4th Quarter - Report

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC for NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

PL 113-291, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Issues pertaining to authorization levels for Department of Defense science and technology programs.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform, Issues related to education tax provisions and the charitable deduction.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 4186, S. 2757, Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act/FIRST Act, All provisions. H.R. 2981, S. 2551, TRANSFER Act, Issues related to proof of concept and technology transfer programs. S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013, Issues related to domestic critical materials research.PL 113-274, S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, Issues related to cybersecurity research and education.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2981 (113th), S. 2551 (113th), S. 2757 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 1600 (113th), H.R. 4186 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 113-164, H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, Issues pertaining to federal research, development, and education. P.L. 113-235, H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at DOE.H.R. 4660, S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. P.L. 113-235/H.R. 4870, FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense. H.R. 5171, FY 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NEH and NEA. P.L H.R. 5013, S. 2499, FY 2015 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to global cooperative education and study abroad. P.L. 113-235, H.R. 83, FY 2015 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NIH, health professions, education research, and federal student aid.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 5171 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), S. 2499 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 5013 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th)

Education EDU

S.2954, Higher Education Affordability Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Issues pertaining to accreditation, affordability, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2954 (113th), H.R. 4366 (113th)

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.