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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 | 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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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: Kristine D. Andrews |
Date | 7/20/2018 2:55:34 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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act, (and other HEA issues): simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, support; reinstate mandatory adjustment to Pell maximum, support; continuation of subsidized student loans, support; campus-based aid, support; Public Service Loan Forgiveness, support; Pay as You Earn and move to default, support; increase direct loan limits, support; restore subsidized loan eligibility for graduate and professional students, support; eliminate loan origination fees, support; consolidate and simplify federal loan repayment, support; student loan refinancing, support; Campus Safety: consolidate all definitions of reportable incidents, support; narrow definition of non-campus property, support; clarify sub-regulatory guidance as recommended, support; eliminate guidance designating victim advocates and ombuds as authorities, support; eliminate safety tip in timely warnings requirement, support; Competency-Based Education: Modify distance education definition, support; update regular and substantive definition, support; enable students to engage in various modalities simultaneously, support; amend to enable non-traditional students to access all federal student aid, support; support CBE provisions of H.R. 4508; International Education: reauthorize 6 funded Title VI programs, support; authorize and fund international teacher exchanges, support; Program Integrity: delay state authorization rules, support; streamline GE regulations, support; Regulatory Reform: Codify Prior-Prior year, support; seek exit counseling by DOE, support; eliminate 150% limit, support; remove origination fees from sequestration; remove proration requirement for the last enrollment period, support; change assumption that aid is applied to institutional charges first, support; Study Abroad: expand study abroad via grants to institutions, support; Teacher Preparation: retain the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program, support; retain TEACH grants, support; Undergraduate Research: federal programs that advance undergraduate research, 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
2018 Farm Bill, reauthorization of the NLGCA Capacity-building Grant Program; mandate funding; amend definitions and remove exclusions; maintain competitive and capacity funds for research, extension and teacher programs, support; protect funding for SNAP-Ed and Expanded Food and Nutrition program, support; North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations, USDA Smith Lever, Expanded Food and Nutrition, SNAP Ed and Agriculture and Food Research Initiative funding, support; capacity-building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture funding, support; FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, NSF, support funding; Economic Development Administration funding, support; Regional Innovation Program funding, support; FY2019 Energy and Water, Milwaukee water technology research lab funding, support; Office of Science funding, support; FY 2019 Interior, Environment, National Endowment for the Humanities funding, support; FY2019 Labor-HHS-Education, Public Broadcasting, support funding; Pell Grant (support funding, reinstate mandatory inflation adjustment, shift to full mandatory funding), Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant funding, support; Federal Work-Study funding, support; Perkins Loan Program, extend and support administrative cost allowance to service loans amendment; TRIO, McNair, GEAR UP funding, support; NIH funding, support; Charter Schools funding, support; Regulatory Reform, eliminate duplication of monitoring and reporting, support, develop risk-based regulations, support; coordinate and align reporting requirements across federal agencies, 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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. Army Research Lab, army-university partnership.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistant Act of 2017, directive requiring campus certifying officials to record zip codes, oppose; CBE and alternative degree programs, support; use VA benefits for developmental courses delivered online, support; eliminate the VA 85-15 rule at public institutions, support; allow academic programs developed at reputable public institutions to be classified as deemed approved, support; improve the VA-ONCE system, support.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Provide a long-term, permanent fix for DACA recipients by bringing a resolution to the House floor, support; create Standard Occupational Classification Codes specific to post-doctoral researchers, support; simplify the green card self-petition process, support; modify rules to permit the use of an institution's normal wage scale or the prevailing wage for H-1B applications, 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 |
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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
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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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