4th Quarter - Report

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC for TULANE UNIVERSITY

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 113-46, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, Issues pertaining to research and higher education. P.L. 113-67, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, Issues pertaining to sequestration and research, development, higher education, and STEM consolidation at federal research agencies. H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, Issues pertaining to research and higher education.HR 2787, S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 2397, S. 1429, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense. S. 1284, FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH, Department of Education and student aid.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2787 (113th), S. 1284 (113th), S. 1329 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th), S. 1429 (113th)

Education EDU

Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Issues pertaining to teacher training and education grant programs. Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to accreditation, student aid programs, grant programs, and reporting requirements.H.R. 1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students (IPEDS) Act, Issues pertaining to transparency and changes to IPEDS.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1949 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act/FIRST Act/EINSTEIN Act, All provisions. Issues related to prohibiting the use of great apes in research.P.L. 113-40, Helium Stewardship Act, Issues pertaining to the operations and supply of helium from the National Helium Reserve. H.R. 2981, TRANSFER Act, Issues related to proof of concept and technology transfer programs.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2981 (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.