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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 H.R.9964, Funds for Illegal Wars, Entirety Fiscal Year 2027 Partial-Year Continuing Resolution, Government Shutdown; and Monitor generally Monitor the following: S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Full-Service Community Schools funding Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.Con.Res.113, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036, generally. Office of Management and Budget, Proposed Rule and policy changes
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
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
Source: Senate LDA
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Disaster relief for schools Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.J.Res.139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, Entirety
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
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
Reaching English Learners Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
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
SYLLABLE Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Diversify Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Public Service Educational Assistance Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Students Not Profits Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
BASIC Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.139, Sunshine Protection Act Monitor the following: Secretary of Labor, Nomination issues Federal Labor Relations Authority, Nomination issues
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Fund health care over attacks on immigrants and communities S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Full-Service Community Schools funding Monitor the following: Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-98, Secure America Act, Entirety S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Institute of Education Sciences (IES) issues H.R.142/S.485, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) of 2025, Entirety Monitor Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment)
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Protect America's Workforce Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
Protect America's Workforce Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Fiscal Commission Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
S.4917, Monitor Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety S.4979, Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone Act, Entirety H.R.3289/S.4012, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety H.R.9415/S.3462, SAE Social Security Act, Entirety S.5456, Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 Limiting private equity and CRYPTO in 401(k) and Pension plans, Draft legislation Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Fiduciary duties in selecting investment alternatives, Department of Labor ruling/Executive Order 14330 No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.6424/S.3357, Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
S.4917, Monitor Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety S.4979, Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone Act, Entirety H.R.3289/S.4012, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety H.R.9415/S.3462, SAE Social Security Act, Entirety S.5456, Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 Limiting private equity and CRYPTO in 401(k) and Pension plans, Draft legislation Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Fiduciary duties in selecting investment alternatives, Department of Labor ruling/Executive Order 14330 No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.6424/S.3357, Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues
VALID Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Wall Street Tax Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Fund health care over attacks on immigrants and communities S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Full-Service Community Schools funding Monitor the following: Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-98, Secure America Act, Entirety S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Institute of Education Sciences (IES) issues H.R.142/S.485, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) of 2025, Entirety Monitor Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment)
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Disaster relief for schools Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.J.Res.139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, Entirety
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
Department of Education Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
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
College Athlete Right to Organize Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
College Athlete Right to Organize Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Parents Opt-in Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
FAITH in Small Business Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
FAITH in Small Business Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
American Franchise Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Equal Tax Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Faster Labor Contracts Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Faster Labor Contracts Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act
Billionaires Income Tax Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Workforce Flexibility Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
S.4917, Monitor Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety S.4979, Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone Act, Entirety H.R.3289/S.4012, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety H.R.9415/S.3462, SAE Social Security Act, Entirety S.5456, Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 Limiting private equity and CRYPTO in 401(k) and Pension plans, Draft legislation Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Fiduciary duties in selecting investment alternatives, Department of Labor ruling/Executive Order 14330 No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.6424/S.3357, Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues
Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Keeping All Students Safe Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Professional Student Degree Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Professional Student Degree Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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
Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Fund health care over attacks on immigrants and communities S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Full-Service Community Schools funding Monitor the following: Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-98, Secure America Act, Entirety S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Institute of Education Sciences (IES) issues H.R.142/S.485, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) of 2025, Entirety Monitor Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment)
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Disaster relief for schools Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.J.Res.139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, Entirety
SAVE America Act
Client: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · Firm: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
H.R.139, Sunshine Protection Act Monitor the following: Secretary of Labor, Nomination issues Federal Labor Relations Authority, Nomination issues
S.4917, Monitor Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety S.4979, Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone Act, Entirety H.R.3289/S.4012, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety H.R.9415/S.3462, SAE Social Security Act, Entirety S.5456, Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 Limiting private equity and CRYPTO in 401(k) and Pension plans, Draft legislation Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Fiduciary duties in selecting investment alternatives, Department of Labor ruling/Executive Order 14330 No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.6424/S.3357, Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 H.R.9964, Funds for Illegal Wars, Entirety Fiscal Year 2027 Partial-Year Continuing Resolution, Government Shutdown; and Monitor generally Monitor the following: S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Full-Service Community Schools funding Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.Con.Res.113, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036, generally. Office of Management and Budget, Proposed Rule and policy changes
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally H.R.8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits H.R.8555, Living Wage for All Act, Entirety H.R.9216, Double the Wage for Overtime Act, Entirety H.R.856, Comprehensive for Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, Entirety S.4413, Protecting America's Workers Act, Entirety H.R.4763, Protected Timeoff Act, Entirety H.R.6413, Workplace Flexibility Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Federal Labor Policy and Funds Withholdings Requests for FY 2027 related issue H.R.9330, Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, Entirety
H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Fund health care over attacks on immigrants and communities S.4632, Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Full-Service Community Schools funding Monitor the following: Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Appropriations, FY2026, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-98, Secure America Act, Entirety S.Con.Res.33, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues Institute of Education Sciences (IES) issues H.R.142/S.485, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act) of 2025, Entirety Monitor Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment)
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act H.R.2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, Entirety Advanced Coursework Equity Act Southern Poverty Law Center hearing/indictment H.R.8830, High Court Gift Band Act, Entirety H.Res.1384, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fiscal Year 2027 related issues
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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including Office of English Language Acquisition interagency agreements 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 S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act and S.4689, READ Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.J.Res.155/S.J.Res.182, Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act 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 S.4468/H.R.4120 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act H.R.8606, CHARTER Act H.R. 9320, All in for Attendance Act H.R.8676, REFRESH Act Student loan relief and repayment provisions generally, including default and debt collection The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.8800, Amd.26, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, private school voucher amendment Predatory practices in higher education, generally H.R.8351, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act of 2026 H.R.8356, Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act H.R.8361, Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act H.R.8475/S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment (SOAR) Act H.R.7891, Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.7892, No Aid for Ghost Students 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) Dual-enrollment policies, generally H.R.9166, Student Loan Refinancing Act of 2026 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R.2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 Paraprofessional workforce data collection Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act Full-Service Community Schools Expansion Act Climate Change Education Act LIFT AI Act All in for Attendance Act Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Teaching with Technology Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Advanced Coursework Equity Act Phone free schools issues, generally Secretary McMahon impeachment resolution OSERS and OCR Inter Agency Agreement related issues 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 S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety 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 H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues H.R.9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act H.R.4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 H.R.5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.8476, No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.5084, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement Act H.R.7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 H.R.8872, the Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act Bilingual and dual-language education programs; and English language learners (ELLs) issues Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) related issues
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 · first_quarter · Q1
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety
H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections 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 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 Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Disaster relief for schools Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.J.Res.139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, Entirety
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Appropriations, FY2026, Lease in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Entirety H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2026, generally Monitor Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation Cost of Living Tax Act, Proposed legislation Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety
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 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Immigration enforcement in and around schools Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and implementation of PL119-21 provisions Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession Department of Education, Existence and organization, including regarding the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Increasing College Cost and Value Transparency for Students and Families [HELP RFI] H.R.3267, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.5843/S.3070, Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act H.R.6224/S.3253, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act SAFE Students with Disabilities Act, draft bill H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6472, a bill to provide for in-stat tuition rates for certain residents of US territories Tax reforms to incentivize the growth of after school programs Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2026 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Private school vouchers H.R.5181, SOAR Act Improvements Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act H.R.5056, Teachers are Leaders Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.5123, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Supplemental Priority and Definitions
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation Cost of Living Tax Act, Proposed legislation Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act Monitor the following: H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety CEO Pay Act, Entirety
Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Entirety Appropriations, FY2026, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.R.5342/S.2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Community violence intervention funding H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Entirety H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2026, generally Monitor S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025
Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, including but not limited to Federal student aid and loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans and PSLF-qualifying loans); 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. Private school vouchers H.R.5131, SOAR Act Improvements Act 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 Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act and National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; and Monitor Voucher related amendments S.2485, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act Immigration enforcement in and around schools Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and implementation of PL119-21 provisions H.R.5399, Equitable Arts Education Enhancements Act, Draft bill H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S.1538 Living Schoolyards Act H.R.2700 UNPLUGGED Act Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act H.R.5056, Teachers are Leaders Act S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.5123, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Monitor the following: Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) History Act Pride in Mental Health Act H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act S.163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 H.R.2598/S.1277, IDEA Full Funding Act Department of Education, Existence and organization, including regarding the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Electric School Bus related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2026 funding and policy provisions Education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Big Act, Public services related issues Appropriations, FY2026, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Community violence intervention funding Reconciliation for FY2025, generally S.Con.Res.7 and H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, Public services related issues Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to Federal student aid, student loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans); 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 including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025. Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 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 Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Department of Education, Existence and organization, including regarding the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues S.Res.158, Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution Protection Public Education 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 School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits H.R.2598/S.1277, IDEA Full Funding Act S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 S.163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 H.R.3939, Respond Innovate, Succeed and Empoer (RISE) Act H.R.4026/S.2107, POST Act of 2025 H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act The Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in schools (FACTS) Act Pride in Mental Health Act Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) History Act H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act of 2025, National Defense Authorization FY2026, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Dismantling Department of Education Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education STOP Bullying Act (draft) Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
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2025 · first_quarter · 1A
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 Reconciliation for FY2025 and FY2026, generally H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Monitor S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 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 Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including regulations, legal challenges and Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act (draft bill) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues College Cost Reduction Act (of 118th Congress) and Budget reconciliation S.994, PROTECT Students Act of 2025 Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (of 118th Congress) Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations H.R.1666, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (of 118th Congress) H.R.869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act Value and existence of the Department of Education, generally and regarding IDEA/students with disabilities in particular H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education H.R.1570/S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education H.R.1886/S.740, Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R.1810/S.986 Safe Schools Improvement Act STOP Bullying Act (draft) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion H.Res.226 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month H.R.1578 Success in the Middle Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution (before reintroduction) Protection Public Education Dismantling Department of Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Rural education issues H.R.2616, PROTECT Kids Act AI Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Mental Health in Schools Act Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Climate Change Education, Entirety Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Project 2025/education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 Reconciliation for FY2025 and FY2026, generally S.Con.Res.7, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 Monitor S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 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 Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including regulations, legal challenges and Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act (draft bill) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues College Cost Reduction Act (of 118th Congress) and Budget reconciliation S.994, PROTECT Students Act of 2025 Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (of 118th Congress) Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations H.R.1666, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (of 118th Congress) H.R.869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act Value and existence of the Department of Education, generally and regarding IDEA/students with disabilities in particular H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education H.R.1570/S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education H.R.1886/S.740, Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R.1810/S.986 Safe Schools Improvement Act STOP Bullying Act (draft) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion H.Res.226 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month H.R.1578 Success in the Middle Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution (before reintroduction) Protection Public Education Dismantling Department of Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Rural education issues H.R.2616, PROTECT Kids Act AI Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Mental Health in Schools Act Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Climate Change Education, Entirety Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Project 2025/education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments S.1409, 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 Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; Monitor Parents Bill of Rights; and Monitor Culture War Education technology and kids' privacy related issues H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 Project 2025/education equity issues Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act H.R.10159, Affordable Loans for Students Act Protecting JOBs Act (regarding student loan defaults) Draft bill regarding protecting students and taxpayers from predatory colleges S.1538, Living Schoolyards Act H.R.10208, The DIPLOMA Act H.R.7178, The CLEAR Act H.R.10189, Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Entirety Draft Care for All Agenda resolution H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act Rural education issues Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) Students Not Profits Act H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act S.4394, AI Education Act Green New Deal for Public Schools Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Parental and Family Engagement related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Community violence intervention funding; and generally H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2025, Education related issues. Increased funding for the STOP School Violence Act Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Fiscal Year 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2024, Entirety Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues. Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues Budget, FY2026, Education related issues
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety 6. Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments 7. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 8. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety 9. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 10. Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues 11. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 12. Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act 13. Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues 14. H.R.8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Parents Bill of Rights; Culture War; Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region 15. Education technology and kids' privacy related issues 16. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 17. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act 18. Faiths Law (draft bill) 19. H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety 20. Rural education issues 21. Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) 22. Supporting Full-Service Community Schools funding in FY25 23. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 24. Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally 25. H.R.9284/S.4645, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, Student loan interest rates 26. S.3524, Streamlining More Accessible, Reliable and Transparent Educational Resources for (SMARTER) Debt Act 27. Students Not Profits Act 28. H.R.9829, Students Working for communities Act 29. S.5185, Funding Community College Infrastructure Act 30. S.5187, Community College Infrastructure Financing Act 31. S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety 32. H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 33. Project 2025/education equity issues 34. H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act 35. S.4394, AI Education Act 36. Green New Deal for Public Schools Act 37. S.5041, Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act 38. H.Res.1404, Resolution on Keeping guns out of the classroom 39. Public Law 117-167, Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, Division A--Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS Act), Implementation 40. Career and Technical Education related issues 41. H.R.3724, End Woke Higher Education Act, Entirety 42. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: 1. Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Every Student Succeeds Act 2. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 3. School Bus related issues 4. Borrower defense rule issues 5. Recognizing Care Workers 6. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 7. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 8. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 9. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 10. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 11. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 12. Ensuring Safe Drinking Water at Schools, Lead & Copper Rule Improvements 13. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 14. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 15. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 16. H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act 17. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay 18. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 19. H.Res.990, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 20. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally, including S.963, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act and Teacher Loan Repayment Act 21. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 22. H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act 23. H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act 24. H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act 25. H.R.8319 Advanced Learning Models Act 26. The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 27. H.R.7725/S.4115, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act 28. S.3266, Focus on Learning Act 29. H.R.5769, Family Friendly Schools Act 30. H.R.6204, the See the Board Act
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Community violence intervention funding; and generally Fiscal Commission Act of 2024 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2025, Education related issues. Monitor the following: President Biden's Budget Proposal, FY2025, Provisions related to DC voucher; Early Learning and Care Programs; Tax policy; Labor, Career and Technical Education; Immigration; Broadband; Social Security, Healthcare, Department of Justice and Democracy related issues Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues. Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues
Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues H.R.82/S.597, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Pension, ESG related issues H.R.5779, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety H.R.6056/S.3102, Retirement Savings for Americans Act Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety S.393, Social Security Expansion Act, Entirety Social Security Administration, FY2023, Budget issues SECURE 2.0 related issues
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety 6. Private school vouchers including the DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 7. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 8. Career and Technical Education related issues 9. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety 10. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 11. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety 12. Child Care, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 13. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, generally 14. Tutoring 15. Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 16. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 17. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 18. H. Res. 990, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 19. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 20. Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act 21. H.R.6593/S.4058, Codifying SAVE Plan Act 22. S.3681, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act 23. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 24. S6ocial Media and Platform Accountability related issues 25. S.3524, SMARTER Debt Act 26. H.R.7804/S.3727, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act 27. H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act 28. H.R.3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 29. H.R.7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act 30. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments 31. S.1418, COPPA 2.0, Kids privacy related issues 32. Education technology related issues 33. S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety 34. Indoor Air Quality and Outdoor pesticide school and environmental related issues 35. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay 36. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues, including Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act of 2024 (draft bill) 37. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues 38. S.1514, Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator and Responder (HELPER) Act, Entirety Monitor the following: 1. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; and Education provisions 2. Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 3. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act 4. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 5. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 6. School Bus related issues 7. TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 8. Borrower defense rule issues 9.Recognizing Care Workers 10.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 11. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 12. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 13. Postsecondary related issues 14. Federal Student Aid, Rulemaking Committee related issues; and Form related issues 15. Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions and Taxpayers 16. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 17. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 18. 2023 Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM ) grant 19. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 20. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 21. Public Law 118-31, The National Defense Authorization Act, FY2024, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments; Classroom Ratios; Education provisions, including Grothman amendment (#857); and 9/11 Responder and Survivor issues 22. Executive Order 14095 -- On Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers 23. H.R.6592, Fight Book Bans Act, Entirety 24. H.R.6830, Books Save Lives Act, Entirety 25. H.R.6791, Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023, Entirety 26. H.R.6149/S.1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Entirety 27. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 28. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 29. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Funding related issues; LGBTQ and Department of Education proposed cuts; and Community School related issues 30. Ensuring Safe Drinking Water at Schools, Lead & Copper Rule Improvements 31. Health Funding Correction Act 32. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act 33. H.R. 6204, the See the Board Act 34. SMART Northwest Regional Council, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; and debt cancellation 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 6. Climate Change Education, Entirety 7. Private school vouchers including the DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 8. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 9. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 10. Public Law 118-31, The National Defense Authorization Act, FY2024, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments; Classroom Ratios; Education provisions, including Grothman amendment (#857); and 9/11 Responder and Survivor issues 11. Career and Technical Education related issues 12. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety 13. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 14. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act, Entirety 15. H.R.5474/S.2814, Jumpstart on College Act 16. H.J.Res.88/S.J.Res.43, Providing for congressional disapproval of the SAVE income-driven repayment plan for student loans 17. Child Care, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 18. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, generally 19. Tutoring 20. H.R.6585,Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, Entirety 21. Artificial Intelligence 22. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 23. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 24. Executive Order 14095 -- On Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers 25. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 26. H.R.5702, Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act 27. H.R.6077, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act 28. Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act 29. H.R.6593, Codifying SAVE Plan Act 30. H.R.6594, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act 31. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act 32. H.R. 6204, the See the Board Act 33. Supporting All Students Act (draft bill) 34. H.R.6251, the Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act 35. Climate Change Education Act, Entirety 36. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 37. H.R.6592, Fight Book Bans Act, Entirety 38. H.R.6830, Books Save Lives Act, Entirety 39. H.R.6328/S.3279, Advanced Coursework Equity Act, Entirety 40. H.R.6791, Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023, Entirety 41. H.R.6149/S.1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Entirety 42. Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues 43. H.R.6202/S.3214, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act 44. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 45. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 46. Health Funding Correction Act 47. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety 48. H.R.5894, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Opposition to funding related issues; LGBTQ restrictions and Department of Education proposed cuts 49. S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Community School related issues Monitor the following: 1. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; Education provisions; and Climate generally 2. Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 3. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, IDR account adjustment, and TEPSLF 4. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 5. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 6. School Bus related issues 7. TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 8. Borrower defense rule issues 9.Recognizing Care Workers 10.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 11. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 12. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 13. Postsecondary related issues 14. H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety 15. Federal Student Aid, Rulemaking Committee related issues; and Form related issues 16. New Essential Education Discoveries (NEED) Act, Education research and Development 17. Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions and Taxpayers 18. Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) 19. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 20. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 21. H.R.5784/S.2988, Green New Deal for Public Schools, Entirety 22. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 23. 2023 Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM ) grant
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
Appropriations, FY2024, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills, and generally H.R.4664/S.2309, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues Monitor the following: H.R.3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Debt ceiling/default crisis related issues President Biden's Budget Proposal, FY2024, Education provisions including those related to DC voucher; Labor related provisions; School based mental health; Career, and Technical Education (CTE); Tax and Democracy related issues Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues Public Law 118-15, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, generally
Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; and debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; Grow Your Own Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2024 funding and policy provisions Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety H.R.2670/S.2226, The National Defense Authorization Act, FY2024, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments; Classroom Ratios; Education provisions, including Grothman amendment (#857) Career and Technical Education related issues Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) S.385, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act, Pell Grant issues, including institutional eligibility restrictions S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues (SRC, FSA/ED) Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act (draft bill) Teacher Debt Relief Act H.R.5474/S.2814, Jumpstart on College Act H.J.Res.88/S.J.Res.43, Providing for congressional disapproval of the SAVE income-driven repayment plan for student loans Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.5784/S.2988, Green New Deal for Public Schools, Entirety H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety H.R.4550, Preparing and Retaining All Educators Act, Entirety Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Child care workforce issues, generally Tutoring Artificial Intelligence in Education Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; Education provisions; and Climate generally Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, IDR account adjustment, and TEPSLF Department of Education, Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally School Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Borrower defense rule issues Recognizing Care Workers Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety School climate proposals, including Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety H.R.3596/S.1762, Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 Student Loan Interest Elimination Act (draft bill) The IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act H.R.5141, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act H.R.3727 Teacher Health and Wellness Act H.R.3726, Student Mental Health Rights Act Federal Student Aid Rulemaking Committee related issues H.R.2670/S.2226, The National Defense Authorization Act, FY2024, 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act New Essential Education Discoveries (NEED) Act, Education research and Development S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Community School related issues Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA"), Entirety Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions and Taxpayers
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; debt cancellation; and borrower defense to repayment discharges 2. H.J.Res.45/S.J.Res.22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans 3.School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship 4.Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 5.School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 6.Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 7.Climate Change Education, Entirety 8.DC voucher/SOAR FY2024 funding and policy provisions 9.Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 10.Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 11.Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety 12.Right to Read Act, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues 13.Career and Technical Education related issues 14.Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) 15.Community School related issues 16.S.385, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety 17.H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety 18.H.R.3727 Teacher Health and Wellness Act 19.S.1774/H.R. 3761, Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act 20.H.R.3726, Student Mental Health Rights Act 21.H.R.2949/S.1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act 22.S.1353, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023 23.Possible changes to federal collection and dissemination of higher education data, including through reauthorization of Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) or other legislation 24.H.R.3596/S.1762, Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 25.Student Loan Interest Elimination Act (draft bill) 26.Americas College Promise Act 27.College for All Act 28.Inform Parents Act (draft bill) 29.Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act (draft bill) 30.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 31.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 32.The IDEA Full Funding Act 33.H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 34.H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act, Pell Grant issues 35.S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act, Entirety Monitor the following: 1.Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; 2.Education provisions; and Climate generally 3.Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 4.Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 5.H.R.2728, Young Farmer Success Act 6.Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF 7.Department of Education, Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 8.Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 9.Electric Bus related issues 10.TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 11.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 12.Borrower defense rule issues 13.Public transparency for low financial-value postsecondary programs 14.Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 15.Child care workforce issues, generally 16.Recognizing Care Workers 17.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 18.Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 19.S.889, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act 20.Accreditation (higher education) issues 21.School climate proposals, including Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act 22.Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
President Bidens Budget Proposal, FY2024, Education provisions including those related to DC voucher; Labor related provisions; and School based mental health Debt ceiling/default crisis related issues H.R.187, Default Prevention Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Implementation of Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, NLRB issues; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Child Tax Credit; Immigration/DACA related issues; SALT issues; Emergency Connectivity; and Electoral Count Reform; and Presidential Transition Improvement Act Implementation of Public Law 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2022, Child Nutrition Waivers Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Educator; Affordable Housing; Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues Implementation of Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally Community Violence Intervention funding Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education and Labor related issues
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
US Department of Education National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) nomination related issues Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, VOTE.GOV issues; Monitor Electoral County Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act Judicial Nomination related issues, generally H.R.51/S.631, Washington D.C. Admission Act, Entirety Monitor Postal reform related issues
Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education/Health/Labor related issues broadly Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause and debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Child care workforce issues, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2023 funding and policy provisions College completion funding proposals and funding Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9056/S.5046, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R.8856/S.4867, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act Department of Education, Title IX Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally Student loan interest rates H.R.9097, Public Service Reward Act S.5155, Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act H.R.8803, IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act H.R.9475, TEACH Act S.3663, Kids Online Safety Act Draft educator mental health bill Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Career and Technical Education related issues Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) Community School related issues Monitor the following: Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, American Families Plan; Education provisions; Climate generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298) Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; Implementation of School Bus related issues; and Renew America Schools program H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act Charter School issues, generally American Rescue Plan Maintenance of Equity requirements, Section 2004 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues H.R.8474/S4581, Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act Teacher Loan Repayment Act H.R.7780, Mental Health Matters Act Mental health supports for educators and school staff Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R.8295/S.4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Child care/Universal PreK President Bidens Budget Proposal, FY2023, Education provisions; and School based mental health Monitor the following: Public Law 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2022, Child Nutrition Waivers Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Educator; Affordable Housing; Paid family Leave; Tax reform; and Labor law violation penalties Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, and Higher education Emergency Relief Fund Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally Community Violence Intervention funding COVID Supplemental spending proposal
US Department of Education National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) nomination related issues Monitor the following: Judicial Nomination related issues, generally H.R.51/S.631, Washington D.C. Admission Act, Entirety Postal reform related issues
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.7502, Babies Over Billionaires Act H.R.6847, Supporting Americans with Lower Taxes Act "SALT Act", Entirety S.1157, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Reconciliation bill Child Tax Credits, Carried interest, Stepped up basis; and SALT related issues Monitor the following: Teacher Tax Deductions Reconciliation bill, IRS Enforcement; Stock Buybacks; Corporate Profits Minimum Tax (CPMT); Child Care Tax Credits; International tax reform provisions; Corporate rate, and Capital gains Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Child Tax credit Capital gains tax related issues Untaxed gains/millionaires income tax proposals, including Biden FY2022 Budget
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues Reconciliation bill, Education provisions; Child care and early education DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding and policy provisions Student Apprenticeship Act, Entirety H.R.7530, Student Loan Borrower Relief Act H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Climate related instruction College completion funding proposals and funding Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Child care workforce issues, generally Green Ribbon Schools program related issues Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues H.R.7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R.2460/S.1098, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Educator Student Loan Relief Act (draft bill) Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act (draft bill) S.4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act Promoting the Importance of Effective School Libraries and School Librarians Act (draft bill) H.R.4786/S.2550, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R.604, the Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act Worthy Wage Day, Child care compensation Monitor the following: Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act African American History Act, Entirety Reconciliation bill, American Families Plan; Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; Education provisions; Climate generally; and Broadband generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety S.3794, Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act Coronavirus in Schools Student Loan Oversight H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298) Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resiliency (CLEAR) Act, School related issues Rural Education related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation of School Bus related issues H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act 504 Plan Regulatory Update H.R.8137/S.4416, Educational Choice for Children Act Charter School issues, generally
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
Teacher Tax Deductions Babies Over Billionaires Act Monitor the following: H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Child Care Tax Credits; Child Tax Credits, International tax reform provisions; Carried interest, Corporate rate, Capital gains, Stepped up basis Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Labor and Tax related issues; and Child Tax credit President Biden's Tax Reform Agenda related issues, including FY2022 Budget proposals Capital gains tax related issues H.R.82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, Entirety Oil Windfall Profit tax proposals Untaxed gains/millionaires income tax proposals, including Biden FY2022 Budget SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Entirety
H.R.4502/S.3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2022, HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs; and Education provisions Public Law 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2022, Child Nutrition Waivers H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Child care/Universal PreK; Higher Education provisions; Monitor Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Bidens FY 22 Budget proposal education provisions H.R.6532/S.3544, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act Monitor the following: H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Educator; School infrastructure; Affordable Housing; Paid family Leave; Tax reform; Higher Education provisions; and Labor law violation penalties Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds; Labor and tax issues; and Higher education Emergency Relief Fund H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Bipartisan Senate/White House infrastructure negotiations Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, generally Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Monitor the following: International Students related issues Public Law 117-81, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Section 6423 (same as HH.R.2351/S.1175, 911 SAVES Act)
Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (TELORA)(115th Congress) S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, Draft bill, Teacher loan forgiveness Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care and Pre-Kindgergarten, generally H.R.3602, Computer Science for All Act of 2021, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.729, Strength and Diversity Act, Entirety African American History Act, Entirety H.R.5661, Continued State Flexibility to Assist Older Foster Youth, Entirety H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; Education provisions; Climate generally; and Broadband generally H.R.2987, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021 H.R.6205/S.3360, EDUCARTORS for America Act Students Not Profits Act, in 116th Congress H.R.4724/S.2640 H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act Monitor the following: Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.848, Consider Teachers Act of 2021 H.R.4631, POST GRAD Act S.2237, Community College Student Success Act S.2442, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act K-12 school discipline guidance Individualized Education Program (IEP) FAQs S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues Child Care infrastructure, generally S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Student Loan Oversight Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Healthy Meal Time Act H.R.5750, Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act Coronavirus in Schools Community schools related issues
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2721/S.1271, Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (TELORA)(115th Congress) S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Educator Student Loan Relief Act, Draft bill, Teacher loan forgiveness Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care, generally H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues S.848, Consider Teachers Act of 2021 H.R.4631, POST GRAD Act S.2237, Community College Student Success Act S.2442, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act K-12 school discipline guidance Individualized Education Program (IEP) FAQs Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; Head Start; Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; and Education provisions Monitor the following: Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act PSLF Modernization Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives The IDEA Full Funding Act Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.2730/S.1288, College for All Act DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 funding Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act Child Care infrastructure, generally S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Resilience Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Student Loan Oversight S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.51/S.631, Washington D.C. Admission Act, Entirety H.R.1/S.1, For the People Act of 2021, Entirety Nomination related issues: National Labor Relations Board, General Counsel United States Department of Education, Deputy Secretary United States Department of Education, Under Secretary Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights, Department of Justice
Monitor International Students related issues
Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) and Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues Department of Education, Title IX Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Protecting Our Students in Schools Act Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.2730/S.1288, College for All Act H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; and Teaching workforce DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 funding Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2721/S.1271, Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (115th Congress) H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Public Service Loan Repayment Act -- DRAFT, Teacher loan forgiveness and PSLF Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act H.R.3393/S.1780, Diversity Act H.R.3946/S.2081, Pell Grant Preservation and Enhancement Act H.R.2886/S.1398, Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act H.R.2817/S.1360, Child Care for Working Families Act Child Care infrastructure, generally Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care, in general Infrastructure H.R.721, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.Res.198, National Teacher Appreciation Week Resolution Green New Deal Act, School infrastructure and Staffing issues S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Resilience Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Career and Technical Education related issues Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues Monitor the following: Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act For-Profit Fraud Act Defending All Veterans In Education Act Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act Relief for Defrauded Students Act Student and Taxpayer Protection Act Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act PSLF Modernization Act H.R.549, State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act H.R.1197, Teacher Diversity and Retention Act H.R.542, Save Education Jobs Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act H.R.729, Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act School discipline issues, generally H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives Positive School Climate and School Safety Act The IDEA Full Funding Act Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety The Reopen Schools Safety Act Effective Educator Development programs COVID-19 Mitigation in Schools
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Monitor International Students related issues
Teacher loan forgiveness programs Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Private school vouchers, micro-grants, or set-asides, including Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) and Broadband E-rate related issues Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act Protecting Our Students in Schools Act For-Profit Fraud Act Defending All Veterans In Education Act Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act Relief for Defrauded Students Act Student and Taxpayer Protection Act Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act Providing for congressional disapproval of the borrower defense rule PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety S.210, Protecting JOBs Act FLUENT Act H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally PSLF Modernization Act College for All Act H.R.549, State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act H.R.1558, Child Poverty Reduction Act H.R.1197, Teacher Diversity and Retention Act H.R.676, Learning Recovery Act of 2021 H.R.542, Save Education Jobs Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues H.R.730, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act H.R.1143, Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.729, Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues S.531, Open Back Better Act, Infrastructure modernization and efficiency facility related issues Climate Change Education Act, Entirety Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Monitor the following: Borrower defense rule issues The IDEA Full Funding Act Department of Education, Title IX Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Income Share Agreements, generally H.R.1394, Black History is American History, entirety Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally The Reopen Schools Safety Act Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act School discipline issues, generally H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as follows: Division H, Division H, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and Division N, Additional Coronavirus Response Relief Issue activity including but not limited to Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; Liability Protection related issues, and Food Insecurity Waivers on nutrition programs (USDA) COVID-19, Fiscal Relief proposals Vaccine priority for Educators Puerto Rico Recovery: Education, Housing, Infrastructure and Mental Health related issues Monitor the following: Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY2020 Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Implementing Defense Production Act White House Coronavirus Task Force H.R.925, The Heroes Act, Entirety Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act Monitor PPE testing and vaccines for our schools
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Department of Education programs, Funding related issues COVID-19 related supplemental funding bills H.R.7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY2021, Education related issues Monitor the following: Education Innovation and Research Grant, Teacher professional development vouchers Healthcare professionals workforce programs H.R.7746, Helping Educators with Learning Preparation Act
H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses H.R.878, Educators Expense Modernization Act, Teacher Tax Deductions related issues Monitor the following: H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally Teacher Tax Deductions
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Community schools related issues S.J.Res.56/H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.6363 Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 6902, Black History is American History, entirety Families Learning and Understanding English Together (FLUEnT) Act of 2020 Equitable services provisions of CARES Act, interim final rule and ED guidance Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act HR 1043/S.460 - Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019 Private school vouchers, micro-grants, or set-asides S. 3745, Coronavirus Emergency Borrower Defense Act Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation HR 6825, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2020 HR 7294, COVID-19 Perkins Loan Relief Act Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives The Reopen Schools Safety Act H.R.2, Moving Forward Act of 2020, Public School infrastructure issues H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act Monitor the following: H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Department of Education, Title IX Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety H.R.4674, College Affordability Act, Entirety Teacher Preparation related issues Teacher shortages related issues Teacher diversity Teacher pay related issues Grow Your Own Program related issues H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Income Share Agreements, generally H.R.2639/S.1418, Strength in Diversity Act H.R.5984, COAT Act H.R.6106/S.3405, DIPLOMA Act, Entirety
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics, Education Workforce, Paid Sick Leave related issues, as follows: Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY2020 Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Waivers on nutrition programs (USDA) White House Coronavirus Task Force (EH/TC: Senate) Monitor the following: H.R.5687, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020, Enitrety. Puerto Rico Recovery: Education, Housing, Infrastructure and Mental Health related issues Implementing Defense Production Act
H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety H.R.5722, BRAVE Act, Entirety Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety H.R.4674, College Affordability Act, Entirety Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Teacher Preparation related issues Teacher shortages related issues Teacher diversity Teacher pay related issues Community schools related issues Grow Your Own Program related issues S.J.Res.56/H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety Student Parent Center Act, Entirety Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.Res.254/S.Res.126, Public Schools Week Income Share Agreements, generally TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.5764, Supporting Young Language Learners Access to Bilingual Education (SYLLABLE) Act H.R.6033, Pell to Grad Act S.1364, Early Pell Promise Act H.R.2639/S.1418, Strength in Diversity Act H.R.6363 Student Debt Emergency Relief Act H.R.5984, COAT Act H.R.6106/S.3405, DIPLOMA Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety TEACH Grant program, Faith Based Institutions related issues The Study of District and School Uses of Federal Education Funds, Educating Disadvantaged Children, English learners and Students with Disabilities related issues H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT StudentsAct), Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues H.R.3578, Community College Student Success Act, Entirety H.R.3621, Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency (Comprehensive CREDIT) Act Department of Education, Title IX H.R.5350, Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve outcomes For Youth Act (DIVERSITY) Act, Entirety S.2784, Family Friendly Schools Act, Entirety H.R.4639, Pell Grant Sustainability Act, Entirety Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Public Law 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division A -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, IDEA, Title I, Title II of ESSA, Title II of HEA, PSLF Public Law 116-93, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division C -- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, and DC Voucher related provisions S.J.Res.54, A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019, Entirety
Public Law 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Section 1114 H.R.2265/S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act, Entirety Monitor Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clauses Religious Exemption related issues
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R.1327/S.546, the Never Forgot the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, Entirety H.R.2265/S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act, House Section 1119/Senate Section 1105 Confirmation related issues for the U.S. Secretary of Labor Monitor Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clauses Religious Exemption related issues
1. S. 2548, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Entirety 2. H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety 3. H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety 4. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety 5. H.R.4212/S.2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019, Entirety 6. H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety 7. H.R.3926/S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety 8. H.R.3179/S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety 9. Teacher loan forgiveness programs 10. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally 11. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Inclusion 12. Teacher pay related issues 13. Teacher Preparation related issues 14. Teacher shortages related issues 15. Teacher diversity 16. Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation 17. Teaching Climate Change in Schools 18. H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act, Entirety 19. H.R.3761, Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act, Entirety 20. H.R.3803, Pell Grant Flexibility Act, Entirety 21. H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety 22. S.1516, Promoting Readiness in Education to Prevent Additional Remediation and Expense Act, Entirety 23. Income Share Agreements, generally 24. H.R.3112, For-Profit Fraud Act, Entirety 25.H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act, Entirety 26.H.R.3487, Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act, Entirety 27.H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act, Entirety 28.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 29.Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices related issues 30.H.R.4545, Private Loan Disability Discharge, Entirety 31.H.R.2833, CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act, Entirety 32.Investigating Income-Share Agreements Act related issues 33.H.R.4216, Strengthening Financial Aid for Students (Strengthening FAFSA) Act, Entirety 34.H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety 35.H.R.4297, Enhance Access To SNAP (EATS) Act, Entirety 36.H.R.4342, Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New (RETAIN) Teachers Act, Entirety 37.H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety 38.S.2523, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, Entirety 39.H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act, Entirety 40.H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety 41.H.R.4502, Giving Relief and Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education (GRADUATE) Act, Entirety 42.H.R.4578, BETTER TEACH Act, Entirety 43.S.J.Res.56 / H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues 44.Student Testing Improvement and Accountability related issues 45.H.R.4389, Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act, Entirety 46.Families Learning and Understanding English Together 47.H.R.4107, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, Entirety 48.Family Friendly Schools issues 49.H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act 50.H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Monitor generally as follows: 51.Department of Education, Title IX 52.H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act 53.H.R.2006/S.943, College Equity Act 54.HR 3472/S.1947, College for All Act 55.S. 213/H.R. 787, the SOAR Reauthorization Act 56.H.R.3497/S.839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act 57.Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged and General Provisions; Technical Amendments, Docket ID ED-2018-OESE-0106
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Senate procedure, Judicial nomination related issues H.R.1327/S.546, the Never Forgot the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, Entirety H.R.51/S.631, Washington, D.C. Admission Act, Entirety H.R.2265/S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act, Entirety Monitor H.R.1, For the People Act of 2019, Entirety
H.R.2740, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020, Entirety H.R.3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2020, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, and DC Voucher related provisions Infrastructure Plan, generally
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1540, the Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act S. 521/H.R. 141, the Social Security Fairness Act Strengthening Social Security Act (HR 6929 in 115th Congress)
S. 3236, the Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 878, the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act S. 781/H.R. 1735, the Carried Interest Fairness Act
Submitted Comments to the Dept of Education regarding Title IX Submitted Comments to congress on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act H.R. 276, the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Act H.R. 865, Rebuild Americas Schools Act H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019 Discussions surrounding Public Service Loan Forgiveness H. Res 231, Clarifying that the U.S. Department of Education cannot allow school districts to use federal funds for the purpose of arming teachers Trauma-Informed Schools Act (H.R. 7320 in 115th Congress) S.579 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019 S.568 Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.1364 Child Care for Working Families Act S. 213/H.R. 787, the SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R. 1486, the Preventing Sexual Abuse of K-12 Students Act S. 866/H.R. 1878, the IDEA Full Funding Act S. 1172, the Keep Our PACT Act S. 532/H.R. 1229, the Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act S. 545/H.R. 1153, the Reaching English Learners Act S. 672/H.R. 1571, the Debt Free College Act S. 867, the PROTECT Student Act Student Loan Refinancing Act (HR 1614 in 115th Congress) S. 448/H.R. 1194, the Graduate Student Savings Act S. 1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act S. 1036, the Affordable College Textbook Act S. 609, the Protecting JOBS Act
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Submitted comments to National Park Service in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: District of Columbia, National Parks, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
S. 3584, the Affordable Loans for Any Student Act HR 7124/S 3626, the Keeping All Students Safe Act S 3699, the Keep Our PACT Act Preventing Sexual Abuse of K-12 Students Act (no bill number yet) Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act (114th Congress HR 6161) H.R.7320, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act H.R.7204, the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act Submitted Comments to the Department of Education [Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0101], State Survey on Activities Supported on Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) Discussions surrounding the Federal Commission on School Safety
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2192 (in the 114th) the Protections and Regulation for Our Students (PRO Students) Act H.R. 4838/S. 3408, the Reaching English Learners Act H.R. 4658/S. 3371, the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R. 6765, the Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act H.R. 6685, the Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 H.R. 6543, the Aim Higher Act H.R. 4001, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act S.3390, the Putting Students First Act S.3362, the Full-Service Community Schools in Distressed Communities Act Draft legislation for the Fair Student Loan Repayment Act Draft legislation for the Preventing Sexual Abuse of K-12 Students Act of 2018 Draft legislation on the Prohibition on use of funds to purchase firearms for educators. Draft legislation for the Trauma-Informed Schools Act Draft legislation for the DIPLOMA Act H.R. 6147 , Education-related amendments to Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 5814, the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 19, specifically amendments regarding education and taxes
H.R. 5609 the Water Affordability Act of 2018 S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Assistance Act
Higher Education Act reauthorization, including H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act; and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program H.R. 5199/S. 2517, the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018 / Military Education Savings Account Act of 2018 S. 1247, the Teacher Loan Repayment Act of 2017 the TEACH grant program S. 3347 in 114th Congress: Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act (no bill number for 115th yet) S. 3065, the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers (Protecting JOBs) Act H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 19, specifically amendments regarding education and taxes Draft Bills on: Charter school accountability; Community schools and opioids; School safety (including federal school safety commission); and The Enhance Access To SNAP (EATS) Act Letter sent to Dept of Ed/DeVos re the Federal Commission on School Safety H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2475, the Rebuild Americas Schools Act S. 1674, the School Building Improvement Act H.R. 5895, DOD schools McSally Amendment to (Mil/Con/Approps related to Federal sector EOs)
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (guns, school safety) Discussions surrounding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, including: H.R. 4399/S. 2136, PSLF Technical Corrections Act H.R. 4859, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act H.R. 3554/S. 1712, SIMPLE Act H.R. 2753/S. 1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act H.R. 5384/S. 2598, Debt-Free College Act S. 3380 in 114th congress, Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act S. 546 from 113th congress, Smarter Borrowing Act H.Con.Res.114, Recognizing the contributions of the public elementary & secondary schools H.R. 5199, Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act S. 2517, Military Education Savings Account Act DC voucher program data collection (comments to ED) S. 705, Child Protection Improvements Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J. Res. 1 and H. J. Res. 2, Balanced budget amendment H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act H.R. 4838, Reaching English Learners Act Draft legislation on Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act Draft legislation on Children's Regulatory Transparency Act H.R.5374, Student Non-Discrimination Act S.2572, Safe Schools Improvement Act H.R. 5318, Investing in Tomorrows Schools Act Discussions surrounding Teacher shortages
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR 2440/S 1615, DREAM Act
H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act All discussions surrounding Medicare/Medicaid Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands healthcare funding All discussions surrounding AHCA
H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success & Prosperity Through Education Reform Act H.R. 2475, Rebuild Americas schools S. 1674, the School building improvement act H.R. 3773/S. 1806, the Child Care for Working Families Act S. 1927, the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act H.R. 4181/S. 2037, the Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2017 (POST Act) S. 2136, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Technical Corrections Act H.R. 4658, the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act H.R. 2440/S. 1615, DREAM Act All Discussions surrounding: Private school vouchers Gainful employment and borrower defense regulations Title II - ESSA Classified School Employees Debt-Free College Partnership Act of 2017 (not yet introduced)
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
HR 3440/S 1615, the DREAM Act, and issues related to the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
S.1806/H.R.3773, the Child Care for Working Families Act HR 895/S 148, the Educational Opportunities Act S 1294, the Native American Education Opportunity Act HR 2475/S1674, the Rebuild Americas Schools Act Discussions surrounding Title IX and sexual assault regulations Comments submitted to ED re student loan debt forbearances for Puerto Rico hurricane victims Comments submitted to ED re req for info re fiduciary rule & prohibited tax exemptions Nomination of Michael Rosen to Neg Reg committee Comments to ED on borrower defense and gainful employment regulations Comments to ED on regulations to repeal/replace/modify The Stand Up for Students Act HR 3554/S 1712, the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act HR 3199, the Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017 HR 8340/S 1864, the Affordable College Textbook Act HR 3742/ S 1792, the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017 S 1619, A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act
H.R. 1393, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2295/S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act
S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Sign-on letter: New EO re Immigration Sign-on letter: letter opposing proposal to separate families at the border Infrastructure (DREAM) (derrick) Sign-on letter: Preservation of DACA
H.R. 1364 Official Time Reform Act of 2017 & related amendment H.R. 1293 Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of Alexander Acosta Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of Andrew Puzder Sign-on letter: Fair Pay CRA opposition Sign-on letter: letter opposing House CRA repealing OSHA rule re: maintaining injury records Sign-on letter: opposing H.R. 1364, use of "official time" by federal employees Sign-on letter: oppose Workplace Advancement Act, support Paycheck Fairness Act
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 2171/H.R. 10/H.R. 4901, regarding Private school vouchers, including DC vouchers/SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit & Retain Excellent Teachers Act S 3380, Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act All discussions surrounding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S 1892/HR 3359, Teacher Loan Repayment Act HR 4933, Teacher Debt Relief Act HR 5962, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act Discussions surrounding gainful employment regulation Discussions surrounding child nutrition in schools Discussions surrounding Trump administration nominees, including DeVos and Price City College of San Francisco accreditation/ACCJC status Student loan cancellation - including Borrower defense to repayment regulations & process Discussions surrounding ED Feedback Discussions surrounding the Estate Tax rule The Stronger Together School Diversity Act Discussions surrounding a constitutional amendment providing a right to an education (Honda) H. CON. RES. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program S. 3368, Access, Success, and Persistence in Reshaping Education (ASPIRE ) Act of 2016 All discussions surrounding ESSA Regs Discussions surrounding Charter Schools Discussions regarding a draft bill to provide grants for lead testing in schools
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2016 · third_quarter · 3A
Submitted Comments to Dept. of Ed on proposed ESSA regulations - Supplement-not-Supplant, and Accountability S. 3368, ASPIRE Act H. Con. Res. 145, Honoring the Public Service of Einstein Fellows on the 25th Anniversary of the Program H.R. 5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments S.3168 - Stronger Together School Diversity Act Rep. Honda draft language: Constitutional amendment on education funding. Informal comments provided to Dept of Ed, CDC re Zika School Guidance Discussions surrounding School-based Medicare with CMS S. 3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act Title II ESEA Submitted comments on CCDBG regulations to Administration for Women & Families Head Start performance standards H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Ed on the proposed rule for borrower defenses against federal student loan repayment Lobbied Dept of Ed re: College Accreditation HR 3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR 5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act HR 5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act HR 5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act S. 3347, the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act H.R. 5962, Multi-year certification for Income-Driven repayment options for federal student loans, including the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act higher education accreditation system, including Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (S 3380), and NACIQI and current status of City College of San Francisco for-profit colleges and related issues, including gainful employment regulation, borrower defense draft regulation, and closure of ITT Tech General discussions surrounding student loan servicing contracts General discussions surrounding private school vouchers, including the DC voucher program S. 1788, the Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act H.R. 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act S. 3168/H.R. 5738, Stronger Together School Diversity Act
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2016 · second_quarter · 2A
FY 2017 Appropriations - in favor of amendments providing emergency funding for Zika Financial Services Appropriations Bill FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control Coalition letter opposing any appropriations provision that would delay or block implementation of Dept of Ed gainful employment regulation Budget and appropriations, including potential Balanced Budget Amendment, and FY 17 funding for ESEA Title I and Impact Aid Higher Education Act reauthorization S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations - amendment on higher education task force
S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2017: - Coalition letter opposing any amendments sanctioning taxpayer-funded employment discrimination - Second letter Supporting the Brown amendment to strike the Manchin amendment, thereby preventing aggressive recruiting
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2016 · first_quarter · 1A
Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Teacher Diversity Comments on the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 regulations H.R. 3948, The Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act H.R. 3947, The Student Loan Payment Optimization Act Commented on School Choice Hearing Signed onto coalition letter asking that Appropriations Committee include $250 million for K-12 computer science as part of the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to support the Computer Science for All movement Wrote in support of nomination of M.K. Wakefield to Ed Sec position Wrote with concerns re nomination of John King to Ed Sec position H.R. 4646/S. 2540, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Higher Education Act reauthorization S 1128, Early Pell Promise Act S 2560/HR 4594, Making Education Accessible and Affordable Act HR 3947, S tudent Loan Payment Optimization Act HR 3948, Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act Teacher Debt Relief Act (no HR number yet) HR 4652, Clarity in Lending for Education and Repayment (CLEAR) Act HR 4872, Save for Success Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act Gainful employment regulation Borrower defense to repayment (regulations and Special Master process) Federal Student Aid feedback system Impact Aid digital count
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2016 · second_quarter · 2A
FY 2017 Appropriations - in favor of amendments providing emergency funding for Zika Financial Services Appropriations Bill FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control Coalition letter opposing any appropriations provision that would delay or block implementation of Dept of Ed gainful employment regulation Budget and appropriations, including potential Balanced Budget Amendment, and FY 17 funding for ESEA Title I and Impact Aid Higher Education Act reauthorization S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations - amendment on higher education task force
National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)
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2016 · third_quarter · 3A
H.R. 2889, the Carried Interest Fairness Act H.R. 5434, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Treasury on IRS regulations on inversions and earnings stripping
Submitted Comments to Dept. of Ed on proposed ESSA regulations - Supplement-not-Supplant, and Accountability S. 3368, ASPIRE Act H. Con. Res. 145, Honoring the Public Service of Einstein Fellows on the 25th Anniversary of the Program H.R. 5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments S.3168 - Stronger Together School Diversity Act Rep. Honda draft language: Constitutional amendment on education funding. Informal comments provided to Dept of Ed, CDC re Zika School Guidance Discussions surrounding School-based Medicare with CMS S. 3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act Title II ESEA Submitted comments on CCDBG regulations to Administration for Women & Families Head Start performance standards H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Ed on the proposed rule for borrower defenses against federal student loan repayment Lobbied Dept of Ed re: College Accreditation HR 3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR 5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act HR 5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act HR 5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act S. 3347, the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act H.R. 5962, Multi-year certification for Income-Driven repayment options for federal student loans, including the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act higher education accreditation system, including Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (S 3380), and NACIQI and current status of City College of San Francisco for-profit colleges and related issues, including gainful employment regulation, borrower defense draft regulation, and closure of ITT Tech General discussions surrounding student loan servicing contracts General discussions surrounding private school vouchers, including the DC voucher program S. 1788, the Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act H.R. 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act S. 3168/H.R. 5738, Stronger Together School Diversity Act
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2889, the Carried Interest Fairness Act H.R. 5434, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Treasury on IRS regulations on inversions and earnings stripping
Submitted Comments to Dept. of Ed on proposed ESSA regulations - Supplement-not-Supplant, and Accountability S. 3368, ASPIRE Act H. Con. Res. 145, Honoring the Public Service of Einstein Fellows on the 25th Anniversary of the Program H.R. 5611, the Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments S.3168 - Stronger Together School Diversity Act Rep. Honda draft language: Constitutional amendment on education funding. Informal comments provided to Dept of Ed, CDC re Zika School Guidance Discussions surrounding School-based Medicare with CMS S. 3136, Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 6236, the Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act Title II ESEA Submitted comments on CCDBG regulations to Administration for Women & Families Head Start performance standards H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Ed on the proposed rule for borrower defenses against federal student loan repayment Lobbied Dept of Ed re: College Accreditation HR 3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act HR 3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act HR 5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act HR 5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act HR 5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act HR 6003, Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act S. 3347, the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act H.R. 5962, Multi-year certification for Income-Driven repayment options for federal student loans, including the Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act or the SIMPLE Act higher education accreditation system, including Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (S 3380), and NACIQI and current status of City College of San Francisco for-profit colleges and related issues, including gainful employment regulation, borrower defense draft regulation, and closure of ITT Tech General discussions surrounding student loan servicing contracts General discussions surrounding private school vouchers, including the DC voucher program S. 1788, the Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act H.R. 6161, the Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act H.R. 711, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act S. 3168/H.R. 5738, Stronger Together School Diversity Act
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Unaccompanied immigrant minors access to legal representation General discussions surrounding ICE Raids
H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act Increased Public Health Funding (overall and for Zika, Opioids, Flint) H.R. 1602, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act/ S. 864, National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act H.R.4266 /S.2408, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R.3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act and prescription drug costs broadly H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) support of nomination of Mary Wakefield for HHS Deputy Secretary General discussions surrounding the Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (Draft) General discussions surrounding Workplace violence in healthcare
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Teacher Diversity Comments on the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 regulations H.R. 3948, The Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act H.R. 3947, The Student Loan Payment Optimization Act Commented on School Choice Hearing Signed onto coalition letter asking that Appropriations Committee include $250 million for K-12 computer science as part of the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to support the Computer Science for All movement Wrote in support of nomination of M.K. Wakefield to Ed Sec position Wrote with concerns re nomination of John King to Ed Sec position H.R. 4646/S. 2540, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Higher Education Act reauthorization S 1128, Early Pell Promise Act S 2560/HR 4594, Making Education Accessible and Affordable Act HR 3947, S tudent Loan Payment Optimization Act HR 3948, Student Loan Transfers Disclosure Act Teacher Debt Relief Act (no HR number yet) HR 4652, Clarity in Lending for Education and Repayment (CLEAR) Act HR 4872, Save for Success Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act Gainful employment regulation Borrower defense to repayment (regulations and Special Master process) Federal Student Aid feedback system Impact Aid digital count
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 10/S 2171, Scholarships for Opportunity & Results Reauthorization Act (DC Vouchers)
Executive order on federal contractor political contributions
FY 2016 Appropriations, including policy riders such as gainful employment, clean budget discussions H.R. 2029, FY 2016 LHHS-Education Appropriations, Tax Extenders H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Omnibus Appropriations
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 613/H.R. 1278 Summer Meals Act of 2015 S. 1539/H.R. 2715 Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2015 (no bill number at this time) Improving School Nutrition Training Act (no bill number at this time) H.R. 3582, Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 S. 590, Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2015 Reauthorization of the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools program All items pertaining to S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act All items pertaining to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act Title I portability and private school vouchers (including DC opportunity scholarship program and Milwaukee voucher program) Discussions surrounding Background checks for school employees FERPA and student data privacy, including Protecting Student Privacy Act (S 1322), Student Privacy Protection Act (HR 3157), Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act (HR 2092), and PTAC funding Discussions surrounding Higher Education Act reauthorization All items pertaining to General Child nutrition reauthorization All items pertaining to Child care and early education All items pertaining to Preschool Development Grants All items pertaining to HEA and early education Discussions surrounding the Perkins loan program Discussions surrounding Accreditation, including NACIQI oversight of ACCJC S 1928, Native Educator Support and Training (NEST) Act HR 3359/ S 1892, Teacher Loan Repayment Act HR 3512/ S 2037, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 3721/ S 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act S 2050, Private Education Loan Modification Act HR 3474/ S 1958, Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (Christophers Law) S. 1908, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Program reauthorization S. 1900. Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act Higher education tax credits S. 2065, Working Student Act S. 2098, Students Before Profits Act Discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulation Discussions surrounding Student loan discharge, including Defense to Repayment/Borrower Defense rules Discussions surrounding College ratings/College Scorecard Discussions surrounding Student loan servicing and student debt stress Discussions surrounding Income-driven repayment, including REPAYE Discussions surrounding Cash Management rule
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Opposition to Reauthorization of DC Voucher Program
All items pertaining to ESEA reauthorization H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, & all relevant amendments S. 1177, the ECAA, & all relevant amendments Comments to Dept of Agriculture re changes to CACFP(child & adult care food program) H.R. 970/S. 559, Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act S 191 Perkins (Educating Tomorrows Workforce Act) H.R. 1827, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act S. 439, Student Non-Discrimination Act S. 311, Safe Schools Improvement Act Charter School Accountability Act (amendment to ECAA) Opposition to vouchers and portability (note - includes but is not limited to DC vouchers) Discussions surrounding Background checks in schools Free community college proposals, including Americas College Promise Act (S. 1716/HR 2962) and College for All Act (S. 1373) S. 1060/H.R. 1956, Pell Grant Protection Act S. 1059/H.R. 1959, College Options for DREAMers Act S. 1061/H.R. 1957, Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act S. 1062/H.R. 1958, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act S. 1557, Service Member Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1664, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act H.R. 2192 PRO Students Act Students Before Profits Act [note - no number yet this Congress] S. 1380/H.R. 2411, Strong Start for America's Children Act Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act (VERRA) [note - has not yet been introduced] H.R. 2429, Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act Gainful employment regulation (opposition to appropriations rider) STEM Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act [note - no number yet this Congress] Discussions surrounding Corinthian Colleges shutdown and student loan discharge, including Defense to Repayment process and closed school discharges (ED) Discussions surrounding Predatory and/or unstable for-profit colleges (ED) Discussions surrounding Collection of marketing expense data at proprietary institutions under the IPEDS Finance Survey (ED) Discussions surrounding Regulatory burden in education (ED)
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
All items pertaining to ESEA reauthorization Draft legislation: The Every Child Ready for College or Career Act (Sen Alexander) H.R. 5, the Student Success Act H.R. 1639, Charter School Transparency, Accountability, and Quality Act Discussions surrounding Early education Comments on CCDBG regulations Comments on CACFP regulations Comments on Teacher Preparation regulations Comments on Pay As You Earn negotiated rulemaking Comments on Gainful Employment regulations College Ratings Discussions surrounding Safe Student Account Scorecard initiative Discussions surrounding Prepaid bank cards and institutions of higher education Americas College Promise (free community college proposal) Discussions surrounding Higher Education Act reauthorization Discussions surrounding Higher education affordability H.R. 649, Student Loan Refinancing Act S. 793/H.R. 1434, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Ac Affordable College Textbooks S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act Consumer protections for higher education students Childcare for veteran higher ed students S. 672, Keep Kids in School Act S. 811/H.R. 1435, Supportive School Climate Act Background checks for school employees S. 37/H.R. 193, CORE Act Portability and vouchers in ESEA School Finance Bill (draft) S. 439, Student Non-Discrimination Act Reforming Underutilized Resources for Advancing Learning Act (not introduced) S. 497 Healthy Families Act S. 191 Educating Tomorrows Workforce Act S. 478 Career Ready Act S. 355 Teaching Safe Relationships Act
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 1086, the bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 Perkins Reauthorization with the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) Discussions surrounding Gainful Employment S.2692 - Campus Accountability and Safety Act Discussions surrounding early education & childcare Charter schools: oversight, access and transparency (ESEA) - draft bill Performance assessments (ESEA) - draft language S 2557, the CORE Act (ESEA) HR 5807, the SMART Act (ESEA) HR 5168, HR 3873, HR 2237, Community Schools bills HR 5704, Master Teachers Bill (ESEA) S 2790, IDEA Fairness Restoration Act HR 5611, Public School Emergency Relief Act S 1596/HR 2083, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act HR 5001/S 2557, Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence (CORE) Act Standardized testing, including HR 5807, Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act Discussions surrounding Vouchers and portability Discussions surrounding Teacher tenure Discussions surrounding Funding for education programs Discussions surrounding Institutions of Higher Education Accreditation Discussions surrounding Issues relating to student loans, including: Public Service Loan Forgiveness certification form Student loan forgiveness programs for teachers Discussions surrounding Contingent faculty and IPEDS Discussions surrounding College ratings Discussions surrounding Teacher preparation regulations Discussions surrounding Issues relating to for-profit colleges, including: Gainful employment regulations Corinthian sale to ECMC
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
Submitted commentary to the White House re Gainful Employment regulations H.R. 4983, the Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 5134, To extend the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for one year H.R. 3136, the Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act H.R. 4984, the Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 5001, the CORE Act S. 2880, the I Teach Act H.R. 5612, the Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act S. 2849, the Diploma Act H.R. 5186, The Homeless Children and Youth Act S. 2790, the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act S. 2789, the IDEA Full Funding Act Master Teacher Corps Act (draft) S. 1596/H.R. 2083 Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1043/H.R. 5219 English Learning and Innovation Act S. 2795 Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act S. 2796 Working Student Act S. 2753 Increasing Student Achievement by Increasing Student Support Act S. 2860 Fast Track to College Act All Items Pertaining to ESEA Discussions surrounding School Improvement Grants with Dept. of Education Discussions surrounding Community Schools Discussions surrounding Charter Schools, specifically in Washington, D.C. Discussions surrounding School discipline and suspensions Discussions surrounding Private school vouchers Discussions surrounding Standardized testing/role of testing in school accountability
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2014 · second_quarter · 2A
FY 2015 Labor, HHS, Ed Appropriations Bill, general education funding, separately on Title I, Title II, the Full Service Community School Program, Impact Aid, RTTT Equity. Draft school finance bill (Rep. Honda). HR. 5001/S. 2557 CORE Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act Supporting Community Schools Act Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act (Senate bill) Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act H.R.4172 All Students Count Act (yet to be introduced) S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically regarding school nutrition H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science & related agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015. Specifically, the Thompson/King/Esty/Heck/Fitzpatrick/Quigley amendment Gainful Employment drafts to HEA H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act Gainful Employment Teacher Prep Higher Education Act Reauthorization Early Head Start and Child Care Partnerships Preschool Development Grant Senate Finance Committee Tax Extenders Package H.R. 4826, School Modernization & Revitalization Through Jobs Act Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal comments DC Opportunity Scholarship program, specifically vouchers S. 1909 /HR 4773, the CHOICE Act S. 1968 /HR 4000, the Scholarships for Kids Act S. 1596/HR2083, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1362, the Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
FY 2015 Labor, HHS, Ed Appropriations Bill, general education funding, separately on Title I, Title II, the Full Service Community School Program, Impact Aid, RTTT Equity. Draft school finance bill (Rep. Honda). HR. 5001/S. 2557 CORE Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act Supporting Community Schools Act Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act (Senate bill) Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act H.R.4172 All Students Count Act (yet to be introduced) S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically regarding school nutrition H.R. 4660, the Commerce, Justice, Science & related agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015. Specifically, the Thompson/King/Esty/Heck/Fitzpatrick/Quigley amendment Gainful Employment drafts to HEA H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act Gainful Employment Teacher Prep Higher Education Act Reauthorization Early Head Start and Child Care Partnerships Preschool Development Grant Senate Finance Committee Tax Extenders Package H.R. 4826, School Modernization & Revitalization Through Jobs Act All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2015 Appropriations (including Presidents budget proposal) FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies S.2162, the 21st Century Worker Tax Cut ActH CON RES 96, FY 2015 House Budget Resolution Alternative Budget Resolutions
All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All items pertaining to Charter schools, including H.R. 10, the Success & Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools ActTitle I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 S. 1086, the bipartisan Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 comments to the Preschool Development Grants Competition (no bill number attached) College Accreditation (no bill number attached) policy recommendations for the next Higher Education Act reauthorization (no bill number attached) Bullying Notification and Equal Protection Claim Assistance Act of 2013 S.1307, The Youth PROMISE Act Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2013 (Draft) H.R.4136, IDEA Full Funding Act New ESEA Accountability Act (Draft) All Students Count Act discussions (no bill number attached) S.2164, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 H.R.4269, Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act of 2014 H.R.3873, Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 4172, the Student Testing Improvement & Accountability Act H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter School Act H.R.1199, Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 All Common Core discussions All Gainful Employment discussions Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants Strong Start for Americas Children Act S. 2036, the Keeping All Students Safe Act S. 1596, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act S. 1968/H.R. 4000 Scholarships for Kids Act S. 1909, the CHOICE Act Carl D. Perkins Act Reauthorization (no bill introduced yet)
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2083/S. 1596, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act H.R. 3461/S. 1697 The Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2013 Higher Education Act Reauthorization (no bill number) Accreditation/City College of San Francisco (no bill number)H.R. 3532, the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act S. 844, The Supporting Community Schools Act H.R. 1500, the Nutrition Education Act H.R. 2920, the Financial Literacy for Students Act H.R. 3612, Know Before You Owe Act H.R. 2662, Family Engagement in Education Act Draft of Bullying Notification and Equal Protection Claim Assistance Act (no bill number) Draft of Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (no bill number) Draft of Ladder To The American Dream Act (no bill number) Draft of Pay-It-Forward Act(no bill number) Childrens Farm Bill (no specific bill number attached at the time we sent letters), re SNAP/Nutrition Discussions surrounding OELA Research Priorities Discussions surrounding Special Education Assessments/2% regulations All items pertaining to IDEA Maintenance of Effort regulations All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA All items pertaining to Early Education
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act FY 2014 Appropriations H.R. 2668, the Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 5, the Student Success ActS. 1334, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act H.R. 2759, the Teachers at the Table Act H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform & Work Opportunity Act H.J. Res. 59, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution S. 844. Supporting Community Schools Act H.R.2237, DIPLOMA Act (Not yet introduced) H.R.1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act H.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2759 Teachers at the Table Act HR 3102 Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (SNAP) All items pertaining to School Vouchers Sen. Bennett, Higher Education tax policy/teacher training (discussions) Rep. Schwartz, College Affordability Act (draft legislation) Rep. CARTWRIGHT, Anti-bullying legislation (draft legislation) Sen. Sanders, ESEA Assessments Pilot (draft legislation) Child care networks (HHS & Congress) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations (HHS) Early ed workforce (ED)
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
All items pertaining to FY 2014 Appropriations, specifically education and school vouchers
All items pertaining to School Vouchers within DC Appropriations
All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All draft items regarding gun control as it directly relates to school and community safety. All items pertaining to School Vouchers within DC AppropriationsDiscussions surrounding Head Start (recompetition/DRS; back-pay) Discussions surrounding Child Care Development Fund (preprint) S. 1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act H.R. 5, the Student Success Act S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013 Draft legislation discussions surrounding Early education funding S. 519, the PRE-K Act Preschool for All initiative, including proposed Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships SNAP funding (House), including H.Res. 90 and HR 1947 Draft legislation regarding Competitive Foods regulations (USDA) HR 1433, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans H.R. 1595, the Student Loan Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act S. 897, the Bank on Student Fairness Act S. 953, the Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003, the Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 1238, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act S. 1241, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act Gainful Employment regulations (WH, ED, House, Senate) Negotiated Rulemaking topics [90/10 rule, cash management, state authorization, clock-hour to credit-hour conversion, neg reg panel composition] (ED) Student Debt Burden (CFPB, Senate) Private Loan Certification (CFPB, Senate) S. 546, the Smarter Borrowing Act Marketing and Recruiting (FTC, Senate), including Protecting Financial Aid for Students and S. 528, the Taxpayers Act S 1156, the Understanding the True Cost of College Act Erate (sign on letter to administration) FY 2014 Appropriations H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom Through Regulator Relief Act H.R. 2252/S. 1083, the All-STAR Act H.R. 1032, the College Affordability Act H.R. 2173/S. 1063, the Effective Teaching and Leading Act H.R. 1940, Reducing Barriers to Learning Act H.R. 2160/S. 392, the Promoting Health as Youth Skills in the Classrooms and Life Act H.R. 1736/S. 840, the School Principal Recruitment and Training Act H.R. 1652/S. 1088, the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) H.R. 2317/S. 282, the Counseling for Career Choice Act S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Background Checks amendment Manchin/Toomey/Schumer/Kirk Assault Weapons ban amendment, Feinstein High capacity magazines amendment, Blumenthal/Lautenberg
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All draft items regarding gun control as it directly relates to school and community safety. S. 150, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013S. 374, Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act of 2013 S. 146, School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 Raising the Bar report Educator Preparation Reform Act Child Care and Development Block Grant regulations Head Start SNAP funding S. 114, the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013 H.R. 532, the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2013 Better Counseling for Smarter Borrowing Act Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Borrower Protection Act S. 406, the Students First Act of 2013 Student Debt Childhood Obesity/Lets Move Active Schools Vouchers Presidents early ed proposal PRE-K Act Kindergarten Entry Assessment Comments State of Preschool Collection Survey 2013-15 Comments Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, S.649 Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, H.R. 138 Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, S.33 Gun Show Background Check Act, S.22 Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013, S. 174 Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, HR 137 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act, HR 141 Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, HR 142 Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act, S 54 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013, HR 65 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, S. 179 The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act, HR 452 A bill to safeguard America's schools by using community policing strategies to prevent school violence and improve student and school safety S.148 Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act, HR 226 School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act, HR 563 Mental Health in Schools Act, S.195 Safe Schools Improvement Act, S.403/H.R.1199 Student Support Act, HR 320 Mental Heath First Aid, HR 274 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013, S.689 Campus Gun Free Zone, Initial Discussions Continuum of Learning Act, HR 791 Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Borrower Protection Act, Not Introduced STEM Master Teacher Corps Act, S. 358 Stepping UP to STEM Act, HR 1089 Student Non-Discrimination Act, Not introduced All items pertaining to School Vouchers within DC Appropriations
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA Child Care and Development Fund Pre-Print, USDA S. 3582/H.R. 6447, Educator Preparation Reform Act Potential cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), including H. Res. 760 Universal Feeding for New York City Schools, USDA Provided testimony to U.S. Senate re: School-to-Prison Pipeline H.J. Res. 66 ("Plan B")/H.R. 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012, specifically as they relate to education cuts
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2012 · third_quarter · Q3
All bills pertaining to ESEA All bills pertaining to NCLB Draft legislation pertaining to Charter Schools Discussions re: Child Care Development Block Grant H.R. 6019, the Juvenile Accountability Black Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention & Intervention Act H.R. 5544, the Minnesota Education Investment & Employment Act F.R. Doc. #2012-11477 to Department of Education re: English Language Learning Students with Disabilities S. 2020, the Keeping all Students Safe Act Discussions re: Teacher Prep Programs
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2168, the Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act
FY 2013 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill (vouchers) All items pertaining to Sequestration S. 3295 Labor, Health, Education and related Agencies Appropriations
All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA All items pertaining to Sequestration All items pertaining to the Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus All items pertaining to the Equity and Excellence Commission S. 3295 Labor, Health, Education and related Agencies Appropriations H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act. S. 2366, the Interest Rate Reduction Act. S. 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act H.R. 2229/S. 2047, the Student to School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2011/2012 Discussions pertaining to Race To The Top local rules
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H. Con. Res. 112, FY 2013 Draft Budget Resolution President's Budget Request All FY 2013 Appropriations, specifically pertaining to health, labor, and education
S. 1747, the Computer Professionals Update Act S. 2168, the Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Trade Workers Act H.R. 4297, the Workforce Investment Act H.R. 3649, the Community Partners Neighborhood Preservation Act
All bills pertaining to NCLB All bills pertaining to ESEA H.R. 3989, the Student Success Act H.R. 3990, the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act S. 555, the Student Non-Discrimination Act S. 2252, the Rebuild America Act Draft legislation pertaining to Teacher Evaluation Discussion with Department of Ed re: Teacher Incentive Fund, Head-Start re-designation, and Teacher Evaluation H.R. 4297, the Workforce Investment Act S. 581, the Childcare Protection Act Draft legislation pertaining to charter schools H.R. 3766, the Jeremy Bell Act H.R. 2902, the Equal Access to Quality Education Act H.R. 3649, the Community Partners Neighborhood Preservation Act
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 1660, the American Jobs Act Opposing taxes on employer-provided health insurance to the Super Committee (Courtney/Cole) On the Deficit Reduction Plan to the Joint Select Committee Super Committee Deliberations
S. 1723, the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act All bills pertaining to ESEA/NCLB All items pertaining to Teacher Evaluation S. 1674, Effective Teaching and Learning Act S. 616, the Supporting Community Schools Act S. 426, the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act H.R. 2090/S. 585, the Full Service Community Schools Act S. 1004, the Promise Neighborhoods Act of 2011 H.R. 3237, the SOAR Technical Corrections Act (specifically D.C. Vouchers) H.R. 2354, Energy & Water Appropriations Bill (specifically D.C. Vouchers)
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2011 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 3992, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 (DREAM) Act
Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision & Government Pension Offset
Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Budget Control Act of 2011 H.R. 2445, the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act State Pension issues
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS via AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2011 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act H. Con. Res. 34 (Ryan Budget) Amendment 94 to National Defense Authorization Act, specifically re: charter schools H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Funding Act S. 3992, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 (DREAM) Act All bills pertaining to Gainful Employment All bills pertaining to Early Childhood Education All drafts pertaining to Teacher Evaluation All bills pertaining to ESEA/NCLB S. 206/H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (specifically vouchers) S. 616, the Supporting Community Schools Act S. 426, the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act H.R. 2090/S. 585, the Full Service Community Schools Act H.R. 507, the Assessment Accuracy & Improvement Act S 758, the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act S. 1019, the Secondary School Reentry Act HR 1482, the Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act S. 1158, the English Learning and Innovation Act of 2011 S. 571, the Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act of 2011 H.R. 1057, the FIT Kids Act DRAFT Stop Abuse for Every Teen (SAFE) Act DRAFT IDEA Full Funding All Drafts of Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendments, including H. J. Res. 1 All Drafts re: Debt Ceiling New Draft, STEM Master Teacher Corps
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Community violence intervention funding; and generally Monitor the following: H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2025, Education related issues. Increased funding for the STOP School Violence Act Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Fiscal Year 2025 Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues. Budget, FY2026, Education related issues
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531/HR.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act H.R.339, SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Entirety Public Law 115-97, Expiration of Trump era tax cuts Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Tax policy related issues H.R.8915, Education and Workforce Freedom Act, Entirety Proposals to expand 529 qualified expenses for additional K12 purposes Monitor the following: Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (draft bill) H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, Entirety Teacher Tax Deductions Capital gains and estate tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Wall Street Tax Act of 2023 Tax gap; Invest in Families; IRS issues Rulemaking regarding Disclosure of Tax-Relevant Information
H.R.8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Amendments including Private school vouchers Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.3074, Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety S.4214, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues Literacy and Censorship related issues S.2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, Entirety Equal opportunity, civil rights and DEIA issues H.R.821, SAVE Act, Entirety S.2691, AI Labeling Act, Entirety Freedom to Vote Act, Entirety The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.3850/S.3949, Pride in Mental Health Act, Entirety H.R.15, Equality Act, Entirety The American Confidence in the Election Act, Entirety H.R.1310, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023, Entirety Support Our Election Works Act, Entirety Equality related issues Department of Justice voting guidelines Civil Rights protection; Pregnant Student Rights Act; and Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act of 2023
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
H.R.8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Amendments including Private school vouchers Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.3074, Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety S.4214, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues Literacy and Censorship related issues S.2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, Entirety Equal opportunity, civil rights and DEIA issues Monitor the following: H.R.3850/S.3949, Pride in Mental Health Act, Entirety S.2691, AI Labeling Act, Entirety H.R.6149/S.1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Entirety H.R.15, Equality Act, Entirety Freedom to Vote Act, Entirety The American Confidence in the Election Act, Entirety The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.1310, Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023, Entirety Support Our Election Works Act, Entirety H.R.51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act, Entirety Equality related issues Department of Justice voting guidelines Civil Rights protection; Pregnant Student Rights Act; and Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act of 2023
1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation, including section 542 of S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety 6. Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments and the DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 7. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety 8. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 9. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety 10. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, generally 11. Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues 12. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 13. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 14. H.Res.990, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 15. Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act 16. Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues 17. H.R.8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Parents Bill of Rights; Culture War; Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region 18. Education technology and kids' privacy related issues 19. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues, including H.R.8660/S.4481, Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act of 2024 20. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; H.R.6792, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act; H.R.2728, Young Garmer Success Act; and H.R.7139/S.3695, Teacher Debt Relief Act 21. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally, including S.963, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act and Teacher Loan Repayment Act 22. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 23. Faiths Law (draft bill) 24. H.R.7725/S.4115, Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act 25. H.R.8407/S.4333, Domenic and Eds Law 26. Welcoming Students to Our Schools Act (draft bill) 27. Helping Students Plan for College Act 28. H.R.8807/S.4595, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act 29. H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act 30. H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act 31. H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act 32. IAQ and Healthy Schools Act (draft bill) 33. S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety 34. Rural education issues 35. Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) 36. S.3266 Focus on Learning Act 37. H.R.5769 Family Friendly Schools Act 38. H.R.8319 Advanced Learning Models Act 39. S.4214 Kids Off Social Media Act 40. Supporting Full-Service Community Schools funding in FY25 Monitor the following: 1. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 2. School Bus related issues 3. Borrower defense rule issues 4. Recognizing Care Workers 5. Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 6. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 7. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 8. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 9. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 10. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 11. H.R.6791, Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023, Entirety 12. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 13. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 14. Ensuring Safe Drinking Water at Schools, Lead & Copper Rule Improvements 15. Health Funding Correction Act 16. H.R.6204, the See the Board Act 17. H.R.7921/S.4091, Countering Antisemitism Act 18. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 19. Career and Technical Education related issues 20. Child Care, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 21. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 22. S.3681, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act 23. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 24. H.R.7804/S.3727, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act 25. H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act 26. S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety 27. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay 28. Tutoring 29. S.1514, Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator and Responder (HELPER) Act, Entirety 30. TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 31. Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act Proposals to expand 529 qualified expenses for additional K12 purposes H.R.339, SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Entirety H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, Entirety H.R.3146/S.1477, Rum Cover Over Act, Education and Infrastructure related issues Public Law 115-97, Expiration of Trump era tax cuts H.R.8915, Education and Workforce Opportunity Act Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (draft bill) Social Security Windfall Elimination provision and Government Pension Offset Monitor the following: Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Teacher Tax Deductions Capital gains and estate tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Wall Street Tax Act of 2023 Tax gap; Invest in Families; IRS issues Dodd-Frank, Section 956
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
Appropriations, FY2024, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills, and generally Fiscal Commission on the National Debt Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2025, Education related issues. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues. H.R.5779, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Monitor the following: President Biden's Budget Proposal, FY2025, Provisions related to DC voucher; Early Learning and Care Programs; Tax policy; Labor, Career and Technical Education; Immigration; Broadband; Social Security and Democracy related issues Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues
Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act H.R.339, SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Entirety H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, Entirety Monitor the following: Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.3146/S.1477, Rum Cover Over Act, Education and Infrastructure related issues Teacher Tax Deductions Capital gains tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Wall Street Tax Act of 2023
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Child Tax Credit Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act Monitor the following: H.R.3146/S.1477, Rum Cover Over Act, Education and Infrastructure related issues Teacher Tax Deductions Capital gains tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety SALT issues Wall Street Tax Act of 2023
Appropriations, FY2024, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills, and generally H.R.5894, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues, including amendments 61, 62, 63, 81, and 142. President Biden's Budget Proposal, FY2025, Provisions related to DC voucher; and Monitor Early Learning and Care Programs Fiscal Commission on the National Debt Monitor the following: H.R.4664/S.2309, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues President Biden's Budget Proposal, FY2024, Education provisions including those related to DC voucher; Labor related provisions; School based mental health; Career, and Technical Education (CTE); Tax and Democracy related issues Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R.3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Debt ceiling/default crisis related issues Appropriations, FY2024, Levels for programs at Department of Education; and Policy Riders in all bills Monitor the following: President Bidens Budget Proposal, FY2024, Education provisions including those related to DC voucher; Labor related provisions; School based mental health; Career, and Technical Education (CTE); Tax and Democracy related issues H.R.187, Default Prevention Act, Entirety Implementation of Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues Implementation of Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally H.R.2811, Limit, Save Grow Act of 2023, Entirety
School Staff Workforce related issues H.R.20/S.567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, Entirety ESP and School Support Staff Family Leave Act Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Entirety Issues related to Unemployment Insurance for contingent faculty Child Labor Law, Violations related issues Monitor the following: Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues Department of Labor Enforcement; Apprenticeship; Work Place Safety related issues Unemployment insurance issues Department of Defense, Overseas Teacher Workforce related issues Paid Family Leave generally NLRB issues Workforce violence related issues Workforce safety related issues Child Care Workforce related issues Non-Compete Rule Making
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; debt cancellation; and borrower defense to repayment discharges H.J.Res.45/S.J.Res.22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Child care workforce issues, generally Recognizing Care Workers Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education) Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2024 funding and policy provisions Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety Right to Read Act, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally Career and Technical Education related issues Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) Community School related issues S.385, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.644, Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act Transparency for Transfer Students Act H.R.1742, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act S.978, Affordable College Textbook Act S.889, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Student Loan Tax Elimination Act Accreditation (higher education) issues School climate proposals, including Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act H. Amdt.128, Private school voucher proposals, including amendment 18 to H.R.5 Supporting Teaching Climate Education in Schools, Entirety H.Res.219, Parents and Students Bill of Rights, Entirety H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety Monitor the following: Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education/Health/Labor related issues broadly Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; Education provisions; and Climate generally Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act Department of Education, Title IX Public Service Reward Act Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally The IDEA Full Funding Act Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act, Pell Grant issues H.R.496, Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act, Pell Grant issues H.R.1655, Jobs to Compete Act, Pell Grant issues Implementation of School Bus related issues; and Renew America Schools program Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act HR.969/S.364, Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education (GAAME) Act H.Res.119/S.Res.54, Expressing support for designation of March 2023 as Music in Our Schools Month Kids Online Safety Act School Safety issues, generally Public transparency for low financial-value postsecondary programs
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
H.R.8295/S.4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues President Bidens Budget Proposal, FY2023, Education provisions including those related to DC voucher; and School based mental health Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, NLRB issues; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Child Tax Credit; Immigration/DACA related issues; SALT issues; Emergency Connectivity; and Monitor Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act Monitor the following: Public Law 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2022, Child Nutrition Waivers Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Educator; Affordable Housing; Broadband issues; Tax reform; and Tax related issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally Community Violence Intervention funding
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver and TEPSLF Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding and policy provisions College completion funding proposals and funding Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Child care workforce issues, generally Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2460/S.1098, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act H.R.8474/S4581, Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act H.R.9056, Promoting the Importance of Effective School Libraries and School Librarians Act H.R.8856/S.4867, Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act S.2981, Homes for Every Local Provider, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act Community College Infrastructure Financing Act (draft bill) Funding Community College Infrastructure Act (draft bill) H.R.7780, Mental Health Matters Act Mental health supports for educators and school staff Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Department of Education, Title IX Monitor the following: Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, American Families Plan; Education provisions; Climate generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298) Rural Education related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; and Implementation of School Bus related issues H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act 504 Plan Regulatory Update Charter School issues, generally Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) H.R.7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act S.4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act H.R.4786/S.2550, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2021 Every Student Succeeds Act Section 8546 compliance American Rescue Plan Maintenance of Equity requirements, Section 2004 H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues Student Apprenticeship Act, Entirety Coronavirus in Schools PROMESA, Implementation and Puerto Rico School Blackouts related issues Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2023, Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Public Law 117-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2022, Child Nutrition Waivers Reconciliation bill, Child care/Universal PreK; Higher Education provisions President Bidens Budget Proposal, FY2023, Education provisions; and School based mental health Community Violence Intervention funding COVID Supplemental spending proposal H.R.7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Union related issues on Military Bases Monitor the following: President Bidens Budget proposal, FY2022, Education provisions Reconciliation bill, Educator; Affordable Housing; Paid family Leave; Tax reform; Higher Education provisions; and Labor law violation penalties Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, and Higher education Emergency Relief Fund Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally Department of Labor funding levels
H.R.7502, Babies Over Billionaires Act Monitor the following: Untaxed gains/millionaires income tax proposals, including Biden FY2022 Budget Free‐Market Accountability Through Investor Rights (FAIR) Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding Student Loan Borrower Relief Act (draft bill) H.R.6537 - Pell Grant Sustainability Act H.R.6466, Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act of 2022 H.R.6749, Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2022 H.R.7000, Clean Slate through Consolidation Act H.R.7040/S 3818, Affordable College Textbook Act H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Higher education provisions (Pell Grant and data transparency provisions - House amendment #298); and Monitor Climate related instruction College completion funding proposals Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban H.R.7320/S.3973, Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022 H.R.6532/S.3544, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act Child care workforce issues, generally Green Ribbon Schools program related issues Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resiliency (CLEAR) Act, School related issues Book Banning related issues Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Rural Education related issues and initiatives Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Borrower defense rule issues Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Implementation of School Bus related issues H.R.7037, School Social Workers Improving Student Services Act H.R.5428, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act Department of Education, Safe gun storage information for schools Monitor the following: Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (TELORA)(115th Congress) S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act H.R.3602, Computer Science for All Act of 2021, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues African American History Act, Entirety H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act, American Families Plan, Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; Education provisions; Climate generally; and Broadband generally H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues K-12 school discipline guidance Individualized Education Program (IEP) FAQs S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Child Care infrastructure, generally Community schools related issues H.R.6898, Teacher Debt Relief Act S.3794, Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act Coronavirus in Schools Student Loan Oversight COVID-19 Accountability Systems, ESEA Civil Rights Data Collection
Babies Over Billionaires Act Monitor the following: Oil Windfall Profit tax proposals Untaxed gains/millionaires income tax proposals, including Biden FY2022 Budget
Monitor the following: H.R.5723, Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety H.R.82/S.1302, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021, Entirety
Filing targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
H.R.4502/S.3062, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2022, HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs; and Education provisions H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds; Labor and tax issues; and Higher education Emergency Relief Fund H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), Child care/Universal PreK; Educator; School infrastructure; Affordable Housing; Paid family Leave; Tax reform; Higher Education provisions; and Labor law violation penalties Emergency Educational Connections Act, Broadband E-rate related issues Community violence intervention funding Monitor the following: H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Bipartisan Senate/White House infrastructure negotiations Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, generally Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community College Infrastructure Act
H.R.5723, Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety S.3770, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act, Entirety H.R.5866/S.3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act Monitor the following: H.R.82/S.1302, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Monitor International Students related issues
H.R.4502, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2022, HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act Community College Infrastructure Act Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds; Labor and tax issues; and Higher education Emergency Relief Fund H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), School infrastructure; Paid family Leave; Tax reform; and Labor law violation penalties Emergency Educational Connections Act, Broadband E-rate related issues Monitor the following: H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act Moving Forward Act Bipartisan Senate/White House infrastructure negotiations Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, generally H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Nomination related issues: Department of Labor, Deputy Secretary United States Department of Education, Under Secretary United States Department of Education, Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development United States Department of Education, General Counsel United States Department of Education, Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs Monitor the following: H.R.51/S.631, Washington D.C. Admission Act, Entirety H.R.1/S.1, For the People Act of 2021, Entirety Nomination US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs H.R.604, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act Community College Infrastructure Act Implementation of Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds; and Labor and tax issues Monitor the following: Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, generally H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act Moving Forward Act Bipartisan Senate/White House infrastructure negotiations Emergency Educational Connections Act, Broadband E-rate related issues
10 Digit Long Code (peer to peer texting Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Waivers on nutrition programs (USDA) COVID-19, Fiscal Relief proposals Vaccine priority for Educators Increased vaccine development for kids PPE testing and vaccines for our schools S.220, Emergency Family Stabilization Act Monitor the following: Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act Puerto Rico Recovery: Education, Housing, Infrastructure, Nutrition and Mental Health related issues Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as follows: Division H, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and Division N, Additional Coronavirus Response Relief Issue activity including but not limited to Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; Liability Protection related issues, and Food Insecurity
Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Part I Section 9901, Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds; and Labor and tax issues Department of Education programs, Funding related issues COVID-19 related supplemental funding bills H.Con.Res.11/S.Con.Res.5 (budget resolution with reconciliation instructions) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021, HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs Monitor the following: Implementation of Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as follows: Division H, Division H, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and Division N, Additional Coronavirus Response Relief Issue activity including but not limited to Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; Liability Protection related issues, and Food Insecurity
Filing targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Teacher loan forgiveness programs Community schools related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Private school vouchers, micro-grants, or set-asides Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation S.Res.711, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives The Reopen Schools Safety Act H.R.7887, Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act H.R.8468, Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act H.R.8460/S.4936, Protecting Our Students in Schools Act H.R.3112, For-Profit Fraud Act H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act H.R.3179/S.1775: Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act H.R.3487, Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act School discipline issues, generally PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher preparation and tutoring services Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety S.4865, The Community Schools Expansion Act of 2020, generally Rural Education related issues and initiatives, 2021 Every Student Succeeds Act, Equity indicators Monitor the following: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Borrower defense rule issues H.R.6363 Student Debt Emergency Relief Act S. 3745, Coronavirus Emergency Borrower Defense Act HR 7294, COVID-19 Perkins Loan Relief Act H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Department of Education, Title IX Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Income Share Agreements, generally H.R.5984, COAT Act H.R.6106/S.3405, DIPLOMA Act, Entirety H.R.2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act HR 6902, Black History is American History, entirety Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act HR 1043/S.460 - Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019 HR 6825, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2020 H.R.7848/S.4360, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Equitable services provisions of CARES Act, interim final rule and ED guidance H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety H.R.2, Moving Forward Act of 2020, Public School infrastructure issues H.R.2639/S.1418, Strength in Diversity Act H.R.7925/S.4480, Advanced Coursework Equity Act Allison R. Brown Building Just Schools for Children Act
Monitor Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education
Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as follows: Division H, Division H, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Division M, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and Division N, Additional Coronavirus Response Relief Issue activity including but not limited to Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; Liability Protection related issues, and Food Insecurity Department of Education programs, Funding related issues COVID-19 related supplemental funding bills Including Senate "Skinny" COVID-19 proposal Monitor the following: Healthcare professionals workforce programs Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding Community Health Center Funding
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; Liability Protection related issues, and Food Insecurity, as follows: Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY2020 Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act Waivers on nutrition programs (USDA) PPE for Schools COVID-19, Fiscal Relief proposals H.R.925, The Heroes Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Puerto Rico Recovery: Education, Housing, Infrastructure and Mental Health related issues Implementing Defense Production Act White House Coronavirus Task Force
Monitor Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education
H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety Teacher loan forgiveness programs Community schools related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally Equitable services provisions of CARES Act, interim final rule and ED guidance Private school vouchers, micro-grants, or set-asides Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives The Reopen Schools Safety Act H.R.2, Moving Forward Act of 2020, Public School infrastructure issues Children's Commission H.R.2639/S.1418, Strength in Diversity Act Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act H.R.7925/S.4480, Advanced Coursework Equity Act H.R.7887, Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act H.R.8468, Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act H.R.8460, Protecting Our Students in Schools Act Allison R. Brown Building Just Schools for Children Act H.R.3112, For-Profit Fraud Act H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act H.R.3179/S.1775: Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act H.R.3487, Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act Monitor the following: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally Borrower defense rule issues PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety H.R.6363 Student Debt Emergency Relief Act S. 3745, Coronavirus Emergency Borrower Defense Act HR 7294, COVID-19 Perkins Loan Relief Act H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Department of Education, Title IX Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation Teacher Workforce related issues H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Income Share Agreements, generally H.R.5984, COAT Act H.R.6106/S.3405, DIPLOMA Act, Entirety H.R.2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act HR 6902, Black History is American History, entirety Lenders Offer Assistance Now (LOAN) Act HR 1043/S.460 - Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019 HR 6825, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2020
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Education Innovation and Research Grant, Teacher professional development vouchers Department of Education programs, Funding related issues COVID-19 related supplemental funding bills Monitor the following: Healthcare professionals workforce programs Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title II part A, Funding
Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education
H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses Monitor the following: H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally
H.R.2474/S.1306, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1154/S.1394, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, Entirety H.R.3463/S.1970, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019, Entirety H.R. 6139, COVID-19 Worker Protection Act, Enitrety Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act Unemployment Benefits, generally Monitor the following: Teacher pay related issues Teacher shortages related issues Teacher diversity related issues
Coronavirus communication and preparedness; Future Global Pandemics; Education Workforce; Paid Sick Leave related issues; PPE funding; COVID-19 Testing Availability; Public infrastructure at State and Local levels; Education stabilization fund; Taxation and Retirement; as follows: Public Law 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY2020 Public Law 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Public Law 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act Waivers on nutrition programs (USDA) Monitor the following: Puerto Rico Recovery: Education, Housing, Infrastructure and Mental Health related issues Implementing Defense Production Act White House Coronavirus Task Force
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Public Law 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FELPA), and Section 1114 H.R.2265/S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act, Entirety
1. H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety 2. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety 3. H.R.4674, College Affordability Act, Entirety 4. H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety 5. Teacher loan forgiveness programs 6. H.R.5350, Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve outcomes For Youth Act (DIVERSITY) Act, Entirety 7. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally 8. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Inclusion 9. Teacher Preparation related issues 10. Teacher shortages related issues 11. Teacher diversity 12. Grow Your Own Program related issues 13. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 14.H.R.4308, Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students (CAMPUS) Act, Entirety 15.S.J.Res.56 / H.J.Res.76, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability", Borrower defense rule issues 16. S.2784, Family Friendly Schools Act, Entirety 17.H.R.1364/S.568, Child Care for Working Families Act 18.H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 19. H.R.3578, Community College Student Success Act, Entirety 20. H.R.4639, Pell Grant Sustainability Act, Entirety 21. PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety 22. H.R.5241/S.2925, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act, Entirety 23. Student Parent Center Act, Entirety 24. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 25. H.R.912, Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act, Entirety 26. Department of Education, Title IX Monitor generally as follows: 27.H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act 28. H.R.787/S.213, the SOAR Reauthorization Act 29.H.R.3497/S.839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act 30.Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged and General Provisions; Technical Amendments, Docket ID ED-2018-OESE-0106 31. S. 2548, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Entirety 32. H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety 33. H.R.4212/S.2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019, Entirety 34. H.R.3926/S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety 35. H.R.3179/S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety 36. Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation 37. H.R.3662, Relief for Defrauded Students Act, Entirety 38. H.R.3887/S.2235, Student Loan Debt Relief Act, Entirety 39. Income Share Agreements, generally 40. H.R.3369, Defending All Veterans In Education Act, Entirety 41. H.R.4206, Student and Taxpayer Protection Act, Entirety 42. H.R.3833, Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act, Entirety 43. H.R.4391, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act, Entirety 44. H.R.4475, Higher Education Student Protection Act, Entirety 45. H.R.4107, Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, Entirety 46. Teacher pay related issues
H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety Guaranteed Retirement Accounts/retirement security H.R.860/S.269, Social Security 2100 Act, Entirety H.R.3934, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, Windfall Elimination Provision H.R.4540, Public Servants Protection & Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE ACT), 529 Savings Plan issues S.2254, Butch Lewis Act of 2019, Entirety S.27, American Miners Act, Entirety Monitor H.R.3934, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, Windfall Elimination Provision
H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.748, Health Benefits Tax Repeal, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R.748/S.684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety S.J.Res.50, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Contributions in Exchange for State or Local Tax Credits", SALT Tax dediction
H.R.2474/S.1306, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1154/S.1394, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, Entirety H.R.3463/S.1970, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.582/S.150, Raise the Wage Act, Entirety S.270, Paycheck Fairness Act, Entirety Teacher shortages related issues Teacher diversity related issues H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5104, Respect Graduate Student Works Act, Entirety H.R.5075, FAIR Leave Act, Entirety Teacher pay related issues Monitor the following: H.R.728/S.1399, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R.2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R.2740, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020, IDEA, Title I, Title II of ESSA, Title II of HEA, PSLF, Monitor Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services H.R.2500/S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Shalala Amendment Infrastructure Plan, generally Public Law No: 116-37, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, generally S.J.Res.54, A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019, Entirety Monitor H.R.3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2020, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, and DC Voucher related provisions
H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success related issues S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.748, Health Benefits Tax Repeal, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.748/S.684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, Entirety
H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety Guaranteed Retirement Accounts/retirement security H.R.860/S.269, Social Security 2100 Act, Entirety H.R.3934, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, Windfall Elimination Provision H.R.4540, Public Servants Protection & Fairness Act, Entirety Monitor H.R.1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE ACT), 529 Savings Plan issues
H.R.2500/S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Shalala Amendment, and Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FELPA) 1.H.R.2265/S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act, House Section 1119/Senate Section 1105
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE ACT), 529 Savings Plan issues H.R.2991/S.1649, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, Entirety Monitor Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
H.R.2500/S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Treatment of Federal Employees related issues, and Voucher issues
H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2923/S.1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act, Entirety H.R.1967/S.931, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.748/S.684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, Entirety
Public Law 116-13, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.865/S.266, Rebuild Americas Schools Act, Entirety H.R.1878/S.866, the IDEA Full Funding Act, Entirety H.R.2315/S.1172, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, Entirety H.R.2441/S.1203, the What You Can Do for Your Country Act, Entirety Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Entirety Americas College Promise Act, Entirety H.R.3512/S.867, Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act), Entirety H.R.2006/S.943, College Equity Act, Entirety HR 3472/S.1947, College for All Act, Entirety S.1387, Consider Teachers Act, Entirety S.1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or POST Act of 2019, Entirety Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act, Entirety S.1845, If its Good Enough for the banks, Its Good Enough for Students Act, Entirety Know Before You Owe Act Private Education Loan Act, Entirety Teacher loan forgiveness programs Generally monitor the following: Department of Education, Title IX Public Service Loan Forgiveness H.Res.31, Keeping guns out of classrooms S.Res.110, A resolution keeping guns out of classrooms S.568 Child Care for Working Families Act H.R.1364 Child Care for Working Families Act S. 213/H.R. 787, the SOAR Reauthorization Act Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act Full-Service Community Schools in Distressed Communities Act, Community Schools
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S. 851/H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H. Res. 271, Resolution Condemning Trump Administrations Legal Assault on Health Care. H.R.1384/S.1129, Medicare for All Draft legislation surrounding Medicare for America Draft legislation surrounding Improving Medicaid in Schools Act H.R.1597, National Nurse Act H.R. 1114, To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Submitted comments to Dept. of Homeland Security re: proposed regulations to amend the Flores Settlement Agreement, DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted comments to the Dept. of Homeland Security re: the proposed Public Charge rule change regarding immigrant inadmissibility to the United States, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2010-0012, document citation 83 FR 51114
S. 3236, the Relocation Expense Parity Act Submitted comments to IRS re: Contributions in Exchange for State or Local Tax Credits (REG-112176-18)
Opposition to nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS Opposition to nomination of Chad Readler to Court of Appeals in the 6th circuit
H.R. 6933/S. 3526, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Discussions surrounding retirement security/employer-provided pensions
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
H.R. 6161 (in 114th) Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act FY 2019 Appropriations, Specifically re LHHS and Education H.R. 6147 (Education-related amendments) Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 2718, the Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 3236, the Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 6760, the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
the substitute amendment (#1958) to H.R. 2579 offered by Sens. Mike Rounds and Angus King (DACA) Discussions on Immigration, DACA, and Temporary Protected Status
HR 1625, FY 2018 Budget, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 Appropriations
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
FY 2018 Appropriations bills (LHHS, minibus, etc) HR 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act H.R.4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. H.Con.Res.71 and S.Con.Res.25, FY 2018 Congressional Budget Resolution
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Comments on IRS earnings stripping rule Comments submitted re treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness Tax free status of employer sponsored health insurance Tax reform, including the State and Local Tax Deduction HR 2887, the No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 The Public Dollars for Public Schools Act HR 2193, the Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 HR 3757/S 1849, the Grow American Incomes Now Act of 2017 H.R. 399/ S.82, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act of 2017 H.R. 2295/ S.1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1144 / S.805, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act of 2017 H.R. 859/ S. 265, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
H.R. 790, Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 2585 / S.881, the 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017
FY 2018 House Omnibus Approps ESSA Title IIA Discussions surrounding funding for federal education programs HR 895/S 148, the Educational Opportunities Act S 1294, the Native American Education Opportunity Act
S 705, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
All items pertaining to Title II All items pertaining to ESSA Discussions surrounding CFPB student loan servicer data collection H.R. 2475, the Rebuild Americas Schools Act H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act HR 1387 SOAR Reauthorization Act HR 895 Educational Opportunities Act HR 2902, IDEA Full Funding Act S 1379, Graduate Student Savings Act HR 1880/S 806, College for All Act HR 2378, Save for Success Act Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act (in 114th Congress was S 3380) HR 2526, POST GRAD Act S 1262, Fairness for Struggling Students Act S.1421, Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act
FY 2017 Appropriations & policy riders FY 2018 Appropriations & policy riders
S.1421, Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act
H.R. 986, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 2776, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2775, the Employee Privacy Protection Act H. R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act of 2017, and the related amendment (H.R. 1293) Discussions surrounding DOLs fiduciary rule
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Sign-on letter: Need for a strong "nutritional safety net" for low-income individuals and families
Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of Betsy DeVos to Secretary of Education H.J. Res. 57 and S.J. Res. 25 to ESSA Comments submitted re Hearings surrounding Helping Students Succeed Through the Power of Choice Discussions surrounding Perkins CTE Reauthorization H.R. 1387, SOAR Scholarships for Opportunity & Results Reauthorization Sign-on letter: Response to published notice re: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection Discussions surrounding Gun Free School Zones (potential Executive Action)
Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of John Mick Mulvaney to the Office on Management and Budget FY17 Appropriations, specifically re Education, HHS, Labor S.J. Res. 14, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. Sign-on letter: To ensure adequate funding for non-defense discretionary Sign-on letter: asking for the highest possible funding levels for key workforce and education programs that fund and support good jobs. Sign-on letter: advocates for Job Training/Adult Ed to be included in budgets Sign-on letter: opposing proposed budget due to effects on children Sign-on letter: calling attention to crucial early childhood education programs Sign-on letter: calling for increased IDEA funding
Sign-on letter: Take on Wall Street Campaign re AFR/CFPBDefense
H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, specifically relating to Cadillac tax, Sanchez & Del Bene amendments Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of Tom Price H.R. 1776, Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act H.R.817, End Surprise Billing Act S.774, Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act Discussions surrounding Draft Legislation for the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 Discussions surrounding ACA, The Affordable Care Act Discussions surrounding Medicaid Funding Discussions surrounding Health-care tax exclusion Discussions surrounding Miners healthcare and pensions Sign-on letter: In support of Hygiene Assistance For Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 Sign-on letter: repeal of ACA; Medicaid block grants; defunding PP Sign-on letter: children's health care Sign-on letter: asking for "do no harm" approach with regards to kids and potential changes to health care system.
Sign-on letter: Title IV transgender protection guidance recission Sign-on letter: Against Increased Hate Incidents
Sign-on letter: tax reform that "strengthens our nation's families, communities, public finances and share principles of fairness.
Sign-on letter: oppose Medicaid block grants Sign-on letter: Save Medicaid in Schools Sign-on letter: supporting school-based Medicaid programs
Sign-on letter: CRA opposition letter Sign-on letter: Guidance re: "1 in, 2 out" (federal regulations) Submitted materials, information, and questions regarding the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court of the United States
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
S. 2171/H.R. 10/H.R. 4901, regarding Private school vouchers, including DC vouchers/SOAR Reauthorization Act
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 2889, the Carried Interest Fairness Act H.R. 5434, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act Submitted comments to Dept. of Treasury on IRS regulations on inversions and earnings stripping
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
S 2800, Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act General discussions surrounding IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations
H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act Increased Public Health Funding (overall and for Zika, Opioids, Flint) H.R. 1602, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act/ S. 864, National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act H.R.4266 /S.2408, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R.3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act and prescription drug costs broadly H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) support of nomination of Mary Wakefield for HHS Deputy Secretary General discussions surrounding the Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (Draft) General discussions surrounding Workplace violence in healthcare
Unaccompanied immigrant minors access to legal representation General discussions surrounding ICE Raids
H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control
National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)
Coalition letter re school-based Medicaid Programs. Coalition letter in support of the administrations Medicare Part B Drug Payment Pilot Proposal 2017, Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Clean Budget/FY 2017 Appropriations (no bill attached) Signed onto coalition letter requesting highest funding levels in FY 2017 Appropriations to 302(b) subcommittee allocations Signed onto coalition letter asking that Appropriations Committee include $250 million for K-12 computer science as part of the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to support the Computer Science for All movement Signed onto coalition letter urging significant increase in funding for IDEA in the FY2017 LHHS-Education appropriation Signed onto coalition letter expressing concern re cuts to Title I programs in ESSA/FY2017 Appropriations Signed onto coalition letter requesting support for a $1.3 billion funding level for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) in the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Unaccompanied immigrant minors access to legal representation General discussions surrounding ICE Raids
Coalition letter re school-based Medicaid Programs. Coalition letter in support of the administrations Medicare Part B Drug Payment Pilot Proposal 2017, Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter.
S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2017: - Coalition letter opposing any amendments sanctioning taxpayer-funded employment discrimination - Second letter Supporting the Brown amendment to strike the Manchin amendment, thereby preventing aggressive recruiting
S 2800, Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act General discussions surrounding IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations
H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act Increased Public Health Funding (overall and for Zika, Opioids, Flint) H.R. 1602, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act/ S. 864, National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act H.R.4266 /S.2408, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act H.R.3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act and prescription drug costs broadly H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) support of nomination of Mary Wakefield for HHS Deputy Secretary General discussions surrounding the Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (Draft) General discussions surrounding Workplace violence in healthcare
H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Coalition letter re school-based Medicaid Programs. Coalition letter in support of the administrations Medicare Part B Drug Payment Pilot Proposal 2017, Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter.
National Coalition for Public Education coalition letter sign-on, in opposition to DC School Voucher Program in FY 2017 Letter to DoE/HHS re UAC treatment (no bill number) H.R.4013 - Equity and Excellence in American Education Act Gender Equity in Education Act (Draft) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003) Teacher Diversity HR 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Private school vouchers, including: HR 4901, SOAR Reauthorization Act and S 2711 Native American Education Opportunity Act S. 3025, Graduate Student Savings Act Student Loan Repayment Simplification Act (no HR number yet) HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 396/HR 747, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act S 1122/HR 2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act S 1165, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act S 1664/HR 3988, Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S 1938/HR 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans Act S 2037/HR 3512, Pell Grant Restoration Act HR 2192, PRO Students Act S 2098/HR 3992, Students Before Profits Act S 2253/HR 3991, Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act HR 4054, Ensuring Quality Education for Veterans Act (Waters) General discussions surrounding Gainful employment regulations General discussions surrounding Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations General discussions surrounding Student loan repayment improvements, including CFPBs Payback Playbook General discussions surrounding Teacher loan forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness HR 5587 or Perkins strengthening Career and Technical education for the 21st-century act S.3056, CREATES Act General discussions surrounding ESSA Regulations General discussions surrounding ICE Raids H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R. 5611, Homeland Safety and Security Act and related amendments (Thompson) S 2859, College Access Act Promoting Access and Retention Through New Efforts to Require Shared Higher Investments in Postsecondary Success (PARTNERSHIPS) Act (no bill number yet)
FY 2017 Appropriations - in favor of amendments providing emergency funding for Zika Financial Services Appropriations Bill FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control Coalition letter opposing any appropriations provision that would delay or block implementation of Dept of Ed gainful employment regulation Budget and appropriations, including potential Balanced Budget Amendment, and FY 17 funding for ESEA Title I and Impact Aid Higher Education Act reauthorization S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 FY 17 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations - amendment on higher education task force
S. 2814, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2017: - Coalition letter opposing any amendments sanctioning taxpayer-funded employment discrimination - Second letter Supporting the Brown amendment to strike the Manchin amendment, thereby preventing aggressive recruiting
S 2800, Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act HR 1285, Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act HR 2889, Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2103, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act S 1908/HR 4109, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S 2272/HR 4101, Protect Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act General discussions surrounding IRS Normal Retirement Age regulations
H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and as released as Rep. Thompson amendment H.R.4269, Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, specifically in support of Amendments 4720 (Feinstein) and 4750 (Murphy) re gun control
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Clean Budget/FY 2017 Appropriations (no bill attached) Signed onto coalition letter requesting highest funding levels in FY 2017 Appropriations to 302(b) subcommittee allocations Signed onto coalition letter asking that Appropriations Committee include $250 million for K-12 computer science as part of the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill to support the Computer Science for All movement Signed onto coalition letter urging significant increase in funding for IDEA in the FY2017 LHHS-Education appropriation Signed onto coalition letter expressing concern re cuts to Title I programs in ESSA/FY2017 Appropriations Signed onto coalition letter requesting support for a $1.3 billion funding level for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) in the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Reauthorization of Higher Education Act S. 2176/H.R. 3721, Affordable College Textbook Act S. 1908/H.R. 4109 Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 1128, Early Pell Promise Act H.R. 4223, POST GRAD Act S. 1177/H.R. 5, Reathorization Conference for ESEA All items pertaining to ESSA Perkins Reauthorization Reprogramming request for Reorganization of Bureau of Indian Education S. 1998, Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act H.R. 2521, the Restoring Education & Learning Act Higher education accreditation issues Borrower defense negotiated rulemaking Gainful employment regulation Child Nutrition Act reauthorization Teacher Diversity Project SERV grants
Filing targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
All items pertaining to Labor, HHS, Education and related agencies appropriations (no specific bill numbers available at this time, but all dicussions surrounding these)
Title I portability and private school vouchers (specifically the DC opportunity scholarship program)
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S 815, ENDA Gainful Employment (no bill number) S. 1747, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 (Minimum Wage) All discussions surrounding the extension of Unemployment InsuranceS. 1270, the Hatch SAFE Act (annuitizing pensions)
S. 1569, the Default Prevention Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25/S. Con. Res. 8, the FY 2014 Budget Conference Senate Amendment to H. J. Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act Discussions surrounding FY 2014 Appropriations, no specific bill number attached
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 H.Con.Res. 25, the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution FY 2013 Continuing ResolutionLabor, HHS, Ed Appropriations (FY 2013 & 2014) Sequestration Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolution, S.CON.RES.8
Filing targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act Amendments to H.R. 2218 Budget Control Act of 2011 HR 2445, the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act H.R. 2902, the Equal Access to Quality Education Act S. 1328, the Strengthening Kids Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act S. 1674: Effective Teaching and Learning Act H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act S. 1399/H.R. 2607, the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act S. 616, the Supporting Community Schools Act S. 426, the Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act H.R. 2090/S. 585, the Full Service Community Schools Act H.R. 2434, FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Bill DC Vouchers H.R. 5336, the Teacher and Principal Improvement Act DRAFT legislation regarding the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act All bills pertaining to Early Education/PreK Teaching Education Preparation Programs All bills pertaining to Teacher Evaluation All bills pertaining to ESEA/NCLB DRAFT of American Jobs Act
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
H. Con. Res. 34, Ryan Budget Resolution H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendments including H.J. Res. 1 All Debt Ceiling drafts
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE