AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Lobbying client · District of Columbia · filed 2025 to 2026

$998,637 Reported spend

20 Filings counted

2 Outside firms hired

89 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 20 filings. 2 further filings for this client were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 3 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well.

Who filed for this client 3

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION $388,637 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
OGR $330,000 Outside firm · 6 filings
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG) $280,000 Outside firm · 7 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings top 30 of 89

H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

13 filings
H.R. 1048
DETERRENT Act

7 filings
H.R. 1391
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025

7 filings
S. 1296
DETERRENT Act

7 filings
S. 163
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025

7 filings
S. 558
Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025

7 filings
H.R. 9331
Higher Education Accountability Tax Act

6 filings
H.R. 2003
Affordable Loans for Students Act

6 filings
H. Con. Res. 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth…

4 filings
H.R. 3985
Helping Student Parents Succeed Act

4 filings
H.R. 3994
Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act of 2025

4 filings
H.R. 4054
Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act

4 filings
H.R. 433
Department of Education Protection Act

4 filings
H.R. 6358
Veteran Education Empowerment Act

4 filings
H.R. 6574
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act

4 filings
H.R. 3624
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

3 filings
H.R. 4
Rescissions Act of 2025

3 filings
H.R. 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 4754
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 5304
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 5342
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 6498
Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025

3 filings
H.R. 6502
College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025

3 filings
H.R. 6686
No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025

3 filings
H.R. 6718
Professional Student Degree Act

3 filings
H.R. 6739
Clarity in Professional Degree Act

3 filings
H.R. 7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

3 filings
S. 1558
Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2025

3 filings
S. 1924
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

3 filings

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $325,212 7 filings
2025 $673,425 13 filings

Issues lobbied 11

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 19
SENATE 19

Recent filings 22 total

Q3 report

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $60,639 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $37,531 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $77,042 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 19, 2026

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OGR

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 19, 2026

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $33,817 expenses · posted Jan 28, 2026

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Amended

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $33,501 expenses · posted Jan 20, 2026

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 19, 2026

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OGR

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Jan 17, 2026

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $56,081 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2025

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OGR

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2025

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2025

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $92,652 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2025

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 21, 2025

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OGR

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $80,000 income · posted Jul 19, 2025

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,875 expenses · posted Apr 21, 2025

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION Amended

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,875 expenses · posted Apr 21, 2025

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ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.