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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 | 2018 |
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 | 1/22/2019 1:43:56 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. 5952 and S. 3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for NOAA, NSF and National Institute of Justice research programs).
H.R. 6776 and S. 3109: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 (provisions relating to funding for Science and Technology Directorate, University Centers of Excellence).
H.R. 6147 and S. 3073: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related agencies for fiscal year 2019 (provisions relating to funding for National Endowment for the Humanities and USGS research programs).
H.R. 5961 and S. 2976: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (provisions relating to NIFA and other agricultural research programs, extension and education programs; funding for FDA research programs).
H.R. 5895 and S. 2975: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the Department of Energy-Office of Science).
H.R. 6072 and S. 3023: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies for fiscal year 2019 (provisions relating to funding for University transportation research and the National Transit Institute).
H.J Res. 143: Continuing Resolution Through December 21, 2018
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above for unfinished FY 2019 appropriations bills).
H.R. 695: Vehicle for Continuing Resolution through February 8, 2019
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above for unfinished FY 2019 appropriations bills).
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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Ian |
Grubman |
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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
S. 1390: Support Technology and Research of Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017
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)
H.R. 6227 and S. 3143: National Quantum Initiative Act
To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for the economic and national security of the United States (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 |
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
H.R. 795: Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (ALL).
H.R. 5003: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds.
A bill to restore the tax exemption for advance refunding bonds that was repealed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (ALL).
H.R. 5220: Don't Tax Higher Education Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (ALL).
H.R. 5916: Reducing Excessive Debt and Unfair Costs of Education (REDUCE) Act of 2018
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on institutions of higher education that fail to use 33 percent of the growth in endowment value for grants for working-family students each year, 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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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
S. 601: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act
A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education (ALL).
H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education (ALL).
H.R. 1949 and S. 856: 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 assault, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 2434 and S. 1121: College Transparency Act
A bill to establish a post-secondary student data system (ALL).
H.R. 1614: Student Loan Refinancing Act
To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification (ALL).
S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory (ALL).
S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (ALL).
H.R. 2451 and S. 1135: Pell Grant Restoration Act
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 1043: Pay for Student Success Act
A bill to authorize pay-for-success projects designed to incentivize and reward successful efforts to increase postsecondary education retention and completion rates for low-income and first-generation students (ALL).
S. 1136: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 2526: 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).
S. 2201: 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).
H.R. 4508: Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act
To support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with the skills they need for lifelong success (ALL).
H.R. 6543: Aim Higher Act
To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that every student has a path to a quality, debt-free degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career (ALL).
H.R. 1635 and S. 2081: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
To amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 2530: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2018
A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (ALL).
S. 3611: Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3440 and S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017
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. 4796 and S. 2367: Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018
To provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes (provisions relating to DACA recipients and Dreamers).
H.R. 1303 and S. 180: H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes (ALL).
Presidential executive orders and administrative 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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Francine |
Newsome Pfeiffer |
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Ian |
Grubman |
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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
Administration proposals relating to health care reform and Medicaid funding.
H.R. 2267 and S. 1301: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, 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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 302: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes (provisions relating to the operation of unmanned aircraft systems and sports medicine).
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 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (House Farm Bill)
To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for agricultural research, extension and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education).
S. 3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Senate Farm Bill)
A bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for agricultural research, extension and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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 |
Francine |
Pfeiffer |
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Alexandria |
Hermann |
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Ian |
Grubman |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6: Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act
To provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes (provisions relating to research and centers of excellence).
H.R. 2063: Opioid Preventing Abuse through Continued Education (PACE) Act
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require certain training as a condition of registration to prescribe or dispense opioids for the treatment of pain or pain management, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 5009: Jessie's Law
To include information concerning a patient's opioid addiction in certain medical records (ALL).
H.R. 5261: Treatment, Education, And Community Help (TEACH) to Combat Addiction Act of 2018
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder 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
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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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