1st Quarter - Report · 2026

AGR — Agriculture

Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Implementation of SNAP, including impact on school meals H.R.7567, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Entirety Monitor the following: Community Eligibility Provision Hunger and Nutrition related issues

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Overall funding levels and policy riders in all bills; Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education programs and related issues Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Including but not limited to Lapse in funding; Levels for programs at Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor; Policy Riders in all bills, and Entirety Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Disaster relief for schools Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally H.J.Res.139, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government, Entirety

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues including the Executive Order S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety H.R.7296/S.1383, SAVE America Act, Entirety H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

EDU — Education

Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and corresponding regulatory actions, including but not limited to Federal student aid and loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans, PSLF-qualifying loans, and definition of "professional" program); Higher education regulatory changes (including the gainful employment and borrower defense rules); Private school tuition tax voucher; and Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs. S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Immigration enforcement in and around schools Higher Education negotiated rulemaking generally, including on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and implementation of Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act related provisions Department of Education, Existence and organization, including interagency agreements H.R.6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6677, Professional Degree Restoration Act Student Apprenticeship, legislative proposal Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) S.4269, Restoring College Access and Affordability Act S.3010, 21st Century Dyslexia Act S.3589, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act (RISE Act) S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education Act H.R.7536, Generating Relief for Academic Debt Using Assisted Tax Efficiency (GRADUATE) Act Students Not Profits Act (not yet introduced) Literacy and the science of reading, including H.R.7890, Science of Reading Act S.4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act S.1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Accreditation for institutions of higher education H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness regulations Career-Tech Education, Experiment learning H.R. 7340, Rebuild Americas Schools Act Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2027 funding and policy provisions H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Antisemitism in educational settings, including S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization FY2026, DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Trump Administration Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education H.R.6617, Keeping All Students Safe Act H.R.6502, College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R.6498, Student Financial Clarity Act H.R.6359, Pregnant Students Rights Act School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Initiative, pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), Administration for Children and Families disbursement related issues Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Proposed rule U.S. Department of Education, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and its component Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education (OSEP) related issues

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Responsible Financial Innovation Act, Crypto issues H.R.3849/S.1803, STABLE GENIUS Act, Entirety H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

FIR — Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.R.38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues

GOV — Government Issues

Monitor the following: S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety Government Services Administration, System for Award Management certification related issues Federal Labor Relations Authority, Nomination issues H.Res.996, Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, Entirety S.J.Res.104, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress, Entirety H.Con.Res.38, Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Entirety

HCR — Health Issues

H.R.7985, CHATBOT Act Political attacks on Medicaid under guise of fraud prevention H.R.7858 Data Center Community Impact Act H.R.6984, The Data Center Transparency Act S.4085, Taking Back Our Hospitals Act Healthcare funding H-1B fees and the healthcare workforce U.S. Vaccine schedule Private equity and healthcare Opposing two HHS rules on gender affirming care (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Service) Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children (RIN 0938-AV73) and Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children (RIN 0938-AV87) Monitor the following: S.3480, SMARTER Care Act H.R.6361, Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act S.3323, Family Vaccine Protection Act Extending the Affordable Care Act Enhanced Tax Credits Discharge Petition No: 119-10, related to a three-year extension of the ACA tax credits H.R.6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act S.1562/H.R.1197, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621/H.R.1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act Repeal healthcare provisions of H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.2556/H.R.4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act Preserve the United States Preventive Services Task Force H.R.1197/S.1562, PREEMIE Reauthorization Act S.2621, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Healthcare related provisions. Medicaid, Medicare, ACA cuts H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act H.R.3907/S.2024, ENROLL Act Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act Justice Department anticompetitive regulations related issues H.R.3063, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act H.R.3262, NURSE Act Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Workplace violence related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Safe staffing levels Department of Health and Human Services, WiSER model H.R.1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, ACA Tax Credits

Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HOU — Housing

H.R.6529, Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act S.3904, American Homeownership Act H.R.6124, End Rent Fixing Act H.R.6771, Housing Crisis Response Act Opposing a proposed rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which would eliminate disparate impact standards under the Fair Housing Act. Monitor the following: Housing for Homeless Students Act, Entirety S.788, HOPE for Homeownership Act H.R.2038/S.934 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Office of Housing and Urban Development, Staffing and Administration issues

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

IMM — Immigration

S.3348, Dream Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5688, Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act, Entirety H.R.1061/S.455, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, Entirety The Right to Learn Act, proposed legislation H-1B fees and the healthcare workforce. Immigration enforcement funding and related issues, as follows: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7744, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7147,Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, (House Amendment to Senate Amendment) Monitor the following: H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY2026, Amendment 1 --HB Immigration Higher education institutions, Immigration enforcement related issues Immigration Students vulnerable to immigration enforcement, Draft bill Immigration Policy and Reform issues, including but not limited to school and student related issues Temporary protective status and Asylum related issues Family detention related issues Border enforcement related issues Educational Access for Undocumented Students Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education Duration of Status H.R.6397, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, Entirety H.R.6389/S.3322, Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.7346, the Drain Ice Act, Entirety

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

IND — Indian/Native American Affairs

Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs workforce and program related issues

Government entities lobbied: SENATE

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

H.R.5408/S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety H.R.2550/S.2837, Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unionization of higher education faculty and staff, generally Asbestos Awareness Resolution issues Monitor the following: Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.522/S.2738, ESP, Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act, Entirety H.R.804/S.24, The Family Act, Entirety H.R.4312, Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE ACT), Entirety H.R.4693/S.2469, College Athlete Right to Organize Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Job Corps and closure related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity S.3039 and S.3165, The True Shutdown Fairness, Entirety S.3168 and S.3001, Shutdown Fairness Act, Entirety The Toxic Substance Control Act related issues Faith Organizations in Department of Labor Programs H.R.5267, American Franchise Act, Working conditions; Wage and Hour laws; and Workplace Protections Act

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

Medicaid cuts related issues and concerns Healthcare funding Monitor the following: Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Medicare/Medicaid related provisions Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Federal Medicaid Funding (FMAP) and the territories Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Medicaid funding in schools Medicare Advantage Physician reimbursement rates Site neutral payment proposals Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

PHA — Pharmacy

Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Prescription Drug Price Inflation, Lower Drug Prices in Medicare

RET — Retirement

H.R.3383, INVEST Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Social Security Administration, DOGE actions regarding staffing and administration issues Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.6424/S.3357, Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, Entirety Safe Social Security Act, Entirety H.R.3289, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Graduated Corporate Tax Act, Proposed legislation H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans Tax Cut Act, Entirety Public Law 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Tax and Education related issues, including Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act (draft bill) H.R.5298/S.2818, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, Entirety No Crypto in Social Security Act, Entirety H.J.Res.142, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, Entirety H.R.6191/S.3176 (118th), Curtailing Executive Overcompensation Act (CEO Act), Entirety H.R.3140/S.1576, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act, Entirety S.413 (118th), Stock Buyback Accountability Act, Entirety H.R.3694 (118th), Reward Work Act, Entirety H.R.7937/S.4083, Working Americans' Tax Cut Act, Entirety H.R.5427/S.2845, Billionaires Income Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4035/S.2127, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.4119/S.1990 (118th), Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, Entirety H.R.5336/S.4122, Equal Tax Act, Entirety H.R.8085/S.4246, The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Entirety H.R.7767/S.3956, Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.1091/S.445, The Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety S.3317 (118th), Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act, Entirety H.R.2692/S.1310, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act, Entirety H.R.2671/S.1286, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.2778, Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TEC — Telecommunications

S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare and Workforce related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Education technology related issues Phone Free School related issues Executive Order 14110, The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, generally Executive Order 14179, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Artificial Intelligence

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE