CONFUCIUS Act

Monitor Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Higher education related issues Monitor the following: Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability S.939, CONFUCIUS Ac, generally Public Law 116-283, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Higher education related issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title VI, International and foreign language education Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Higher Education related issues Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Monitor the following: College Affordability Act Federal Regulation of Higher Education Student Retention issues Student Aid/Pell Grants Campus Free Speech College Transparency Act English Language Acquisition S.1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Perkins Loan Reimbursements Verification issues Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) simplification Monitor Higher Education Dream Act of 2019 Student Loan Tax Elimination Act GEAR UP Financial Literacy Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act S.939, CONFUCIUS Act, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Letter to Senate on extending expiring CARES Act student loan borrower benefits S. 3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act H.R.7842 INFLUENCE Act S.939 CONFUCIUS Act

Client expense: $198,945 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.5733 - FIRM Act H.R. 2528 - STEM Opportunities Act of 2019 H.R. 2486 - FUTURE Act H.R. 4438 - Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 4674 - College Affordability Act H.R. 6194 - To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. S. 939 - CONFUCIUS Act S. 1198 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 S. 1121 - College Transparency Act S. 2124 - Skin in the Game Act S. 2557 - Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 S. 3313 - Foreign Influence Transparency Act S. 3997- Safeguarding American Innovation Act -- regarding policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their students

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). S. 4322: Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes (provisions relating to student aid). H.R. 8382: Student-Athlete Level Playing Field Act To prohibit a covered athletic association and institution of higher education from prohibiting a student-athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics because such student-athlete enters into an endorsement contract (ALL). Pending Senate legislation relating to a student-athlete bill of rights.

Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act COVID-19 relief and recovery legislation Monitor the following: Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability S.939, CONFUCIUS Ac, generally

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title VI, International and foreign language education Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Higher Education related issues Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Monitor the following: College Affordability Act Federal Regulation of Higher Education Student Retention issues Student Aid/Pell Grants Campus Free Speech College Transparency Act English Language Acquisition S.1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Perkins Loan Reimbursements Verification issues Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) simplification Monitor Higher Education Dream Act of 2019 Student Loan Tax Elimination Act GEAR UP Financial Literacy Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act S.939, CONFUCIUS Ac, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Vehicle for the fourth coronavirus supplemental relief package (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation. Pending administrative actions regarding Title IX.

FIRE wrote to congressional offices to communicate our concerns with the Confucius Act S.939, urging edits to ensure that the bill adequately protects academic freedom. FIRE also organized a grassroots lobbying campaign, communicated with the Department of Education, Congressional offices and OMB to urge the Department of Education to finalize and publish new Title IX Regulations. Once those regulations were finalized we conducted a webinar for Congressional staff explaining the new regulations and conveying FIRE's support for them.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

FIRE wrote to congressional offices to communicate our concerns with the Confucius Act S.939, urging edits to ensure that the bill adequately protects academic freedom. FIRE also organized a grassroots lobbying campaign, communicated with the Department of Education, Congressional offices and OMB to urge the Department of Education to finalize and publish new Title IX Regulations. Once those regulations were finalized we conducted a webinar for Congressional staff explaining the new regulations and conveying FIRE's support for them.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Title VI, International and foreign language education Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Monitor the following: Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Higher Education related issues College Affordability Act Federal Regulation of Higher Education Student Retention issues Student Aid/Pell Grants Campus Free Speech College Transparency Act English Language Acquisition S.1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Perkins Loan Reimbursements Verification issues Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) simplification Monitor Higher Education Dream Act of 2019 Student Loan Tax Elimination Act GEAR UP Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Financial Literacy Supplemental Educational Opportunity grants H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act S.939, CONFUCIUS Ac, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Higher Education Act, Section 117, Amendment issues Higher Education related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Monitor the following: Title IX Student Aid PELL Federal Work Study for Undergrad/Grad Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Public Service Loan Forgiveness Foreign Language Instruction College Affordability S.939, CONFUCIUS Ac, generally

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic (provisions relating to aid to students and institutions of higher education). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation. Pending administrative actions regarding Title IX.

H.R. 4674: College Affordability Act To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students' success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (ALL). H.R. 5363 and and S. 1279: Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL). Pending congressional actions on student-athlete compensation.

H.R. 3422, support for amending the HEA to clarify competency-based education; S. 939, Confucius Act, information about Confucius Institute at UW-Platteville; comments/regulations governing the recognition of accrediting agencies, student assistance, institutional eligibility

Client expense: $46,144 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2486 and S. 1279: Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (ALL). S. 2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). Then pending House legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (The College Affordability Act, H.R. 4674, introduced on October 15, 2019) H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL).

Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019 To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL). H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL). H.R. 1707 and S. 768: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2321 and S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act 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). S. 1346: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 2129 and S. 1496: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019 To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study (ALL). H.R. 2168 and S. 1074: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 976: 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. 2026 and S. 984: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2019 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. 1198: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019 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). S. 939: Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States (CONFUCIUS) Act A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019 To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (ALL).

H.R. 3422, support for amending the HEA to clarify competency-based education; S. 939, Confucius Act, information about Confucius Institute at UW-Platteville

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Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE