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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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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 | 2015 |
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 | 7/20/2015 1:05:51 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
FY16 Agriculture: urge support for capacity building for non-land grant Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources; FY16 Commerce-State-Justice: urge support for National Science Foundation (including undergraduate research), Foster-Garrett amendment regarding Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; FY16 Defense: urge support for cybersecurity; FY16 Energy-Water: urge support for Office of Science; FY16 Labor-HHS-Education: urge support for Federal Pell Grants (automatic adjustment and year-round Pell), Federal campus-based aid, including SEOG, Work-Study and Perkins Loans, TRIO, GEAR UP, McNair Scholars, National Institutes of Health, and Casey Ready-To-Learn amendment.
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
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. 2719, Manufacturing Universities Act, amend to encourage partnerships and reporting of measurable economic impact; America's College Promise, support two-year institution language; H.R. 970/S. 559, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Reform, support, including ongoing regulatory review, targeted risk-based regulations and cost-benefit analysis; Higher Education Act reauthorization, support adoption of allowing prior-prior year tax information on the FAFSA; support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan program; support the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (FAST); oppose two-question FAFSA applications; oppose postsecondary/teacher ratings systems; seek review/improvements to IPEDS, support expansion of Pay As You Earn, support student loan refinancing, adjust Title IV requirements for competency-based education, support congressionally-sponsored demonstration sites, support international/foreign language programs, amend Title VI to include two-year colleges, clarify state responsibility for teacher performance, ensure common state teacher preparation and licensure standards, encourage efforts to strengthen PK-12 partnerships, support teacher/educator Quality Partnership Program, expand Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program, update TEACH grants to limit eligibility, make payback requirement proportional to time service, change the definition of a post-baccalaureate to TEACH-grant eligible program; under Title IX, a complainant should demonstrate institution affiliation and personal impact, investigations should be conducted cooperatively, guidance by OCR should be via rule-making.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Education - Dept of, 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
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
Immigration: eliminate per country cap for employment-based immigrant visas, make F visas "dual intent," expand temporary visas for U.S. educated graduates, give all H-4 dependents work authorization, simplify the green card self-petition process for U.S. educated graduates, allow non H-1B dependent employers to use their own actual wage data for prevailing wages, create SOC Codes specific to post-doc researchers.
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 210, support Student Worker Exemption Act; Charitable Agricultural Research Act, support; 79 Fed. Reg. 29 (Feb. 12, 2014)("NPRM 4980H"), concerns regarding treatment of student employment in higher education under regulations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Kritine |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 747, American Innovation Act, support; H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, support NSF and MEP reauthorization, concerns regarding funding at directorate level, cuts to Social, Behavioral and Economic and Geosciences directorates, and MEP; Innovation: An American Imperative, statement in support of R&D policy and investment; NIST-MEP Center, support for WI Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, Inc., application.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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
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
Department Of Defense Tuition Assistance Program, support continuation of; GI Bill, support competency-based degree programs; Veterans Educational Empowerment Act, support grant program; Section 702, Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, request VA guidance; seek continued support of payment by the VA to higher educational institutions to support administration of benefits costs.
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
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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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