AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Indian/Native American Affairs IND
S.465, Badges for Native American Communities Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Native American Voting Rights Act, Entirety S.1723, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, Entirety
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Child Labor Law, Violations related issues H.R.6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally S.5031, Workforce of the Future Act Child Care Workforce related issues Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Entirety OSHA and Worker Safety related issues ESP and School Support Staff Family Leave Act NLRB nomination issues Monitor the following: Workforce Training related issues and initiatives H.R.4046, Childrens Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety of 2023 Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues H.R.20/S.567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, Entirety Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Unemployment insurance issues FLRA related issues Teacher apprenticeship programs Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| MAEVE DALY KLINE | — |
| JENNIFER LUCIANO SCULLY | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Community violence intervention funding; and generally Monitor the following: H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2025, Education related issues. Increased funding for the STOP School Violence Act Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Fiscal Year 2025 Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division B - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2024, IRS funding related issues. Budget, FY2026, Education related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARAH ROSE COHEN | — |
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Amendments including Private school vouchers Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety H.R.6135, Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act, Entirety S.5152, AI Civil Rights Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.3074, Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety S.4214, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues S.2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, Entirety Equal opportunity, civil rights and DEIA issues H.R.821, SAVE Act, Entirety The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.15, Equality Act, Entirety The American Confidence in the Election Act, Entirety Equality related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| MAEVE DALY KLINE | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Education EDU
Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; Monitor Parents Bill of Rights; and Monitor Culture War Education technology and kids' privacy related issues H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 Project 2025/education equity issues Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act H.R.10159, Affordable Loans for Students Act Protecting JOBs Act (regarding student loan defaults) Draft bill regarding protecting students and taxpayers from predatory colleges S.1538, Living Schoolyards Act H.R.10208, The DIPLOMA Act H.R.7178, The CLEAR Act H.R.10189, Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Entirety Draft Care for All Agenda resolution H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act Rural education issues Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) Students Not Profits Act H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act S.4394, AI Education Act Green New Deal for Public Schools Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Parental and Family Engagement related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARAH ROSE COHEN | — |
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| EARL HADLEY | — |
| MAEVE DALY KLINE | — |
| JENNIFER LUCIANO SCULLY | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Agriculture AGR
Monitor the following: School meals Summer meals, EBT 2024 Farm bill, SNAP Hunger and Nutrition related issues Universal School Meals/Healthy, Free School Meals for All
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER LUCIANO SCULLY | — |
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR
Gun violence issues and higher education H.R.698/S.25, Assault Weapons Ban H.R.660/S.173, Ethan's Law H.R.4184/S.2048, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act S.494, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.715, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023 H.R.2403, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2023 H.R.5003/S.2638, Break the Cycle of Violence Act H.R.2390/S.1026, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act Monitor Gun Violence Prevention related issues, as follows: Increased funding for the STOP School Violence Act H.Res.1404, Resolution on Keeping guns out of the classroom Funding to support STOP School Violence Act grants Supporting community violence intervention funding in FY 25 S.3369, GOSAFE Act S.2926, Stop Arming Cartels Act H.R.8271, ATF DATA Act Safe storage, community violence intervention programs, school resource officers H.R.4184/S.2048, the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act S.3677, the Undetectable Firearms Act Reinstatement of assault weapons ban S. 3223, the Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight Act H.R.698/S.25, Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 H.R.660/S.173 and H.R.660, Ethan's Law H.R.4184/S.2048, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act S.494, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.715, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023 H.R.2403, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2023 H.R.5003/S.2638, Break the Cycle of Violence Act H.R.2390/S.1026, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023 H.R.6754, School Violence Prevention Act Funding for gun violence prevention research New White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention H.R.5435/S.2776, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.J.Res.44, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'", Entirety School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention H.R.698/S.25, Assault Weapons Ban of 2023, Gun Safety related issues S.14, the Age 21 Act Protecting Our Kids Act H.R.768/S.247, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2023 Raise the Age Act Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding H.R.715/S.494, Background Checks Act H.R.2403, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 H.R.660/S.173, Ethans Law H.R.1005/S.411, EAGLES Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues S.1083, Securing Our Schools Act S.1082, Protect Our children's Schools Act Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives proposed regulation on Definition of Engaged in the Business as a Dealer in Firearms Docket #ATF 2022R-17
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EARL HADLEY | — |
Government Issues GOV
Judicial nomination related issues Administration nomination related issues Monitor the following: Supreme Court reform related issues S.359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023, Entirety H.R.1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act, generally
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid Draft Care for All Agenda resolution Healthcare workforce issues H.R.9351, Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act S.1113, Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Monitor the following: S.4503, the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care H.R.5434/S.3138, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act 12-month continuous eligibility for adults in Medicaid and CHIP HVAC and Schools (draft bill) Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Fiscal Year 2025 Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act (Draft) S.4445, The right to IVF Act, Reproductive healthcare and technology H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) Impact of private equity on healthcare H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 Indoor Air Quality and Outdoor pesticide school and environmental related issues Securing Continued Healthcare for Our Operations and Logistics Professionals Act S.4278, the Physician and Patient Safety Act H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act S.4286, the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.7153/S.3679, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act H.R.468, the Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act H.R.3227, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act S.1999 the Right to Contraception Act H.R.7513/S.3410/H.J Res 139, legislation related to the administrations nursing home staffing regulation Health over Wealth Act IAQ and Healthy Schools Act (draft bill) Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant and the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant in FY2025 Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals H.R.7546/S.3860, the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act S.3770, the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act S.3701, the FACTS Act Healthcare high school apprenticeships Safe staffing levels Safe staffing levels at nursing homes Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Public Law 118-31, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Teacher healthcare coverage H.R.485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act Proposed regulation: File Code 1210-AC11, Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act H.R.4771, the Childrens Health Insurance Program Permanency Act S.2530, the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act (draft bill) Medicare drug negotiation program PMB reform H.R.5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs S.2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S.1113, Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act Appropriations regarding but not limited to community violence intervention, School-Based Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grants/ School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program, gun violence prevent and removing abortion prohibition language from future appropriations bills. H.R.3727 Teacher Health and Wellness Act S.1446, Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act H.R.3761/S.1774, Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act H.R.3726, Student Mental Health Rights Act H.R.3682, Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2023, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription drug reform Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Abortion Access related issues Supporting Trauma Informed Education Practices Act Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well‐Being Act Health Force and Resilience Force Act Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Treating gun violence as a public health epidemic related issues The National Nurse Act, Entirety Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Visas for international healthcare professionals Workplace violence related issues Green New Deal for Health, Entirety H.R.1485/S.727, Insulin for All Act H.R.1692, Health Care Affordability Act S.1139, A bill to apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in the commercial market Minimum staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis ACCESS in Mental Health Act (draft bill) Mental Health CARE Act (draft bill) Supporting All Students Act (draft bill) Epi-pen Price Cap legislation, (draft bill) Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts H.R.4771, the Childrens Health Insurance Program Permanency Act S.3090/H.R.6004, the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues H.R.6204, the See the Board Act Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, File Code 1210-AC11 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related issues Rights and access to reproductive healthcare Healthcare cybersecurity related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| EARL HADLEY | — |
| MAEVE DALY KLINE | — |
Immigration IMM
Monitor the following: Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Visa related issues, Immigration policy and Asylum related issues Presidential Proclamation on Securing the Border, and related interim final rule H1B and L1 Visa Reform related issues Immigration Reform related issues Visas for international healthcare professionals New Deal for New Americans Act, Entirety Family detention related issues Border enforcement related issues Educational Access for Undocumented Students Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education DREAMERS related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid H.R.9351, Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act Monitor the following: Medicaid funding generally H.R.7513/S.3410, Protecting Americas Seniors Access to Care Act, Safe nurse staffing standard. Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts H.R.3761/S.1774, Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act Federal Medicaid Funding (FMAP) and the territories Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, Entirety Medicaid funding in schools Medicare Advantage Physician reimbursement rates Site neutral payment proposals
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| EARL HADLEY | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Monitor the following: Epi-pen Price Cap legislation (draft bill) Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Prescription Drug Price Inflation, Lower Drug Prices in Medicare
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EARL HADLEY | — |
Retirement RET
H.R.82/S.597, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Monitor the following: Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues H.R.5779, Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues H.R.3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety S.393, Social Security Expansion Act, Entirety SECURE 2.0 related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Public Law 115-97, Expiration of Trump era tax cuts Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety H.R.9495, Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, Entirety S.5443, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety S.737, No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531/HR.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act H.R.339, SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Entirety Proposals to expand 529 qualified expenses for additional K12 purposes H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, Entirety Teacher Tax Deductions Capital gains and estate tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KRISTOR COWAN | — |
| MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Education technology related issues Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare and Workforce related issues S.5031, Workforce of the Future Act Bipartisan House Taskforce Report on Artificial Intelligence S.5152, AI Civil Rights Act Monitor the following: S.3074, Eyes on the Board, Entirety H.R.9211, LIFT AI Act S.4394, NSF Education Act H.R.9403, Expanding AI Voices Act S.4214, Kids Off Social Media Act Executive Order Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, generally
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MAEVE DALY KLINE | — |
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