Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2008

Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) 2009 appropriations recommendations Traumatic Brain Injury PTs in the Department of Defense Qualification standards PTs in the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Orthotics & Prosthetics Proposed rule S 2969 - Veterans' Medical Personnel recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 HR 6792 - Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008

Client expense: $378,766 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Army, Dept of (Other), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 09 Labor HHS Education Appropriations; Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 09 Defense Approps; HR 2053/S 2056 Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act; HR 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007; Title VIII of Public Health Service Act - Reauthorization of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 296 et seq); S 2969/HR 6153 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008;

Client expense: $331,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

S 2969/HR 6153 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008; Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; HR 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; S 2160 Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007

Client expense: $331,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

VA Health Care S. 2969 Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 S. 3167 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY09 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including Bureau of Health Professions, NIH, SAMHSA, CDC, NIOSH, ACF and IHS and Department of Education Programs) H.R. 2638 (Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009) FY09 Department of Defense funding bills FY09 Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs funding bills FY09 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies funding bills P.L. 109-365 Lifespan Respite Care Act FY08 Supplemental Appropriations bill (NSF) Transportation Appropriations Bill 2009 S. 2969, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009

Client expense: $186,837 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S.19,S.225,S.326,S.384,S.644,S.648,S.935,S.1063,S.1315,S.1326,S.1606,S.1784,S.2162,S.2504,S.2617,S.2674,S.2825,S.2836 S.2854,S.2921,S.2938,S.2969,S.2799,S.2992,S.3023,S.3107,S.3299, HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843, HR1108,HR1211,HR1214,HR1299,HR1428,HR1527,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2192,HR2202,HR2247, HR2385,HR2394,HR2399, R2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910,HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3793,HR3819,HR4053, HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204,HR4255,HR5465,HR5892,HR6225,HR6268,HR6445,HR6599,HR6600,HR7299

Client expense: $408,526 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 2969 - Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008, all sections HR 3558 - Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act, all sections

Client expense: $164,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 3230, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychology education H.R. 2638, (Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2009), Defense Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychology education H.R. 6599/S. 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychological education S. 2969, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2008

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

H. 6599 and S. 3301, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2008; specifically the section on appropriations for the VA Medical and Prosthetics Research program in title II S. 2926, the Veterans Nonprofit Research and Educations Enhancement Act of 2008; subsequently title VI of S. 2969, the Veterans' Health Care Authorization Act of 2008

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

International Trade Issues; Global Health Issues; FDA Globalization Act; Domestic HIV Policy Issues (eg. H.R. 1943-Stop AIDS in Prison Act; H.R. 822 - Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act; H.R. 6114, S 2969 - Simplifying and Updating National Standards to Encourage Testing of the HIV Act; Ryan White Program Reauthorization Act)

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

See Attached Page Appropriations including NICS Improvement Amendments Act funding and DOJ/ATF issues Senate bills S. 77 Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act S. 1237 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 S. 1316 Firearms by Foreign Convicts Clarification Act of 2007 S. 1331 Long-Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007 S. 2577 Gun Show Background Check Act S. 2605 Crime Gun Identification Act S. 2969 Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 S. 3167 Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act House bills H.R. 73 Citizens Self-Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 96 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007 H.R. 203 Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act H.R. 226 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State H.R. 256 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act H.R. 861 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007 H.R. 1022 Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1096 Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1168 Foreign Felon Gun Prohibition Act of 2007 H.R. 1399 District of Columbia Personal Protection Act H.R. 1582 Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1700 COPS Improvements Act of 2007 H.R. 1784 Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act H.R. 1791 Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R. 1859 Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007 H.R. 1874 Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R. 1895 Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1897 National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2013 Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act H.R. 2074 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 H.R. 2424 Citizens Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2640 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 H.R. 2666 Blair Holts Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007 H.R. 5266 Crime Gun Identification Act H.R. 6257 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. HR 2790 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - provisions to make comprehensive and significant improvement in VBA disability claims processing. S 2799, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to improve the quality and access to medical and mental health care for women. HR 4231 - proposal to pilot a voucher system for VA mental health services. S 2984, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to expand and enhance veterans' benefits. S 2969/HR 6153, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to increase the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. S 2889, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code - provisions to improve veterans' health care benefits. S 1881/HR 3195, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - provisions to restore the intent and protections of the Act. S 2639/HR 2514, a bill to amend Title 39, United States Code - provisions to assure an adequate level of funding for veterans' health care. HR 2123, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act - provisions to establish direct care of registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals. S 2377/HR 4463, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions relating to improving the quality of care provided to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the recruitment of highly qualified doctors to hard to fill positions in these facilities. HR 5888, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions for expansion of veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. HR 6122, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management as experienced by veterans who are enrolled for health care services provided by the VA. HR 1527, Project HERO, involving the VA initiative on contract health care.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) 2009 appropriations recommendations Traumatic Brain Injury PTs in the Department of Defense Qualification standards PTs in the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Orthotics & Prosthetics Proposed rule S 2969 - Veterans' Medical Personnel recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 HR 6792 - Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008

Client expense: $355,739 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Army, Dept of (Other), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 2969 - Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008, all sections HR 3558 - Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act, all sections

Client expense: $147,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 09 Labor HHS Education Appropriations; Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 09 Defense Approps; HR 2053/S 2056 Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act; HR 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007; Title VIII of Public Health Service Act - Reauthorization of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 296 et seq); S 2969/HR 6153 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008; HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; HR 2994 National Pain Care Policy Act; HR 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S 2969/HR 6153 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008; Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; HR 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; S 2160 Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

VA Health Care S. 2969 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 S. 3167 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 3230, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychology education H.R. 2638, (Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009) Defense Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychology education H.R. 6599/S/ 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, psychology education S. 2969, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2008

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2969 - title VI - legislation that would update and clarify the authorities of the VA-affiliated nonprofit research and education foundations FY 2009 appropriations for the VA research program

Client expense: $62,994 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits. S.225,S.326,S.384,S.644,S.648,S.935,S.1063,S.1315,S.1326,S.1606,S.1784,S.2162,S.2504,S.2617,S.2674,S.2825,S.2836,S.2854,S.2921,S.2938,S.2969,S.2992,S.3023,S.3107,S.3299,HR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843,HR1108,HR1211,HR1214, HR1428,HR1527,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2192,HR2202,HR2247,HR2385,HR2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910 HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3793,HR3819,HR4053,HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204,HR4255,HR5892,HR6225, HR6268,HR6445,HR6599,HR6600

Client expense: $429,304 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

See attached page Appropriations including NICS Improvement Amendments Act funding and DOJ/ATF issues Senate bills S. 77 Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act S. 1237 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 S. 1316 Firearms by Foreign Convicts Clarification Act of 2007 S. 1331 Long-Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007 S. 2577 Gun Show Background Check Act S. 2605 Crime Gun Identification Act S. 2969 Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 S. 3167 Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act House bills H.R. 73 Citizens Self-Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 96 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007 H.R. 203 Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act H.R. 226 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State H.R. 256 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act H.R. 861 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007 H.R. 1022 Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1096 Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1168 Foreign Felon Gun Prohibition Act of 2007 H.R. 1399 District of Columbia Personal Protection Act H.R. 1582 Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1700 COPS Improvements Act of 2007 H.R. 1784 Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act H.R. 1791 Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R. 1859 Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007 H.R. 1874 Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R. 1895 Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1897 National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2013 Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act H.R. 2074 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 H.R. 2424 Citizens Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2640 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 H.R. 2666 Blair Holts Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007 H.R. 5266 Crime Gun Identification Act H.R. 6257 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. HR 2790 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - provisions to make comprehensive and significant improvement in VBA disability claims processing. S 2799, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to improve the quality and access to medical and mental health care for women. HR 4231 - proposal to pilot a voucher system for VA mental health services. S 2984, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to expand and enhance veterans' benefits. S 2969/HR 6153, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to increase the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. S 2889, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code - provisions to improve veterans' health care benefits. S 1881/HR 3195, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - provisions to restore the intent and protections of the Act. S 2639/HR 2514, a bill to amend Title 39, United States Code - provisions to assure an adequate level of funding for veterans' health care. HR 2123, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act - provisions to establish direct care of registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals. S 2377/HR 4463, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions relating to improving the quality of care provided to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the recruitment of highly qualified doctors to hard to fill positions in these facilities. HR 5888, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions for expansion of veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. HR 6122, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management as experienced by veterans who are enrolled for health care services provided by the VA. Testimony: April 9, 2008, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on "Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers" May 21, 2008, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Legislation" May 22, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Human Resource Challenges with the Veterans Health Administration" June 5, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Legislative Hearing"--Statement for the Record.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S 2969 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008; FY 09 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Approps

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 09 Labor HHS Education Approps; FY 09 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Approps; FY 09 Defense Approps; HR 2053 / S 2056 Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act; HR 1932 Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007; Title VIII of Public Health Service Act - Reauthorization of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 296 et seq); S 2969 Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008; Nosocomial infection prevention and control

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 6153; S. 2969: Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008. Provisions relating to overtime and pay for registered nurses.

Client expense: $244,113 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service

H.R. 2818, Epilepsy Centers of Excellence H.R. 3298, the "21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act" H.R. 3393, the "Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007" H.R. 3467, the "Second Chance for America's Veterans Act" H.R. 3681, the "Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007" H.R. 3889, Longitudinal Study of VA Voc Rehab H.R. 4255, the "United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act" H.R. 4884, the "Helping our Veterans to Keep their Homes Act of 2008" H.R. 4889, the "Guard and Reserve Are Fighting Too Act of 2008" H.R. 4915, the Vetrans Access to Local Options for Recovery Act" H.R. 5554, the Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act" H.R. 5595, the Make Our Veterans Smile Act" H.R. 5622, the "Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act" H.R. 5664, Specially Adapted Housing H.R. 5684, the "Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008" H.R. 5729, the "Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act" H.R. 6122, the "Veterans' Pain Care Act" H.R. 6277, the "SMOCTA Reauthorization Act" S. 22, the "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" S. 161, the "Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act" S. 961, the "Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act" S. 2091, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Act" S. 2139, the "National Guard and Reserve Educational Benefits Fairness Act" S. 2309, the "Compensation for Combat Veterans Act" S. 2377/H.R. 4463, the "Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act" S. 2550, the "Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act" S. 2573, the "Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act" S. 2617, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act" S. 2639, the Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act" S. 2674, the "America's Wounded Warriors Act" S. 2737, the Veterans' Rating Schedule Review Act" S. 2799, the "Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act" S. 2824/H.R. 4089 S. 2864, the "Training and Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans Enhancement Act" S. 2889, the "Veterans Health Care Act" S. 2921, the "Caring for Wounded Warriors Act" S. 2926, the "Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act: S. 2938, the "Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act" S. 2969, the "Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act" S. 2984, the "Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act" The "Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act"

Client expense: $71,994 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 3101/HR 6331 -Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all sections; HR 1983 Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act, all sections; HR 1884National Health Service Corps Improvement Act, all sections; S. 1117 Vision Care for Kids Act, all sections; S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all sections; S. 2969-Veterans Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008, all sections; DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Requirement; HR 3558 Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act, all

Client expense: $271,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)