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VA Reform, HR 3230.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T15:15:25.670000-04:00"], [1582855, "b3358f20-cc84-4acb-9b66-fe5cc7d4a5f1", "Q3", "KENT & O'CONNOR, INC.", 21426, "ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Issues relating to dental and oral health.", "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T15:21:29.173000-04:00"], [1582890, "5f2ad004-d35a-443f-afa0-b400ef40c867", "Q3", "FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC", 311371, "MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Education Appropriations Bill 2014:  Provisions relating to Department of Education and research", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T15:34:38.647000-04:00"], [1582923, "93a3a017-de4e-49f9-aa24-82937fa3383e", "Q3", "FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC", 311371, "JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Department of Education Appropriations Bill 2014:  Provisions relating to education and research", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T15:47:48.383000-04:00"], [1582956, "f2a00a0b-be88-431c-b860-fd3b27ae61b2", "Q3", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "EXCELSIOR COLLEGE", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Monitor the impact of new round of negotiated rulemaking at the Department of Education. 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Monitor Higher Education Act Reauthorization.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Education, Dept of,Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T16:20:00.257000-04:00"], [1582980, "06642216-fdc6-4194-b08e-547103be3a8b", "Q3", "FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC", 311371, "EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Provisions relating to enhancing workforce development programs and opportunities", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T16:21:03.680000-04:00"], [1582993, "7fc3cc1d-07fa-466e-a92b-6fc8d8bb620d", "Q3", "ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY", 75397, "ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "FY15 funding for:   Pell grants, PLUS loan interest rate, TRIO programs, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need, Federal Work Study,  College Opportunity and Graduation Bonus program, Teacher Quality Partnership program, Javits Fellowship program, SEOG grants. Fulbright scholarships. DREAM Act-related proposals within immigration reform.  STEM education consolidation issues. First in the World program. DOJ grant program to reduce sexual assault, dating violence, stalking on campus.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", null, 40000, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T16:24:06.213000-04:00"], [1583036, "074fc9f6-b14c-42c4-b037-bd9ffe85e512", "Q3", "THE ARTEMIS GROUP", 90716, "THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Grants, Education, Disabilities", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T16:53:12.333000-04:00"], [1583081, "ca903231-cbc2-48bc-bffa-9893a3b3b246", "Q3", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "RESET FOUNDATION (THE)", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Discuss innovations in correctional education model.", "Education, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T17:36:30.800000-04:00"], [1583094, "306358c0-dca4-4058-b46d-9f427b2a1ffe", "Q3", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "SCHOOLWIRES INC.", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Assisting in lobbying efforts regarding the importance of web hosting to prevent the service from being removed as an eligible service under the E-Rate Program.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T18:04:34.997000-04:00"], [1583114, "7de58bbb-8bed-433e-81d3-49d2bbed4ad7", "Q3", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "TUTOR.COM, INC.", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Increase funding for military education programs.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T18:32:45.557000-04:00"], [1583117, "294bed56-399a-4808-b3f6-5620d3922355", "Q3", "DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC", 12868, "WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Monitor the impact of new round of negotiated rulemaking at the Department of Education. 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Discuss impact of H.R. 5354 and S. 2692, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, on distance learning institutions.", "Education, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-08T18:34:46.790000-04:00"], [1583210, "120e27b7-8c5c-4e67-8d17-d258f762c18a", "Q3", "SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS", 35707, "KINESIS FOUNDATION", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "College access and scholarships", "Education, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T10:26:36.367000-04:00"], [1583255, "1f48bc0e-df0a-4136-be89-0e83750d4a46", "Q3", "CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.", 8453, "UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "American Invents Act (H.R.1249 & S.23)- issues related to higher education", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T10:59:59.740000-04:00"], [1583284, 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Secondary Education Act; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014 (H.R.803), provisions related to federal training and employment programs; Strong Start for America's Children Act (S.2452, H.R.3461) to expand early childhood education opportunities; Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R.10), provisions related to federal charter laws.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T15:41:48.567000-04:00"], [1583604, "424db8d2-b0e4-44e2-a342-936e2f530452", "Q3", "DOWNEY MCGRATH GROUP, INC.", 12573, "ASSOCIATION OF PROPRIETARY COLLEGES", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Reauthorization of The Higher Education Act\nDept of Education proposed regulations on gainful employment\nPresidential initiative on college ratings", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T16:00:21.573000-04:00"], [1583620, "2ac57e20-edf0-479d-adc6-3effa81ac4bf", "Q3", "ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND 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Report 113-448/S. Report 113-181; Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Title III: Science; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Education; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Accountability Projects (SEAP); Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and NASA Visitor Centers Plus Other Opportunities (CP4SMP+); funding for competitive grant programs for which science centers and museums are eligible to apply.\n\n(2) Issues related to the proposed termination/consolidation of federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education programs that are currently offered by a variety of federal agencies.\n\n(3) [Bill and Report numbers pending]; Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; [Title number pending]; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); funding for museum programs authorized by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996; competitive grant programs for which science centers and museums are eligible to apply.\n\n(4) H.R. 4660/S. 2437/H. Report 113-448/S. Report 113-181; Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Title III: Science; National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR); Division of Learning in Formal and Informal Environments (DRL); funding for the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program and competitive grant programs for which science centers and museums are eligible to apply.\n\n(5) H.R. 4660/S. 2437/H. Report 113-448/S. Report 113-181; Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Title I: Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Education; funding for Competitive Education Grants/Environmental Literacy Grants (ELG); funding for Bay-Watershed Education and Training Regional Programs (B-WET); funding for competitive grant programs for which science centers and museums are eligible to apply.\n\n(6) [Bill and Report numbers pending]; Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; [Title number pending]; Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program and the Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (SEDAPA) program.\n\n(7) [Bill and Report numbers pending]; Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; [Title number pending]; Department of Education (ED); funding for the STEM Innovation Initiative, Effective Teaching and Learning: STEM, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program, and competitive grant programs for which science centers and museums are eligible to apply.\n\n(8) Discussions with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding science centers and museums and their role in improving the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education acumen and agricultural literacy of America's students, parents, and educators.\n\n(9) Discussions with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) regarding participation at the Association of Science-Technology Centers' (ASTC) 2015 Annual Conference.\n\n(10) H.R. 4186; Frontiers in Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014; Title I; provisions related to the National Science Foundation (NSF); Title II; provisions related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.\n\n(11) Discussions with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) regarding the possible placement of AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers in science centers and museums in order to combat poverty and improve STEM education.\n\n(12) Discussions with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the creation of a partnership to improve national energy literacy via science centers and museums.\n\n(13) H.R. 5031; STEM Education Act of 2014; Section 3; Informal STEM Education.\n\n(14) Attendance at \"Museums: Partners in Learning\" opening ceremony at U.S. Department of Education; Washington, DC; July 2014.\n\n(15) Discussions with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy regarding the White House Maker Faire.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Corporation for Natl & Community Service,Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Endowment for the Humanities,Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T16:25:57.843000-04:00"], [1583650, "22cd59d9-be48-4c01-a0b4-62e880d6a9b4", "3A", "SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 34821, "SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Math & Science Programs\nAmerica Competes Act Programs\nSTEM Education\nCompetes Reauthorization (H.R. 5116).", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 140000, 0, 0, "2014-10-09T16:57:02.480000-04:00"], [1583679, "1cf5ea73-064f-431c-81c6-dc369fd5df41", "Q3", "MARY E. 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Monitored legislation impacting higher education.  See next page.- Monitored Department of Education's Gainful Employment and program integrity negotiated rulemaking\n- Monitored Ways & Means Higer Education Task Force, especially H.R. 3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act\n- Monitored issues relating to possible change of the 90/10 formula especially H.R. 3496 and S. 1659 Post Act of 2013 and Chairman Harkin's discussion draft\n-Monitored movement on the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Educationand Related Agencies Appropriations Act especially relating to Title III the Department of Education\n-Monitored movement on Senate Defense Appropriations legislation, especially relating to 90/10 and marketing restrictions\n- Monitored movement of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, especially relating to state licensure issues and actively lobbied on 90/10 issues\n-Monitored S.2204, and H.R. 4391, the Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act\n-Monitored FASFA Simplification legislation by Senator's Bennett and Alexander\n-Monitored activity relating to markup of Higer Education Act in House", "Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-10T14:44:44.897000-04:00"], [1584075, "1fe14b67-1ac7-4dd6-972e-2951d9f92016", "Q3", "ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.", 1171, "TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Issues related to research for the Texas Tech University System", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-10T15:34:52.777000-04:00"], [1584113, "1ecefb14-5aed-4352-b4b0-a7bdc88c76b1", "Q3", "ALCALDE & FAY", 818, "THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, provisions supporting elementary and secondary education programs; 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Specifically, issues regarding Student financial assistance.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 22500, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-13T16:21:49-04:00"], [1584810, "0a69f969-4d50-471d-bbb4-f8343b280c63", "Q3", "NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS", 400349611, "NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Recognition by the Department of Education of the NBCC National Certified School Counselor and other NBCC credentials for federal funding.  Funding for school counseling programs.", "Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Indian Health Service,Office of Personnel Management (OPM),SENATE,Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2014-10-14T08:57:59.357000-04:00"], [1584877, "cced00ad-983d-4f4e-9e26-694acc9b6e8d", "Q3", "MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC", 70175, "CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Monitored all issues relating to higher education.  Monitored legislation relating to for profit schools.  See next page.-Monitored Department of Education's Gainful employment and program integrity negotiated rulemaking. \n-Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force, especially as related to H.R. 3393,  Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and mark-up by House Ways & Means Committee\n- Lobbied in support of  H.R. 1937, and S. 915 the Student Right to Know Before you Go Act. \n-Monitored issues relating to changes in the 90/10 formula especially H.R. 3496 and S.1659 Post Act of 2013 and Chairman Harkin's draft \n-Monitored issues relating to direct assessment; financial aid reform, accredidation, marketing spend especially Chairman Harkin's discussion draft.                                                                            -- Actively lobbied on S. 2513,  Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act  and H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013. \n-Monitored movement on the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act especially relating to Title III the Department of Education.\n-Monitored movement on Senate Defense Appropriations legislation, especially as related to 90/10 market restrictions. \n-Monitored movement of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 especially as related to education issues.  \n-Monitored FASFA Simplification legislation by Senators Bennett & Alexander\n-Monitored activity relating to marking up Higher Education Act in House", "Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-14T09:35:01.930000-04:00"], [1584905, "eb2a3c0a-2196-4f58-9e1b-26f7fdafbf0a", "Q3", "MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC", 70175, "EDUCATIONAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling.  Monitored progress of (see next page)S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights.  Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.\nMonitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvment Act.  Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act.  Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2014-10-14T09:56:07.753000-04:00"], [1584925, "921b68d2-ff21-4a1a-a68c-c45fb0594cdd", "Q3", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 48975, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 2014, "third_quarter", "EDU", "Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330\nOppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8\nSupport the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014.\n\nUrge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future.  \n\nSupport the Student Non-Discrimination Act.\n\nSupport HR 378.\n\nOppose S. 624.\n\nSupport requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.  \n\nSupport S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA).\n\nOppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013.\n\nSupport $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.  \n\nOppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers. \n\nSupport Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline.  \n\nSupport the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. \n\nOppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.\n\nOppose H.R. 5.\n\nSupport the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).\n\nSupport:  targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans.\n\nSupport H.R. 1330.\n\nSupport S. 1238.\n\nOppose H.R. 1911.\n\nSupport S. 2432.Oppose S. 1003.\n\nSupport S. 953.\n\nSupport increased federal involvement in the operation  of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education.\n\nSupport the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity.  Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law.\n\nOppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act.\n\nSupport S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act.\n\nSupport E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years.  Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd.\n\nOppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program.   Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program.  \n\nSupport HR 1343\n\nSupport the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.\n\nSupport the Department of Education's proposed \"Gainful Employment\" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow.\n\nSupport H.R. 4902 / S. 2374.\n\nOppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill. \n\nSupport President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals:  Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.\n\nSupport the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program.  \n\nSupport H.R. 3136\n\nSupport Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435.\n\nSupport Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10\n\nOppose HR 10Support S. 1086.\n\nSupport HR 3136.\n\nSupport HR 4984.\n\nSupport the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools.  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Bill Enrollment Clarification Act of 2013  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to codify and improve theelection requirements for the receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program of the VA  SUPPORT\n\nH.R. 3384  --  Veterans Entry to Apprenticeship Act  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance provided by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4147  --  Student Veterans IT Upgrade Act  --  To direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Economic Opportunity to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the information technology of the Department that is used in administering the educational benefits administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4151  --  Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014  --  To direct the VA Secretary to enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals who have used or are using their entitlement to educational assistance under the educational assistance programs administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 3399;  S. 1682  --  Veterans Education Counseling Act [of 2013]  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational counseling programs administered by the VA Secretary, and for other purposes  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 4793  --  Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act  --  To amend title 38, United States Code, to include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program  SUPPORT \n\nH.R. 5589  --  Veterans Education Empowerment Act  --  To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1211  --  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs  --  To amend title 38, U.S.C., to prohibit the use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false impression of approval or endorsement by the VA  SUPPORT \n\nS. 1399  --  A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service  --  A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service  SUPPORT\n\nS. 1643  --  Veterans Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013  --  Extends through the end of 2015 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education. 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