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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 | 2019 |
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: FRANCINE N. PFEIFFER |
Date | 4/22/2019 4:51:29 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. 28: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above for unfinished FY 2019 appropriations bills).
H.J. Res. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes (all provisions listed above for unfinished FY 2019 appropriations bills).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and related agencies for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for NOAA research programs and the NSF).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for Science and Technology Directorate, University Centers of Excellence).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related agencies for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for National Endowment for the Humanities and USGS research programs).
Pending legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related agencies for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to NIFA and other agricultural research programs, extension, and education programs).
Pending legislation making appropriations for energy and water development for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for the Department of Energy-Office of Science).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies, for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for University transportation research and the National Transit Institute).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for NIH and biomedical research programs; funding for the Department of Educations post-secondary aid programs).
Pending legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 2020 (provisions relating to funding for basic and applied research).
Congressional efforts to remove congressional budget caps for fiscal year 2020 and end sequestration
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
H.R. 539 and S. 118: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019
To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies, 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 |
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
Pending congressional proposals to reduce charitable giving incentives for donations to colleges and universities
Pending legislation to reinstate advanced refunding bonds
H.R. 655: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (ALL)
S. 460: Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided education assistance to employer payments of student loans (ALL).
H.R. 1223 and S. 501: Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in unrelated business taxable income by amount of certain fringe benefit expenses (ALL).
H.R. 1545 and S. 632: Lessen Impediments From Taxes for Charities Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income (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
Pending legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Congressional interest into Chinese cultural and language programming through Confucius Institutes
H.R. 1571 and S. 672: Debt-Free College Act of 2019
To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 899: A bill to terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2020 (ALL).
H.R. 1766 and S. 800: College Transparency Act
To establish a postsecondary student data system (ALL).
H.R. 1707 and S. 768: 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).
S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019
A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 1915 and 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. 640: Student Aid Simplification Act
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).
H.R. 5 and S. 788: Equality Act
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes (ALL).
H.R. 68: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2019
To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (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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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes (ALL).
S. 874: Dream Act of 2019
A bill 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. 1044 and S. 386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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. 1763 and S. 348: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
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
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
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |