Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2007
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2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
Small Buisness Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; H.R. 4302, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1832, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1615; H.R. 3854, all legislation to increase maximum loan size and the maximum guaranteed poprtion of SBA loans, specifically loans as the pertain to auto dealer floor plan financing.
Client expense: $225,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
| Democratic |
| TX |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
2010 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, HR 3737, HR 3854, S. 3103 Small Business Jobs Creation Act, S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act, HR 5297 Small Business Jobs & Credit Act HR 3082 - Fiscal Year 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,400
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Authority over Health Care Providers/Physical Therapy H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act Repeal of 1099 Tax Filing Requirement S. 3987 Red Flag Program Clarification Act
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S292/HR 1023 HR 275 Construction Bidding Reform HR 3854 Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period HR2198 Baucus - Nelson Amendment to Small Business Jobs Bill: This amendment would amend the 1099 corporate to corporate reporting provisions for goods enacted in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Support of Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy Efficiency/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial Retrofit Efficiency
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.503, to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit certain conduct in human consumption of horses. H.R.800, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act regarding vegetable/fruit production, processing. H.R.977, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to markets. H.R.1609, to amend 1985 Food Security Act to require income verification for persons getting USDA benefits. S.221, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities be traded only on regulated markets. S.272, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to ensure commodity transactions be on regulated markets. S.447, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation for farm, energy commodities. S.460, amends 1946 Ag Marketing Act to help packer competition, transparency S.527, amends Clean Air Act to prohibit certain permits for agriculture production emissions. H.RES.317, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. H.RES.507, supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. H.R.2448, to regulate energy commodities on futures markets and other purposes. H.R.2869, to prevent manipulation of energy markets. S. RES.174, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. S.889, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine milk prices. S.931, to amend title 9 of USC regarding arbitration. S.1062, to amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow U.S. born-and-raised beef promotion. S.1086, to amend 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, to prohibit use of certain anti-competitive contracts. S.1225, to prevent energy market manipulation. S.1330, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to increase certain milk program payments. S.1331, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to index for inflation certain milk payments. S.1375, to amend the 1987 Agricultural Credit Act to reauthorize state mediation programs. H.R.3166, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and energy Act to index for inflation milk payment rates. H.R.3322, to respond to over-supply of milk. H.R.3674, to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. S.1398, to amend 2008 Food Conservation and Energy Act to raise payment rate for some milk. S.1412, to amend Commodity Exchange Act, clarifying treatment of some commodity futures contract buys. S.1645, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act regarding milk prices. S.1650, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve healthful food purchases. S.1682, to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket manipulation authority. H.R.3722, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act. H.R.3723, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act to improve section 7(a) activities. H.R.3738, to amend 1958 Small Business Invest. Act to help early-stage small businesses in targeted industries. H.R.3739, to amend title 5 of 1958 Small Business Investment Act for better long-term financing. H.R.3740, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act regarding small business investment companies. H.R.3743, to amend 1958 Small Business Act to improved disaster relief programs. H.R.3854, to amend Small Business and Small Business Investment Acts to improved capital access. H.R.3795, to enact the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009. H.R.3996, to improve financial stability and for other purposes. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and for other purposes. H.R.4215, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform and other purposes. H.R.4177, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. S.2765, to amend Small Business Act to make a Veterans Business Center program. H.R.5105, to set up a chief veterinary officer in Homeland Security Department. H.R.5288, to introduce the Dairy Price Stabilization Act of 2010. H.R.5326, to repeal the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. S.3426, to amend the 1946 Agricultural Marketing Act to require monthly cold storage,dairy products reports. S.3531, to introduce the Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010. S.3263, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. S.3265, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. H.R.5852, Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010. S.3590, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Revenue of 2010. S.3656, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010. S.3701, the Rural America Preservation Act of 2010. S.3777, the Information Reporting Modernization Act of 2010. S.3783, the Information Reporting Modernization Act of 2010. Issues other than legislation: Farm Service Agency personnel levels. USDA agricultural credit availability. Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary sciences.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
SBIC Program--HR 711, S 344 (Avoid Duplicative Regulation); HR 3740, HR 3854 (Reform) Small Business Investment--HR 4236 (Temporary tax exemption for qualified investments); HR 3738 (facilitate at early stage); --HR 5297 (Small Business Early-Stage Investment Program (Equity Program)) Small Business Taxation--HR 4211 (Supporting beneficial tax provisions) Financial Regulatory Reform--S 3217 (Regulation impacting SBICs and middle market funds); HR 4137 (Regulations impacting SBICs and middle market funds) Carried Interest--HR 4213, S 3793 (Protect treatment of carried interest) Capital Gains Exclusion for small business--HR 4853 and Senate Amendment #4753 thereto.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit. Legislation:Small Business Credit Card Act(H.R. 3457);Small Business Financing and Investment Act(H.R. 3854);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(H.R. 4302);Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297);SBIR and STIR Enhancement Act(H.R.2772);Small Business Lending Enhancement Act(S.2919);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(S. 2869);Support and work on Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 which extended prior tax cuts and addressed issues including employment tax and estate tax(H.R. 4853);Small Business Community Partner Relief Act(S. 3165).
Client expense: $276,284 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
Small Buisness Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
SBIC Program--HR 711, S 344 (Avoid Duplicative Regulation); HR 3740, HR 3854 (Reform) Small Business Investment--HR 4236 (Temporary tax exemption for qualified investments); HR 3738 (facilitate at early stage); --HR 5297 (Small Business Early-Stage Investment Program (Equity Program)) Small Business Taxation--HR 4211 (Supporting beneficial tax provisions) Financial Regulatory Reform--S 3217 (Regulation impacting SBICs and middle market funds); HR 4137 (Regulations impacting SBICs and middle market funds) Carried Interest--HR 4213, S 3793 (Protect treatment of carried interest)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; H.R. 4302, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1832, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 3103, Small Business Job Creation Act of 2010; H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs adn Credit Act of 2010; S. 1615; H.R. 3854, all legislation to increase maximum loan size and the maximum guaranteed poprtion of SBA loans, specifically loans as the pertain to auto dealer floor plan financing.
Client expense: $165,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Banking
Encouraging Congress to act on ensuring small businesses have access to capital during the credit crises (H.R. 3854).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S292/HR 1023 HR 275 Construction Bidding Reform HR 3854 Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period HR2198 Baucus - Nelson Amendment to Small Business Jobs Bill: This amendment would amend the 1099 corporate to corporate reporting provisions for goods enacted in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.503, to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit certain conduct in human consumption of horses. H.R.800, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act regarding vegetable/fruit production, processing. H.R.977, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to markets. H.R.1609, to amend 1985 Food Security Act to require income verification for persons getting USDA benefits. S.221, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities be traded only on regulated markets. S.272, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to ensure commodity transactions be on regulated markets. S.447, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation for farm, energy commodities. S.460, amends 1946 Ag Marketing Act to help packer competition, transparency S.527, amends Clean Air Act to prohibit certain permits for agriculture production emissions. H.RES.317, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. H.RES.507, supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. H.R.2448, to regulate energy commodities on futures markets and other purposes. H.R.2869, to prevent manipulation of energy markets. S. RES.174, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. S.889, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine milk prices. S.931, to amend title 9 of USC regarding arbitration. S.1062, to amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow U.S. born-and-raised beef promotion. S.1086, to amend 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, to prohibit use of certain anti-competitive contracts. S.1225, to prevent energy market manipulation. S.1330, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to increase certain milk program payments. S.1331, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to index for inflation certain milk payments. S.1375, to amend the 1987 Agricultural Credit Act to reauthorize state mediation programs. H.R.3166, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and energy Act to index for inflation milk payment rates. H.R.3322, to respond to over-supply of milk. H.R.3674, to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. S.1398, to amend 2008 Food Conservation and Energy Act to raise payment rate for some milk. S.1412, to amend Commodity Exchange Act, clarifying treatment of some commodity futures contract buys. S.1645, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act regarding milk prices. S.1650, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve healthful food purchases. S.1682, to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket manipulation authority. H.R.3722, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act. H.R.3723, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act to improve section 7(a) activities. H.R.3738, to amend 1958 Small Business Invest. Act to help early-stage small businesses in targeted industries. H.R.3739, to amend title 5 of 1958 Small Business Investment Act for better long-term financing. H.R.3740, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act regarding small business investment companies. H.R.3743, to amend 1958 Small Business Act to improved disaster relief programs. H.R.3854, to amend Small Business and Small Business Investment Acts to improved capital access. H.R.3795, to enact the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009. H.R.3996, to improve financial stability and for other purposes. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and for other purposes. H.R.4215, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform and other purposes. H.R.4177, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. S.2765, to amend Small Business Act to make a Veterans Business Center program. H.R.5105, to set up a chief veterinary officer in Homeland Security Department. H.R.5288, to introduce the Dairy Price Stabilization Act of 2010. H.R.5326, to repeal the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. S.3426, to amend the 1946 Agricultural Marketing Act to require monthly cold storage,dairy products reports. S.3531, to introduce the Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010. S.3263, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. S.3265, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. H.R.5852, Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010. S.3590, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Revenue of 2010. S.3656, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010. S.3701, the Rural America Preservation Act of 2010. S.3777, the Information Reporting Modernization Act of 2010. S.3783, the Information Reporting Modernization Act of 2010. Issues other than legislation: Farm Service Agency personnel levels. USDA agricultural credit availability. Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary sciences.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Authority over Health Care Providers/Physical Therapy H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Authority over Health Care Providers/Physical Therapy H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act Repeal of 1099 Tax Filing Requirement
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit. Legislation:Small Business Credit Card Act(H.R. 3457);Small Business Financing and Investment Act(H.R. 3854);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(H.R. 4302);American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R.4213);Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297);SBIR and STIR Enhancement Act(H.R.2772);Small Business Lending Enhancement Act(S.2919);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(S. 2869); Small Business Community Partner Relief Act(S. 3165).
Client expense: $231,813 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, HR 3737, HR 3854, S. 3103 Small Business Jobs Creation Act, S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act, HR 5297 Small Business Jobs & Credit Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · second_quarter · Government Issues
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S292/HR 1023 HR 275 Construction Bidding Reform HR 3854 Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period HR2198
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
Small Buisness Financing and Investment Act (HR 3854) Definitions of Small Businesses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (H.R. 5297)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; H.R. 4302, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1832, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1615; H.R. 3854, all legislation to increase maximum loan size and the maximum guaranteed poprtion of SBA loans, specifically loans as the pertain to auto dealer floor plan financing.
Client expense: $225,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, H.R. 4302 & H.R. 3854 - A bill to increase loan limits for small business concerns, to provide for low interest refinancing for small business concerns, and for other purposes. Small Business Access to Credit H.R.5297 - Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5249 - Capital Access for Main Street Act of 2010
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.503, to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit certain conduct in human consumption of horses. H.R.800, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act regarding vegetable/fruit production, processing. H.R.977, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to markets. H.R.1609, to amend 1985 Food Security Act to require income verification for persons getting USDA benefits. S.221, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities be traded only on regulated markets. S.272, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to ensure commodity transactions be on regulated markets. S.447, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation for farm, energy commodities. S.460, amends 1946 Ag Marketing Act to help packer competition, transparency S.527, amends Clean Air Act to prohibit certain permits for agriculture production emissions. H.RES.317, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. H.RES.507, supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. H.R.2448, to regulate energy commodities on futures markets and other purposes. H.R.2869, to prevent manipulation of energy markets. S. RES.174, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. S.889, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine milk prices. S.931, to amend title 9 of USC regarding arbitration. S.1062, to amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow U.S. born-and-raised beef promotion. S.1086, to amend 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, to prohibit use of certain anti-competitive contracts. S.1225, to