Affordable College Textbook Act

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Budget/Appropriations: S. 810 - No Cuts to Public Schools Act HR 1383 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) HCONRES 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.22 - SAVE Act H.R. 28 - Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act S.9 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 H.R. 1295 - Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 H.R. 2616 - PROTECT Kids Act Defense: DoDEA SCHOOLS ISSUES Education: H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act H. RES 237 - Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education. H.R. 4844 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act S. 1834 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act Child Nutrition-SNAP DIPLOMA ACT DoDEA Transfer Program Early Education & CCDBG ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESP Family Act re-introduction ESP FMLA Bill ESP Wage Bill ESPs/Para Educators Expanding Access to High Impact Tutoring Farm Bill Get Toxins Out of School Act H. RES 159 - Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2025, as "Public Schools Week". H.R 817 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. H.R. 101 - Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 1147 / S. 1957 - WHOLE MILK BILL H.R. 1383 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 1448 - PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 H.R. 1611 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021 H.R. 1742 - Pell Grant Sustainability Act S. 740 - Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R. 1886 - Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R. 2402 - No Hungry Kids in School Act H.R. 728 - Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act H.R. 777 - Closing the College Hunger Gap Act H.R. 817 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. HCONRES 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. HEA (Higher Education Act) Native American Schools H.R. 1331 - Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act H.R. 28 - protecting women and girls in sports act H.R. 649 - Department of Energy Standardization Act of 1997 H. RES 267 - Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of Educators Rising IDEA (Reauthorization)/Students with Disabilities Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act Paid leave S. 740- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for bene fits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes S. 1024 - Access to AEDs Act S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 761 - A bill to exclude certain land from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. S. 810 - No Cuts to Public Schools Act S. 994 - PROTECT Students Act S. RES 96 - A concurrent resolution reaffirming Senate Resolution S. Res. 179 and House Resolution H. Res. 177 and urging the President to seek agreement at the Versailles Summit conference that nuclear supplier nations should export nuclear fuel and equipment only to nations that permit full-scope safeguards. SERVICE Act S. RES 133 - A resolution honoring the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Workforce Investment Act H.R. 649 - Whole Milk for Healthy kids H.R 833/ S. 292 - Educational Choice for Children Act Government Issues: ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) HEA (Higher Education Act) Native American Schools IDEA (Reauthorization)/Students with Disabilities S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. RES 133 - A resolution honoring the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: S. 1834 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act H.R. 4844 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act Child Nutrition-SNAP ESP Family Act re-introduction ESP FMLA bill ESP wage bill ESPs/Para Educators, Labor Issues/FMLA/Paid Leave/Paid Sick Leave Expanding Access to High Impact Tutoring Get Toxins Out of School Act Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act Paid Family Leave Workforce Investment Act H.R. 1210 - Protecting Taxpayers Wallets Act of 2025 H.R. 2249 - Preserving Presidential Management Authority Act H.R. 2174 - Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 H. Res 187 - Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies. Retirement: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025 H.R. 82 - Social Security Fairness Act S. 269 - Social Security 2100 Act H.R. 860 - Social Security 2100 Act Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: HR 1383 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2025 HR 1448 - To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa. Immigration: H.R. 1589 - DREAM AND PROMISE ACT Health Issues: HHS Secretary Nominations

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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit) Budget/Appropriations: FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -S.2587 and accompanying committee report S. Rept.119-55 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. -H.R.5304 and accompanying committee report H. Rept. 119-271 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 -H.R. 7148, Pub.L. 119-75: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 3623, - The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions). -H.R. 7035, -The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions). -Docket ID OCC-2026-0430 - OCC Interim Final Rule on National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees (all provisions). -Docket ID OCC-2026-0431 - OCC Interim Final Order on Order Preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (all provisions). Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit.

