PRINCETON UNIVERSITY for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Small Business SMB
S. 1233: "Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs," Section 103 (Oppose increase in set-asides from research agencies)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 4213: "Tax Extenders Act of 2009: Subtitle C, Section 135: "Tax Free Distributions from Individual Retirement Plans for Charitable Purposes"; Education on use and operation of University's endowment and University's financial aid policies; H.R. 5600: "Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010"; S. 2851 (Reauthorization of Section 127 of IRS code regarding employer provided educational assistance to employees) Senate Amendment (S. A4753) to H.R. 4853:"Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010"; Title VII, Section 725: "Temporary Extension of Certain Expiring Provisions, Tax-Free Distributions from Individual Retirement Plans for Charitable Purposes;" Section 101, "Temporary Extension of 2001 Tax Relief" (Extending until 2012 Exclusion for Employer-Provided Educational Assistance to Employees)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
Education EDU
S. 3960, The "Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act" (All); Discussions regarding accreditation process (no bill)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
S. 3636, H.R. : "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011" (Title III, "Science", Funding for NSF, including Graduate Research Fellowships; NASA); S. 3800, H.R. : "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011" (Funding for basic research at the Department of Defense; Funding for DARPA) S. 3686, H.R. : "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011" (Title II, "Department of Health and Human Services," Funding for NIH); (Title III, "Department of Education," Funding for Pell Grants, Javits Fellowships) S. 3635, H.R. : "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2011" (Title III, "Department of Energy," Funding for DoE Office of Science: Office of Fusion Energy Sciences; High Energy Physics; Early Career Awards, Energy Frontier Research Centers; Energy Innovation Hubs; Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program) H.R. : "Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Matters, 2011" (Funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, including summer training programs and potential new graduate education program) H.R. 3082: "Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011"; Chapter 4, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Section 2409 (Potential transfer of funds from DoE Office of Science to ARPA-E); Chapter 2 (NSF funding) Research and education funding in FY2012 budget (DoE Office of Science, NSF, NIH, Pell Grants, NEH) Support for federal funding of social science research
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER C CARTER | — |
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Fusion energy funding advocacy strategy; Discussions regarding developments at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER C CARTER | — |
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
Science/Technology SCI
H.R. 5116: "America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010" (All); S. 1233: "Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs," Section 103 (Oppose increase in set-asides from research agencies)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER C CARTER | — |
| JOYCE A RECHTSCHAFFEN | — |
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.