ms EUGENIA STONER

National Institutes of Health - Oppose additional caps and restrictions on Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs associated with NIH sponsored extramural research. In support of the NIH peer review system and continued support of NIH extramural research funding. In support of Title VII and Title VIII funding in HHS appropriations.In support of the replacement of automatic spending reductions known as sequestration because of the harm it would do the biomedical research at the university funded by NIH. Demonstrated how declining federal support for medical research will prevent future breakthroughs and discourage potential researchers from entering the field. Argued that decline in NIH support would disproportionately impact Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In support of replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. # 112-25) which disproportionately harms domestic discretionary programs including academic research and federal student aid with a balanced agreement to prevent budget sequestration, reduce deficit, and create jobs and economic growth.In support of sustained strategic federal investments in research and student financial aid to close the innovation deficit and bolster our nations long term economic and national security. Defense Appropriations Act Title IV - In support of increased funding for Defense Science and Technology, and Basic and Applied Research in all services; funding for Department of Defense Injury Prevention and Performance Optimization Research Initiative in all services. Title VI In support of funding for Defense Health Related research in all services including TBI and PTSD research. Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act Dept. of Education increased funding for student financial aid; higher education aid for disadvantaged students including Pell Grants, subsidized student loans and federal work study programs. Department of Education Appropriation -- increased funding for student financial aid; education research; graduate education; and higher education programs for disadvantaged students including Pell Grants. In support of funding for the Department of Education's international education and foreign language studies programs, HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays. Dept of Health and Human Services Title II increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH) extramural research programs. In support of Title VII and Title VIII funding. Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations Act advocated for increased funding for National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and NASA related research. Energy and Water Appropriations Act Advocated for increased funding for the Office of Science, Fossil Energy Research and the ARPA-E program. Continued support for the National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL). Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act increased funding for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under Title II including funding for VHA Medical and Prosthetic Research including transplantation, TBI and PTSD related research.

In support of collaboration between Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration on research related to the diagnosis and treatment of TBI, PTSD, transplantation, tissue/organ regeneration, prosthetics and other medical issues facing active and retired members of the armed forces.In support of increased funding for health related R&D in all branches of the military. In support of university based military medicine related research.

Fossil Energy Appropriations. In support of increased funding for the Department of Energy Fossil Energy (FE) budget and support for Oil and Natural Gas Technologies R&D. Support for nuclear energy, energy delivery and reliability and critical materials research.Funding for Fossil Energy Program supports the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) program. Specific activities include Carbon Capture, Carbon Storage, Advanced Energy Systems, and Crosscutting Research

NSF In support of increased funding for NSF research. In opposition to restrictions on fields of research eligible to be funded by NSF grants. In support of robust funding for Social/Behavioral/Economics research within NSF and other federal research funding agencies. In opposition to legislation that would fundamentally alter the peer-review system in place at NSF and other federal research agencies.Advocated for continued support for the Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute Program. In support of Presidential initiative to fund manufacturing innovation and research initiatives in the Departments/Agencies of Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. Advocated for research universities to play a leading role in any potential institute. In support of legislative solutions for stewardship of Federal Helium Reserve. In support of passing an America COMPETES Act reauthorization bill that calls for real and sustained growth in funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy Office of Science, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E). In support of STEM education programs at the K-12 and post-secondary level.

In favor of proposals that would increase availability of Green cards and visas for advanced degree and STEM field graduates of American Universities. Opposed proposals that would impose burdensome fees and regulations on universities, foreign students and faculty seeking to attend American universities.

HR 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act: support for the retention of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HR 1216, Amendment of the Public Health Service Act to Convert Directly-appropriated Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding to an authorization of appropriations: advocacy in support of direct appropriation for GME component of Medicare. H.Res. 1219, HR 1217, To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund: support for retention of the establishment of and appropriating funds for the Prevention and Public Health Fund in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

HR 1383, S 745, Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011: preservation of increased level of higher education benefits for veterans at non-public institutions who enrolled before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (S. 3447).

HR 1363, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 2219, FY2012 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012: approval of funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3).

HR 1425, S 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011: limitation on percentage of SBIR/STTR set-asides for federal departments and agencies, including NIH.

HR 1216, Amendment of the Public Health Service Act to Convert Directly-appropriated Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding to an authorization of appropriations: advocacy in support of GME component of Medicare. HR 2117, Prohibition on the Department of Education's overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965: repeal of the state authorization and "credit hour" regulations. S 1068, Student Loan Simplification and Opportunity Act of 2011: support for temporary student loan debt conversion authority. S 4039, Campus SaVE Act: amendment of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence and stalking. HR 1396, S 588, Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2011: Department of Labor discretionary grants to local areas for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training at worksites directly related to the exploration for, production of, and transportation of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation. HR 1327, S 705, Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2011: support for protection of not-for-profit, tax-exempt status of colleges and universities making payments to collegiate housing organizations for improvement of housing facilities, other than physical education facilities.

HR 4, S 493, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011: elimination of Form 1099 reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HR 674, Amendment of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities: advocacy in support of the bill. S 557, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011: support for expansion of tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.

H.J.Res. 37, S.J. Res. 6, Joint Resolution of Disapproval of "Net Neutrality" Rules for Internet Service Providers Promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission : support for retention of "net neutrality" regulations.

S 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011: reauthorization of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 in support of regional economic development and infrastructure projects. HR 1425, S 493, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011: limitation on percentage of SBIR/STTR set-asides for federal departments and agencies, including NIH.

HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: NIH, NSF, NIST, and Office of Science research funding; student financial aid including Pell Grants and SEOG; funding for the Department of Education's International Studies Centers (Title VI of HEOA); funding for VA health care, prosthetic research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits; (continued on next page) HR 1, continued: and research funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. HR 1363, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 1908, Prioritization of the obligations of the U.S. government: emergency appropriations of funds and prioritization of obligations, if the debt ceiling is reached. HR 2219, FY2012 Department of Defense Appropriations Act: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3).

