Lobbying Relationship

Client

The First Marblehead Corporation

More records

Lobbying firm

Heather Podesta + Partners, LLC

More records

  • Monitor issues relating to private student loans.
  • Monitor status of bankruptcy dischargeability of private student loans.

Duration: to

General Issues: Education, Bankruptcy, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $450,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.1541: Private Student Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.3219: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2010

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5043: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.3211: Cost of Living Equity Act

Sponsor: Steve Kagen (D-Wis.)

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.4137: Higher Education Opportunity Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.1642: Higher Education Amendments of 2007

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

Show All Mentioned Bills

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?
Eric Rosen Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee Asst U.S. Atty, N. Dist of CA, Dept of Justice Legislative Director, Rep. Anthony Weiner Dep Dir, Dept of Justice Office of Intergovt Affair Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chet Atkins Dep Dir, Dept of Justice Off of Intergovt Affair
Stacy Stordahl Senior Policy Advisor, Senate Special Committee on Aging
Julian A. Haywood Staff Dir/Counsel, House Govt Reform & Oversight Subcomm Staff Dir/Counsel, House Govt Reform Subcomm
Heather Podesta n/a
Laura Joshua n/a
Anne Brewer 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.

Termination
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

Close Comment Creative Commons Donate Email Facebook Mobile Phone Podcast Print Google News logo Google_NewsInitiative_Lockup_FullColor RSS Search Search Twitter WhatsApp Resolving differences Check Building Arrow right Info circle Oops OOPS Pencil File text Bars Search Close Cogs Filter Compare Revolving Door Info card Activity Member menu Globe Document External link Quote News Calendar No Vote
Current site Current page