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Reported covered position: Rep. Toomey: Staff Assistant; Rep.Dent: Staff Assistant; Legislative Correspondent, LA (legislative assistant, Sr. LA, Legislative Director
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Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National Federal Pell Grant Day.
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Support for the FY2023 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House only) 2. Support for FY23 basic needs higher education student aid and grants, including: Basic Needs grants in FIPSE; CCAMPIS appropriations; campus-based aid in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 3. Support for increased Pell Grant Funding in the FY 2023 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill (House only) 4. Support for H.Res. 1193 related to National Pell Grant Day 5. Support for additional FIPSE funding for community-based, academic enrichment programs (House only) 6. Support HEERF construction flexibility in FY23 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 7. Support for Congress to request GAO study on student health insurance coverage. 8. Support for inclusion of college student mental health provisions in bipartisan mental health legislation. 9. Support for reauthorization of Garrett Lee Smith Campus grant program. 10. Support for adjustments in CCAMPIS funding and structure metrics. (Department of Education only) 11. Support for provisions to address student debt. (Department of Education only) 12. Support for health care access. (Department of Education only) 13. Support for FY24 budget to include provisions for student basic needs. (Department of Education only)
Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2022 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Support for the FY2023 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House only) 2. Support for FY23 basic needs higher education student aid and grants, including: Basic Needs grants in FIPSE; CCAMPIS appropriations; campus-based aid in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 3. Support for increased Pell Grant Funding in the FY 2023 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill (House only) 4. Support for H.Res. 1193 related to National Pell Grant Day 5. Support for additional FIPSE funding for community-based, academic enrichment programs (House only) 6. Support HEERF construction flexibility in FY23 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 7. Support for Congress to request GAO study on student health insurance coverage. 8. Support for inclusion of college student mental health provisions in bipartisan mental health legislation. 9. Support for reauthorization of Garrett Lee Smith Campus grant program. 10. Support for adjustments in CCAMPIS funding and structure metrics. (Department of Education only) 11. Support for provisions to address student debt. (Department of Education only) 12. Support for health care access. (Department of Education only) 13. Support for FY24 budget to include provisions for student basic needs. (Department of Education only)
Source: Senate LDA
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Outpatient payment adjustments for dedicated cancer centers: Support for legislative correction to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 due to changes in the definition of covered hospital outpatient services in the underlying legislation. 4. Support for passage of 21st Century Cures Act, HR 34--House of Representatives only.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) -- opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) -- opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) - opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) - opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY · Firm: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2023 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
1. NIH - Support for FY 2023 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the FY2023 Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 3. Support for funding community-based violence prevention programs. (House only) 4. Support for funding improvements to academic, public health infrastructure. (Senate only)
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2023: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2023: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2023: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2023: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
--Support for the FY2023 National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill. --USICA and America COMPETES Act - Support for removing EPSCoR provisions in USICA/COMPETES final negotiated legislation.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2022 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Support for the FY2022 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House only) 2. Support for FY22 basic needs higher education student aid and grants, including: Basic Needs grants in FIPSE; CCAMPIS appropriations; campus-based aid in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 3. Support HEERF construction flexibility in FY22 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. (House and Senate only) 4. Unemployment Insurance and impact on financial aid; Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan guidance; access to public benefit programs to address basic needs. (Dept. of Education only)
--Support for the FY2022 National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill. --USICA and NSF for the Future Act - support for final negotiated legislation.
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
1. NIH - Support for FY 2022 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the FY2022 Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 3. Mental health provisions for college students in bipartisan mental health legislation.
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2022 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
--Support for the FY2022 National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill. --USICA and NSF for the Future Act - support for final negotiated legislation.
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2022 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
1. NIH - Support for FY 2022 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the FY2022 Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
1. Support for doubling the maximum Pell grant award. 2. Support for higher education infrastructure funding in a infrastructure and/or reconciliation package. House & Senate. 3. Support for the FY2022 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 4. Support for the Food for Thought Act House only.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2021 · third_quarter · Q3
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2022 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
1. NIH - Support for FY 2022 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the FY2022 Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
1. Support for doubling the maximum Pell grant award. 2. Support for higher education infrastructure funding in a infrastructure and/or reconciliation package. House & Senate. 3. Support for the FY2022 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. House only.
Support for the FY2022 National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2021 · second_quarter · Q2
1. NIH - Support for FY 2022 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the FY2022 Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2022 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
1. Support for doubling the maximum Pell grant. 2. Support for higher education infrastructure funding in a infrastructure and/or reconciliation package. House & Senate. 3. Support for the FY2022 US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. House only.
Support for the FY2022 National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2021 · first_quarter · Q1
American Rescue Plan Act: Supplemental funding for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund specific for COVID-19 expenses and losses.
Support funding and policy to double the maximum federal Pell grant.
US Army Corps of Engineers: Support FY 2022 funding for research of the recovery of rare earth elements and minerals in dredged materials from U.S. sources.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Specific to COVID-19 - Continued support for supplemental funding for institutions of higher education and emergency aid for students of higher education as a result of the financial impact due to the global pandemic. 2. Support for limited liability protection for institutions of higher education as a result of the global pandemic.
1.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on techniques such as prototyping, characterization and computational research to develop and test new materials to increase soldier protection. 2.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for NAVSEA (Navy) for ship modernization through research focused on advances in technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) allow the Fleet to better predict and plan for sustainment and military readiness. 3.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for the Army Engineer Research and Development Center in basic and applied geospatial research for the development of technologies that will support the warfighter in the battlefield. 4.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for Army Research and Development specific to artificial intelligence and assistive automation for soldier preparedness in the field. 5.Defense Authorization FY2021: Support for policy to support advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on soldier protection. 6. Defense Authorization FY21: Support of policy to allow new and continuing international students to maintain their visa status if they engage in higher education online and distance learning due to COVID-19. (House only)
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Support of policy to allow new and continuing international students to maintain their visa status if they engage in higher education online and distance learning due to COVID-19. (House and Senate) 2. Advocacy against proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS Docket No. ICEB-2019-0006). (House)
Support FY2021 funding for US Army Corps of Engineers research activities to investigate presence, geochemistry, and potential recovery of rare earth elements in dredged materials for the advancement of commercially viable rare earth elements and minerals from U.S. sources.
1.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on techniques such as prototyping, characterization and computational research to develop and test new materials to increase soldier protection. 2.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for NAVSEA (Navy) for ship modernization through research focused on advances in technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) allow the Fleet to better predict and plan for sustainment and military readiness. 3.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for the Army Engineer Research and Development Center in basic and applied geospatial research for the development of technologies that will support the warfighter in the battlefield. 4.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for Army Research and Development specific to artificial intelligence and assistive automation for soldier preparedness in the field. 5.Defense Authorization FY2021: Support for policy to support advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on soldier protection. 6. Defense Authorization FY21: Support of policy to allow new and continuing international students to maintain their visa status if they engage in higher education online and distance learning due to COVID-19. (House only)
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Support for the Optional Training Program in the Department of Homeland Security specific to the preservation of the program for international students studying at universities in the U.S.
Specific to COVID-19 - Continued support for supplemental funding for institutions of higher education as a result of the financial impact due to the global pandemic. Support for limited liability protection for institutions of higher education as a result of the global pandemic.
Engagement on the matter of disallowing the use of GI benefits by certain students at the university by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY via TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
2020 · first_quarter · Q1
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY21 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY21 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
Higher Education Act reauthorization. Continued support for efforts to reauthorize HEA. (House and Senate)
Support FY2021 funding for US Army Corps of Engineers research activities to investigate presence, geochemistry, and potential recovery of rare earth elements in dredged materials for the advancement of commercially viable rare earth elements and minerals from U.S. sources.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 2.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 3.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 4.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support for increased funding for the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center to develop methods and approaches on how to minimize/eliminate the adverse impacts of PFAS pollutants at DoD sites. 5.Defense Authorization FY20: Support for authorization and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 6.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 7.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 8. Defense Authorization FY20: Support for the inclusion of the Securing American Science and Technology Act.
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
1.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 2.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 3.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 4.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support for increased funding for the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center to develop methods and approaches on how to minimize/eliminate the adverse impacts of PFAS pollutants at DoD sites. 5.Defense Authorization FY20: Support for authorization and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 6.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 7.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 8. Defense Authorization FY20: Support for the inclusion of the Securing American Science and Technology Act.
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
1.Federal budget caps: Support for lifting the caps placed on defense and non-defense discretionary spending for FY2020 and FY2021 put into place by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
1.Higher Education Act reauthorization. Continued support for efforts to reauthorize HEA. (House and Senate) 2.International Education and Foreign Language Studies. Support funding for this program, including HEA-Title VI funding, in the Labor, HHS, Education bill for FY2020. (House)
1.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 2.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 3.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 4.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support for increased funding for the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center to develop methods and approaches on how to minimize/eliminate the adverse impacts of PFAS pollutants at DoD sites. 5.Defense Authorization FY20: Support for authorization and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 6.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 7.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 8. Defense Authorization FY20: Support for the inclusion of the Securing American Science and Technology Act.
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
1.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 2.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 3.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support funding and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets. 4.Defense Appropriations FY20: Support for increased funding for the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center to develop methods and approaches on how to minimize/eliminate the adverse impacts of PFAS pollutants at DoD sites. 5.Defense Authorization FY20: Support for authorization and report language for Soldier Lethality Technology for the Department of the Defense, Army RDT&E, related to monitoring and understanding of short and long-term consequences of injuries caused by ballistics and new directed energy weapons. 6.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for UAS Cyber Operations Research for the Department of Defense, Air Force RDT&E, for the development of new systems, technologies, and methods capable of detecting, rapidly determining the level of threat from individual UAS or swarms of UAS, and defeating the UAS. 7.Defense Authorization FY20: Support authorization and report language for Maritime Technology for the Department of Defense, Navy RDT&E, to utilize additive manufacturing technologies for reducing maintenance costs, improving readiness, and extending the life of Navy assets.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Defense Authorization FY19: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 5. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 6. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 7. Defense Authorization FY19: Concerns expressed regarding proposed policy in the House NDAA specific to foreign talent and expert recruitment programs as it relates to DoD funded research conducted by universities.
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Higher Education Act reauthorization: Opposition to the PROSPER Act; continued support for the extension and reauthorization for the Perkins Loan program. 2. Garnered congressional support for the FY18 Centers for International Business Education competitive grant administered by the US Department of Education.
1. Defense Authorization FY19: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 5. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 6. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 7. Defense Authorization FY19: Concerns expressed regarding proposed policy in the House NDAA specific to foreign talent and expert recruitment programs as it relates to DoD funded research conducted by universities.
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Higher Education Act reauthorization: Opposition to the PROSPER Act; continued support for the extension and reauthorization for the Perkins Loan program. 2. Garnered congressional support for the FY18 Centers for International Business Education competitive grant administered by the US Department of Education.
1. Support Assistive Technology Act funding in the FY19 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support for the Training, Education, and Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act to establish Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education.
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to support efforts addressing the unique challenges regarding obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations. 2. Childhood obesity--Support report language in the FY19 Senate Agriculture appropriations bill to encourage AFRI to support efforts addressing obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
1. Support $38 million for the Assistive Technology Act in FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. FY18 funding for adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH). 4. Support Assistive Technology Act funding in the FY19 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills.
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to support efforts addressing the unique challenges regarding obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: maintain certain higher education tax provisions, include: waiver of qualified scholarships for graduate students; student loan interest deduction; tuition reduction of university employees and spouses/dependents exclusion from taxable income; employer provided tuition assistance; Lifetime Learning credit. Additional provisions include the maintenance of private activity and advance refunding bonds; charitable tax credit; new markets tax credit.
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Support for consortium grant application to become a Region 3 University Transportation Center (R3UTC).
1. Support NIH funding for FY18 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Continued support for facilities and administrative (F&A) research costs in NIH funded research in FY18 appropriations legislation.
Tax policy reform: Support for current tax policy that impacts higher education institutions.
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. 2. Defense Authorization FY18: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 3. Defense Authorization FY18: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 4. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 5. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components.
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the President's FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations. 3. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to support efforts addressing the unique challenges regarding obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
1. Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. 2. Defense Authorization FY18: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 3. Defense Authorization FY18: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 4. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 5. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components.
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2017 · first_quarter · RA
Education
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization FY17: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act.
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act.
Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Outpatient payment adjustments for dedicated cancer centers: Support for legislative correction to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 due to changes in the definition of covered hospital outpatient services in the underlying legislation. AGENCY: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONLY (NOT U.S. SENATE)
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization FY17: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Outpatient payment adjustments for dedicated cancer centers: Support for legislative correction to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 due to changes in the definition of covered hospital outpatient services in the underlying legislation. AGENCY: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONLY (NOT U.S. SENATE)
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
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2015 · third_quarter · 3A
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
1. Center for International Business Education funding -- Advocating for at least FY 2015 funding in the FY 2016 Continuing Resolution and a negotiated Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for the remainder of FY 2016. 2. Federal Perkins Loan Program reauthorization - Advocating general support for Perkins and reauthorization of the program scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015. 3. ESEA Reauthorization - Supporting the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) provisions in a final conference report. 4. Americorps National Grant for Jumpstart -- Signed letter with University Jumpstart partners to the Corporation for National and Community Service requesting restored funding for Jumpstart.
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
China Rule of Law: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor - Advocating for FY 2015 competitive grant funding through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (Department of State).
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
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2015 · second_quarter · 2A
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Americorps National Grant for Jumpstart - Signed letter with University Jumpstart partners to the Corporation for National and Community Service requesting restored funding for Jumpstart.
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2015 · first_quarter · 1A
No bill numbers. 1. Defense Appropriations: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. 2. Defense Authorization: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
No bill numbers. HHS Appropriations: (1) In support of increased funding for NIH funding; and (2) report language supporting community-based participatory research program in the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Americorps National Grant for Jumpstart - Signed letter with University Jumpstart partners to the Corporation for National and Community Service requesting restored funding for Jumpstart.
1. Assistive Technology Act - general explanation of the current statute and impact on Temple University Institute on Disabilities. No specific bill number. House and Senate 2.NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
No bill numbers. HHS Appropriations: (1) In support of increased funding for NIH funding; and (2) report language supporting community-based participatory research program in the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
No bill numbers. 1. Defense Appropriations: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. 2. Defense Authorization: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Army's RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
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2015 · first_quarter · RA
Education
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2015 · first_quarter · RR
Education
1.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced ballistics technology material development for personal protection systems 2.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Navy RDTE; Naval Expeditionary Sustainment and Repair (NESAR), supporting technology based solutions for warship resiliency 3.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Tactical Geospatial Information Capabilities (TGIC), supporting enhanced terrain data capture and analyses 4.Defense Appropriations FY 2022: Army RDTE; Advanced AI/AA analytics for modernization and readiness
NIH - Support for FY 2022 NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Support FY2021 funding for US Army Corps of Engineers research activities to investigate presence, geochemistry, and potential recovery of rare earth elements in dredged materials for the advancement of commercially viable rare earth elements and minerals from U.S. sources.
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY21 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY21 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Specific to COVID-19 - Continued support for supplemental funding for institutions of higher education as a result of the financial impact due to the global pandemic. 2. Support for limited liability protection for institutions of higher education as a result of the global pandemic. 3. Support for suspension of the work requirement in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for students enrolled in postsecondary education due to COVID-19. (Senate only)
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY21 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY21 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Support FY2021 funding for US Army Corps of Engineers research activities to investigate presence, geochemistry, and potential recovery of rare earth elements in dredged materials for the advancement of commercially viable rare earth elements and minerals from U.S. sources.
1.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on techniques such as prototyping, characterization and computational research to develop and test new materials to increase soldier protection. 2.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for NAVSEA (Navy) for ship modernization through research focused on advances in technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) allow the Fleet to better predict and plan for sustainment and military readiness. 3.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for the Army Engineer Research and Development Center in basic and applied geospatial research for the development of technologies that will support the warfighter in the battlefield. 4.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for Army Research and Development specific to artificial intelligence and assistive automation for soldier preparedness in the field. 5.Defense Authorization FY2021: Support for policy to support advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on soldier protection.
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY21 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY21 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Support for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
1.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on techniques such as prototyping, characterization and computational research to develop and test new materials to increase soldier protection. 2.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for NAVSEA (Navy) for ship modernization through research focused on advances in technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) allow the Fleet to better predict and plan for sustainment and military readiness. 3.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for the Army Engineer Research and Development Center in basic and applied geospatial research for the development of technologies that will support the warfighter in the battlefield. 4.Defense Appropriations FY2021: Support funding for Army Research and Development specific to artificial intelligence and assistive automation for soldier preparedness in the field. 5.Defense Authorization FY2021: Support for policy to support advanced ballistics program with the Army Research Lab focused on soldier protection.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY20 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY20 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
1.Higher Education Act reauthorization. Continued support for efforts to reauthorize HEA. (House and Senate) 2.International Education and Foreign Language Studies. Support funding for this program, including HEA-Title VI funding, in the Labor, HHS, Education bill for FY2020. (House)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1.Higher Education Act reauthorization. Continued support for efforts to reauthorize HEA. (House and Senate) 2.International Education and Foreign Language Studies. Support funding for this program, including HEA-Title VI funding, in the Labor, HHS, Education bill for FY2020. (House)
1.Federal budget caps: Support for lifting the caps placed on defense and non-defense discretionary spending for FY2020 and FY2021 put into place by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY20 (House) 2. Health: Support for increased funding for the FY20 National Institute of Health budget (House and Senate)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY20
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1.Federal budget caps: Support for lifting the caps placed on defense and non-defense discretionary spending for FY2020 and FY2021 put into place by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
1.Higher Education Act reauthorization. Continued support for efforts to reauthorize HEA. (House and Senate) 2.International Education and Foreign Language Studies. Support funding for this program, including HEA-Title VI funding, in the Labor, HHS, Education bill for FY2020. (House)
1.Assistive Technology Act: Support for funding for the Assistive Technology Act in the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill for FY20
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Higher Education Act reauthorization: Opposition to the PROSPER Act; continued support for the extension and reauthorization for the Perkins Loan program.
Childhood obesity--Support report language in the FY19 Senate Agriculture appropriations bill to encourage AFRI to support efforts addressing obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Support Assistive Technology Act funding in the FY19 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support for the Training, Education, and Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act to establish Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education.
Childhood obesity--Support report language in the FY19 Senate Agriculture appropriations bill to encourage AFRI to support efforts addressing obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
1. Support NIH funding for FY19 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support robust authorizations for higher education and federal research programs in the FY19 budgets produced in the House and Senate Budget Committees.
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Support NIH funding for FY19 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support robust authorizations for higher education and federal research programs in the FY19 budgets produced in the House and Senate Budget Committees.
Childhood obesity--Support report language in the FY19 Senate Agriculture appropriations bill to encourage AFRI to support efforts addressing obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
1. Defense Authorization FY19: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 5. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 6. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Defense Authorization FY18: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY18: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 5. Defense Authorization FY19: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 6. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 7. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 8. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 9. Defense Authorization FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets. 10. Defense Appropriations FY19: Support increased authorization for Maritime Technology within the Navys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on the research and development for the use of additive manufacturing technologies to reduce maintenance costs, improve readiness and extend the life of Navy assets.
1. AmeriCorps - Jumpstart program: Supporting restored funding for pre-k Jumpstart initiative in FY18. 2. Higher Education Act reauthorization: Opposition to the PROSPER Act; continued support for the extension and reauthorization for the Perkins Loan program.
1. Support NIH funding for FY18 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Continued support for facilities and administrative (F&A) research costs in NIH funded research in FY18 appropriations legislation. 3. Support NIH funding for FY19 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 4. Support robust authorizations for higher education and federal research programs in the FY19 budgets produced in the House and Senate Budget Committees.
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
1. Support $38 million for the Assistive Technology Act in FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Opposition to the impact of Medicaid policy changes to the disability community in the American Health Care Act. 4. FY18 funding for adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH).
1. Support NIH funding for FY18 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Continued support for facilities and administrative (F&A) research costs in NIH funded research in FY18 appropriations legislation.
Support for consortium grant application to become a Region 3 University Transportation Center (R3UTC).
1. Defense Authorization FY18: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY18: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components.
1. Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act. 2. Perkins Loan Program: Extension and reauthorization of the expiring Perkins program. 3. AmeriCorps - Jumpstart program: Supporting restored funding for pre-k Jumpstart initiative in FY18.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Defense Authorization FY18: Continue to support increased authorization level for Ballistic Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability. 2. Defense Authorization FY18: Support increased authorization for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components. 3. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for Ballistics Technology for the Army Research Laboratory in the Armys RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on evaluation of materials and mechanisms, designs and the development of methodologies and models to enable enhanced lethality and survivability . 4. Defense Appropriations FY18: Support increased funding for the Tech Transition Program in the Air Forces RDT&E account and corresponding report language focused on advanced laser technologies for coating removal, surface restoration and repair of aerospace components.
Ongoing monitoring of possible legislative action on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
1. Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act. 2. Perkins Loan Program: Extension and reauthorization of the expiring Perkins program. 3. AmeriCorps - Jumpstart program: Supporting restored funding for pre-k Jumpstart initiative in FY18.
1. Support $38 million for the Assistive Technology Act in FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Opposition to the impact of Medicaid policy changes to the disability community in the American Health Care Act. 4. FY18 funding for adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH).
Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to support efforts addressing the unique challenges regarding obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the President's FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations. 3. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to support efforts addressing the unique challenges regarding obesity among children in urban, minority low-income populations.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants tht support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Support $38 million for the Assistive Technology Act in FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 4. Kinome: Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 5. Opposition to the impact of Medicaid policy changes to the disability community in the American Health Care Act. 6. Support FY17 and FY18 funding for adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH).
1. Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support NIH funding for FY18 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 3. Support for an omnibus spending package to complete the FY17 appropriations cycle.
1. Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act. 2. Perkins Loan Program: Extension and reauthorization of the expiring Perkins program. 3. AmeriCorps - Jumpstart program: Supporting restored funding for pre-k Jumpstart initiative in FY18.
Reviewing critical policies in preparation for federal tax reform legislation.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Support NIH funding for FY18 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 3. Support for an omnibus spending package to complete the FY17 appropriations cycle.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants tht support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Support $38 million for the Assistive Technology Act in FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 4. Kinome: Support report language in the FY18 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 5. Opposition to the impact of Medicaid policy changes to the disability community in the American Health Care Act. 6. Support FY17 and FY18 funding for adolescent sexual health programs-the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent School Health (DASH).
Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the Presidents FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations.
Support NIH funding for FY17 in the House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Outpatient payment adjustments for dedicated cancer centers: Support for legislative correction to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 due to changes in the definition of covered hospital outpatient services in the underlying legislation. 4. Support for passage of 21st Century Cures Act, HR 34--House of Representatives only.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the Presidents FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations.
Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization FY17: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
1. Support for $32 million for the Assistive Technology Act in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills. 2. Kinome: Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills related to kinome research at the NCI through research and center grants that support institutions with a critical mass of expertise on particular cancers, including ovarian, to apply that expertise to the entire kinome. 3. Outpatient payment adjustments for dedicated cancer centers: Support for legislative correction to Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 due to changes in the definition of covered hospital outpatient services in the underlying legislation.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act.
Defense Appropriations, FY17: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization FY17: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the Presidents FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Higher Education Act reauthorization: General education and request for support for Fly in 4 in best practices related to student financial education and access policies and programs in reauthorization legislation of the Higher Education Act.
1. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Support the Presidents FY 2017 request of $375 million in the House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills. 2. Childhood Obesity - Support report language in the FY17 House and Senate Agriculture appropriations bills to encourage the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports efforts to address the unique challenges faced in addressing obesity among children and youth in urban, minority low-income populations.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) -- opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
Defense Appropriations: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
China Rule of Law: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor - Advocating for FY 2015 competitive grant funding through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (Department of State).
1. Center for International Business Education funding -- Advocating for at least FY 2015 funding in the FY 2016 Continuing Resolution and a negotiated Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for the remainder of FY 2016. 2. Federal Perkins Loan Program reauthorization - Advocating general support for Perkins and reauthorization of the program scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015. 3. ESEA Reauthorization - Supporting the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) provisions in a final conference report. 4. Americorps National Grant for Jumpstart -- Signed letter with University Jumpstart partners to the Corporation for National and Community Service requesting restored funding for Jumpstart.
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Filing targets: Corporation for Natl & Community Service, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) -- opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
China Rule of Law: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor - Advocating for FY 2015 competitive grant funding through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (Department of State).
NIH funding - Supporting at least $32 billion in the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill (HR 3020 and S 1695).
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Defense Appropriations: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
Filing targets: Corporation for Natl & Community Service, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Defense Appropriations: In support of increased funding for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the funding. Defense Authorization: In support of increased authorization levels for Ballistics Technology in the Department of the Armys RDT&E account and report language justifying the increased authorization.
1. Center for International Business Education funding -- Advocating for at least FY 2015 funding in the FY 2016 Continuing Resolution and a negotiated Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for the remainder of FY 2016. 2. Federal Perkins Loan Program reauthorization - Advocating general support for Perkins and reauthorization of the program scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015. 3. ESEA Reauthorization - Supporting the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) provisions in a final conference report.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) - opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Filing targets: Corporation for Natl & Community Service, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (HR 1806) - opposition to HR 1806, specifically due to the decreased authorization to the social science research budget in the National Science Foundation. House only.
Patent Reform - The Innovation Act (HR 9) and the PATENT Act (S 1137). Opposed the mandatory fee-shifting provisions and involuntary joinder provisions in versions of HR 9. Additionally, articulated opposition to any inclusion of such provisions without any flexibility for university exemption in S 1137.
Filing targets: Corporation for Natl & Community Service, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE