1st Quarter - Report

PENN HILL GROUP for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Monitor FEMA, Eligibility of libraries for temporary relocation of essential services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELYSE WASCH —

Government Issues GOV

H.R.22/S.128, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), Voter registration issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELYSE WASCH —

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 22 (119th), S. 128 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Adult Education Works Act, Entirety Workforce Development issues generally Department of Labor, Staffing and administration Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Reauthorization, and Library issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
D'ARCY PHILPS —
ELYSE WASCH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Library issues; and Library Facilities Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Library issues; and Library Facilities Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Division C - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026, Library of Congress staffing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELYSE WASCH —

Contacted: SENATE

Education EDU

Institute of Museum and Library Services, Staffing and administration matters Executive Order 14238, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, Institute of Museum and Library Services Library infrastructure Right to Read Act, Entirety Reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act, Entirety Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program, Library facilities, and Library resources Graduate and professional student loan limits H.R.7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, Book bans, access to books S.4028: Open Books, Open Doors Act, Book bans, access to books Artificial Intelligence Monitor the following: Department of Defense, Book bans; Literacy; E-Rate program Advancing Research in Education Act (AREA), Library Facilities; and Library Resources Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), Library Facilities; and Library Resources Institute of Education Sciences, Staffing and Administration Department of Education, Staffing and Administration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
D'ARCY PHILPS —
ELYSE WASCH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4028 (119th), H.R. 7661 (119th)

Foreign Relations FOR

S.3733, A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application, Fee issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELYSE WASCH —

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 3733 (119th)

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.