Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024

Encouraged Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to pass a clean continuing resolution to fund federal government operations after the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. (PL 118-158, HR 10515) Met with Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff to lobby for funding of select research and education programs in the FY25 budget and appropriations cycle, including: Agriculture (HR 9027, S 4690): NIFA programs for capacity for research (Hatch, McIntyre-Stennis, Veterinary Services Grant, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment, Animal Health & Disease Research) and extension (Smith-Lever, EFNEP) at land grant universities; competitive agriculture research programs (AFRI, SARE, Agriculture Genome-to-Phenome Initiative, Research Facilities); integrated activities (NAHLN, Crop Protection/Pest Management); Intermural research at ARS for Salaries and Expenses (Grape Genomics, Hemp) and Buildings and Facilities (National Grape Improvement Center + Greenhouses and Growth Chambers); ERS; APHIS Veterinary Diagnostics; FDA CFSAN; SCRI Matching Funds Commerce, Justice, Science (HR 9026, S 4795): EDA Build to Scale, EDA Regional Technology & Innovation Hubs, NSF, NSF Facilities (CHEXS), NSF Cross-Cutting Activities (NNIN), NASA Science, NASA Aerospace, NASA Space Technology, NASA Early-Stage Innovation & Partnerships, NASA Education-Space Grant, NOAA-OAR, NOAA-Sea Grant and Aquaculture, NOAA-Regional Climate Centers, NIST, DOJ OJP National Institute of Justice Research & Evaluation Defense: (HR 8774, S 4921): Defense Basic Research (category 6.1), DARPA, Defense Health Research (including Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program), AF-RDT&E-Applied Research Materials; Defense Wide RDT&E-Cybersecurity Research; Navy RDT&E Applied Research Environmental Protection Energy and Water (HR 8997, S 4927): DoE Office of Science, ARPA-E, EERE Geothermal Technologies, Energy Programs: Clean Energy/Green Energy Plant Research Facility Interior (HR 8998, S 4802): NEH, EPA Science & Technology, EPA Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound, USGS-WRRI, USGS-Cooperative Research Unit Labor-HHS-Education (HR 9029, S 4942): Education Programs - Pell Grant, SEOG, FWS, TRIO, GAANN, Title VI International Education, FIPSE Higher Education Farmworker Law Curriculum Development; HHS Programs - Title VII Health Professions, CDC, CDC Vector Borne Disease Research, CDC Lyme Disease, CDC Centers for Public Health Preparedness & Response, NIH, AHRQ, ARPA-H, NIH Reorganization, NIH Cap on Facilities & Adminisitration Reimbursement State, Foreign Ops: (HR 8771, S 4947) Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs (Fulbright), USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs Transportation: (HR9028, S 4876) University Transportation Research Centers

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Depository Library Program, public access to federally funded research, nomination for Archivist of the United States FY25 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill H.R.9490, GPO Modernization Act of 2024 Agencies - Government Publishing Office; Library of Congress; National Archives and Records Administration; President Education: Kevin Maher, Alan Inouye School libraries, workforce development, prison libraries, social workers, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, federal statistics about libraries, nomination for Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services H.R. 2889 / S. 1307 - Right to Read Act of 2023 H.R. 2992 / S. 1341 - Educators for America Act H.R. 3006 - More Social Workers in Public Libraries Act H.R. 2825 - Prison Libraries Act of 2023 H.Res.324 - National Library Week S. 2701 / H.R. 5254 - Housing for All Act S. 2608 / H.R. 5049 - Rebuild Americas Schools Act S. 3392 - Advancing Research in Education Act S. 4876 / H.R. 9222 - Summer Meals & Early Learning Act S. 4843 - Summer for All Act

Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

School libraries, workforce development, prison libraries, social workers, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, federal statistics about libraries, nomination for Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services H.R. 2889 / S. 1307 - Right to Read Act of 2023 H.R. 2992 / S. 1341 - Educators for America Act H.R. 3006 - More Social Workers in Public Libraries Act H.R. 2825 - Prison Libraries Act of 2023 H.Res.324 - National Library Week S. 2701 / H.R. 5254 - Housing for All Act S. 2608 / H.R. 5049 - Rebuild Americas Schools Act S. 3392 - Advancing Research in Education Act S. 4876 / H.R. 9222 - Summer Meals & Early Learning Act S. 4843 - Summer for All Act Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) S. 3075 / H.R. 5987 - Adult Education WORKS Act H.R. 6655 - Stronger Workforce for American Act, H.R. 6655

Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)