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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1220 LINDEN DRIVE, 1764 VAN HISE HALL |
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| City | MADISON |
State | WI |
Zip Code | 53706 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71314-12
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6. House ID# 359560000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kristine D. Andrews |
Date | 7/18/2017 12:31:47 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
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration: NIFA, support; capacity-building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, support; Expanded Food and Nutrition, support; Agriculture Food Research Initiative, support; Commerce, Justice, Science: NIST/Manufacturing Extension Partnership, support; Economic Development Administration, University Center Program, support; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sea Grant and National Estuarine Research Reserves, support; National Science Foundation (science, research, engineering, computer science technology, cyber security), support; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, office of education support; Energy and Water Development: Office of Science (energy-water research), support; Financial Services and General Government, Small Business Administration, support; Interior, Environment: Office of Water, Great Lakes Programs, support; Fish and Wildlife Service, support; Great Lakes Restoration, support; National Endowment for the Arts, support; National Endowment for the Humanities, support; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: Pell Grants, strengthen, sustain and retain inflation adjustment; Campus-based Aid, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, support; American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits, support; TRIO, GEAR UP, McNair, support; National Institutes of Health (research funding), support; Facilities and Administrative costs, oppose capping or reducing costs; Corporation for Public Broadcasting, support, Charter Schools Program, support; Health Resources and Services Administration (health professions and nurse training), support; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Harwood Training grants), support.
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 |
Kristine |
Andrews |
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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
Affordable Care Act, exempt full-time students from employer mandate, review definition of "full time" to permit temporary employees full-time work for 6 months;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kristine |
Andrews |
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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
1098-T Reporting, maintain current reporting exemptions; object to adding two new data elements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kristine |
Andrews |
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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
HEA Reauthorization: H.R. 2482, Federal Perkins Loan Program extension, support; H.R. 1286, Pell Grant Funding Act, support; Free Application for Federal Student Aid, simplify; Pell Grants, restore year-round; subsidized student loan program, continue; H.R. 1434, loan refinancing, support; Pay As You Earn, support; Direct Loan limits, increase; loan origination fees, eliminate; loan repayment plans, consolidate and simplify; loan forgiveness, exempt from income tax; Dual Enrollment/College Options, support grants and aid funding; Competency-based Education and Direct Assessment, modify definition of distance education, update definition of "regular and substantive," amend Title IV requirements to enable student to engage in simultaneous academic modalities, amend Title IV to allow access to federal student aid for CBE students; teacher preparation, support for rural educator and training; Accreditation, differentiated review, support; provide alternative pathways to accreditation, support; Prior-prior year, codify; Exit counseling, encourage Dept. of Ed to conduct; Direct Subsidized Loan limit, eliminate; Origination fees, remove from sequestration; Proration requirements, remove; Competency-based aid, amend Title IV to accommodate CBE programs, update definition of CBE, update definition of correspondence and amend the policy that applies aid first to institutional charges; Gainful Employment: streamline regulations; Grants and Contracts: modify effort reporting, review new monitoring and reporting, develop risk-based regulations, strengthen and align federal requirements across agencies; Teacher Preparation, delay implementation; Campus Accountability and Safety Act, support collaborative efforts; safety tip, eliminate, "non-campus property," narrow definition, foreign and overnight reporting, eliminate; sub-regulatory guidance by OCR, clarify; Uniform Crime Reporting, consolidate definitions, "continuing threats," allow institutional authority.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristine |
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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
BRIDGE Act, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow Our Economy, support; international and foreign language programs, support; Premium Immigration processing, life moratorium; Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language program, amend to include 2-year colleges; international teacher exchanges, authorize and fund program; Standard Occupational Classification codes, create; Green card self-petition process, simplify; H1B normal/prevailing wage, modify rules.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kristine |
Andrews |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair Labor Standard Act rule, removal of automatic indexing if rule is implemented.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristine |
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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
Veteran and service member Education Benefit Data Flow Re-engineering Project, support; CBE and alternative degree programs for veterans, support; benefits administrative costs, support; classify hybrid or blended classes as "in residence," support; VA benefits for developmental courses delivered online, support; VA and Dept. of Ed first date of an academic term consistency, support.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kristine |
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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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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