BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Discuss impact of regular and substantive definition on CBE programs.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
1st Quarter - Report · 2026
- Filing UUID
181ed293-32f4-4de1-a66c-ce82d776427c- Type
Q1— 1st Quarter - Report- Period
- first_quarter
- Year
- 2026
- Posted
- 2026-04-14 19:40:25
- Income (reported)
- $50,000
- Expenses (reported)
- —
- Filing document
- Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)
- Contact
- CHRIS ANDRESEN
- Phone
- +1 703-201-1351
- Address
- zip:20003, city:Washington, state:DC, street:80 M Street SE Suite 130
Client
Coalition of Western State Governors
- State
- UT
- Country
- US
- Effective date
- 2025-07-01
Issues lobbied + lobbyists
EDU — Education
Monitor the impact of negotiated rulemaking on state authorization at the Department of Education. Monitor HEA Reauthorization and definition of 'regular and substantive' interaction. Support Short Term Pell legislation.
Lobbyists: CHRIS ANDRESEN; WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
VET — Veterans
Assist client in altering language of Post-9/11 GI Bill vis-a-vis housing stipends for veterans attending distance learning institutions; monitor implementation of PL 112-249, the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Discuss benefits of distance education for job training and workforce development.
Lobbyists: WILLIAM SIMMONS; CHRIS ANDRESEN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE