4th Quarter - Report

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE for RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2810 and S. 1519) - science and technology research programs, National Defense Education Program, and Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Manufacturing MAN

Support for the Manufacturing USA Institutes Program Support for the Department of Defense Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program authorized in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Public Law No: 114-328

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - provisions impacting graduate student and employee tuition remission, student loan deduction, tax exempt financing, and university endowments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3266 and S. 1609 - Fiscal Year 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Funding for the Department of Energy Office of Science, ARPA-E, and EERE programs H.R. 3267 and S. 1662 - Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Funding for National Science Foundation H.R. 3358and S. 1771 - Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: Funding for the National Institutes of Health (including Facilities and Administrative Costs) and Department of Education student financial aid programs (Pell Grants, Work Study, SEOG, and Perkins Loans) H.R. 3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Appropriations: National Endowment for the Humanities H.R. 3219 - Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations: Defense Basic Research (6.1), DARPA, Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology program, Defense Health Research

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Immigration IMM

Advocated for Congressional action to address the Presidential Executive Order rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA)program, and pass legislation to continue the program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Issues related to Department of Education Title IV programs H.R. 2482 and S.1808 - The Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4508 Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity Through Education Reform (PROSPER Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1808 (115th), H.R. 2482 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Support for an application to U.S. Department of Transportation Funding Opportunity - UTCLIMITEDREGIONCOMP2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH ELLEN ALTENBURG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.