BROWN UNIVERSITY for BROWN UNIVERSITY
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
FY21 budget reconciliation-American Rescue Plan (research relief, higher education funding) FY22 appropriations LLHS: The National Institutes of Health, AHRQ, CDC, Pell Grants; Work-Study; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; International Education; TRIO Programs; GANN; Title IV, Title VI international education programs CJS: NSF, NASA (including Science and STEM Education) and NOAA DEF: 6.1 basic research, multi-university research programs, Minerva Research Initiative Program, DARPA, Robotics Interior: National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Science/Technology SCI
Issues related to the need for research relief due to COVID-19; Endless Frontiers Act; The RISE Act; support for research workforce related to COVID-19 disruptions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
America Rescue Plan: removal of the language that reduces an institution's HEERF funding allocation if they are subject to the net investment excise tax on endowments
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Health Issues HCR
The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Immigration IMM
Student visa issues and immigration policies affecting undocumented and international students and scholars, including H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act; S. 264, Dream Act of 2021; issues related to agencies' guidance on visas and consulate closures for international students and scholars; and issues related to the delays in OPT processing
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Defense DEF
FY22 National Defense Authorization Act: provisions related to national security and research
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Education EDU
Support polices to double the funding for Pell Grants; Higher Education Act, Sec. 117
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Safeguarding American Innovation Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN GERENCSER | — |
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.