Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

EPA NPDES VGP/sVGP: support H.R.4005/S.444; Congress passed and Prez signed (12/14) Inquire with NOAA on status of IUU/Seafood Fraud Task Force recommendations; published 12/14 Inquire with NOAA on status of Queen Conch proposed ESA lsiting; species not listed (11/14) Advise client RE: comments on proposed national marine sanctuary off NE coast of FL

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Legislation: EO 13665, Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. EO 13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights.Legislation Cont.: H.J. Res. 50, Parental Rights Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Implications of Parental Rights Amendment. H.R. 1262, A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Domestic Drones. H.R. 1312, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. H.R. 1318, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. H.R. 148, DISCLOSE Act & Numerous CFR Measures and Constitutional Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. H.R. 1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 1575, Kelsey Smith Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Personal/Data Privacy. H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Basic Rights and Liberties. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 1962, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. H.R. 2175, World War II Memorial Prayer Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. H.R. 2523, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; LGBT Rights. H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R. 3382, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. H.R. 3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 3471, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. H.R. 3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights; Access to Justice; Privacy Rights. H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. H.R. 3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. H.R. 4215, Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4870, House Defense Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: 702 surveillance. H.R. 4989, Justinas Law. H.R. 5005, Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Racial Justice; Disability Rights. H.R. 5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5091, Drone Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; National Security. H.R. 5114, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5212, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 5230, Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5240, CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: Declassification, Privacy. H.R. 5272, A bill to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens - Issues Lobbied: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program; Immigration. H.R. 5285, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. H.R. 5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5617, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Surveillance. H.R. 964, Respect States and Citizens Rights Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Detention. S. 1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. S. 1044, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. S. 1057, Safeguarding Privacy and Fostering Aerospace Innovation Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.Legislation Cont.: S. 1236, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 1307, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. S. 1599, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 1631, FISA Improvements Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. S. 1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; BOP Reform. S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. S. 1696, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1808, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT. S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 2076, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2399, Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2410, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. S. 2526, DISCLOSE Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2531, Better Options for Kids Act - Issues Lobbied: School discipline; School-to-Prison Pipeline. S. 2536, SAVE Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2567, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2611, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2644, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 2648, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2685, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 2687, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. S. 2779, Expatriate Terrorists Act - Issues Lobbied: Revocation of U.S. Citizenship. S. 2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy. S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; National Security; Indefinite Detention. S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 619, The Justice Safety Valve Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S. 639, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. S. 678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 813, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Basic Rights and Liberties. S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. S. 777, MARCH for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S.J. Res 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers: Abortion Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Authorization for Use of Force Against ISIS - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Authorization for Use of Military Force - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Big Data Civil Rights Principles - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights, Discrimination. Border Enforcement Supplemental Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement, Excessive Use of Force - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Broadband Adoption Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Buckhannon Fix - Issues Lobbied: Freedom of Information Act. Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Contraceptive Coverage Bill - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Border Militarization, Torture. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights Treaty Ratification. Copyright Succession for LGBT Spouses - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers Cont.: Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Access to Justice. Customs and Border Protection 100-mile rule - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Internet Privacy. Department of Defense Contraception Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Draft resolution regarding LGBT discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Draft Resolution Regarding LGBT Discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Election Administration - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Family Detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Federal Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. Follow the Money Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. Government Use of Datamining Technologies - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Guantanamo Bay - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention. Immigration. June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. Juvenile Solitary Confinement - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. LGBT Employment Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Library Internet Content Filtering - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Militarization of Police - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Military Abortion coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Operation Streamline - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Over-Criminalization Task Force - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Oversight of Executive Branch Actions to Comply with International Human Rights Treaty Obligations (US Helsinki Commission - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. Peace Corps Reproductive Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Police Militarization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Potential changes to RFRA - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Prison Reform - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports. Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Multistakeholder Process - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Pledge. Private Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Reporter Shield - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Reproductive Health Care Refusals at Catholic-affiliated Hospitals - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Rules Transparency. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Stand Your Ground Laws - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Racial Profiling. Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National Secuirty. Targeted Killing - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; National Security. Torture Report - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, National Security. Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Trafficking. Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) crisis - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied Minors - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Various bills responding to IRS targeting - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Voting Rights. War Authority - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Weldon Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Abortion rights. Womens Rights. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Solitary Confinement; Access to Counsel; Juvenile Solitary Confinement; Private Prisons. Central Intelligence Agency - Issues Lobbied: Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Financial Privacy, Consumer Complaint Narratives. Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Law Enforcement Militarization; Religious Accommodation in the Military; Spousal Benefits; Force feeding at Guantanamo Bay. Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Data Collection Comments; Disparate Treatment for Disabled Students of Color. Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody; Abortion Insurance Coverage; PREA. Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: National ID; Employment Verification; Privacy; Laptop Search; Unaccompanied Minors; