|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1101 17TH STREET, NW, #300 |
Address2 |
|
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
|
5. Senate ID# 4540-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 315230000
|
TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
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 |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Carrie Warick-Smith |
Date | 11/17/2023 12:17:05 PM |
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
S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students
H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students
S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs
H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs
H.R.1655: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (Jobs to Compete Act). - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs
H.R.496: Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs
H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus
H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution.
S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers.
S. 1349College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success.
H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success.
H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants.
H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes.
H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.
H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Jose |
Miranda |
|
|
|
Carrie |
Warick-Smith |
|
|
|
Rosario |
Duran |
|
|
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. 5894 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Houses FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.
Senates FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, White House Office, 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 |
Jose |
Miranda |
|
|
|
Carrie |
Warick-Smith |
|
|
|
Rosario |
Duran |
|
|
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. 3600 VA Work Study Improvement Act - To improve the VA Work-Study program in order to support the flexibility Veterans need for working while in school.
H.R. 3601 Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act - to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Carrie |
Warick-Smith |
|
|
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Farm Bill - to support the SNAP and SNAP E&T programs and for possible inclusion of a community college specific agricultural advancement program.
H.R. 3425 Community College Agriculture Advancement Act - a bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs.
S. 1740 Community College Agriculture Advancement Act - a bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs.
H.R. 5362 - SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023 - To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enhance the operation of the employment and training program, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Carrie |
Warick-Smith |
|
|
|
Jose |
Miranda |
|
|
|
Rosario |
Duran |
|
|
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.
S. 365 Dream Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Carrie |
Warick-Smith |
Associ |
|
|
Jose |
Miranda |
|
|
|
Rosario |
Duran |
|
|
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.
20. Client new address
Address |
|
||||||
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
|
|
||||||||
1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% |
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |