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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Lobbying Spend

$6.6M

Filings

122

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$340,000	10	3
2025	$839,020	16	3
2024	$130,340	4	1
2023	$91,526	4	1
2022	$127,632	4	1
2021	$130,100	4	1
2020	$144,647	5	1
2019	$264,143	7	1
2018	$169,663	5	1
2017	$184,893	5	1
2016	$149,257	4	1
2015	$203,099	4	1
2014	$247,735	6	1
2013	$185,194	5	1
2012	$167,035	4	1
2011	$253,346	4	1
2010	$269,988	5	1
2009	$323,875	5	1
2008	$343,662	4	1
2007	$271,456	2	1
2006	$296,485	3	1
2005	$451,448	4	1
2004	$111,020	1	1
2002	$253,365	2	1
2001	$115,136	1	1
2000	$214,622	2	1
1999	$279,702	2	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	$6,558,389	107
S-3 GROUP	—	8
DCI GROUP, L.L.C.	—	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	106
SENATE	105
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	17
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	17
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	16
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	16
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	16
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	16
Energy, Dept of	14
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	10
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	9
State, Dept of (DOS)	6
Education, Dept of	5
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	4
White House Office	4
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	1
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	1
Minority Business Development Agency	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	76
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	74
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	61
Immigration	Immigration	43
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	43
Health Issues	Health Issues	38
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	36
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	26
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	25
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	23
Government Issues	Government Issues	13
Small Business	Small Business	13
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	12
Defense	Defense	11
Aerospace	Aerospace	11
Transportation	Transportation	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	2
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	2
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 6585118th Congress

Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Alert MA delegation offices to proposed revisions to Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs H.R. 6585 (Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act)

Client expense: $43,104 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6585

H.R. 2397116th Congress

American Manufacturing Leadership Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2397 American Manufacturing Leadership Act S.1427 Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act

Client expense: $22,872 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2397

H.R. 2740116th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2740, combining the regular appropriations bills for Labor-HHS-Education

Client expense: $22,872 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2740

H.R. 2740116th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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(H.R. 2740), Defense, State-Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development.

Client expense: $22,872 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2740

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H.R. 3055116th Congress

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.3055, combining the regular appropriations bills for Commerce-Justice-Science, Agriculture, Interior, Mil-Con, VA, and Transportation-HUD. (National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency research programs. National Science Foundation education programs.)

Client expense: $22,872 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3055

S. 1427116th Congress

Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2397 American Manufacturing Leadership Act S.1427 Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act

Client expense: $22,872 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1427

H.R. 2397116th Congress

American Manufacturing Leadership Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2397 American Manufacturing Leadership Act S.1427 Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act

Client expense: $14,328 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2397

H.R. 2740116th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2740, combining the regular appropriations bills for Labor-HHS-Education

Client expense: $14,328 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2740

H.R. 2740116th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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(H.R. 2740), Defense, State-Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development.

Client expense: $14,328 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2740

H.R. 3055116th Congress

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.3055, combining the regular appropriations bills for Commerce-Justice-Science, Agriculture, Interior, Mil-Con, VA, and Transportation-HUD. (National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency research programs. National Science Foundation education programs.)

Client expense: $14,328 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3055

S. 1427116th Congress

Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R.2397 American Manufacturing Leadership Act S.1427 Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act

Client expense: $14,328 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1427

S. 903116th Congress

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Department of Energy) Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (S. 903) Provisions regarding support for the development and demonstration of advanced nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactors

Client expense: $42,924 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 903

H.R. 1090115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 589, S. 2503 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act S.97, H.R 431 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 (signed into law) S. 1460 Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 To amend the American COMPETES Act to reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), and for other purposes. H.R.4376 Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017 H.R.4377 Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2017 H.R.4378 Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017 H.R. 5475 Fossil Energy Research and Development Act S. 3422 Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 1457, H.R. 5260 Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act H.R. 7173 Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act H.R. 1090 Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1090

H.R. 1092115th Congress

Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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S. 701 Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 147 Next Generation American Manufacturing Act of 2017 H.R. 1092, S. 399 Chief Manufacturing Officer Act H.R. 3174, S. 1518 Championing Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in Technology (Moulton, Gardner bill) H.R. 5086 Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 (I-Corps expansion bill)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1092

H.R. 1232115th Congress

Save America's Science Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1358115th Congress

Scientific Integrity Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1358

H.R. 1430115th Congress

Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1430

H.R. 1431115th Congress

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1431

H.R. 147115th Congress

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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S. 701 Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2017 H.R. 147 Next Generation American Manufacturing Act of 2017 H.R. 1092, S. 399 Chief Manufacturing Officer Act H.R. 3174, S. 1518 Championing Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in Technology (Moulton, Gardner bill) H.R. 5086 Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 (I-Corps expansion bill)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 147

H.R. 1569115th Congress

American Innovation Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1569

H.R. 1628115th Congress

American Health Care Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1776 and S. 771 Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act S. 2406 H.R. 5002 Advancing Cutting-Edge (ACE) Research Act S. 2456, H.R. 5311Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act CARA 2.0 of 2018 S.2680 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5002 ACE Research Act H.R. 5247 S. 204 Right to Try Act of 2018

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1628

H.R. 1695115th Congress

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1390 STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 H.R. 6264 Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1695

H.R. 1776115th Congress

Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1776 and S. 771 Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act S. 2406 H.R. 5002 Advancing Cutting-Edge (ACE) Research Act S. 2456, H.R. 5311Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act CARA 2.0 of 2018 S.2680 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5002 ACE Research Act H.R. 5247 S. 204 Right to Try Act of 2018

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1776

H.R. 2115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2

H.R. 2482115th Congress

Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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S. 615 Higher Education Innovation Act S. 268 Investing in Student Success Act S. 1121 College Transparency Act H.R. 3218, S. 1598 Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (signed into law) S. 1808, H.R. 2482 Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3316, S. 1968 Code Like a Girl Act H.R. 4508 Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act S.3611 - Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018

Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2482

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