IDEA Full Funding Act

H.R. 5613, Protecting Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2005; S.578, Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007; S. 1762, Higher Education Access Act of 2007; S. 1159, IDEA Full Funding Act; H.R. 1017, Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007; H.R. 526 Full Funding for IDEA Now Act; H.R. 2925, Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2007; H.R. 3407, the Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act; H.R. __, draft legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act/ No Child Left Behind; H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S 1159/ HR 526 / HR 627/ HR 0821- Provide full funding for IDEA. S 620 / HR 1317- Demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals. S 605 Allied Health Reinvestment Act. S 1642 - Amend Higher Education Act.

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S.1224, S. 1710 , S.578, S. 1762, S. 1159, S.1348, S.761, S.1710, H.R. 1017, H.R. 526, H.R. 2925, H.R. 821, H.R. 3043, H.R. 2272, H.R. 3407, H.R. 1710, H.R. 4137, H.R. 976, H.R. 3963

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act and S. 1762 Higher Education Access Act both in support of reducing college costs, increasing Pell grants, improving financial aid and lending practices; H.R.5 College Student Relief Act of 2007, in support of reducing college costs and improving financial aid provisions; comments submitted to the Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education on the Perkins State Plan; comments submitted to the US Commission on Civil Rights on Title IX; S. 774, DREAM Act, providing in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants; H.R. 1486 Empowering Parents through Choice Act, opposing voucher programs; H.R. 821 Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act, increased funding for higher education; H.R. 2559/S. 1704, First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007, in support of extending HEA; GRADUATES Act; H.R. 2928/S. 1185 Graduation Promise Act of 2007, in support of closing the graduation gap and preparing students for college; S. 556 Head Start for School Readiness Act, increase the number of eligible students and the amount of funding; H.R. 901 High School Athletics Accountability Act and S. 518 High School Sports Information Collection Act both in support of the collection and dissemination of data regarding high school athletics; S. 1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, in support of reauthorization of HEA, increasing Pell grants, providing year round Pell grants, creating Mink fellowships, improving CCAMPIS program; S. 1159, IDEA Full Funding Act, in support of increased funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007, in support of expanding Head Start access; H.R. 1051, National STEM Scholarship Database Act, in support of creation of an internet database of STEM Scholarships and fellowships; No Child Left Behind reauthorization, reauthorize NCLB including strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorizing Women's Educational Equity Act, include High School Athletic Accountability, reduce high stakes testing, make funding mandatory, expanding 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment legislation; H.R. 2017, Part-time Student Assistance Act, provide funding for higher education to part-time students; H. Res. 406/S. Res. 242 Patsy T Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, Title IX Resolution, in continued support of Title IX; H.R. 990 Pell Grant Equity Act, support removal of tuition barriers to Pell grants; H.R. 2702, Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007, fund 9/11 veterans' education; H.R. 1653/S. 972 Responsible Education about Life (REAL) Act, fund comprehensive sexual education; H.R. 325/S. 224 Standards to Provide Education Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act, create voluntary core standards in math and science in schools; S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, reduce student loan rates; H.R. 890/S. 486 Student Loan Sunshine Act, create trustworthy student loan system; comments to Senate Finance Committee on allowing Title V, Section 510 (b) of the Social Security Act regarding abstinence-only-until-marriage sexual education programs to expire; comments to House Appropriations Committee on the elimination of all funding for Community-Based Abstinence Education. H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers for 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act, in support of scholarships for mathematics and science teachers; H.R. 2272/S.761, 21st Century Competitiveness Act and America COMPETES Act, in support of improved STEM education for women and minorities, particularly the inclusion of H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers for 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act, H.R. 363, Sowing Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act, and H.R. 1867, NSF Authorization 2007;

H. R. 836 Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H. R. 837 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 S. 780 Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S. 766 Paycheck Fairness Act H. R. 1342 Secure Entry Act H. R. 1421 Parents' Tax Relief Act of 2007 H. R. 1461 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2007 or the Credit CARD Act of 2007 S. 851 Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2007 H. R. 1510 Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007 H. R. 1514 Savings for Working Families Act of 2007 H. R. 1519 American Homebuyers Protection Act S. 945 College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007 S. 958 Striving Readers Act of 2007 S. 969 - Re-Employment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Trade Workers Act or the RESPECT Act S. AMDT. 524 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers. S. 14 Invest in America Act H. Res. 273 Whereas personal financial literacy is essential to ensure that individuals are prepared to manage money, credit, and debt, and become responsible workers, heads of households, investors. S. 1141 Automatic IRA Act of 2007 S. 1159 IDEA Full Funding Act H. R. 1867 National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H. R. 2370 Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 H. R. 722 Increasing Access to Higher Education Act H. R. 2672 Real Access to College Education Act of 2007 H. R. 1394 Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007 H. R. 1623 Graduation for All Act H. R. 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 See Addendum

Client expense: $2,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 722 - Increasing Access to Higher Education Act H.R. 836 - Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 837- Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 H.R. 1342 - Secure Entry Act H.R. 1394 - Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007 H.R. 1421 - Parents' Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1461 - Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2007 or the Credit CARD Act of 2007 H.R. 1510 - Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007 H.R. 1514 - Savings for Working Families Act of 2007 H.R. 1519 - American Homebuyers Protection Act H.R. 1623 - Graduation for All Act H.R. 1852 - Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 H.R. 1867 - National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 H.R. 2370 - Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 H.R. 2672 - Real Access to College Education Act of 2007 H. Res. 273 - Whereas personal financial literacy is essential to ensure that individuals are prepared to manage money, credit, and debt, and become responsible workers, heads of households, investors. S. 14 - Invest in America Act S. 766 - Paycheck Fairness Act S. 780 - Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S. 851 - Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2007 S. 945 - College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007 S. 958 - Striving Readers Act of 2007 S. 969 - Re-Employment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Trade Workers Act or the RESPECT Act S. 1141 - Automatic IRA Act of 2007 S. 1159 - IDEA Full Funding Act S. AMDT. 524 - To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers. See Addendum.

HR 2204 - To Amend the Higher Education Act. Reauthorization of Allied Health Professional Education Program under title VII of the Public Health Services Act. S 1159/ HR 526 / HR 627/ HR 0821- Provide full funding for IDEA. S 620 / HR 1317- Demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals. S 605 Allied Health Reinvestment Act. S 1642 - Amend Higher Education Act.

Client expense: $857,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.J. Res. 20, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007. Letter regarding increased funding for Function 500 of the FY08 budget, to allocate adequate support for child abuse and neglect prevention and child protection services. S Con Res 21 and H. Con. Res. 99 with regard to overall discretionary funding levels and discretionary funding for function 500. HR 3043/ S 1710 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations FY2008, with regard to education funding in general, Arts in Education programs, Parent Information and Resource Centers, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, CAPTA basic state grants, CAPTA Title II community-based prevention grants, and CAPTA discretionary research and demonstration grants. H.R. 821 - The Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act S. 1159 - The IDEA Full Funding Act.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Comments filed at the Federal Trade Commission by the Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown University Law School on behalf of members of the Children’s Media Policy Coalition in regard to food industry marketing activities and expenditures targeted to children and adolescents. Meetings with Senators, Members of Congress, FCC Commissioners, and their staff, with regard to participation in the Joint Task Force on Media and Obesity, and the seeking of regulation or legislation with regard to food marketing and advertising practices to children. Comments on Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools. H.J. Res. 20, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007. S Con Res 21 and H. Con. Res. 99 with regard to overall discretionary funding levels and discretionary funding for function 500. HR 3043/ S 1710 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations FY2008, with regard to education funding in general, Arts in Education programs, Parent Information and Resource Centers, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers. H.R. 821 - The Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education Act S. 1159 - The IDEA Full Funding Act. S 771/HR 1363 Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007. 2007 Farm Bill Reauthorization (not yet introduced). H.R. 1344 - To improve Federal nutrition programs. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 - generally and with regard to sections 1110 through 1118 and Title V, Part D. HR 354 - Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. HR 1429 - Improving Head Start Act of 2007 and S 556 - Head Start for School Readiness Act - letter to bill sponsors and committee expressing concerns regarding Policy Councils. Met with House and Senate regarding the same. S. 1302 - Keeping Parents and Communities Engaged Act – regarding parent engagement H.R. 2323 – Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 – regarding parent engagement S. 578/H.R. 1017 - Protecting Children’s Health in Schools Act of 2007. S. 774 - The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act - as part of the United We Dream Coalition. HR. 1275 - American Dream Act - as part of the United We Dream Coalition HR. 1346 - Student Privacy Protection Act.

S. 1224, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1159, IDEA Full Funding Act S. 1710 Dept. of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 578 Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 S. 1348 Comprehesive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S. 1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE