Special Education Administration Protection Act

Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and corresponding regulatory actions, including but not limited to Federal student aid and loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans, PSLF-qualifying loans, and definition of "professional" program); Higher education regulatory changes (including the gainful employment and borrower defense rules); Private school tuition tax voucher; and Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs. S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Immigration enforcement in and around schools H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act H.R.9289/S.4297, Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Accreditation for institutions of higher education, including through Department of Education rulemaking S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection H.R.8800/S.4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, Amend.26-Private school voucher amendment; Civil Rights; Artificial Intelligence; and Monitor the following: Amend.41-Collective Bargaining; Amendments#18,#19,#20 - LGBTQUIA; and Section 815 and Executive Order #14372 Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting. Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7892/S.4428, No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 H.R.4658/S.3371, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act Teaching with Technology Act OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues Computer Science Education Act Safe Water for Schools Act AI Education and Workforce Readiness Act K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act H.R.4986, Parents Opt-in Protection Act UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Act School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Initiative, pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay Quality Educator Partnership Act H.R.10562, Students Not Profits Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower H.R.10596, Safe Water for Schools Act H.R.10427, MAGNET Act (RISE Act) S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act H.R.8045, Student Loan Interest Elimination Act Higher education program integrity generally, including the Gainful Employment regulation H.R.9469, Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act H.R.730, Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act S.5456, Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 H.R.10518/S.5431, Diversify Act S.5634, Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act H.R.10206, Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act H.R.10436, Reaching English Learners Act H.R.10437, FLUENT Act H.R.10438, SYLLABLE Act of 2026 S.4097, State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act H.R.10551, Public Service Educational Assistance Act H.R.10562, Students Not Profits Act of 2026 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cap interest rates on new Federal student loans at 2 percent and establish a refinancing process for existing loans, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation with respect to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes (draft bill) H.R.10612/S.5559, BASIC Act School voucher tax credit (education freedom tax credit) as established by PL.119-21 Quality Education Partnership Act (draft bill) Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, Promoting Skilled Trades, Draft legislation Career and Technical Education (CTE), Teacher recruitment and credentialing Perkins funding related issues Pesticide near schools environmental issues K-12 Education, generally Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Department of Education, Existence and organization, generally and as follows: H.R.9602, Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act H.R.9603, Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act H.R.9604, Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act H.R.9605, Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act H.R.9606, Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act H.R.9607, Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act H.R.9608, Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act H.R.9609, Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act H.R.9610, Less Bureaucracy, Better K-12 Education Act H.R.9611, Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.R.433, Department of Education Protection Act S.5038, Special Education Administration Protection Act H.R.10232/S.5046, A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Monitor the following: H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career and Technical Education related issues Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and implementation of Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act related provisions Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.4261, Preventing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Act H.R.8978, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R.8979, Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.4120/S.4468, Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7893, FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act H.J.Res.189, CRA relating to ED regulations relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" (RISE) LIFT AI Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Phone free schools issues, generally S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues H.R.7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act H.R.8676, REFRESH ACT Paraprofessional workforce data collection Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 National Science Foundation, Proposal/Award Information Guidance Environmental Protection Agency, Legacy Users and Associated Disposals of Asbestos Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Proposed Rule on Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework Contact Equity Assistance Center program regulations H.R.8975/S.4579, All Students Count Act of 2026, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) issues

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 5038; CARB Act - Provisions related to eliminate CARB waivers. H.J. Res. 42; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment" - provisions related to energy conservation programs that decrease innovation and consumer choice in commerce. S.J. Res. 4;A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". and the in support of broader consumer choice in appliances that may utilize gas-fired furnaces or appliances. H.J. Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency- provisions related to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing" and the negative implications of last-minute regulatory actions by DOE that over regulate commercial refrigerator and freezer walk-in units, also negative ramifications of energy conservation standards that escalate cost and result in supply shortages of available refrigeration technology for small businesses. H.J. Res. 75; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" - provisions related to the negative implications of last-minutes regulatory actions by DOE that over regulate commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, and the negative ramifications of energy conservation standards that escalate cost and result in supply shortages of available refrigeration technology for small businesses. H.R. 651; Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - provisions in it that direct the Congress to sell spectrum to raise funds for the government Issues related to energy development, natural resources and hispanic outreach. Issues related to stopping energy tax credits from going to countries of concerned. Issues related to the Congressional Review Act and ways to claw back Bidens offshore leasing ban. Issues related to the Conservation & Landscape Health Rule promulgated by the Bureau of Land Management that nixes the multiple-use aspect of Federal Lands primarily managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Western United States by prioritizing conservation as a multiple-use. Conservation is not one of the Congressionally defined multiple-uses as established under FLPMA. Issues related to national security and the concern of energy prices and shortages in the future. Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the Department of Energy that arbitrarily place energy standards for refrigeration units to levels where the technology is neither feasible nor possible, thus limiting choice in consumer appliances, and further increasing costs. MK Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the EPA that penalize productivity activity within oil and gas sectors through the collection of arbitrary fees. Issues related to the loss of consumer choice in gas-powered appliances by the Deparment of Energy rulemaking on home appliances. Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the EPA that arbitrarily hurt state approved plans that do not consider all factors for those plans. Issues related to the benefits of diverse sources of energy without preferential government intervention in the electric utility generation mix. Issues related to the benefits to a productive outer continental shelf leasing program for energy purposes. Issues related to the need of free marketplace commerce for the U.S. trucking fleet without government mandated electric vehicles. Issues related to the benefits of utilization of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for national security and energy needs. Issues related to the prioritizing electric or pipeline infrastructure under the purview of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Issues related to the needs for state-based solutions to energy, mineral, and resource needs to manage remote areas of Alaska in conjunction with the Federal Government. Issues related to the need to reverse Federal Government mandates that inhibit voluntary participatory market activities in commerce, energy, and housing. Issues related to waivers on new electric vehicles in California and efforts to eliminate the internal combustion engine.

Client expense: $305,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 5038; CARB Act - Provisions related to eliminate CARB waivers. H.J. Res. 42; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment" - provisions related to energy conservation programs that decrease innovation and consumer choice in commerce. S.J. Res. 4;A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". and the in support of broader consumer choice in appliances that may utilize gas-fired furnaces or appliances. H.J. Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency- provisions related to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing" and the negative implications of last-minute regulatory actions by DOE that over regulate commercial refrigerator and freezer walk-in units, also negative ramifications of energy conservation standards that escalate cost and result in supply shortages of available refrigeration technology for small businesses. H.J. Res. 75; Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" - provisions related to the negative implications of last-minutes regulatory actions by DOE that over regulate commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, and the negative ramifications of energy conservation standards that escalate cost and result in supply shortages of available refrigeration technology for small businesses. H.R. 651; Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - provisions in it that direct the Congress to sell spectrum to raise funds for the government Issues related to energy development, natural resources and hispanic outreach. Issues related to stopping energy tax credits from going to countries of concerned. Issues related to the Congressional Review Act and ways to claw back Bidens offshore leasing ban. Issues related to the Conservation & Landscape Health Rule promulgated by the Bureau of Land Management that nixes the multiple-use aspect of Federal Lands primarily managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Western United States by prioritizing conservation as a multiple-use. Conservation is not one of the Congressionally defined multiple-uses as established under FLPMA. Issues related to national security and the concern of energy prices and shortages in the future. Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the Department of Energy that arbitrarily place energy standards for refrigeration units to levels where the technology is neither feasible nor possible, thus limiting choice in consumer appliances, and further increasing costs. MK Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the EPA that penalize productivity activity within oil and gas sectors through the collection of arbitrary fees. Issues related to the loss of consumer choice in gas-powered appliances by the Deparment of Energy rulemaking on home appliances. Issues related to the negative ramifications of rules issued by the EPA that arbitrarily hurt state approved plans that do not consider all factors for those plans. Issues related to the benefits of diverse sources of energy without preferential government intervention in the electric utility generation mix. Issues related to the benefits to a productive outer continental shelf leasing program for energy purposes. Issues related to the need of free marketplace commerce for the U.S. trucking fleet without government mandated electric vehicles. Issues related to the benefits of utilization of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for national security and energy needs. Issues related to the prioritizing electric or pipeline infrastructure under the purview of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Issues related to the needs for state-based solutions to energy, mineral, and resource needs to manage remote areas of Alaska in conjunction with the Federal Government. Issues related to the need to reverse Federal Government mandates that inhibit voluntary participatory market activities in commerce, energy, and housing. Issues related to waivers on new electric vehicles in California and efforts to eliminate the internal combustion engine.

Client expense: $305,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE