.R. 8915, Education and Workforce Freedom Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Support passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (S.120, H.R.531, H.R.9462)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Education
Support passage of Educational Choice for Children Act (S.120, H.R.531, H.R.9462)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying to enact the proposed Educational Choice for Children Act, bill numbers H.R.9462 and S.120.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Education
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 effort in Oklahoma to create a publicly funded, virtual charter school that teaches religion H.R. 9462 & 531 / S. 120, Education Choice for Children Act - Opposed bill to create private school voucher through a billion-dollar tax credit H.R. 8915, the Education and Workforce Freedom Act - Opposed bill to expand 529 education savings accounts to include coverage of expenses for homeschooling in addition to private school expenses Discussed inclusion of DC Opportunity Scholarship program in President's Budget for FY26 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act - Opposed the inclusion of any provisions or amendments that would create a private school voucher program for military-connected students or for families. H.R. 8773, FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Opposed increase to DC voucher H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act - Opposed bill that authorizes discrimination by student groups at public universities and grants exemptions to religious colleges
Client expense: $84,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · third_quarter · Education
Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 (H.R.9462)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 531 - Educational Choice for Children Act - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations HR 9462 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Education
HR 531 - Educational Choice for Children Act - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations HR 9462 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 - Providing tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Education
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety 6. Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments 7. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 8. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety 9. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 10. Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues 11. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 12. Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act 13. Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues 14. H.R.8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Parents Bill of Rights; Culture War; Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region 15. Education technology and kids' privacy related issues 16. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 17. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act 18. Faiths Law (draft bill) 19. H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety 20. Rural education issues 21. Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) 22. Supporting Full-Service Community Schools funding in FY25 23. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 24. Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally 25. H.R.9284/S.4645, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, Student loan interest rates 26. S.3524, Streamlining More Accessible, Reliable and Transparent Educational Resources for (SMARTER) Debt Act 27. Students Not Profits Act 28. H.R.9829, Students Working for communities Act 29. S.5185, Funding Community College Infrastructure Act 30. S.5187, Community College Infrastructure Financing Act 31. S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety 32. H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 33. Project 2025/education equity issues 34. H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act 35. S.4394, AI Education Act 36. Green New Deal for Public Schools Act 37. S.5041, Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act 38. H.Res.1404, Resolution on Keeping guns out of the classroom 39. Public Law 117-167, Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, Division A--Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS Act), Implementation 40. Career and Technical Education related issues 41. H.R.3724, End Woke Higher Education Act, Entirety 42. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: 1. Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Every Student Succeeds Act 2. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 3. School Bus related issues 4. Borrower defense rule issues 5. Recognizing Care Workers 6. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 7. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 8. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 9. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 10. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 11. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 12. Ensuring Safe Drinking Water at Schools, Lead & Copper Rule Improvements 13. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 14. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 15. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 16. H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act 17. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay 18. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 19. H.Res.990, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 20. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally, including S.963, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act and Teacher Loan Repayment Act 21. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 22. H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act 23. H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act 24. H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act 25. H.R.8319 Advanced Learning Models Act 26. The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 27. H.R.7725/S.4115, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act 28. S.3266, Focus on Learning Act 29. H.R.5769, Family Friendly Schools Act 30. H.R.6204, the See the Board Act
2024 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Federal tax issues related to the tax treatment of IRC Section 529 plans, bonds for school construction, scholarship tax credits, (H.R.9462 - "Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024") state and local deduction limitations, tax incentives for educators and public schools and Social Security issues impacting educators (WEP and GPO). (H.R. 8915, Education and Workforce Freedom Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Education
Support passage of Educational Choice for Children Act (S.120, H.R.531, H.R.9462)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Support passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (S.120, H.R.531, H.R.9462)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues relating to economic development of distressed communities, including IRC section 1400Z, S.4065, and H.R.5761 (Opportunity Zones). Issues relating to non-compete agreements and their effects on economic dynamism, including S.220 and H.R.731 (Workforce Mobility Act of 2023). Issues relating to demographic trends, labor force issues and the availability of human capital, including immigration. Issues relating to inclusive wealth building and retirement security, including H.R.9462, S.5271, H.R.6065, and S.3102 (Retirement Savings for Americans Act). Issues related to increasing technology and innovation, including H.R.4346.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues relating to economic development of distressed communities, including IRC section 1400Z, S.4065, H.R.7467, and H.R.5761. Issues relating to non-compete agreements and their effects on economic dynamism, including S.220 and H.R.731. Issues relating to demographic trends, labor force issues and the availability of human capital, including immigration. Issues relating to inclusive wealth building and retirement security, including H.R.9462 and S.5271. Issues related to increasing technology and innovation, including H.R.4346.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues relating to economic development of distressed communities, including IRC section 1400Z, S.2994, H.R.7183, S.4065, and H.R.7467. Issues relating to non-compete agreements and their effects on economic dynamism, including S.483, H.R.1367, S.220, and H.R.731. Issues relating to demographic trends, labor force issues and the availability of human capital, including immigration. Issues relating to inclusive wealth building and retirement security, including H.R.9462 and S.5271. Issues related to increasing technology and innovation, including H.R.4346.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues relating to economic development of distressed communities, including IRC section 1400Z, S.2994, H.R.7183, S.4065, and H.R.7467. Issues relating to non-compete agreements and their effects on economic dynamism, including S.483, H.R.1367, S.220, and H.R.731. Issues relating to demographic trends, labor force issues and the availability of human capital, including immigration. Issues relating to inclusive wealth building and retirement security, including H.R.9462 and S.5271. Issues related to increasing technology and innovation, including H.R.4346.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
| House |
| Referred To |
| September 6, 2024 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred To | September 6, 2024 |
| Republican |
| FL |
| Claudia Tenney | Republican | NY |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Greg Pence | Republican | IN |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | PA |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jim Jordan | Republican | OH |
| John R. Moolenaar | Republican | MI |
| Julia Letlow | Republican | LA |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | IA |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | NY |
| Randy Feenstra | Republican | IA |
| Rudy Yakym III | Republican | IN |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Republican | NJ |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
| Vince Fong | Republican | CA |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE