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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 400 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW |
Address2 | SUITE 351 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001-1558 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | New Brunswick |
State | NJ |
Zip Code | 08901 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 33977-12
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6. House ID# 307380000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: FRANCINE N. PFEIFFER |
Date | 1/20/2022 3:43:42 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4502 and pending Senate legislation: Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for NIH, biomedical research and infrastructure programs, and the creation of ARPA-H; health workforce development and training; research on gun violence and developmental disabilities; and the Department of Educations post-secondary aid programs, including Pell Grants).
H.R. 4505 and pending Senate legislation: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and related agencies for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for NOAA research programs, the NSF, and the National Institute of Justice).
H.R. 4550 and pending Senate legislation: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for university transportation research, the National Transit Institute, and university research programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development).
H.R. 4536 and S. 2599: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for the National Institute of Food and Agricultures research, extension, and education programs and to waive matching requirements for specialty crop research).
H.R. 4432 and pending Senate legislation: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for basic and applied research, extended range propulsion technology, and ceramic material systems).
H.R. 4431 and pending Senate legislation: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2022 (provision relating to funding for DHSs University Centers of Excellence).
H.R. 4372 and pending Senate legislation: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and related agencies for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and water resources research at the U.S. Geological Survey).
H.R. 4373 and pending Senate legislation: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for fiscal year 2022 (provision relating to funding for the State Departments Fulbright Program).
H.R. 4549 and S. 2605: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Making appropriations for energy and water development for fiscal year 2022 (provisions relating to funding for the Department of Energy-Office of Science).
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
Seven-bill minibus making appropriations for the departments and agencies listed above for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above for seven bills included in the omnibus package).
H.R. 6119: Further Extending Government Funding Act
Making further appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above as well as funding for Afghan relocations).
H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for university research and Northeast Corridor rail projects).
H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (provisions relating to funding for post-secondary education student aid; university-based scientific research, particularly in the areas of health and the environment; and graduate medical education).
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 |
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Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Booth |
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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. 869 and S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021
To authorize appropriations to offset costs resulting from reductions in research productivity in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1160: Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment (INFLUENCE) Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve protections against foreign influence at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 1260 and H.R. 2731: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education).
H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3593: Department of Energy Science for the Future Act
To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 4369: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 2589: Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021
A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3851: Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021
To improve support for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and workforce (ALL).
H.R. 5585: Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act
To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act
To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (provision relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health).
Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research and research security.
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 |
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Newsome Pfeiffer |
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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. 1704 and S. 618: Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions. (ALL)
S. 479: LOCAL Infrastructure Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds (ALL).
H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (provisions relating to higher education, including taxation of Pell grants and reinstating advance refunding bonds).
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 |
Francine |
Newsome Pfeiffer |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2030 and S. 839: College Transparency Act
A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL).
H.R. 1521 and S. 518: Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 850 and S. 238: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act
To establish name, image, likeness, and athletic reputation rights for college athletes, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1814 and S. 879: Civics Secures Democracy Act
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support educational programs in civics and history, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 2167: GI Bill NEED Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes (provisions relating to campus climate surveys).
S. 2091 and H.R. 3946: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021
A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 4631: Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (ALL).
H.R. 6376: Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 (ALL).
H.R. 5545: Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions (REMOTE) Act
To extend certain expiring provisions of law relating to benefits provided under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs during COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes (ALL).
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
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Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Samantha |
Booth |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1177 and S. 348: U.S. Citizenship Act
A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes (provisions relating to legalization for Dreamers and changes to the immigrant and non-immigrant visa systems).
H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 264: Dream Act of 2021
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 (ALL).
H.R. 2255 and S. 1024: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
To enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (ALL).
H.R. 3648: Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (provisions relating to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students and making undocumented students eligible for federal post-secondary aid programs).
Presidential and executive actions on immigration and international travel.
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
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 708 and S. 168: Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act
To provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (ALL).
S. 54: Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act
A bill to address health workforce shortages and disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic through additional funding for the National Health Service Corps and the Nurse Corps, and to establish a National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project (ALL).
H.R. 2256 and S. 834: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 5585: Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act
To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act
To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (provision relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health).
S. 610: Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
A bill to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals (provisions relating to the Medicare sequester moratorium and an increase in Medicare physician payments).
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
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4350 and S. 2792: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (provisions relating to defense research, workforce, and academic partnerships; Defense Department reporting requirements; and immigrant pathways for international defense researchers).
S. 1605: Compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (provisions relating to defense research, workforce, and academic partnerships; Defense Department reporting requirements; and immigrant pathways for international defense researchers).
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
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2534 and S. 2072: Climate Stewardship Act
A bill to provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across the United States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 2866 and S. 1371: America Grows Act of 2021
A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (ALL).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
S. 1931: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
An original bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes (provisions relating to the University Transportation Centers program and the Highway Trust Fund).
H.R. 3594: Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021
To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for surface transportation research, development, and deployment, and for other purposes (provisions relating to the University Transportation Centers program).
H.R. 3684: Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (provisions relating to the University Transportation Centers program and the Highway Trust Fund).
H.R. 5434: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes (provisions relating to the University Transportation Centers program and the Highway Trust Fund).
H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for university research and Northeast Corridor rail projects).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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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