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Defense DEF

H.R. 2810 FY18 NDAA S. 1519 FY18 NDAA S. 1820 A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces Issues related to DOD S&T programs

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 1519 (115th), S. 1820 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform, college and university endowments, expansion and simplification of the tuition tax credits and charitable deductions.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Housing HOU

S. 103, HR 482 Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 (concerning access to a Federal database of geospatial information on community racial disparities)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 482 (115th), S. 103 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3219 FY18 Defense Appropriations Act HR 3266, S. 1609 FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations Act HR 3267, S. 1662 FY18 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act HR 3358, S. 1771 FY18 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act HR 3354 FY18 Interior-Environment Appropriations Act H. Con. Res. 71 FY 18 Budget Resolution H.R. 601 Continuing Appropriations Act 2018 & Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 2017 Funding and budget issues related to research, including facilities and administrative costs and grants mechanisms, education, student aid, humanities, international education, STEM consolidation, and to overall funding levels.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 3266 (115th)

Immigration IMM

S. 128, HR 496 BRIDGE Act S. 1615, HR 3440 Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 1568 Recognizing Americas Children Act (RAC Act) S. 1852 SUCCEED Act Immigration reform issues, H1B Visas, and International Student Issues

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 1568 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), S. 128 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), S. 1615 (115th)

Education EDU

Student aid issues - specifically HEA reauthorization, Direct Lending, Pell Grant funding, Stafford loans, college cost, accountability, disclosures, college ratings, STEM education, Perkins Loans, graduate education, veterans education, distance education, regulatory reform, international education issues, and public service.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

HR 1430, S. 1794 HONEST Act HR 3681 ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017 Issues related to review of regulatory relief and grants administration reform

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1430 (115th), S. 1794 (115th), H.R. 3681 (115th)