4th Quarter - Report

ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES for ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$15,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Foreign Relations FOR

America Labor, Economic Competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act - Senate Democrat proposal which would provides $350 billion in new investments aimed at rebuilding the U.S. economy. The measure includes $2 billion in targeted funding for partnerships between community colleges and businesses.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE BROWN —
JEE HANG LEE —
JOSE MIRANDA —

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 748, CARES Act - Final agreement between Republicans and Democrats on a third stimulus bill. Provides $14 billion for higher education, student loan borrower relief, and flexibility for institutions. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act - House Democrats 4th stimulus proposal. Provides $10.5 billion overall for colleges and students. H.R. 7614, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 - House FY21 Labor HHS funding bill. Contains modest increases for education, including for higher education specifically. Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act - Senate Majority Leader McConnells marker bill for a fourth stimulus proposal. Contains $105 billion for education, with close to $29 billion for higher education specifically. S. 178, Amendment #2652, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act - Pared down version of Senate HEALS Act put forth by Majority Leader McConnell. Contains $105 billion for education, with close to $29 billion for higher education specifically. H.R. 925, HEROES Act 2.0 - Pared down version of the HEROES Act, introduced by House Democrats. Provides $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 related aid, including $27 billion in stabilization funding for public institutions. Senates FY21 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and contains modest increases for higher education programs. Bipartisan Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 - A bipartisan stimulus proposal containing $908 billion in pandemic-related funding, including $82 billion for education. H.R. 133 - The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act - House and Senate compromise bill that included $22.7 billion in pandemic-related aid for higher education and $73.5 billion in FY 21 discretionary funding for the Department of Education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE BROWN New —
JEE HANG LEE —
JOSE MIRANDA —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 7614 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 178 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6 Dream and Promise Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEE HANG LEE —
JOSE MIRANDA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act of 2019 - House Education and Labor Committees Higher Education Act reauthorization bill. S. 839, H.R. 3497, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 800, H.R. 1766, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1074, H.R. 2168, REAL Act of 2019 - Restores Pell eligibility for incarcerated individuals. H.R. 4073, the Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act - Repeals the ban on the receipt of Pell grants for incarcerated individuals. H.R. 4212, S. 2250, Americas College Promise Act of 2019 - Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 1403, Expanding On-Campus Child Care to Help Student Parents Succeed - Modernizes CCAMPIS program. H.R. 3578, Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. H.R. 6646, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 4112, the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act - Makes $132 billion available to postsecondary students and institutions of higher education. S. 2667, FAFSA Simplification Act - Significantly reduces the number of questions on the FAFSA and allows income data to be imported into the FAFSA application through an IRS Data Retrieval Tool. S. 2225, H.R. 4698, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 3273, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 8294, National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 - Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. H.R. 8957, Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020 - Helps create career pathways for veterans that lead to careers in the wind industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE BROWN —
JEE HANG LEE —
JOSE MIRANDA —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2168 (116th), H.R. 4212 (116th), H.R. 3497 (116th), S. 4112 (116th), S. 2667 (116th), S. 1403 (116th), H.R. 6646 (116th), H.R. 1766 (116th), H.R. 4698 (116th), H.R. 3578 (116th), S. 800 (116th), H.R. 8957 (116th), S. 839 (116th), H.R. 4674 (116th), S. 2225 (116th), S. 2250 (116th), S. 1074 (116th), H.R. 8294 (116th), H.R. 4073 (116th), S. 3273 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 6 Dream and Promise Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEE HANG LEE —
JOSE MIRANDA New —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th)

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.