Mid-Year Report

NORTHWESTERN UNIV for NORTHWESTERN UNIV

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908/S. 1145, The Patent Reform Act of 2007, entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Defense DEF

HR 1585/S. 567, Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Title II, Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation; 6.1, 6.2 basic research provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1585 (110th), S. 567 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2/S. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, Sen. Kyl Senate amendment 205, tax exclusion for qualified tuition reducations. HR 1419/S. 819, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 2458/S.1501, Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007, entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1419 (110th), S. 2 (110th), H.R. 2458 (110th), S. 1501 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), S. 819 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 99/S. Con. Res. 21, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution, 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. Sec. 205, Reserve fund for higher education; Sec. 403, policy on college affordability. HR 2641/S. 1751, Energy and Water Development and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2008, Title III, Department of Energy, Office of Science. HR 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title III, Other Related Agencies, National Endowment for the Humanities. HR 2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008, Title IV, Independent Agencies, Small Business Administration. HR 3043/S. 1710, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title II, Department of Health and Human Services, Title III, Department of Education. H.J. Resolution, Making further continuing appropriations for FY 2007 and for other purposes, Chapter 6, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; Chapter 9, Science, State, Justice, Commerce. HR 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2008, Title III, Science.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2643 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), S. 1751 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007, Title V, Subtitle A; Subtitle B – SKIL Act of 2007; Title VI, Chapter 3, Subtitle C – DREAM Act of 2007. HR 1645, The STRIVE Act of 2007 (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy), Title V, Subtitle A; Title VI, Subtitle B. S. 774, DREAM Act of 2007, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 888, Genocide Accountability Act of 2007, entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 774 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), S. 888 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

HR 3/S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, entire bill. HR 2220, Mental Health Security for America's Families in Education Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007, entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 976 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th), H.R. 2220 (110th), S. 5 (110th)

Education EDU

HR 2559/S. 1868, Higher Education Act Extension, entire bill. HR 2669, The College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 945, College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 1228, Campus Law Enforcement Emergency Response Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 1561, A bill to amend Title 11, U.S. Code, with respect to exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy for certain qualified educational loans, entire bill. S. 1762, Higher Education Access Act of 2007, entire bill. Department of Education, 2006-2007, Negotiated Rulemaking Regarding Accreditation. Department of Education, May 31 FR regarding National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDs). HR 5/S. 282, College Student Relief Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 890, The Student Loan Sunshine Act, entire bill. HR 916/S. 442, The John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 1469/S. 991, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1228 (110th), S. 442 (110th), H.R. 916 (110th), H.R. 1469 (110th), S. 1762 (110th), S. 1561 (110th), S. 1868 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), S. 945 (110th), S. 282 (110th), H.R. 2669 (110th), S. 991 (110th), H.R. 2559 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 632, The H-Prize Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 1068, To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, entire bill. HR 1126, To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988, entire bill. HR 1453, The Scientific Communications Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 1467, The 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, entire bill. HR 1716, The Green Energy Education Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 1867, The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 1868, Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 2272, The 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007, entire bill. S. 761, The America Competes Act, entire bill. HR 85, Energy Technology Transfer Act, entire bill. HR 362, The 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Math and Science Scholarship Act, entire bill. HR 363, Sowing the Seeds through Science and Engineering Act, entire bill. HR 364, To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), entire bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER KUNDE N/A
BRUCE LAYTON N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 761 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th), H.R. 1867 (110th), H.R. 85 (110th), H.R. 1453 (110th), H.R. 1716 (110th), H.R. 364 (110th), H.R. 363 (110th), H.R. 1068 (110th), H.R. 1467 (110th), H.R. 362 (110th), H.R. 632 (110th), H.R. 1868 (110th), H.R. 1126 (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.