prevent energy market manipulation. S.1330, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to increase certain milk program payments. S.1331, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to index for inflation certain milk payments. S.1375, to amend the 1987 Agricultural Credit Act to reauthorize state mediation programs. H.R.3166, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and energy Act to index for inflation milk payment rates. H.R.3322, to respond to over-supply of milk. H.R.3674, to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. S.1398, to amend 2008 Food Conservation and Energy Act to raise payment rate for some milk. S.1412, to amend Commodity Exchange Act, clarifying treatment of some commodity futures contract buys. S.1645, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act regarding milk prices. S.1650, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve healthful food purchases. S.1682, to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket manipulation authority. H.R.3722, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act. H.R.3723, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act to improve section 7(a) activities. H.R.3738, to amend 1958 Small Business Invest. Act to help early-stage small businesses in targeted industries. H.R.3739, to amend title 5 of 1958 Small Business Investment Act for better long-term financing. H.R.3740, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act regarding small business investment companies. H.R.3743, to amend 1958 Small Business Act to improved disaster relief programs. H.R.3854, to amend Small Business and Small Business Investment Acts to improved capital access. H.R.3795, to enact the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009. H.R.3996, to improve financial stability and for other purposes. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and for other purposes. H.R.4215, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform and other purposes. H.R.4177, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. S.2765, to amend Small Business Act to make a Veterans Business Center program. H.R.5105, to set up a chief veterinary officer in Homeland Security Department. H.R.5288, to introduce the Dairy Price Stabilization Act of 2010. H.R.5326, to repeal the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. S.3426, to amend the 1946 Agricultural Marketing Act to require monthly cold storage,dairy products reports. S.3531, to introduce the Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010. S.3263, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. S.3265, to establish a chief veterinary officer in the Homeland Security Department. Issues other than legislation: Farm Service Agency personnel levels. USDA agricultural credit availability. Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary sciences.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
SBIC Program--HR 711, S 344 (Avoid Duplicative Regulation); HR 3740, HR 3854 (Reform) Small Business Investment--HR 4236 (Temporary tax exemption for qualified investments); HR 3738 (facilitate at early stage); --HR 5297 (Small Business Early-Stage Investment Program (Equity Program)) Small Business Taxation--HR 4211 (Supporting beneficial tax provisions) Financial Regulatory Reform--S 3217 (Regulation impacting SBICs); HR 4137 (Regulations impacting SBICs) Carried Interest--HR 4213 (Protect treatment of carried interest)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Authority over Health Care Providers/Physical Therapy H.R. 4213- American Jobs, Closing Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act H.R. 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, HR 3737, HR 3854, S. 3103 Small Business Jobs Creation Act, S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act, HR 5297 Small Business Jobs & Credit Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit. Legislation:Small Business Credit Card Act(H.R. 3457);Small Business Financing and Investment Act(H.R. 3854);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(H.R. 4302);American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R.4213);Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297);SBIR and STIR Enhancement Act(H.R.2772);Small Business Lending Enhancement Act(S.2919);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(S. 2869); Small Business Community Partner Relief Act(S. 3165).
Client expense: $228,583 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Banking
Encouraging Congress to act on ensuring small businesses have access to capital during the credit crises (H.R. 3854).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Banking
Encouraging Congress to act on ensuring small businesses have access to capital during the credit crises (H.R. 3854).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Transportation
General Transportation Issues H.R. 2965 H.R. 3854 S. 1233
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; H.R. 4302, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1832, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009; S. 1615; H.R. 3854, all legislation to increase maximum loan size and the maximum guaranteed poprtion of SBA loans, specifically loans as the pertain to auto dealer floor plan financing.
