JOBS Act of 2025

EDU S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT. S. 2862 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. H.R.5458 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. S.2855 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2511 - College Transparency Act - A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. The proposal would allow for more data-informed decisions by students, prospective students and families, and institutions. H.R.4806 - College Transparency Act - To establish a postsecondary student data system. This bill aims to establish a secure and privacy-protected postsecondary student-level data system which would allow the accurate evaluation of student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post completion outcomes; assist with transparency, institutional improvement, and analysis of Federal aid programs; provide accurate, complete, and customizable information for students and families; and reduce reporting burdens on postsecondary institutions. H.R. 3985 - Helping Student Parents Succeed Act - A bill directing institutions of higher education to develop policies around and communicate on (including the institution's website) for expectant and parenting students that specifically include: leave of absence and making up missed work related to pregnancy, birth, or adoption; and available resources for expectant and parenting students. H.R. 3994 - Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act - A bill that requires colleges and universities to collect and report comprehensive data on parenting students, including their enrollment, retention, and completion rates. This bill includes a provision in which the Department of Education's Commissioner of Education Statistics, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, is to establish a standardized definition of "parenting student." In addition, the Department of Education is to provide technical assistance to both states and institutions. H.R. 6968 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S. 1558 - Understanding the True Cost of College Act - A bill to create a universal financial aid offer form and standardize terms used to describe financial aid to allow students to more easily compare financial aid packages between schools. This move aims to prevent troubling findings by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that over 90% of college financial aid offer letters currently understate the price students would pay. H.Res.1209/S.Res.686 "Recognizing the significance of Community College Month in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nations economic prosperity." H.R. 7158/S. ____ Expanding AI Voices Act - A bill that would create a competitive grant run out of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop or expand research programs in AI and related fields; recruit faculty and have professional development on AI; build education pathways and workforce development pathways in AI; among other purposes. In considering awardees, NSF would consider applicants resource constraints, geographic diversity of the institutions, and the institutions ability to expand AI research, education, and workforce development opportunities for students. H.R. 9300/S.4778 Postsecondary Student Success Act - This bill would provide long-term authorization for the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program to dedicate "federal funding for evidence-based programs that help students stay enrolled in college, complete their degrees, and prepare for successful careers." H.R. 9414/S.4859 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - This bill would double the maximum Pell grant amount from $7,395 to $15,000 to restore the purchasing power of the program and then index the award for inflation to maintain the purchasing power of Pell; shift the Pell program from annual discretionary funding to guaranteed mandatory funding; extend the Pell Grant lifetime eligibility from 12 to 18 semesters; among other provisions. S. 4435 Improving Financial Aid Offers for Students Act - The goal of this bill is to equip students and families with transparent information on the cost of higher education opportunities they are considering before accepting an offer. A provision in this bill requires colleges and universities to submit to the Department of Education either the model template developed by the Department for presenting their financial aid offers or to develop their own, with the components and standardized language as would be required by this bill. S. 4578 Gateway to Careers Act- A bill that aims to provide grants for partnerships between technical and community colleges and state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. The goal of these partnerships is to connect employers to employees who would have access to robust workforce preparation programming supported by this bill.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 4366 - Save Local Business Act S. 3846 - Employer Directed Skills Act S. 265 / H.R. 6644 - Road to House Act Warehouse Worker Protection Act Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Joint Employer Rule S. 383 - JOBS Act of 2025 OSHA Heat Standard Registered Apprenticeship Program

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025; H.R. 8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Educate policymakers on efforts to improve national labor data, including the Workforce Data Enhancement Act (S.4382); the JOBS Act (S.383); and the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026 (S.4046/H.R.8345).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act; S.4907, TRADES Act; H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026; H.R.8624,S. 4463, WAGES Act of 2026

Client expense: $216,377 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Future workforce issues Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act (S.383) P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1) expansion of Pell Grant eligibility

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

Government targets: SENATE

Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Treasury/IRS guidance implementing Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate appropriations bills. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to U.S. Department of Transportation promotion of pro-PLA language in grants/NOFOs for federally assisted infrastructure projects across multiple DOT agencies and grant programs. Opposition to potential U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance favorable to PLAs on FHWA-funded projects. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to FLCA discharge petition in the House. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964). Support for Senate HELP Committee legislative labor reforms, in general. Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor and related rulemakings. Issues related to Joint Employer and related rulemaking. Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366) Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act. Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 2952) Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39). Support for legislation limiting Biden OSHA heat rule. Support for Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, in general. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs via AHEAD committee. Feedback on Education Department's Workforce Pell NPRM [RIN 1840-AD99] Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act. Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues related to workforce development; Issues related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization; S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

S. 383 JOBS Act HR 6718 Professional Student Degree Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 383 JOBS Act HR 6718 Professional Student Degree Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EDU S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT. S. 2862 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. H.R.5458 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. S.2855 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2511 - College Transparency Act - A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. The proposal would allow for more data-informed decisions by students, prospective students and families, and institutions. H.R.4806 - College Transparency Act - To establish a postsecondary student data system. This bill aims to establish a secure and privacy-protected postsecondary student-level data system which would allow the accurate evaluation of student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post completion outcomes; assist with transparency, institutional improvement, and analysis of Federal aid programs; provide accurate, complete, and customizable information for students and families; and reduce reporting burdens on postsecondary institutions. H.R. 3985 - Helping Student Parents Succeed Act - A bill directing institutions of higher education to develop policies around and communicate on (including the institution's website) for expectant and parenting students that specifically include: leave of absence and making up missed work related to pregnancy, birth, or adoption; and available resources for expectant and parenting students. H.R. 3994 - Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act - A bill that requires colleges and universities to collect and report comprehensive data on parenting students, including their enrollment, retention, and completion rates. This bill includes a provision in which the Department of Education's Commissioner of Education Statistics, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, is to establish a standardized definition of "parenting student." In addition, the Department of Education is to provide technical assistance to both states and institutions. H.R. 6968 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S. 1558 - Understanding the True Cost of College Act - A bill to create a universal financial aid offer form and standardize terms used to describe financial aid to allow students to more easily compare financial aid packages between schools. This move aims to prevent troubling findings by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that over 90% of college financial aid offer letters currently understate the price students would pay.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $195,922 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 4366 - Save Local Business Act S. 3846 - Employer Directed Skills Act S. 265 / H.R. 6644 - Road to House Act Warehouse Worker Protection Act Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Joint Employer Rule S. 383 - JOBS Act of 2025 OSHA Heat Standard Registered Apprenticeship Program

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Educate policymakers on efforts to improve national labor data, including the JOBS Act (S.383); and the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026 (S.4046).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Treasury/IRS guidance implementing Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate appropriations bills. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to U.S. Department of Transportation promotion of pro-PLA language in grants/NOFOs for federally assisted infrastructure projects across multiple DOT agencies and grant programs. Opposition to potential U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance favorable to PLAs on FHWA-funded projects. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees Mayer and Murphy, and NLRB GC Nominee Carey. Support for at least 2 more new NLRB nominees in 2026. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to potential FLCA discharge petition in the House. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964). Support for Senate HELP Committee legislative labor reforms, in general. Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor and related rulemakings. Issues related to Joint Employer and related rulemaking. Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366) Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act. Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 2952) Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39). Support for legislation limiting Biden OSHA heat rule. Support for Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, in general. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs via AHEAD committee. Feedback on Education Deparment's Workforce Pell NPRM [RIN 1840-AD99] Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act. Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues related to workforce development; Issues related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization; S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025; Reauthorization of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EDU S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT. S. 2862 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. H.R.5458 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. S.2855 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2511 - College Transparency Act - A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. The proposal would allow for more data-informed decisions by students, prospective students and families, and institutions. H.R.4806 - College Transparency Act - To establish a postsecondary student data system. This bill aims to establish a secure and privacy-protected postsecondary student-level data system which would allow the accurate evaluation of student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post completion outcomes; assist with transparency, institutional improvement, and analysis of Federal aid programs; provide accurate, complete, and customizable information for students and families; and reduce reporting burdens on postsecondary institutions. H.R. 3985 - Helping Student Parents Succeed Act - A bill directing institutions of higher education to develop policies around and communicate on (including the institution's website) for expectant and parenting students that specifically include: leave of absence and making up missed work related to pregnancy, birth, or adoption; and available resources for expectant and parenting students. H.R. 3994 - Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act - A bill that requires colleges and universities to collect and report comprehensive data on parenting students, including their enrollment, retention, and completion rates. This bill includes a provision in which the Department of Education's Commissioner of Education Statistics, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, is to establish a standardized definition of "parenting student." In addition, the Department of Education is to provide technical assistance to both states and institutions.

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

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

S. 383: JOBS Act of 2025 A bill to extend the Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs (ALL). H.R. 1635: Pell to Grad Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1048 and S. 1296: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to send to certain students who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3711 and S. 1948: POST GRAD Act A bill 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). H.R. 2733: Pell Grant Flexibility Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 6718: Professional Student Degree Act A bill to amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 1662: LEAP Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (ALL). Implementation of provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act pertaining to graduate and professional loan limits. Presidential and executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education and reduce the Departments workforce.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $202,212 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Educate policymakers on efforts to improve national labor data, including the JOBS Act (S.383); and A Stronger Workforce for America Act draft.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees Mayer and Murphy, and NLRB GC Nominee Carey. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964). Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor status. Issues related to Joint Employer rule. Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366) Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act. Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 2952) Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39). Support for Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, in general. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs via AHEAD committee. Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act. Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

support workforce pell and the JOBS Act (S 383), impact of workforce pell provisions on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Future workforce issues Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act (S.383) P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1) expansion of Pell Grant eligibility

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

S. 383 JOBS Act HR 6718 Professional Student Degree Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization; Issues related to workforce development; S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

