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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1201 16TH STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036-3290 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27731-12
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6. House ID# 306030000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mary Kusler |
Date | 4/20/2015 3:35:52 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
Amendments to FY16 Budget Resolution
Appropriations
Budget
Education
FY 16 Budget
FY16 Budget Resolution
FY16 LHHS Appropriations
H.Con.Res. 27
H.R. 5
IDEA
S.Con.Res.11
S.CON.RES.11:appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Senate budget
senate budget resolution
Title III
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Background Checks, S 178, SJ Res 8, Alexander ESEA Discussion Draft, Education Legislation, NLRB Regs
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 |
Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Barbara |
Moldauer |
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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
Alexander ESEA discussion draft
amendments to HR 5
appropriations
Background checks
BEST Act
briefing on HEA
budget
Charter schools
Child nutrition and freshman visit
College Affordability
common core
CORE Act
CTE
DC scholarship fund
EDU
Education
education legislation
education science
Educator Background Checks
ESEA
ESEA / General Issues/Conversations
esea amendments
ESEA and background checks
ESEA and Gradespan
ESEA and SMART Act
ESEA and teachers
ESEA Reauthorization
ESEA, budget
ESEA, child nutrition, student privacy, FERPA
ESEA, Excise Tax
ESEA, fiscal issues
ESEA, HR 5
ESEA-testing
ESP of the Year
Every Child Achieves Act
FAFSA
Floor calendar
for-profit task force legislation
Freshman visit
Gradespan testing
Great Teachers Act
H.R. 452; H.R. 551
H.R. 5
H.R. 551 IDEA Full Funding Act of 2015
H.R.717 : All Students Count Act of 2015
HEA
High School Redesign
higher education
HR 1519
HR 2/Secure Rural Schools
HR 408
HR 4172
HR 452, Gradespan testing
HR 5 amendments
HR 5 and HR 408
HR 5: Student Success Act
HR 56
HR 848
HR, budget resolution
IDEA Full Funding Act
Native American education
NEA's Read Across America
opportunity dashboard
Paraeducators amendment to HR5
Portability
Possible amendment to HR 5
prof dev
reading
Rules Committee
rural education
S 37
S 729
S. 696
S.178
S.197: SMART Act
S.317: PRE-K Act
S.Con.Res.11: appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Secure Rural Schools
SMART Act
STEM
student loans
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act
Swearing In Reception
Teacher briefing
teacher evaluation
Teacher issues
Teaching Continuum
TEST Act
Title III funding
Vouchers
White House Community Colleges proposal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Barbara |
Moldauer |
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Christin |
Driscoll |
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Corey |
Williams |
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Erin |
Duncan |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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Mary |
Kusler |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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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
ACA
ACA Employer Mandate
ACA Excise Tax
ACA Full TIme Definition
CHIP
CHIP Reauthorization
Excise Tax
H.R.2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R.30: Save American Workers Act of 2015
H.R.879 : Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
H.RES.117 : Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
Health care
Medicaid
Medicaid, SGR
Medicaid, SGR
Medicaid, SGR
Medicaid, SGR
S,470: SCHOOL Act
S.30: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015
S.470 : Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies
S.470: SCHOOL Act
S.522: Protecting And Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2015
Tax
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 |
Mary |
Kusler |
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Alfred |
Campos |
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Marcus |
Egan |
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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
FY15 Approps
In-state DREAM Act
DHS Appropriations for FY15
S. 796
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 |
Aaron |
Harris |
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Corey |
Williams |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
Native American Caucus
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 |
Heather |
Valentine |
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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
Gradespan testing
NLRB
minimum wage
Collective Bargaining
Labor issues
Labor issues, trade
HR 5
TPA
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 |
Mary |
Kusler |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Erin |
Duncan |
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Heather |
Valentine |
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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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.973 : Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
S.CON.RES.11:appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
GPO-WEP
Pension
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 |
Alfred |
Campos |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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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
EETT
E-rate
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Corey |
Williams |
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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
529 plans
ACA Excise Tax
Budget
Educator Deduction
Educator Tax
Educator Tax Bill
Educator Tax Deduction
Excise Tax
H.R.297: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
H.R.362 : Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015
H.R.509 : Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015
Health
hr 529
S.174 : Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
S.268 : Rebuild America Act of 2015
S.30 : Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015
S.698: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015
S.CON.RES.11 - appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Tax
Tax Extenders
Tax Reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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 |
Alfred |
Campos |
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Kimberly |
Trinca |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Minimum Wage
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Marcus |
Egan |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
gun violence
background checks
S. 178
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 |
Kimberly |
Trinca |
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Corey |
Williams |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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