2nd Quarter - Report — BROWN UNIVERSITY for BROWN UNIVERSITY (2020)

Firm

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Client

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Income

—

Expenses

$45,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.748 (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020); H.R. 6800 (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act); Labor-HHS Appropriations FY2021 (NIH, Financial Aid, Department of Education); Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY2021 (NSF Funds); Budget Control Act of 2011 (Sequestration Provisions); Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations FY2021; Defense Appropriations FY2021 (DOD Research); H.R. 7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7308 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Education EDU

Potential changes to Section 117 of Higher Education Act; H.R.748 (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020); H.R.6800 (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R.7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act); science and security issues including H.R.1678 (Protect Our Universities Act of 2019); H.R.2 (INVEST in America Act); H.R. 6395 and S.4049 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021); eligibility requirements in the IDeA program; H.R.6216 and S.1558 (Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020); S.3832 and H.R.6978,(Endless Frontiers Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7308 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 1678 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), H.R. 6216 (116th), H.R. 6978 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Jobs and Tax Cut Act of 2017 (Endowment Provisions).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

H.R. 6395 and S.4049 (National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2021); H.R. 7256 (The National Security Innovation Pathway Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7256 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Potential legislation related to DACA and undocumented immigration issues; legislation related to H-1B, H4, F and J visas; potential changes; concerns related to Optical Practical Training Program; Administrative processing delays for international students; S.3837 (COVID-19 Vaccine Research Protection Act); Executive Order on Immigration (6/23/20).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3837 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1879 (Protect our Universities Act of 2019); S.3997 (Safeguarding American Innovation Act); H.R. 2713 (Peoples Liberation Army Visa Security Act); S.2728 and H.R.4892 (the Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN GERENCSER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1879 (116th), H.R. 2713 (116th), S. 2728 (116th), H.R. 4892 (116th), S. 3997 (116th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.