1st Quarter - Report

SALLIE MAE, INC. for SALLIE MAE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,410,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Housing HOU

HR 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the modification of an existing mortgage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C TAPSCOTT BUCHANAN n/a
DEWAYNE DAVIS Sr. Leg. Asst./Approp. Asst. for Mem. of Congress
TIMOTHY MORRISON n/a
MARK SCHUERMANN Chief of Staff for Member of Congress

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3609 (110th)

Banking BAN

S 1561, To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy for certain qualified educational loans, Section 1, all provisions relating to loan discharge; HR 698, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007, all provisions relating to industrial banks; issues relating to the Federal Financing Bank and education lender liquidity problems; issues related to the capital markets; issues relating to access to Federal Reserve capital for student loans; issues relating to using student loans as collateral at the Federal Home Loan Bank system.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C TAPSCOTT BUCHANAN n/a
CONWEY CASILLAS n/a
DEWAYNE DAVIS Sr. Leg. Asst./Approp. Asst. for Mem. of Congress
SARAH DUCICH n/a
TIMOTHY MORRISON n/a
MARK SCHUERMANN Chief of Staff for Member of Congress

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 698 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007, Section 1, and Section 2; HR 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, Section 1, and Section 2; S 851, Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2007, all provisions; S 335, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes, Section 1, all provisions relating to private debt collection.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C TAPSCOTT BUCHANAN n/a
CONWEY CASILLAS n/a
DEWAYNE DAVIS Sr. Leg. Asst./Approp. Asst. for Mem. of Congress
TIMOTHY MORRISON n/a
MARK SCHUERMANN Chief of Staff for Member of Congress

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3056 (110th), H.R. 695 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HJR 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Chapter 6, all provisions related to education appropriations; SCR 21, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012, Title III, Section 103; HCR 99, Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, Section 205; HR 2669, College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008, all provisions related to the IRS, and debt collection; HR 2764, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, Division G, Section 114 (a).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C TAPSCOTT BUCHANAN n/a
CONWEY CASILLAS n/a
DEWAYNE DAVIS Sr. Leg. Asst./Approp. Asst. for Mem. of Congress
SARAH DUCICH n/a
TIMOTHY MORRISON n/a
MARK SCHUERMANN Chief of Staff for Member of Congress

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2669 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th)

Education EDU

HR 5, College Student Relief Act of 2007, all provision; HR 890, Student Loan Sunshine Act, all provision; HR 1010, Student Aid Reward Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 1522, One-stop Student Financial Aid Information Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 1994, Financial Aid Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 2559, First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 2669, College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 4035, To study, pilot, and implement a comprehensive, structural, market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program to reduce costs to taxpayers and improve program efficiency, all provisions; HR 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, all provisions; S 7, College Opportunity Act of 2007, all provisions; S 301, Nontraditional Student Success Act, all provisions; S 359, Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, all provisions; S 442, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007, all provisions relating to loan repayment; S 486, Student Loan Sunshine Act, all provision, S 511, A bill to provide student borrowers with basic rights, including the right to timely information about their loans and the right to make fair and reasonable loan payments, and for other purposes, all provisions; S 572, Student Aid Reward Act of 2007, all provisions; S 899, To amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount, all provisions; S 1262, Student Loan Accountability and Disclosure Reform Act, all provisions; The Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act, all provisions relating to private education loans; S 1400, Student Information Means a Positive Loan Experience Act of 2007, all provisions; S 1401, Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S 1642, Higher Education Amendments of 2007, all provisions; S 1720, To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Supplemental Loan Program, Section 1.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C TAPSCOTT BUCHANAN n/a
CONWEY CASILLAS n/a
DEWAYNE DAVIS Sr. Leg. Asst./Approp. Asst. for Mem. of Congress
SARAH DUCICH n/a
STEPHEN M HEYMAN Acting Assistant Secretary for Dept. of Labor
TIMOTHY MORRISON n/a
MARK SCHUERMANN Chief of Staff for Member of Congress

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2559 (110th), H.R. 1994 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th), H.R. 2669 (110th), H.R. 4035 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), H.R. 1522 (110th), H.R. 1010 (110th)

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.