Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018

Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2019 (S.681/HR1565) College Transparency Act (S.800/HR1766) Understanding the True Cost of College Act (S.888/HR2321) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act (S. 2015) ISA Student Bill of Rights Act (not yet introduced) Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act (S. 1059/ H.R. 4083) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act (S. 3611/ H.R. 7386)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2019 (S.681/HR1565) College Transparency Act (S.800/HR1766) Understanding the True Cost of College Act (S.888/HR2321) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act (S. 2015) ISA Student Bill of Rights Act (not yet introduced) Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act (S. 1059/ H.R. 4083) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act (S. 3611/ H.R. 7386)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.840/H.R. 4435 - 115th Congress - Go to High School, Go to College Act, all provisions H.R. 1766/S.800 - College Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 7386/S.3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act of 2018; all provisions H.R. 4674 - The College Affordability Act; all provisions S. 342/H.R. 2562 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions H.R. 2528 - STEM Opportunities Act; all provisions H.R. 3414 - Opioid Workforce; all provisions H.R. 1804 - Student-Athlete Equity Act; all provisions

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 840/H.R. 4435 (115th Congress) - Go to High School, Go to College Act; all provisions H.R. 4479/S. 2169 - Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 1766/S.800 - College Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 7386/S. 3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act of 2018; all provisions Draft Language- Higher Education Act Reauthorization; all provisions H.R. 6543 (115th Congress) - Aim Higher Act; all provisions S. 342 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education All; all provisions Draft Language - Public Service Loan Forgiveness; all provisions H.R. 2528 - STEM Opportunities Act; all provisions H.R. 3414 - Opioid Workforce Aid; all provisions

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

S. 840/H.R. 4435 (115th Congress) - Go to High School, Go to College Act; all provisions H.R. 4479/S. 2169 - Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 1766/S.800 - College Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 7386/S. 3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act of 2018; all provisions Draft Language- Higher Education Act Reauthorization; all provisions H.R. 6543 (115th Congress) - Aim Higher Act; all provisions S. 342 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education All; all provisions Draft Language - Public Service Loan Forgiveness; all provisions H.R. 2528 - STEM Opportunities Act; all provisions H.R. 3414 - Opioid Workforce Aid; all provisions

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4479/S. 2169: Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 1766/S. 800: College Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 4001: Student Loan Refinancing & Recalculation Act; all provisions S. 1604/H.R. 5527 (115th Congress Bill Numbers): The Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act ; all provisions H.R. 2482/S. 1808: Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 7386/S. 3611: Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act of 2018 ; all provisions Draft Language: Higher Education Act Reauthorization; all provisions H.R. 6543 (115th Congress Bill Numbers): Aim Higher Act; all provisions S. 342: Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act; all provisions Draft Language: Public Service Loan Forgiveness; all provisions

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Title IX Compliance Veterinarian Education H.R. 4508 - PROSPER Act S. 3611 - FAFSA Act Institute for Education Sciences (IES) research funding

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Title IX Compliance Veterinarian Education H.R. 4508 - PROSPER Act S. 3611 - FAFSA Act Institute for Education Sciences (IES) research funding

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Higher Education Act Reauthorization S. 3611, the Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 H.R. 1772, the AIM HIGH Act S. 1295, the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2017

Client expense: $41,144 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018; Income Based Repayment Plans.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 4479/S. 2169- Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 2434/S. 1121 - College Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 4001 - Student Loan Refinancing & Recalculation Act; all provisions S. 1604 - The Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act; all provisions H.R. 2482/S. 1808 - Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 4508/Senate Draft - Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act; all provisions H.R. 7386/S. 3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act of 2018; all provisions H.R. 6543 - Aim Higher Act; all provisions

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 601: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education (ALL). H.R. 1949 and S. 856: Campus Accountability and Safety Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2434 and S. 1121: College Transparency Act A bill to establish a post-secondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1614: Student Loan Refinancing Act To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification (ALL). S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory (ALL). S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL). H.R. 2451 and S. 1135: Pell Grant Restoration Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1043: Pay for Student Success Act A bill to authorize pay-for-success projects designed to incentivize and reward successful efforts to increase postsecondary education retention and completion rates for low-income and first-generation students (ALL). S. 1136: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2526: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (ALL). S. 2201: Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education (ASPIRE) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve college access and college completion for all students (ALL). H.R. 4508: Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act To support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with the skills they need for lifelong success (ALL). H.R. 6543: Aim Higher Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that every student has a path to a quality, debt-free degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career (ALL). H.R. 1635 and S. 2081: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act To amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2530: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2018 A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL). S. 3611: Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to express continued support and increased funding for federal student aid programs, including Pell Grant, SEOG, Federal Work Study, TRIO; as well as full reinstatement of the Perkins Loan program. Expressed opposition to proposed cuts to these programs in the PROSPER Act (HR 4508) and in the President's FY 19 budget proposal (See also Budget & Appropriations). Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to share undergraduate, graduate, and professional student perspectives on proposed cuts to student aid programs in the PROSPER Act (HR 4508). Met with legislative staff to encourage support for continued funding for Title VI International Education & Area Studies and the Fulbright/Hayes programs in the context of the PROSPER Act (HR 4508), and to oppose the elimination of these programs as proposed in the President's FY19 budget. Met with legislative staff to express support for legislation to continue the Perkins Loan Program (S1808, HR2482) in the context of the PROSPER Act (HR4508). Met with legislative staff to share concerns with the PROSPER Act (HR 4508) and the President's FY19 budget proposal, and to note opposition to proposals that would cut the SEOG program, repeal the subsidized loan program, reallocate the formula for the Federal Work Study program, and eliminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Met with legislative staff to express support for programs that increase access to higher education for first generation and under served minority students. Met with legislative staff to express support for STEM education programs, and to explain how the PROSPER Act could negatively impact those fields. Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to encourage continuation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Met with legislative staff to express support for the AIM Higher Act (HR 6543). Expressed support for the FAFSA Act (S. 3611)

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 128 by GRAHAM (R-SC) legislation to protect certain individuals who came to the U.S. as children S. 615 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 888 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 S. 889 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 1121 by HATCH (R-UT) College Transparency Act S. 1136 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Preservation and Expansion Act S. 1295 by CASEY (D-PA) RISE Act of 2017 S. 1615 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Dream Act of 2017 S. 1808 by BALDWIN (R-CA) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 S. 1939 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 2007 by FLAKE (R-AZ) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act S. 2150 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 2169 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 S. 2228 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 2530 by CASEY (D-PA) the SECURE Act S. 2707 by SCOTT (R-SC) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act S. 2986 by CASEY (D-PA) CREATE Act S. 3106 by CASEY (D-PA) Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2018 S. 3483 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) SUCCESS Act S. 3611 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 S. 3777 - BOOZMAN (R-AR) Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act H.R. 88 by BRADY (R-TX) The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 483 by HUNTER (R-CA) No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act H.R. 496 by COFFMAN (R-CO) legislation to protect certain individuals that came here as children H.R. 795 by DAVIS (R-IL) legislation to extend employer provided education assistance to employer provided loan repayment assistance H.R. 1180 by ROBY (R-AL) Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1485 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act H.R. 1614 by POCAN (D-WI) Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1635 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 1772 by ROE (R-TN) AIM HIGH ACT - Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education H.R. 2015 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Equitable Student Aid Access Act H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2434 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 2451 by DAVIS (D-CA) Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act H.R. 2477 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 2482 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3440 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3581 by DESAULNIER (D-CA) The Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 3734 by MESSER (R-IN) Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017 H.R. 4135 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act H.R. 4119 by MESSER (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 4272 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 4336 by LEWIS (R-MN) College Completion and Success Act H.R. 4372 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Help Students Repay Act H.R. 4479 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 H.R. 4491 by PRICE (D-NC) Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act H.R. 4508 by FOXX (R-NC) (PROSPER Act - HEA Reauthorization) Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform H.R. 4773 by WALBERG (R-MI) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 5220 by DELANEY (D-MD) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 5384 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt-Free College Act H.R. 5528 by HECK (R-NV) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 5529 by HECK (R-NV) Accessing Higher Education Opportunity Act H.R. 5916 by REED (R-NY) REDUCE Act of 2018 H.R. 5928 by POLIS (D-CO) Students Over Special Interests Act H.R. 6094 by WALBERG (R-MI) Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act of 2016 H.R. 6352 by POLIS (D-CO) Know Before You Own Private Education Loan Act of 2018 H.R. 6473 by DELAURO (D-CT) Transparency in Student Loan Consultation Act of 2018 H.R. 6543 by SCOTT (D-VA) Aim Higher Act H.R. 6685 by BROWN (D-MD) Expanding Access to the Workforce through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 H.R. 6947 by HIMES (D-CT) College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 7303 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act of 2018 H.R. 7386 by WALBERG (R-MI) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 H. Res. 307 by ROE (R-TN) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education

Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, Higher Education Reauthorization, College completion; Financial aid issues; International education; and Perkins Loan Reauthorization Federal Regulation of Higher Education Student Retention issues College access and affordability Student Aid/Pell Grants Campus Free Speech H.R.2434/S.1121, College Transparency Act International Business Education and Research International Foreign Language Education Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education Act (ASPIRE) English Language Acquisition S.3294, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Perkins Loan Reimbursements H.R.3740/S.1795, Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2017 S.3611, Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 Verification issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 615 Higher Education Innovation Act S. 268 Investing in Student Success Act S. 1121 College Transparency Act H.R. 3218, S. 1598 Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (signed into law) S. 1808, H.R. 2482 Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3316, S. 1968 Code Like a Girl Act H.R. 4508 Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act S.3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.3611, Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018, Loan servicing issues generally

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

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