HR 835, S 707, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act: preservation of reasonable, minimal, and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research and their care HR 1513, S 810, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011: preservation of reasonable, minimal, and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research and their care

HR 1249, S 23, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: advocacy on behalf of patent reform including support for first inventor to file, post-award challenges procedure, and damages provision.

HR 43, Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act: support for the retention of the diversity immigrant program and citizenship for immigrants who obtain advanced degrees

HR 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act: support for the retention of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 1216, To Amend the Public Health Service Act to Convert Funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Qualified Teaching Health Centers from Direct Appropriations to an Authorization of Appropriations: support for retention of GME direct appropriations. H.Res. 1219, HR 1217, To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund: support for retention of the establishment of and appropriating funds for the Prevention and Public Health Fund in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

HR 1513, S 810, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011: preservation of reasonable, minimal, and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research and their care

HR 1363, Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; (continued on the next page) HR 1363, continued: Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). HR 1473, Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2011: funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery); Center for Vaccine Research/Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.1, 6.2, and 6.3).

HR 1249, S 23, America Invents Act: damages provision for copyright or patent infringement and post-patent challenges

S 493, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011: support of repeal of 1099 reporting requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S 557, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011: support for amendment of Internal Revenue Code to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes

HR 910, S 482, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011: support for retention of authority of the EPA administrator to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases to address climate change

H.J.Res. 37, S.J.Res. 6, Joint Resolution of Disapproval of "Net Neutrality" Rules for Internet Service Providers Promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission: support for retention of "net neutrality" regulations

S 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011: support for the reauthorization of SBIR and STTR and the maintenance of the current department and agency SBIR/STTR funding set-asides

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water for the protection of health and the environment HR 4955, Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act, promotion of increase in funding for National Science Foundation programs in undergraduate STEM education HR 4968, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010, Post-graduate STEM education, authorization of funding for the National Science Foundation to award grants for increased research-based reforms in post-graduate STEM education HR 4968, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NSF funds for FY2011-2015 HR 5074, National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NIST funding levels HR 5116, HR 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, reauthorization of legislation supporting doubling funding of NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at the Department of Energy HR 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010, promotion of expanded universal service provisions in the Communications Act of 1934 HR 5866, Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 2010, promotion of initiatives at the Department of Energy to advance innovation in nuclear energy technologies

S 3299, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010, amendment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit all eligible voters to vote by mail in federal elections

No House bill number, S 3800, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement, and the Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; and DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) HR 5136, S 3454, S 3455, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011, approval of DoD research funding levels (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water to protect the environment and human health

No House bill number, S 3635, FY2011 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, for its Center for Energy, and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy S 3457, Department of Energy National Security Act of FY2011, funding for defense activities of the Department of Energy

S 914, Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) and NIH Reauthorization Act of 2009, funding support for CAN and translational research and treatment; funding for extramural biomedical research HR 4872, Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, revisions to HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the insurance treatment of university student health services HR 5037, HR 5253, S 1373, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (FRPAA), development of public access policies related to research conducted by federal agency employees or supported by federal agencies

HR 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program at the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining laboratory surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases S 1649, WMD Prevention & Preparedness Act, designation of Tier 1 agents and toxins & enhanced biosecurity standards HR 4842, Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, promotion of appropriations levels for the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology for FY2011-2012

No House bill number, S 3686, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill: NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell Grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's International Studies Centers; funding request from the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, for its Center for Energy No House bill number, S 3800, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement, and the Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; and DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No House bill number, S 3606, FY2011 Agriculture Appropriations bill, University of Pittsburgh's Strategic Investment in America's Farms Project HR 5822, S 3615, FY2011 Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits S 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps and modernization of the Foreign Service HR 2647, FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No House bill number, S 3636, FY2011 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology No House or Senate bill number, FY2011 Interior/Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts HR 4899, FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act, appropriations funding for DoD research S Amend. to HR 3081, H.Jt. Res. 101, H.Jt. Res. 105, HR 3082, FY2011 Continuing Resolutions, funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement, and the Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2); NIH research funding; and student financial aid

HR 4173, S 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, improvement of accountability and transparency in the financial system and protection of consumers and taxpayers

HR 1726, Student VOTER Act of 2009, amendment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require institutions of higher education to serve as voter registration agencies HR 3764, S 718, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009, amendment of the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide increased funding for legal clinics HR 5175, S 3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE), authorization of programs to provide greater transparency and disclosure in election campaigns

HR 1547, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, and S 781, Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, protection of Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt institutional status for grants to campus housing organizations No House bill number, S 3686, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, student financial aid funding, funding for International Studies Centers, and the Institute for Educational Research HR 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, student financial aid, including the Direct Loan program and maximum award levels and repayment requirements for the Pell grant program HR 4194, S 2888, Law Student Clinic Participation Act, exception from prohibition on federal law student clerks representing claims against the federal government unless a conflict of interest S 3206, Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010, funding for education jobs for K-12, including state maintenance of effort for funding for higher education HR 795, S 686, Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act, establishment of the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and the HHS Secretary on policy issues related to the profession of social work HR 5600, Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010, make permanent the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code) HR 5567, Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century, promotion of investment in urban universities for enhanced innovation and economic development HR 6141, S 3720, Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2010, promotion of the authorization of a national grant program for on-the-job training of Marcellus Shale workers S 3827, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010, amendment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education and citizenship purposes HR 1586, [FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act,] advocacy on behalf of the legislative vehicle for education jobs and the Federal Medical Assistance Program match (FMAP) for states, which required a state maintenance of effort for funding of higher education for FMAP and jobs eligibility

S 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009, amendment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education and citizenship purposes HR 5658, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2010, promotion of expansion of H-1B visa cap or exception from it for foreign individuals with master's or higher degrees or medical specialty certifications

HR 1260, S 515, Patent Reform Act, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement and post-patent challenges HR 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years, included in HR 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

S 139, Data Breach Notification Act, notification of individuals whose personally-identifiable information may have been accessed in a computer security breach

HR1260, S 515, Patent Reform Act, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement and post-patent challenges HR 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years, included in HR 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

HR1326, S 3694, Great Ape Protection Act of 2009, preservation of reasonable, minimal and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research and their care

S 3299, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010, amendment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit all eligible voters to vote by mail in federal elections

HR 4173, S 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, improvement of accountability and transparency in the financial system and protection of consumers and taxpayers

HR 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program at the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining laboratory surge capacity that can be used to respond to act of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases S 1649, WMD Prevention & Preparedness Act, designation of Tier 1 agents and toxins & enhanced biosecurity standards HR 4842, Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, promotion of appropriations levels for the DHS Directorate of Science and Technology for FY2011-2012

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water for the protection of health and the environment HR 4955 Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act, promotion of increase in funding for National Science Foundation programs in undergraduate STEM education HR 4968, Post-graduate STEM education, authorization of funding for the National Science Foundation to award grants for increased research-based reforms in post-graduate STEM education HR 4968, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NSF funds for FY2011-2015 HR 5074, National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NIST funding levels HR 5116, HR 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, reauthorization of legislation supporting doubling funding of NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at the Department of Energy HR 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010, promotion of expanded universal service provisions in the Communications Act of 1934 HR 5866, Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 2010, promotion of initiatives at the Department of Energy to advance innovation in nuclear energy technologies

HR 1726, Student VOTER Act of 2009, amendment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require institutions of higher education to serve as voter registration agencies HR 3764, S 718, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009, amendment of the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide increased funding for legal clinics HR 5175, S 3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE), authorization of programs to provide greater transparency and disclosure in election campaigns

No House bill number, S 3635, FY2011 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Center for Energy, and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy S 3457, Department of Energy National Security Act of FY2011, funding for defense activities of the Department of Energy

HR1547, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, and S 781, Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, protection of Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt institutional status for grants to campus housing organizations No House bill number, S 3686, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bills, student financial aid funding, funding for International Studies centers, and the Institute for Educational Research HR 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, student financial aid, including the Direct Loan program and maximum award levels and repayment requirements for the Pell grant program HR 4194, S 2888, Law Student Clinic Participation Act, exception from prohibition on federal law student clerks representing claims against the federal government unless a conflict of interest S 3206, Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010, funding for education jobs for K-12, including state maintenance of effort for higher education HR 795, S 686, Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act, establishment of the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and the HHS Secretary on policy issues related to the profession of social work HR 5600, Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010, make permanent the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code) HR 5567, Urban University Renaissance Act of the 21st Century, promotion of investment in urban universities for enhanced innovation and economic development HR 6141, S 3720, Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2010, promotion of the authorization of a national grant program for on-the-job training of Marcellus Shale workers S 3827, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010, amendment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education purposes HR 1586, [FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act,] advocacy on behalf of the legislative vehicle for education jobs and the Federal Medical Assistance Program match (FMAP) for states, which required a state maintenance of effort for funding of higher education for FMAP and jobs eligibility

No House bill number, S 3800, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, and the Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; and DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) HR 5136, S 3454, S 3455, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011, approval of DoD research funding levels (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

HR 690, S 144, MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009, advocacy to revise tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones HR 2492, no short title, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based HR 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, funding for temporary extension of certain employment and other benefit programs HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions relevant to higher education institutions HR 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009, advocacy on behalf of restricting jurisdictions from imposing new discriminatory cell phone taxes

H Res 68, HR 390, HR 599, Playoff Requirement for the National Collegiate Football Championship Game, promotion of the Bowl Championship Series

S 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009, amendment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education purposes HR 5658, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2010, promotion of expansion of H-1B visa cap or exception from it for foreign individuals with master's or higher degrees or medical specialty certification

No House bill number, S 3686, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill: NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell Grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's International Studies Centers; funding request for the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Center for Energy No House bill number, S 3800, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement, and the Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; and DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No House bill number, S 3606, FY2011 Agriculture Appropriations bill, University of Pittsburgh's Strategic Investment in America's Farms Project HR 5822, S 3615, FY2011 Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits S 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps and modernization of the Foreign Service HR 2647, FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No House bill number, S 3636, FY2011 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology No House or Senate bill number, FY2011 Interior/Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts HR 4899, FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act, appropriations funding for DOD research

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing R esponsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water

HR 690. S 144, MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009, advocacy to revise tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones HR 2492, no short title, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based HR 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, funding for temporary extension of certain employment and other benefit programs HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions of relevant to higher education institutions

HRes 68, HR 390, HR 599, Playoff Requirement for the National Collegiate Football Championship Game, promotion of the Bowl Championship Series

HR 4173, S 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, improvement of accountability and transparency in the financial system and protection of consumers and taxpayers

HR 4899, FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, funding to cover Pell Grant shortfall; funding for K-12 education with MOE for higher education; retention of Federal Medical Assistance Program (FMAP) rate increase. No bill number, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell Grants and Perkins loans; and funding for the Department of Education's International Studies center No bill number, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Center for Energy No bill number, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; and DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No bill number, FY2011 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, University of Pittsburgh's Strategic Investment in America's Farms Project No bill number, FY2011 Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits No bill number, FY2011 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps and modernization of the Foreign Service HR 2647, FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No bill number, FY2011 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology No bill number, FY2011 Interior/Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts

S 515, Patent Reform Act, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement and post-patent challenges HR 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on-biologics to 12 years, included in HR 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

HR 1547, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, and S 781, Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, protection of section 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt institutional status for grants to campus housing organizations No bill number, FYY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, student financial aid funding, funding for International Studies centers, and the Institute for Educational Research HR 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, student financial aid, including the Direct Loan program and maximum award levels and repayment requirements for the Pell Grant program HR 4194, S 2888, Law Student Clinic Participation Act, exception from prohibition on federal law student clerks representing claims against the federal government unless a conflict of interest S 3206, Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010, funding for education jobs for K-12, including state maintenance of effort for higher education H.R. 795, S 686, Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, establishment of the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and the HHS Secretary on policy issues related to the profession of social work HR 5600, Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010, make permanent the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code)

No bill number, FY2011 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Center for Energy, and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy S 3457. Department of Energy National Security Act of FY2011, funding for defense activities of the Department of Energy

HR 1326, Great Ape Protection Act of 2009, preservation of reasonable, minimal, and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research and their care

S 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009, amendment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education purposes

HR 1726, Student VOTER Act of 2009, amendment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require institutions of higher education to serve as voter registration agencies HR 3764, S 718, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009, amendment to the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide increased funding for legal clinics HR 5175, S 3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE), authorization of programs to provide greater transparency and disclosure in election campaigns

S 914, Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) and NIH Reauthorization Act of 2009, funding support for CAN and translational research and treatment; funding for extramural biomedical research HR 4872, Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, revisions to HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the treatment of student health services HR 5037, HR 5253, S 1373, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (FRPAA), development of public access policies related to research conducted by federal agency employees or supported by federal agencies

S 139, Data Breach Notification Act, notification of individuals whose personally-identifiable information may have been accessed in a computer security breach

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water HR 4955, Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act, increase in funding for National Science Foundation programs in undergraduate STEM education HR 4968, Post-graduate STEM education, authorization of funding for the National Science Foundation to award grants for increased research-based reforms in post-graduate STEM education HR 4968, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NSF funds for FY2011-2015 HR 5074, National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, authorization of NIST funding levels HR 5116, HR 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, reauthorization of legislation supporting doubling funding of NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at the Department of Energy

HR 690, S 144, MOBILE Call Phone Act of 2009, advocacy to revise tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones HR 2492, no short title, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain expiring provisions of relevance to higher education institutions

No bill number, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, , and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

HR 1326, Great Ape Protection Act of 2009, preservation of reasonable, minimal, and appropriate use of animals in biomedical research

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water

HR 11150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program at DHS for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases S 1649, WMD Prevention & Preparedness Act, designation of Tier I agents and toxins & enhanced biosecurity standards

S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act, notification of individuals whose personally-identifiable information may hve been accessed in a computer security breach

HR 2766, S 1215, Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water

HR 1547, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, and S 781, Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009, protection of 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt institutional status for grants to campus housing organizations HR 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, student financial aid, including the Direct Loan program and maximum award levels and repayment requirements for the Pell Grant program No bill number, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, student financial aid, including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loan programs; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers and the Institute for Educational Research HR 4194, S 2888, Law Student Clinic Participation Act, exception from prohibition on federal law student clerks representing claims against the federal government unless a conflict of interest

HR 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers No bill number, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers No bill number, FY2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Center for Energy HR 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; Hardmetal Epidemiology Study; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No bill number, FY2011 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Center of Excellence in Biomedical Informatics, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) No bill number, FY2011 Agriculture Appropriations bill, Strategic Investment in America's Farms Project HR 3183, S 1436, FY2010 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy HR 2892, S 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation HR 3082, S 1407, FY2010 Military Construction/Veterans' Affairs Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits HR 2410, FY2010 and FY2011 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps and modernization of the Foreign Service HR 2647, FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) HR 2847, FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation No bill number, FY2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation HR 2996, FY2010 Interior, Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts No bill number, FY2011 Interior, Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts

HRes 68, HR 390, HR 599, Playoff Requirement for the National Collegiate Football Championship Game, promotion of the Bowl Championship Series

No bill number, FY2011 Energy & Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, Center for Energy, and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund monies for public universities; NIH, NSF, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and NIST research and infrastructure funds. H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009, establishment of a veterans' business center program to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans H.R. 2965, S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009, authorization of appropriation for SBIR/STTR programs

H.R. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevcention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, application of chemical security standards and requirements to chemical laboratories at institutions of higher education

H.R. 1726, Student VOTER Act of 2009, amendment of the National Voter Registration of 1993 to require institutions of higher education to serve as voter registration agencies H.R. 3764, S. 718, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009, amendment of the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide increased funding for legal clinics

H.R. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsbugh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009, funding for clean energy research, education, and training programs S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, funding for clean energy research, education, and training programs

H.R. 3200, S. 1679, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, inclusion of academic medical center issues and university student health coverage H.R. 3134, H.R. 3664, Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, establishment of healthcare innovation zones including academic medical centers S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, enhanced access to and affordability of health insurance plans, consideration of student health insurance plans H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, enhanced access to and affordability of health insurance plans, consideration of student health insurance plans

H.R. 2766, S. 1215, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009, promotion of environmentally sound procedures for releasing natural gas from shale and for the post-release treatment of water

S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years

H.R. 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers H.R. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) H.R. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy H.R. 2892, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation H.R. 3082, S. 1407, FY2010 Military Construction/Veterans' Affairs Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and veterans' educational benefits H.R. 2410, FY2010 and 2011 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps and modernization of the Foreign Service H.R. 2647, FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act, authorization of appropriations for DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) H.R. 2847, FY2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for research supported by the National Science Foundation H.R. 2996, FY2010 Interior, Environment Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts

H.R. 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, research funding for NIH; student financial aid, including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loan program; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, adoption of federal direct loan program, revisions to the Perkins loan program, additional funding for the federal Work Study program and the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant program, increase in the Pell Grant program, and the promotion of college access and affordability S. 473, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009, program to encourage international education for college and university students

S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act, notification of individuals whose personally-identifiable information may have been accessed in a computer security breach

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund monies for public universities; NIH, NSF, Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and NIST research and infrastructure funds

H.R. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009, funding for clean energy research, education, and training programs

H.R. 3179, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation H.R. 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program in the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases

H.R. 690, S. 144, MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009, advocacy to revise tax treatment of employer-provided cell phones

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, inclusion of academic medical center issues and university student health coverage H.R. 3134, Healthcare Innovation Zone Program Act of 2009, establishment of healthcare innovation zones including academic medical centers

H.R. 3293, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research funding; student financial aid including increases to Pell grants and Perkins loans; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers H.R. 3326, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2) H.R. 3183, S. 1436, FY2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for Energy and research funding for the Office of Science, Department of Energy H.R. 2892, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation H.R. 3082, S.1407, FY2010 Military Construction/Veterans' Affairs Appropriations bill, funding for VA health care, prosthetics research, VA research facilities, and educational benefits

S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement H.R. 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years H.R. 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years

No House or Senate bill number, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery), Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

S.Con.Res. 13, FY2010 Budget Resolution, research funding for NIH, NSF, and Office of Science at Department of Energy

No House or Senate bill number yet, FY2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill, research funding for NIH; student financial aid, including Pell grants and Perkins loan program; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers S. 473, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009, program to encourage international education

S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement HR 1548, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years HR 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine, extension of patent protection for follow-on biologics to 12 years

HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, higher education infrastructure funding; NIH, NSF, and Office of Science at Department of Energy research funding; NIST infrastructure funding; State Fiscal Stabilization Fund monies for public universities

H.R. 3170, S. 1298, FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Center for National Preparedness, including a Center for Modeling and Simulation H.R. 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program in the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases

No House or Senate bill number, FY2010 Defense Appropriations bill, appropriations funding for the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute (Center for Orphan Disease Drug Discovery, Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Vibration and Shock Exposure, Center for Predictive Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Functional Genomics Center, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Centers for Injury Prevention and Conditioning; DoD research funding (6.0, 6.1, and 6.2)

HR 1150, Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act, authorization of competitive grant program in the Department of Homeland Security for regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases

HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, higher education infrastructure funding; NIH, NSF, and Office of Science at Department of Energy research funding; NIST infrastructure funding; State Fiscal Stabilization Fund monies for public universities

S.Con.Res. 13, FY2010 Budget Resolution, research funding for NIH, NSF, and office of Science at Department of Energy

HR1105; H.J.Res. 38, FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, research funding for NIH, NSF, and the Office of Science at the Department of Energy; student financial aid, including Pell grants and Perkins loan program; funding for the Department of Education's international studies centers

S.515, Patent Reform Act of 2009, damages provision for copyright or patent infringement

House draft, S 3230, FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Approps. bill--Issues: Appropriations advocacy for NIH funding and appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research and Center for Drug Discovery House draft, S 3258, FY09 Energy-Water Approps. bill--Issue: Appropriations request for Center for Vaccine Research

HR 1908, S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007--Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window HR 5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008--Issue: Limit judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works

S 1233, Veterans' TBI Rehabilitation Act of 2007--Issue: advocacy on behalf of enhanced intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, and services to veterans with TBI's

S 3258, FY09 Energy and Water Approps. bill--Issue: Appropriations request for the Center for Energy

House draft; S 3258, FY09 Energy-Water Approps. Bill--Issue: Funding request for Center for Energy and Center for Vaccine Research and increase appropriation for the Office of Science at the Department of Energy House draft; S 3230, FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Approps. Bill--Student financial aid, NIH funding, and appropriations requests for global innovation center, Center for Vaccine Research and Center for Drug Discovery House draft, S 3182, FY09 Commerce/Justice/Science Approps. bill--Issue: increase appropriation for the National Science Foundation

HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007--Issue: to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment S 3230 FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Approps. bill--Issues: Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Drug Discovery and general funding for the National Children's Study and pain research House draft; S 3258, FY09 Energy-Water Approps. bill--Issue: Appropriations request for the Center for Vaccine Research HR 5496, Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008--Issues: to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies

HR 5537, S 3155, Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008--Issue: reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other purposes

HR 1684, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY2008--Issue: programmatic request for Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Network's surge capacity

HR 3235, Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act--Issue: advocacy on behalf of the reasonable development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology HR 5940, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008--Issue: advocacy on behalf of additional NNI programs House draft, S 3230, FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Approps. bill--Issues: appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Drug Discovery House draft, S 3258, FY09 Energy and Water Approps. bill--Issue: appropriations request for the Center for Vaccine research and the Center for Energy and increase the appropriation for the Office of Science at the Department of Energy House draft, S 3182, FY09 Commerce/Justice/Science Approps. bill--Issue: increase appropriation for the National Science Foundation

HR 1280, S 714, Pet Safety and Protection Act--To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals HR 2193 Animal Protection Accountability Act--To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals

H6947, S 3181 FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill--Appropriations request for the emergency management simulation model of the Center for National Preparedness and programmatic funding request for the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Network's surge capacity

S 3230 FY09 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriations advocacy for NIH funding and appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research and Center for Drug Discovery No bill nos., FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Drug Discovery and traumatic brain injury S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations request for Center for Vaccine Research

HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007--Issue: to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment S 3230 FY09 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Drug Discovery and general funding for the National Children's Study & pain research No bill numbers, FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research House--no bill no., S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research HR 5496 Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008--Issues: to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies

HR 6599, S 3301 FY09 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bill--Advocacy in support of increased programmatic funding for VA medical and prosthetic research and health care accounts S 1233 Veterans TBI Rehabilitation Act of 2007--Advocacy on behalf of enhanced intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, and services to veterans with TBI's

S 3230 FY09 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Bill--Issues: increased funding for NIH and student financial aid and appropriations request for global innovation center HR 3746 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007--Issue: to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 HR 5715 Ensuring Access to Student Loans Act--Issue: to ensure continued availability of federal student loan program HR 4153 College Cost Reduction and Access Act--Issue: to ensure continued access to affordable higher education HR 4137 Higher Education Opportunity Act--Issues: teacher accreditation, international education, and student financial aid

HR 3235 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act--Advocacy on behalf of the reasonable development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology HR 5940 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008--Advocacy on behalf of additional NNI programs S 3230 FY09 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Drug Discovery No bill nos., FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research, the Center for Drug Discovery, and the continuing military nanoscience collaboration S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Energy

HR 5537, S3155 Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008--Issue: reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other purposes

S 3181 FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill--Programmatic request for Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Network's surge capacity and appropriations request for emergency management simulation model HR 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY2008--Programmatic request for Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Network's surge capacity

S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations request for the Center for Energy

HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007--To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment S 3230 FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriation requests for Center for Vaccine Research and drug discovery No bill numbers, FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research House--no bill no., S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vacine Research HR 1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007--To provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act HR 5496 Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008--To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in federal, state, loca, and tribal public health agencies

HR 1280, S 714 Pet Safety and Protection Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals HR 2193 Animal Protection Accountability Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals

S 3230 FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriations advocacy for NIH funding and appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research and Center for Drug Discovery No bill nos., FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Drug Discovery, and traumatic brain injury S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations request for Center for Vaccine Research

HR 3235 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act--Advocacy on behalf of the reasonable development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology HR 5940 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008--Advocacy on behalf of additional NNI programs S 3230 FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Drug Discovery No bill nos., FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research, the Center for Drug Discovery, and the continuing military nanoscience collaboration S3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Vaccine Research and the Center for Energy

HR 2642 FY08 Iraq War Supplemental Appropriations bill--Increased research funding for NIH, NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at DoE No bill numbers, FY09 Defense Appropriations bills--Appropriations requests for military nanoscience collaboration, Center for Vaccine Research, Center for Drug Discovery, and Center for National Preparedness' emergency management simulation

No bill nos., FY09 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bill--Advocacy in support of increased programmatic funding for VA medical and prosthetic research and health care accounts S 1233 Veterans TBI Rehabilitation Act of 2007--Advocacy on behalf of enhanced intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, and services to veterans with TBI's

S 3181--FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Act--Programmatic request for biocontainment laboratory network's surge capacity and appropriations request for emergency management simulation model HR 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for FY2008--Programmatic request for biocontainment laboratory network's surge capacity

HR 2642 FY08 Iraq War Supplemental--To ensure inclusion of research funding for NIH, NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at DoE HConRes 312, SConRes 70--FY09 Budget Resolutions--To ensure inclusion of sufficient research funding for NIH, NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at DoE House--no bill no., S 3258 FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill--Appropriation request for the Center for Energy and Center for Vaccine Research House--no bill no., Senate--no bill number FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill--Appropriations requests for the Center for Drug Discovery, the Center for Vaccine Research, the Center for National Preparedness, a University nanoscience collaboration, military Center for Injury Prevention, and a collaboration with the Moffatt Cancer Center House--no bill no., S 3230 FY09 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--Student financial aid and appropriations requests for global innovation center, Center for Vaccine Research, and Center for Drug Discovery House--no bill no., S 3181 FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill--Appropriations request for the Center for National Preparedness and biocontainment laboratory network's surge capacity

HR 5537, S 3155 Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008--Reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other purposes

HR 5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008--To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to states to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to states for related costs

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007--Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007--Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window HR 5889 Orphan Works Act of 2008--Limit judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases involving orphan works

HR 3235 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of the reasonable development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology No bill number, FY2009 L/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines and orphan disease drug discovery No bill number, FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines, orphan disease drug discovery, nanotechnology collaboration, increased funding for traumatic brain injury research and treatment, and distance education for emergency preparedness and management training of the military

HR 1280, S 714 Pet Safety and Protection Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals HR 2193 Animal Protection Accountability Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007; Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007; Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window

No bill number, FY2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Issue: funding for the Center for Energy

FY2008 Iraq War Supplemental Appropriations Bill; Issue: Increased research funding for NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at Department of Energy No bill number, FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; Issue: New vaccines, orphan disease drug discovery, emergency preparedness and management through the Center for National Preparedness and simulation model known as the Pittsburgh Framework, nanotechnology collaboration, and traumatic brain injury.

HR 1994 National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of promoting additional federal funding for pain care research HR 3136 Healthy Americans Act; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of health promotion and disease prevention No bill number, FY2009 L/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines, orphan disease drug discovery No bill number, FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines and orphan disease drug discovery No bill number, FY2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Issue: New vaccines No bill number, FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; Issue: implementation of a simulation modeling program for emergency preparedness and emergency management through the Center for National Preparedness HR 2915 National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Reauthorization Act of 2007; Issue: Advocacy supporting the Reauthorization of the programs for the benefit of medical and other health sciences students

No bill number, FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; Issue: funding for the Center for National Preparedness and the simulation modeling program for emergency preparedness and emergency management and for supporting the surge capacity of the regional biocontainment laboratories

H.Res. 794 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany HR 3043 for L/HHS appropriations; Issues: NIH and other HHS programmatic funding; student financial aid funding HR 2685 Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2007 -- Issue: Advocacy on behalf of accurate and transparent line item funding S 1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007; Issue: Advocacy for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including student financial aid, teacher accreditation, and international education H.Con.Res. 312, S.Con.Res. 70 Budget Resolution; Issues: funding levels for basic and applied research FY2008 Iraq War Supplemental Appropriations Bill; Issue: increased funding levels for NSF, NIST, and Office of Science at Department of Energy No bill number, FY2009 Labor/HHS Education Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines, orphan disease drug discovery, NIH funding, and student financial aid No bill number, FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill: Issue: New vaccines, nanotechnology collaboration, and Center for National Preparedness and simulation model for emergency preparedness and emergency management No bill number, FY2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Issue: New vaccines, Center for Energy No bill number, FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of the Center for National Preparedness and simulation model for emergency preparedness and emergency management No bill number, FY2009 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of the Center for Global Value and Innovation Networks

No bill number, FY2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; Issues: Center for National Preparedness and its simulation modeling program for emergency preparedness and emergency management and funding for regional biocontainment laboratory surge capacity

No bill number, FY2009 L/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines and orphan disease drug discovery No bill number, FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; Issues: New vaccines, orphan disease drug discovery, and traumatic brain injury No bill number, FY2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; Issue: New vaccines

HR 3371 Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of increasing visas for certain employment-based visa categories for immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in the US S2205 DREAM Act of 2007; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of promoting citizenship for certain alien students who are long-term US residents and who entered the US as children

HR 3222 FY2008 Defense Appropriations; Issues: maintenance of DoD funding for 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 research and line item appropriations

H.Res. 794 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany HR 3043 for Labor/HHS appropriations; Issues: NIH and other HHS programmatic funding; student financial aid funding HR 2685 Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2007--Issue: Advocacy on behalf of accurate and transparent line item funding

HR 3533 The Public and Teaching Preservation Act; Issue: Advocacy on behalf of maintaining graduate medical education funding

HR 3371 Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program: Issues: Advocacy on behalf of increasing visas for certain employment-based visa categories for immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in the US

HR 1280, S 714 Pet Safety and Protection Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals HR 2193 Animal Protection Accountability Act - To retain Class B animal dealers as a possible source for laboratory animals

HR 3411 Juvenile Crime Reduction Act; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of improving the treatment of juveniles with mental health or substance abuse disorders through new grant programs for research and training

HR 3235 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of the reasonable development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology

HR 3815 Homeland Security Open Source Information Enhancement Act of 2007; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of supporting increased DHS use of open source information HR 4290 Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of additional funds for R&D projects

HR 2638, S 1644 FY2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; Issues: funding for additional research on a simulation platform to facilitate disaster and other emergency decision making

HR 2642 FY 2008 Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs Appropriations Act: Issues: Advocacy on behalf of veterans health care and health care research HR 4104 FY 2008 Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs Appropriations Act: Issues: Advocacy on behalf of veterans health care and health care research

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007; Issues: retention of first to invent patent filing, damages, and second window HR 3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act; Issues: protection of intellectual property rights and appropriate enforcement

HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; Issues: Advocacy on behalf of federal funding for institutional energy initiatives and research and training programs

S 3--Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, lowering price of prescription drugs

HR 1068--To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, increase support for supercomputing centers HR 1867--National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007, increase support for NSF-funded research, scientific workforce development, Math and Science Partnership Program, innovation and competitiveness S 761--America COMPETES Act, innovation and competitiveness, scientific workforce development

S 3--Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, lowering cost of prescription drugs S 5--Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, expansion of federal funding for stem cell research S 30--Alternative Stem Cell Research bill, expansion of federal funding for stem cell research, development of new cell lines S 446--Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007, nursing education programs enhancement HR 976--Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007, reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program HR 3043, S 1710--FY2008 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations bill, NIH research and training funding, CDC research and training funding, student financial aid HR 1944--Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007, identification of, research on, and treatment of traumatic brain injury

HR 1591--FY2007 Emergency Supplemental War Funding, DoD research HR 2642--Military Construction and VA Appropriations bill, VA medical research funding S 965--FY2007 Emergency Supplemental War Funding, VA medical research funding HR 3222--FY2008 Defense Appropriations bill, DoD 6.1 and 6.2 medical and rehabilitation research HR 1585, S 1547--FY2008 Defense Authorization bill, DoD 6.1 and 6.2 research, including medical and rehabilitative projects

S 1328--Immigration Reform Legislation/Uniting American Families Act of 2007, immigration and visa issues S 1639--Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, immigration and visa issues

HR 6--CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, energy research, global climate change HR 2337--Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, energy research, global climate change HR 2776--Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy research, global climate change

H.Con.Res. 99--FY2008 Budget Resolution, research funding for NSF, DoE, and NIH HR 2206--FY2007 Supplemental Spending Bill, DoD research funding S.Con.Res. 21--FY2008 Budget Resolution, research funding for NSF, DoE, and NIH

HR 2419; HR 2844--Farm Bill Reauthorization, Animal Welfare Act and Class B research animal dealers

HR 1908--Patent Reform Act, technology transfer, patent filing, Bayh Dole Act S 1145--Patent Reform Act, technology transfer, patent filing, Bayh Dole Act S 3808--Patent Reform Act, technology transfer, patent filing, Bayh Dole Act

HR 1332--Small Business Lending Improvements Act, ensuring access for start-up and small businesses by maximizing eligibility

HR 3043, S1710--FY2008 Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations bill, NIH and CDC research and training

S 1--Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, reform of Congressional ethics and lobbying rules S 230--Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007, reform of Congressional ethics and lobbying rules

HR 1677--Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007, revision of tax provisions and taxpayer protections

HR 720--Water Quality Financing Act, EPA compliance, clean water supplies, research HR 1495--Water Projects Authorization bill, clear water supplies, research

H.R. 5229--Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2005--welfare of research animals S. 451--Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2005--welfare of research animals S. 3880--Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act--protection of scientific researchers who use animals in their research

H.R. 5252--Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006--research initiatives

H.R. 4411--Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act--impact of internet gambling on college students

H.Res. 895-Supports intel & law enforcement programs to track terrorists-funding of research initiatives H.Res. 896-Supports H.Res. 895, including condemning disclosure & publication of classified info-research initiatives H.R. 9-Voting Rights Act-voter registration of college students

H.R. 3010-Appropriations for the Departments of Labor/HHS/Education-funding for research initiatives & student financial aid H.R. 5356-Research for Competitiveness Act-student and teacher training for competitive economy (continued on next page) H.R. 5646-Promotion of Energy Efficient Computer Servers-student and faculty IT needs H.R. 6164--NIH Health Reform Act--funding for research initiatives S. 1873--Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority--funding for research initiatives S. 2754--Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act of 2006--stem cell research S. 3504--Fetus Farming Prohibition Act--stem cell research S. 3708--FY2007 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--research funding and student financial aid

H.R. 1815--National Defense Authorization Act of 2006--6.2 and 6.2 defense research funding H.R. 2863--DoD Appropriations for 2006--basic and applied research funding H.R. 4939--Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill--basic and applied research funding (continued on next page) H.R. 5122--National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007--6.1 and 6.2 defense research funding H.R. 5385--Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and VA Appropriations Act, 2007--basic and applied research funding H.R. 5631--FY2007 DoD Appropriations Act--basic and applied research funding S. 3930--Military commissions Act--research initiatives

H.Con.Res. 210--Support for eliminating cancer suffering and death by 2015--funding related to cancer research H.R. 810--Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act--expansion of federal funding for stem cell research (continued on next page) H.R. 3504--Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006--stem cell research H.R. 4157--Better Health Information System Act--promotion of consumer health information and patient data H.R. 5115--U.S. Healthcare Technologies Competitiveness Act of 2006--scientific and technological competitiveness H.R. 5533--Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006--vaccine development and drug discovery research H.R. 5573--Health Centers Renewal Act--funding for academic health centers' outreach H.R. 6099--Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006--research initiatives H.R. 6143--Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act--HIV/AIDS education, training, and research S. 843--Combating Autism Act of 2005--funding for autism research, training, and services S. 2823--AIDS Programs Reauthorization--HIV/AIDS education, training, and research S. 3546--Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act--basic and applied research and consumer education

H.R. 5418--Establishment of pilot program in US District Courts to enhance judicial expertise in patent cases--intellectual property and legal education issues S. 2695--Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006--open public access to results of research funded by federal government agencies

H.R. 4697--Medicare Drugs for Seniors Act of 2006--research initiatives and employee benefits H.R. 5574--Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program--Medicare reimbursement for medical resident training

H.R. 6095--Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006--student and faculty immigration and visa issues S. 2611--Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006--student and faculty immigration and visa issues

H.Con.Res. 1003-Earmark Reform in the House of Representatives-appropriations for research initiatives H.R. 2389-Pledge Protection Act of 2005-research initiatives (continued on next page) H.R. 4667-Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006-lobbying reform and impact on higher education advocacy H.R. 4844--Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006--college student voter registration H.R. 4975--Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006--lobbying reform and impact on higher education advocacy H.R. 6375--Annual DoD Report re. Congressional appropriations initiatives--basic and applied research S. 2349--Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006--lobbying reform and impact on higher education advocacy S. 2590--Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006--lobbying reform and impact on higher education advocacy

H.R. 24--Preservation and Restoration of Orphan Works for Use in Scholarship and Education Act of 2005--intellectual property issues related to teaching and research H.R. 366--Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical School Act--student training and financial aid (continued on next page) H.R. 609--College Access and Opportunities Act of 2006--college access and student financial aid H.R. 3527--Blue Collar Computing and Business Act of 2006--student workforce training H.R. 4525--Higher Education Act--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, especially teacher preparation, accreditation, international education, and student financial aid H.R. 4845--Innovation and Competitiveness Act--student and scientist preparation for competitive environment H.R. 4911--Higher Education Act--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, especially teacher preparation, accreditation, international education, and student financial aid H.R. 5358--Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness Act--teacher and student preparation for competitive environment H.R. 5439--Orphan Works Act of 2006--intellectual property issues related to student instruction and academic research H.R. 5603--Higher Education Act--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, especially teacher preparation, accreditation, international education, and student financial aid H.R. 6138--Higher Education Act Authorization--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, especially teacher preparation, accreditation, international education, and student financial aid H.R. 6314--Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program Extension--student financial aid H.R. 6315--Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006--maintaining integrity of student record information H.R. 6406--Temporary modifications of certain duty rates--trade issues related to higher education S. 250--Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act--vocational education and student financial aid S. 1614--Higher Education Amendments of 2005--reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, especially teacher preparation, accreditation, international education, and student financial aid S. 2802--American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006--teacher and student preparation for competitive environment S. 3708--FY2007 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--research funding and student financial aid S. 3744--Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act of 2006--promotion of international education and study abroad programs S. 3936--National Competitiveness Investment Act--teacher and student preparation for competitive environment

H.Jt. Res. 102--FY2007 Continuing Resolution--research funding for NSF, DoE, and NIH H.R. 4939--Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill--DoD research funding H.R. 5427--FY2007 Energy/Water Appropriations Bill--funding for research initiatives (continued on next page) H.R. 5441--FY2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill--funding for research initiatives H.R. 5647--FY2007 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill--funding for research initiatives and student financial aid H.R. 5672--FY2007 Science/Justice/State/Commerce Appropriations Bill--funding for research initiatives H.R. 6375--Requiring the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report on Congressional initiatives in DoD funds--appropriations for research initiatives S. 1932--Deficit Reduction Act of 2005--impact on research funding

H.R. 2958-Pipeline Safety Emergency Notification Act-preservation & conservation of natural resources H.R. 5361--Pipeline Safety and Protection Act of 2005--preservation and conservation of natural resources H.R. 5782--Pipeline Safety Improvement Act--preservation and conservation of natural resources S. 2197--PACE/Energy Act--innovation, competitiveness, and energy self-reliance H.R. 319-Temporary moratorium on development of CA outer continental shelf-preservation conservation of natural resources H.R. 2864-Water Resources Development Act-preservation & conservation of natural resources (continued on next page)

H.R. 2990--Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of 2006--consumer credit information and credit score availability