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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Budget/Appropriations: FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -S.2587 and accompanying committee report S. Rept.119-55 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. -H.R.5304 and accompanying committee report H. Rept. 119-271 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 -H.R. 7148, Pub.L. 119-75: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 3623, - The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions). -H.R. 7035, -The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions). Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit)

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Budget/Appropriations: FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -S.2587 and accompanying committee report S. Rept.119-55 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. -H.R.5304 and accompanying committee report H. Rept. 119-271 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 1838. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). -H.R. 3881. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit)

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Budget/Appropriations: FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -S.2587 and accompanying committee report S. Rept.119-55 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. -H.R.5304 and accompanying committee report H. Rept. 119-271 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 1838. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). -H.R. 3881. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit)

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Budget/Appropriations: FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Pell Grants and Work Study. Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 1838. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). -H.R. 3881. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). -S. 394, The Genius of 2025 (filed floor amendment -The Marshall-Durbin-Credit Card Competition Act) Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit)

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Agriculture: Hunger and Nutrition related issues SNAP Monitor the following: School meals Universal School Meals/Healthy, Free School Meals for All Budget/Appropriations: Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 Reconciliation for FY2025 and FY2026, generally S.Con.Res.7, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 Monitor S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.22, SAVE Act, Entirety H.R.14, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: AI Civil Rights Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, Entirety The American Confidence in the Election Act, Entirety Education: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 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 S.836, 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 regulations, legal challenges and Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act (draft bill) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues College Cost Reduction Act (of 118th Congress) and Budget reconciliation S.994, PROTECT Students Act of 2025 Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (of 118th Congress) Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations H.R.1666, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (of 118th Congress) H.R.869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act Value and existence of the Department of Education, generally and regarding IDEA/students with disabilities in particular H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education H.R.1570/S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education H.R.1886/S.740, Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R.1810/S.986 Safe Schools Improvement Act STOP Bullying Act (draft) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion H.Res.226 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month H.R.1578 Success in the Middle Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution (before reintroduction) Protection Public Education Dismantling Department of Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Rural education issues H.R.2616, PROTECT Kids Act AI Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Mental Health in Schools Act Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Climate Change Education, Entirety 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 Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Project 2025/education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Firearms/Guns/Ammunition: GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Monitor Gun Violence Prevention related issues, as follows: Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding 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 Government Issues: H.R.1526, No Rogue Rulings Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Department of Education, Nomination related issues Department of Health and Human Services, Nomination related issues Department of Labor, Nomination related issues National Labor Relations Board, Nomination related issues Social Security Administration, Nomination related issues Monitor the following: Judicial nomination related issues Administration nomination related issues Supreme Court reform related issues Health Issues: Draft Care for All Agenda resolution, Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services S.1024/H.R.2151, Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act H.R.247/S.46, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Safe staffing levels Monitor the following: Draft Care for All Agenda resolution Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Health over Wealth Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Safe staffing levels at nursing homes Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription drug reform Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Treating gun violence as a public health epidemic related issues 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 Workplace violence related issues Minimum staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Housing: H.R.2038/S.934 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Office of Housing and Urban Development,Staffing and Administration issues Immigration: Keep STEM Talent Act, Entirety H.R.1589, American Dream and Promise Act, Entirety H.R.1850, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H1B and L1 Visa Reform related issues Immigration Reform related issues Visas for international healthcare professionals Temporary protective status and Asylum related issues 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/DACA related issues Indian/Native American Affairs: S.390, Badges for Native American Communities Act, Entirety Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety Native American Voting Rights Act, Entirety S.761, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Raise the Wage Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Child Labor Law, Violations related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act ESP and School Support Staff Family Leave Act Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues Unemployment insurance issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity Medicare/Medicaid: Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid Monitor the following: Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Federal Medicaid Funding (FMAP) and the territories Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Medicaid funding in schools Medicare Advantage Physician reimbursement rates Site neutral payment proposals Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act Pharmacy: Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Prescription Drug Price Inflation, Lower Drug Prices in Medicare Retirement: Social Security Administration, DOGE actions regarding staffing and administration issues Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Safe Social Security Act, Entirety Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety Monitor the following: Public Law 118-273, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision; Government Pension Offset, and Implementation issues Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety H.R.1700/S.770, Social Security Expansion Act, Entirety SECURE 2.0 related issues Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Budget Reconciliation, Tax related proposals and Education related issues Public Law 115-97, Expiration of Trump era tax cuts Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Tuition tax credit proposals Proposals to expand 529 qualified expenses for additional K12 purposes Capital gains and estate tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Telecommunications: S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Education technology related issues Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare and Workforce related issues Congressional Review Act, Subsidizing Kids Unsupervised Internet Access Eyes on the Board, Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Workforce of the Future Act AI Civil Rights Act NSF AI Education Act Executive Order 14110, The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, generally

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Agriculture: Hunger and Nutrition related issues SNAP Monitor the following: School meals Universal School Meals/Healthy, Free School Meals for All Budget/Appropriations: Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 Reconciliation for FY2025 and FY2026, generally H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Monitor S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.22, SAVE Act, Entirety H.R.14, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: AI Civil Rights Act, Entirety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, Entirety The American Confidence in the Election Act, Entirety Education: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 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 S.836, 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 regulations, legal challenges and Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act (draft bill) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues College Cost Reduction Act (of 118th Congress) and Budget reconciliation S.994, PROTECT Students Act of 2025 Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (of 118th Congress) Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations H.R.1666, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (of 118th Congress) H.R.869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act Value and existence of the Department of Education, generally and regarding IDEA/students with disabilities in particular H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education H.R.1570/S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education H.R.1886/S.740, Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R.1810/S.986 Safe Schools Improvement Act STOP Bullying Act (draft) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion H.Res.226 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month H.R.1578 Success in the Middle Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution (before reintroduction) Protection Public Education Dismantling Department of Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Rural education issues H.R.2616, PROTECT Kids Act AI Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Mental Health in Schools Act Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Climate Change Education, Entirety 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 Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Project 2025/education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Firearms/Guns/Ammunition: GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Monitor Gun Violence Prevention related issues, as follows: Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding 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 Government Issues: H.R.1526, No Rogue Rulings Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Department of Education, Nomination related issues Department of Health and Human Services, Nomination related issues Department of Labor, Nomination related issues National Labor Relations Board, Nomination related issues Social Security Administration, Nomination related issues Monitor the following: Judicial nomination related issues Administration nomination related issues Supreme Court reform related issues Health Issues: Draft Care for All Agenda resolution, Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services S.1024/H.R.2151, Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act H.R.247/S.46, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act Safe staffing levels Monitor the following: Draft Care for All Agenda resolution Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Health over Wealth Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Safe staffing levels at nursing homes Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription drug reform Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Treating gun violence as a public health epidemic related issues 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 Workplace violence related issues Minimum staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Housing: H.R.2038/S.934 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Office of Housing and Urban Development,Staffing and Administration issues Immigration: Keep STEM Talent Act, Entirety H.R.1589, American Dream and Promise Act, Entirety H.R.1850, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H1B and L1 Visa Reform related issues Immigration Reform related issues Visas for international healthcare professionals Temporary protective status and Asylum related issues 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/DACA related issues Indian/Native American Affairs: S.390, Badges for Native American Communities Act, Entirety Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety Native American Voting Rights Act, Entirety S.761, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Raise the Wage Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Child Labor Law, Violations related issues A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act ESP and School Support Staff Family Leave Act Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues Unemployment insurance issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity Medicare/Medicaid: Opposing potential cuts to Medicaid Monitor the following: Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Federal Medicaid Funding (FMAP) and the territories Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Medicaid funding in schools Medicare Advantage Physician reimbursement rates Site neutral payment proposals Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act Pharmacy: Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Prescription Drug Price Inflation, Lower Drug Prices in Medicare Retirement: Social Security Administration, DOGE actions regarding staffing and administration issues Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Safe Social Security Act, Entirety Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety Monitor the following: Public Law 118-273, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision; Government Pension Offset, and Implementation issues Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety H.R.1700/S.770, Social Security Expansion Act, Entirety SECURE 2.0 related issues Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety Budget Reconciliation, Tax related proposals and Education related issues Public Law 115-97, Expiration of Trump era tax cuts Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Tuition tax credit proposals Proposals to expand 529 qualified expenses for additional K12 purposes Capital gains and estate tax related issues Financial Transaction Tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Telecommunications: S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Education technology related issues Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare and Workforce related issues Congressional Review Act, Subsidizing Kids Unsupervised Internet Access Eyes on the Board, Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Workforce of the Future Act AI Civil Rights Act NSF AI Education Act Executive Order 14110, The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, generally

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Budget/Appropriations: FY2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Pell Grants, Work Study, FIPSE -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -H.R. 1968 - Making continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations -Pell Grants, Work Study, FIPSE -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Pell Grants, Work Study, FIPSE -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. Banking: Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 1838. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). -H.R. 3881. Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 (all provisions). Education: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions) Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions.