1st Quarter - Report

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY for PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$170,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Defense Appropriations Act - In support of funding for Submarine Acoustic Warfare Development: CRAW, MK-48 Advanced Capability, Lightweight Torpedo Development: MK-54 MOD 2, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program, and Next Generation Attack Submarine. In support of funding for Navy Advanced Manufacturing, Facility Upgrades, Defense Wide Manufacturing, and University Research Initiatives. Education Appropriations - In support of funding for the Pell Grant Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Federal Work-Study program, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Agriculture Appropriations - In support of funding for Regional Rural Development Centers, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Smith-Lever Cooperative Extension, Hatch Act, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research, and Sun Grant. In support of NIFA Buildings and Facilities Congressionally Directed Spending project. Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NOAA Sea Grant program. In support of funding for NASA, including Science Mission Directorate and Space Grant. Energy Appropriations - In support of funding for Fossil Energy R&D, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Science, and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. Health and Human Services Appropriations - In support of funding for the National Institutes of Health, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of FTA Bus Testing Facility, FRA Railroad R&D, and FAA Federal Contract Tower program. In support of HUD Economic Development Initiative Congressionally Directed Spending projects. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - In support of funding for SBA Veterans Outreach. Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In of funding for the Water Resources Research Act Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Endowment for the Arts. In support of EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grant Community Project Funding. Labor Appropriations - In support of Education and Training Administration Congressionally Directed Spending project.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Education Appropriations - In support of funding for the Pell Grant Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, Federal Work-Study program, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Expressing concern with the omission of professions in the proposed rule for student loan limits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

Defense Appropriations Act - In support of funding for Submarine Acoustic Warfare Development: CRAW, MK-48 Advanced Capability, Lightweight Torpedo Development: MK-54 MOD 2, Navy Manufacturing Technology Program, and Next Generation Attack Submarine. In support of funding for Navy Advanced Manufacturing, Facility Upgrades, Defense Wide Manufacturing, and University Research Initiatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Appropriations - In support of funding for Regional Rural Development Centers, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Smith-Lever Cooperative Extension, Hatch Act, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research, and Sun Grant. In support of NIFA Buildings and Facilities Congressionally Directed Spending project.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Health and Human Services Appropriations - In support of funding for the National Institutes of Health, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. In support of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Health relief. In support of Affordable Care Act premium tax credit extension. In opposition to effort to impose site-neutral payment mechanisms. In support of H-1B visa fee carve-out for graduate medical education faculty.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NOAA Sea Grant program. In support of funding for NASA, including Science Mission Directorate and Space Grant. In support of operational continuity of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. In support of National Quantum Initiative reauthorization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of FTA Bus Testing Facility, FRA Railroad R&D, and FAA Federal Contract Tower program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Appropriations - In support of funding for Fossil Energy R&D, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Science, and Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In support of funding for the Water Resources Research Act Program. In support of EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grant Community Project Funding request.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Arts/Entertainment ART

Interior, Environment, and Related Appropriations - In of funding for National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Appropriations - In support of Education and Training Administration Congressionally Directed Spending project.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations - In support of HUD Economic Development Initiative Congressionally Directed Spending projects.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Small Business SMB

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - In support of funding for SBA Veterans Outreach.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHEILAH ANN BORNE —
MICHAEL STEFAN —
MALCOLM WARBRICK —
AMANDA WINTERSTEEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.