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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| City | Nashville |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 37240 |
Country | USA |
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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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: James Nathan Green |
Date | 1/22/2019 12:53:32 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
Issues related to FY 19 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH, and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
Issues related to FY 20 appropriations for science and engineering research and education at agencies including NIH, DOD, DOE, ED (research, such as IES, international education programs, and federal student aid including Pell Grants and campus-based aid programs), NSF, NASA, NEH and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA
H.R. 6147/S. 3073 - the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); the National Institutes of Health and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); and Title VIII nursing workforce programs
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 |
Christina |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
General issues related to funding for DOD basic 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research, DARPA, and DOD-funded medical research
General issues around national security and research including implementation of Sec. 1286 of H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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. 6543, the Aim Higher Act - provisions related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act including changes to the Title IV federal student aid program
H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 19 Interior Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for federal student aid programs (including Pell Grants, work-study and SEOG); international education and the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research); funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 2434/S. 1121, the College Transparency Act - provisions related to student unit records
H.R. 4479/S. 2169, the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act - provisions related to student unit records
H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
General issues around EDs Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
General issues around Dept. of Education regulatory efforts related to the upcoming negotiated rulemaking session on accreditation and innovation
General issues around needed guidance from the Dept. of Education related to unreimbursed Perkins Loan cancellations
General issues around the outlook for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
General issues around the Institute of Education Sciences, including reauthorization
General issues around federal student aid, loan limits and repayment plans for graduate education
General issues around college costs, federal student aid, loan repayment, low-income student access, and affordability
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
H.R. xxxx/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs
H.R. 959/S. 1109, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of Title VIII programs
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
General issues around legal high-skilled immigration affecting students, scholars and employees including potential changes to H-1B visas, including H-1B pre-registration
General issues around DHS/USCIS regulatory changes that would impact international students, scholars, and university employees including increased scrutiny of visas and changes in F-1 duration of visas for certain students; increases in SEVIS fees; and changes to Optional Practical Training, Request for Evidence, Notice to Appear, and Unlawful Presence
General issues around proposed changes to the DHS public charge rule as it could impact students
General issues around seeking a permanent solution for DACA recipients and DREAMers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Christina |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 6147/S. 3158, the FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for NIH
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx - the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health
General issues related to the outlook for NIH funding in FY 19 and FY 20
General issues related to anti-sexual harassment efforts at NIH
General issues related to NIHs science and security working group
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES, in FY 19
General provisions related to science and engineering research at NSF, DOE, DOD, NASA, NIH, and IES, in FY 20
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, the FY 19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Energy-Water Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for the Dept. of Energys Office of Science and ARPA-E
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to funding for NSF and NASA
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Defense Appropriations bill - provisions around funding for basic and applied research (6.1-6.3) including funding at DARPA and DOD-funded medical research
H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, the FY 20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (and National Center for Special Education Research) and NIH
H.R. 6227/S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative - provisions related to authorizing quantum research programs at agencies including NSF, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Dept. of Energys Office of Science
H.R. 4700/S. 2257, the Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act (or IMPACT for Energy Act) - provisions related to authorizing a new research program at the Dept. of Energy
General issues around national security and research including implementation of Sec. 1286 of H.R. 5515/S. 2987, the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act
General issues around reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences
General issues around the Dept. of Commerce NPRM related to export controls
General issues around sexual misconduct policies at federal research agencies such as NSF and NIH
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - implementation of provisions that would impact research universities including an excise tax on net investment income (Sec. 4968); changes to UBIT (Sec. 512 (a)(6)); changes to fringe policies (Sec. 512 (a)(7)); and an excise tax on executive compensation (Sec. 4960(c)(2))
H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act - provisions related to the repeal of Sec. 274 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with respect to the 21% excise tax on certain fringe benefits provided by nonprofit employers; and the extension of the tuition deduction
General issues related to potential technical corrections tax legislation that may include provisions that impact universities, particularly related to the net investment income excise tax
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
Christina |
West |
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Assistant V/C, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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
General issues around potential changes to Bayh-Dole technology transfer and intellectual property legislation as it relates to drug discovery
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 |
Christina |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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Heather |
Bloemhard |
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Assistant Director, Vanderbilt University Federal Relations |
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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