A Stronger Workforce for America Act Warehouse Worker Protection Act Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Joint Employer Rule S. 383 - JOBS Act of 2025 Save Local Business Act OSHA Heat Standard Registered Apprenticeship Program

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025; Reauthorization of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

support workforce pell and the JOBS Act (S 383), impact of workforce pell provisions on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees and NLRB GC Nominee. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964) Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs. Apprenticeship and Workforce Development, in general. Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor status. Issues related to Joint Employer rule. Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act. Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act. Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39). Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship American Workforce Empowerment Act (H.R.329) -- also TAX issue Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) -- also TAX issue Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, TRA and ROD issue) Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety Final Rule: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees;(Document Number: 2023-17221, RIN: 1235-AA39) Final Rule: Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (Document Citation 88 FR 3482; RIN: 3084-AB74) Final Rule: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (DocumentNumber: 2023-18514, RIN: 1545-BQ54) Final Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40) Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act -- also TAX issue Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006; RIN 1218-AD40) Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Issues related FY26 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues Related to Comprehensive Infrastructure (also SMB, BUD & TRA issue) Issues related to Davis-Bacon Requirements Issues related to Independent Contractor status Issues related to Joint Employer rule Issues related to Project Labor Agreements Issues related to Registered Apprenticeship Issues related to Right-to-Work Issues related to the Department of Labor (DOL) Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 -- labor issues Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts Executive Order on Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting (also a ROD issue) Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (also a ROD issue) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act (H.R.1151) Workforce Reentry Act (H.R.1633) Strengthening Communities through Summer Employment Act (H.R.1434) Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements and Davis-Bacon requirements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964) Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs. Apprenticeship and Workforce Development, in general.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

A Stronger Workforce for America Act Warehouse Worker Protection Act Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act Joint Employer Rule H.R. 20/S. 5852 - The Protecting the Right to Organize Act S. 383 - JOBS Act of 2025 Save Local Business Act OSHA Heat Standard Registered Apprenticeship Program

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

EDU S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT. S. 2862 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. H.R.5458 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. S.2855 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2511 - College Transparency Act - A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. The proposal would allow for more data-informed decisions by students, prospective students and families, and institutions. H.R.4806 - College Transparency Act - To establish a postsecondary student data system. This bill aims to establish a secure and privacy-protected postsecondary student-level data system which would allow the accurate evaluation of student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post completion outcomes; assist with transparency, institutional improvement, and analysis of Federal aid programs; provide accurate, complete, and customizable information for students and families; and reduce reporting burdens on postsecondary institutions. H.R. 3985 - Helping Student Parents Succeed Act - A bill directing institutions of higher education to develop policies around and communicate on (including the institution's website) for expectant and parenting students that specifically include: leave of absence and making up missed work related to pregnancy, birth, or adoption; and available resources for expectant and parenting students. H.R. 3994 - Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act - A bill that requires colleges and universities to collect and report comprehensive data on parenting students, including their enrollment, retention, and completion rates. This bill includes a provision in which the Department of Education's Commissioner of Education Statistics, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, is to establish a standardized definition of "parenting student." In addition, the Department of Education is to provide technical assistance to both states and institutions.

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

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

Educate policymakers on efforts to improve national labor data, including the JOBS Act (S.383); and A Stronger Workforce for America Act draft.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (provisions relating to ending income-contingent repayment plans, terminating subsidized Stafford loans for undergraduate students and PLUS loans for graduate and professional students, and addressing the Pell Grant shortfall). S. 383: JOBS Act of 2025 A bill to extend the Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs (ALL). H.R. 1635: Pell to Grad Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1048 and S. 1296: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to send to certain students who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3711 and S. 1948: POST GRAD Act A bill 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). H.R. 2733: Pell Grant Flexibility Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes (ALL). Presidential and executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education and reduce the Departments workforce.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1, "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and S.383, "JOBS Act" - Workforce Pell Grants. Connected with U.S. DOL, Education and Commerce concerning: OBBBA expansion of 529 programs for apprenticeship and technical education tuition and materials. OBBBA expansion of Workforce Pell Grants to short-term programs.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 1, "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and S.383, "JOBS Act" - Workforce Pell Grants. Connected with U.S. DOL, Education and Commerce concerning: OBBBA expansion of 529 programs for apprenticeship and technical education tuition and materials. OBBBA expansion of Workforce Pell Grants to short-term programs.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization. JOBS Act of 2025 (S.383) for Workforce Pells. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Future workforce issues Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act (S.383) H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act expansion of Pell Grant eligibility

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 383 JOBS Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization; Issues related to workforce development; S. 383 - JOBS Act of 2025.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S. 1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R. 5408, S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act

Client expense: $76,945 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025; Reauthorization of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 383: JOBS Act of 2025 Expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program (ALL). H.R. 1653: Pell to Grad Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1048 and S. 1296: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses (ALL). Presidential and executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education and reduce the Departments workforce. Presidential and executive actions on diversity, equity, and inclusion programming.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT.

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

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