Client expense: $235,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869, H.R. 4302 & H.R. 3854 - A bill to increase loan limits for small business concerns, to provide for low interest refinancing for small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Science and technology deployment issues; appropriations requests; S.1662; S. 583; H.R. 3854; H.R. 4413.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.503, to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to prohibit certain conduct in human consumption of horses. H.R.800, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act regarding vegetable/fruit production, processing. H.R.977, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to markets. H.R.1609, to amend 1985 Food Security Act to require income verification for persons getting USDA benefits. S.221, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities be traded only on regulated markets. S.272, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to ensure commodity transactions be on regulated markets. S.447, to amend Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation for farm, energy commodities. S.460, amends 1946 Ag Marketing Act to help packer competition, transparency S.527, amends Clean Air Act to prohibit certain permits for agriculture production emissions. H.RES.317, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. H.RES.507, supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. H.R.2448, to regulate energy commodities on futures markets and other purposes. H.R.2869, to prevent manipulation of energy markets. S. RES.174, to recognize Kansas-Missouri region as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. S.889, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine milk prices. S.931, to amend title 9 of USC regarding arbitration. S.1062, to amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow U.S. born-and-raised beef promotion. S.1086, to amend 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, to prohibit use of certain anti-competitive contracts. S.1225, to prevent energy market manipulation. S.1330, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to increase certain milk program payments. S.1331, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act to index for inflation certain milk payments. S.1375, to amend the 1987 Agricultural Credit Act to reauthorize state mediation programs. H.R.3166, to amend 2008 Food, Conservation and energy Act to index for inflation milk payment rates. H.R.3322, to respond to over-supply of milk. H.R.3674, to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. S.1398, to amend 2008 Food Conservation and Energy Act to raise payment rate for some milk. S.1412, to amend Commodity Exchange Act, clarifying treatment of some commodity futures contract buys. S.1645, to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act regarding milk prices. S.1650, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve healthful food purchases. S.1682, to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket manipulation authority. H.R.3722, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act. H.R.3723, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act to improve section 7(a) activities. H.R.3738, to amend 1958 Small Business Invest. Act to help early-stage small businesses in targeted industries. H.R.3739, to amend title 5 of 1958 Small Business Investment Act for better long-term financing. H.R.3740, to amend 1958 Small Business Investment Act regarding small business investment companies. H.R.3743, to amend 1958 Small Business Act to improved disaster relief programs. H.R.3854, to amend Small Business and Small Business Investment Acts to improved capital access. H.R.3795, to enact the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009. H.R.3996, to improve financial stability and for other purposes. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and for other purposes. H.R.4215, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. H.R.4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform and other purposes. H.R.4177, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers. S.2765, to amend Small Business Act to make a Veterans Business Center program. Issues other than legislation: Farm Service Agency personnel levels. USDA agricultural credit availability. Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
HR 4302 504 size increase and refinancing provisions, Sec 102, 104, 106, 202 S 2869, 504 size increase and refinancing provisions, Sec 102, 104, 106, 202 HR 3854, 504 reauthorization, Sec 106b, Title II USDA General Business lending programs
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
SBIC Program--HR 711, S 344 (Avoid Duplicative Regulation); HR 3740, HR 3854 (Reform) Small Business Investment--HR 4236 (Temporary tax exemption for qualified investments); HR 3738 (facilitate at early stage) Small Business Taxation--HR 4211 (Supporting beneficial tax provisions) Financial Regulatory Reform--S 3217 (Regulation impacting SBICs) Carried Interest--HR 4213 (Protect treatment of carried interest)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, HR 3737, HR 3854, S. 3103 Small Business Jobs Creation Act, S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $44,400
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1); Savings for Working Families Act; (H.R. 2277, S. 985); Retirement Savings for Working Americans Act (H.R. 1961 and S. 3090); Agricultural Appropriations (H.R. 2997, S. 1406); Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009 (S. 1832); Small Business Financing and Investing Act (H.R. 3854); American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R 2454); Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Act of 2009 (S. 1320); Small Business Microlending Expansion Act of 2009 (H.R. 3737); Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 (S. 1229); Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2847); Americans Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement and Education (H.R. 4682); SSI Savers Act of 2010 (H.R. 4937).
Client expense: $9,900 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
HR 3854: The Small Business Financing Investment Act S. 2869: Small Business Job Creation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $16,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
S 2869, sec 102, 104, 106, 202 SBA 504 program debenture size and refinancing. HR 4302, sec 102, 104, 106, 202, debenture size and refinancing. HR 3854, sec 106, Title II, SBA 504 loans and program reauthorization. HR 4213, SBA 504 fee appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Agriculture
S 2869, sec 102, 104, 106, 202 SBA 504 program debenture size and refinancing. HR 4302, sec 102, 104, 106, 202, debenture size and refinancing. HR 3854, sec 106, Title II, SBA 504 loans and program reauthorization. HR 4213, SBA 504 fee appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation: Executive Compensation (H.R.1664, H.R.1575, H.R.1586); Credit Card Legislation (S.414, H.R.627); Interstate Taxation (H.R.1083); Systemic Risk Regulation; Appropriations, including real estate brokerage & FTC & State AG rules (H.R.1105); Credit Union Legislation; Fair Value Accounting; Bankruptcy Cramdown & FDIC Reform (H.R.1106, S.61, S.541, H.R.200); Mortgage Loan Modification; Economic Stimulus (H.R.598, H.R.1); Deposit Insurance Increase (S.896, H.R.786), cont'd. Hope for Homeowners (H.R.787); Mortgage Servicing (H.R.788); TARP (H.R.384, H.J.Res.3); Administration's Regulatory Reform Proposal; TARP Legislation (H.R.1610, H.R.1652, H.R.1656); Usury Ceilings (H.R.1608, H.R.1640, H.R.4300); Financial Literacy (H.R.1645); Pension Legislation (H.R. 1629); Universal Default (H.R. 1637); Interchange Legislation (H.R.2382, H.R.2695); "Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act" (H.R.2897); Data Protection (H.R.2221); Mortgage Legislation (H.R.1708); SBA Authorization (H.R.3614); Credit CARD Act effective date (H.R.3639); Student Loans (H.R. 3221), Overdraft Restrictions; Consumer Financial Protection Agency (H.R.3126); Corporate Compensation (H.R.3269); Mandatory Farm Loan Restructuring; FDIC Resolution Authority (S.1540); Credit Union Business Lending (H.R.3380, S.2919); Treasury regulatory restructuring bills (H.R.4173, H.R.3818, H.R. 3817, H.R. 3890, H.R.3126, H.R. 3795); Glass-Steagall Act (S.2886, H.R.475), Tax Extenders (H.R.4213); Estate Tax Extension (H.R.4154); Securities Transaction Tax (H.R.4191); NOL legislation; Credit Card legislation (S.1927, H.R. 3639); Investor Protection Act (H.R. 3817); Small Business Lending (H.R.3854, H.R.4938); Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.3904); Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; The Volcker Rule (S.3098). Regulation: Overdraft Fees; FRB Regulation E; TARP Program, including CPP, PPIP, TALF, TLGP; TIP; MMIFF; AMLF; CAP; Loan Modification; FDIC Deposit Insurance Premiums; SEC Accounting Issues; Capital Adequacy Requirements; Reg Z (Truth in Lending); Deposit Insurance Assessments; Regulations on Loans to Affiliates; Remote Deposit Capture; Executive Pay Guidelines; Regulation DD (Truth in Savings); Unfair & Deceptive Acts & Practices Regulation; Reserve Requirement (Reg D); Deposit Insurance Regulations; CRA Regulations; Transaction Account Guarantee Program; SBA Regs; Identity Theft and Privacy Rules; MLO regulations; Legacy securities and Legacy Loans Program; Reserve Requirements (Reg D); State Law Preemption; SEC Short-Sales Rules; Privacy (Reg S); IRS Regs (F-BAR); RESPA Regs; Flood Insurance; Credit CARD Act Regulation; Basel Committees Capital & Liquidity Standards; SEC Proxy & Information disclosures; FDIC Accounting Rules; Fed Gift Card Rules; Unlawful Internet Gambling Act Regulations; Fed Overdraft Regs; CRE; Small Business Lending Fund; Guidance on Unbundling Trust Commissions; Payment Systems Reporting Regulations; Financial Literacy.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Government Issues
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S292/HR 1023 HR 275 Construction Bidding Reform HR 3854
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Small Business
S. 2869 and HR 4302 (House companion bill) regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily sections 101, 104, 106 and 107; HR 3854 regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily section 106(b) and other provisions in title I; HR 4213, section 246, as added by Senate funding ARRA sections 501 and 502 for fee reductions and guarantees, of 7(a) and 504; HR 4598 making improvements in SBA 7(a) express loan program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)