SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, oppose waivers under the IDEA and Rehab Act, as the Department of Education was instructed to support under the CARES Act Support inclusion of the Help Students Vote Act (H.R. 2807/S. 1514) in a Phase 4 stimulus package that addresses the COVID-19 crisis. This would direct colleges to designate a campus administrator as Campus Vote Coordinator as the identified source for students with questions about voter registration; ensure the campus is consistently communicating with students about registration deadlines and upcoming elections, and that voter registration forms are easily accessible; and allow public and private institutions of higher education to apply for federal grants to expand nonpartisan student voter engagement efforts. Oppose the Department of Educations Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program proposed rule that would allow for more educational choice, including allowing for private school vouchers Oppose the inclusion of the microgrants program or any other private school voucher program in the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Support include student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus package, and to extend suspension of those payments through the end of 2020 Support Congress incorporating student loan cancellation in any future COVID-19 relief package. Support HR 6363, the Student Debt Emergency Relief Act which provides for monthly federal student loan payments and interest accrual being canceled, at a minimum of $30,000 for each student borrower, at the conclusion of this crisis. Support $1 billion in supplemental funding for Title III in the next COVID package to address the needs of English Learners Support at least $175 billion of funding aimed at stabilizing state budgets to be directed toward K-12; $50 billion toward higher education; $2 billion for an Emergency Connectivity Fund administered through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-rate program to support distance and remote learning and an additional amount for higher education students; expansion of nutrition assistance programs for students and families; funding for extended learning opportunities to help students make up for lost learning time; and future funding that takes into account that students may need additional academic, social-emotional, and physical supports as they return to school. Support the preservation Civil Rights Protections in education and Halt Unrelated Rulemaking; An assurance Ensure Funds are Targeted to Marginalized Students; An assurance that oversight of Federal Funding; an assurance marginalized Students Have Access to Distance Learning; an assurance that Equal Educational Opportunity for Students with Disabilities, English Learners, Students Experiencing Homelessness, and Migrant Youth; an assurance that Students Have Access to Nutritional Supports; an assurance that Educators and Other School Staff are Safe and Protected; an assurance that the Health, Well-Being, and Education of Children in Secure and Congregate Settings is protected; the cancellation of Student Loan Debt; and Maintaining Access to Supports for College Students Support Private School voucher language in HEROES bill, H.R. 6800, response to the Coronavirus pandemic to Prevent Funneling Federal Funds to Private Schools Oppose the Presidents Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the Peoples Republic of China. Oppose S. 3920 the SECURE CAMPUS Act which prohibits students and researchers from China from entering the U.S.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.

Support the Asian-American community, immigrant community, and others confronting a dramatic increase in hate incidents and hate crimes associated with COVID-19 Support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Support a halt implementation of the Department of Homeland Security and State Department public charge regulations; ensuring that access to health care is available regardless of a persons immigration status, income or categorical eligibility. Testing and treatment of COVID 19 symptoms and related health conditions, and vaccines (when available) should be covered through emergency Medicaid and other Medicaid options; ensuring access to the stimulus rebates for everyone who files tax returns, whether they use a Social Security Number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; ensuring access to nutrition assistance through programs like the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), and extend the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program through the summer of 2020; ensuring that health services, and information about COVID-19 and about how to access benefit programs is available in multiple languages and through trusted community providers and that providers have the resources they need to access interpretation services; and ensuring adequate funding for Community Health Centers, which are essential providers in many immigrant and low-income communities. Oppose the practice of expelling asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, and other migrants to Mexico and other countries under the guise of a March 20 order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on limiting travel at the borders due to COVID-19. Support Congress including immigrant families in the next COVID-19 relief package Oppose Indefinite Suspension of Protections for Unaccompanied Kids and Asylum Seekers at US Border Oppose the Presidents Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the Peoples Republic of China. Oppose S. 3920 the SECURE CAMPUS Act which prohibits students and researchers from China from entering the U.S. Support HR 6798, the Haitian Deportation Relief Act, which would that would halt deportations to Haiti until the COVID-19 crisis has ended in both Haiti and in the US. It would also require DHS to consider detainees whose deportation has been deferred for Alternatives to Detention. Support an extension of the 30-day comment period for the public to respond to sweeping regulatory changes that the government just proposed for cases involving individuals fleeing persecution in their home countries and seeking safe haven (asylum) in the U.S. Support the availability of immigration and naturalization fee waivers for providing discretionary funding to ensure that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) does not suspend its critically important work

S.3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act (SAIA) S. 3920 Secure Campus Act 2020 S.1701 - Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2019

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3837, COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to STEM Optional Practical Training, H-1B Visas, H and J visas, Immigration Executive Orders and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students. H.R.7033, S.3920, SECURE CAMPUS Act, All provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE