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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 1530 Wilson Blvd. |
Address2 | Suite 1050 |
| City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 8225-12
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6. House ID# 311140000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Deepti Taneja |
Date | 4/20/2022 10:19:24 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.7461 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify competency-based education, the bill amends the Higher Education Act relating to the offering of competency-based education programs.
H.R.7031 - Change of Ownership and Conversion Improvement Act, the bill regulates institutions of higher education that convert from for-profit to nonprofit status.
H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, the bill would reauthorize workforce training programs.
H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, the bill would, among other things, increase Pell Grant funding for students at nonprofit and public institutions.
S.864 - JOBS Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions.
H.R.2037 - Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021, the bill would expand the Pell Grant program to short-term programs offered at nonprofit and public institutions.
H.R. 5588 - Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.
H.R.4600 - Responsible Borrowing Act of 2021, the bill would allow institutions of higher education the authority to limit student loan borrowing.
H.R.2874 - Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act, the bill would require the Department of Education to prospectively disclose student loan interest rates to borrowers.
H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the bill includes emergency COVID funding for institutions of higher education and amends the 90/10 rule.
H.R. 2700 - For-profit College Conversion Accountability Act, the bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to describe the process of converting a proprietary institution of higher education to a nonprofit institution of higher education.
H.R. 5126 - Combating Predatory Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021, the bill would require that certain loans made to parents on behalf of a dependent student and to graduate students are included in the definition of cohort default rate under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to require the Secretary of Education to report default rates for such loans, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Education - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5603: Protections for Students Veterans Act. To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service.
H.R. 5509: Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021. To amend title 38, United States Code, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 to make certain improvements to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Johnathon |
Huston |
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Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4350 and S. 2792: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the bill would authorize the Department of Defense's military activities from military construction and defense activities of the Department of Energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Johnathon |
Huston |
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Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-03, the Act provides funding for the Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Defense, among other agencies.
S. Con. Res. 5 and H. Res. 101: The concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2021, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2022-FY2030, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases the deficit.
H.R. 5376 and S. Con. Res. 14: This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.)
H.R.4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3684: The bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Johnathon |
Huston |
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Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4411 and S. 1802: Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act. The bill increases to $12,000 in 2021-2022, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022, the bill, as passed in the House, would regulate student data collection, expand the Pell Grant program to short-term program, and would end the Direct Loan program for short-term programs.
S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, the bill creates a variety of programs to make the United States more competitive with China.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Steve |
Gonzalez |
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Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on the Budget |
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Johnathon |
Huston |
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Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education |
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Joanne |
Zurcher |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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