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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 |
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 | 2016 |
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 | 1/19/2017 5:18:17 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. 5393, H.R. 2678, and S. 2837: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NOAA research programs and the NSF).
H.R. 5634 and S. 3001: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for Science and Technology Directorate, University Centers of Excellence).
H.R. 5538 and S. 3068: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NEH and USGS research programs).
H.R. 5054 and S. 2956: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 and for other purposes (provisions relating to NIFA and other agricultural research programs, extension, and education programs).
H.R. 5055, H.R. 2028, and S. 2804: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the Department of Energy-Office of Science).
H.R. 5394, H.R. 2577, and S. 2844: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for University transportation research and the National Transit Institute).
H.R. 5926, S. 3040: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NIH and biomedical research programs; funding for the Department of Educations post-secondary aid programs).
H.R. 5293 and S. 3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
Legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for basic and applied research).
H.R. 4909 and S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for defense research programs).
H.R. 2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (FY 2017 Continuing Resolution)
Legislation funding the government through April 28, 2017, along with additional Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding for the Defense and State departments, funding to implement the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), and money to address lead contamination that would be authorized by pending water resources legislation.
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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Alexandria |
Hermann |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 9: Innovation Act
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 632: Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth (STRONG) Patents Act of 2015
A bill to strengthen the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country's economy (ALL).
S. 1137: Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 4783: Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Francine |
Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Alexandria |
Hermann |
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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. 34: 21st Century Cures Act and Senate Companion Legislation
Legislation to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (funding for NIH and FDA research).
H.R. 1030: Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
A bill to prohibit the Environmental protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (ALL).
H.R. 962 and S. 181: Startup Act 3.0
A bill to jump-start the economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1398 and S. 747: American Innovation Act
A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (ALL).
H.R. 2104 and S. 289: American Cures Act
A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (ALL).
H.R. 1441 and S. 771: Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
A bill to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate United States manufacturing universities (ALL).
H.R. 1426: Public Access to Public Science Act
A bill to ensure public access to published materials concerning scientific research and development activities funded by Federal science agencies (ALL).
H.R. 1477 and S. 779: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency of from funds administered by that agency (ALL).
S. 2972: Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide transparency and require certain standards in the award of Federal grants, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act
An original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes (specifically authorization of the Department of Energy's Office of Science and ARPA-E).
S. 3084: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
A bill to invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.
S. 3346: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016
A bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Titles V and VI pertaining to NASA research).
H.R. 1119: Research and Development Efficiency Act
Legislation to improve the efficiency of federal research and development, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 5583: University Regulation Streamlining and Harmonization Act
Legislation to streamline and harmonize federal research regulations on institutions of higher education, 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Francine |
Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Alexandria |
Hermann |
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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
Tax proposals in the Presidents FY 2017 budget regarding charitable giving and congressional discussions regarding endowments.
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. 1310 and S. 590: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 108: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1434 and S. 793: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 2731: National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act
A bill to amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3403: Safe Campus Act of 2015
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3408: Fair Campus Act of 2015
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication by institutions of higher education of allegations related to sexual violence, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 2869: Boost Saving for College Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve college savings under section 529 programs, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3178: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
A bill to simplify and streamline the information regarding institutions of higher education made publicly available by the Secretary of Education, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 3179: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 5528: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the FAFSA, and for other purposes (ALL).
Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
S. 3368: Access, Success and Persistence in Reshaping Education (ASPIRE) Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve college access and college completion for all students (ALL).
S. 3380: Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, 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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Francine |
Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Alexandria |
Hermann |
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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
S. 153: Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2015
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 3542: Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act
A bill to provide provisional protected presence to qualified individuals who came to the United States as children (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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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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