• H.R.3267/S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2018, Coral reef research; Aquaculture; NOAA Sea Grant; Second Chance Act -- Prisoner Re-Entry; and Cybersecurity Education Training H.R.3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY2018, Cybersecurity Education Training H.R.3358/S.1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2018, Workforce Training/Apprenticeship; Career, Technical and Adult Education Public Law 115-56, Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, FY2017, generally
• Correctional education H.R.2434/S.1121, College Transparency Act Monitor the following: Ability to Benefit program Competency based Education issues
• Public Law 115-90, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Monitor Cybersecurity education training
• NOAA Sea Grant Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 Monitor Farm Bill, Aquaculture
• Monitor Education for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients

Duration: February 20, 2017 to January 1, 2018

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Education, Homeland Security, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Welfare

Spending: about $20,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Affiliated organizations: Roger Williams University