Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling.
Monitored progress of S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education. Monitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues.
Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force especially H.R.3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and subsequent markups. Actively lobbied on private debt collection in S. 2260 the EXPIRE Act.
Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially related to the Department of Education.
Duration: January 1, 2012
to
January 1, 2015
General Issues: Education , Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection , Bankruptcy , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Budget/Appropriations , Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Spending: about $620,000 (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 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Deirdre Stach Leg Director, Leg Correspondent, Leg Asst Hon Robert Walker
Budget Analyst, House Science Committee
vin Weber Member of Congress
Ed Kutler Asst Ofc of the Speaker, Asst House Republican Whip
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Max Sandlin Member of Congress
Deridre Stach n/a
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
1st Quarter, 2015
Mercury terminated an engagement in which they represented Educational Credit Management Corporation on April 9, 2015.
Original Filing: 300713663.xml
4th Quarter, 2014
In Q4, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2015.
Original Filing: 300698481.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling.
Monitored progress of S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education. Monitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force especially H.R.3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and subsequent markups. Actively lobbied on private debt collection in S. 2260 the EXPIRE Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 which became P.L. 113-235, the FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, especially related to the Department of Education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2014
In Q3, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 14, 2014.
Original Filing: 300675763.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling. Monitored progress of (see next page)
S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.
Monitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvment Act. Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues.
Lobbying Issues
Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force expecially H.R.3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and subsequent markups. Actively lobbyied on private debt collection in S. 2260 the EXPIRE Act.
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.
2nd Quarter, 2014
In Q2, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 8, 2014.
Original Filing: 300654247.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing financial counseling. Monitored progress of (see next page)
S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.
Monitored movement on S.2281, Net Price Calculator Improvment Act. Chairman Harkin's discussion draft of H.R.1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Monitored activity relating to marking up pieces of Higher Education Act in House.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues.
Lobbying Issues
Monitored Ways & Means Higher Education Task Force expecially H.R.3393, Student and Family Tax Simplification Act and subsequent markups.
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2014
In Q1, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 14, 2014.
Original Filing: 300635001.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing. Monitored progress of (see next page)
S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.
Monitored movement on H.Con.Res. 76, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.
4th Quarter, 2013
In Q4, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 7, 2014.
Original Filing: 300611666.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education, especially student loan borrowing. Monitored progress of (see next page)
S.1873 - Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013; S.1803 - Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. Monitored movement on S.1284 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 especially related to Title III the Department of Education.
Actively lobbied on behalf of H.J.Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Bipartisan Budget Act with concerns about the rehabilitation fee changes.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.
3rd Quarter, 2013
In Q3, Mercury lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 9, 2013.
Original Filing: 300591878.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regard to education loans.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.
2nd Quarter, 2013
In Q2, Mercury (formerly known as Mercury/ Clark & Weinstock) lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2013.
Original Filing: 300577205.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education. Acitively lobbied on HR. 1911 Smarter Solutions for Students Act
with regard to the interest rate choices. Actively lobbied in suppport of Fair Value Accounting; and H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2013
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regards to education loans..
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.
1st Quarter, 2013
In Q1, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 12, 2013.
Original Filing: 300549054.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regards to education loans..
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to student loan bankruptcy issues. Monitored progress of S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2013.
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.Con.Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 and S.Con.Res. 8 (see next page)
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.
Monitored PL 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 with regard to implications for education spending.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 10, 2013.
Original Filing: 300527049.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security. Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regards to their student lending report.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to S. 1102, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011.
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.Con.Res.112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 with regard to implications on education funding.
Monitored S. 3295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 particularly the provision relating to loan rehabilitation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 11, 2012.
Original Filing: 300505338.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security. Monitored the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with regards to their student lending report.
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to S. 1102, Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011.
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.Con.Res.112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 with regard to implications on education funding.
Monitored S. 3295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 particularly the provision relating to loan rehabilitation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2012
In Q2, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $60,000. The report was filed on July 11, 2012.
Original Filing: 300482437.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to S. 1102, Fairness for Struggling Students Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.Con.Res.112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget with regard to implications on education funding. Monitored S. 3295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 particularly the provision relating to loan rehabilitation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, Mercury/Clark & Weinstock lobbied for Educational Credit Management Corporation , earning $60,000. The report was filed on April 16, 2012.
Original Filing: 300461551.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to higher education.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to privacy, data breach and data security.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying Issues
Monitored issues relating to bankruptcy especially as it relates to S. 1102, Fairness for Struggling Students Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.Con.Res.112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget with regard to implications on education funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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