MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC for EDUCATIONAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Education EDU
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling. Monitored progress of S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education. Monitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE STACH | — |
| VIN WEBER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially related to the Department of Education.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE STACH | — |
| VIN WEBER | — |
Bankruptcy BNK
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE STACH | — |
| VIN WEBER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force especially H.R.3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and subsequent markups. Actively lobbied on private debt collection in S. 2260 the EXPIRE Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE STACH | — |
| VIN WEBER | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEIRDRE STACH | — |
| VIN WEBER | — |
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.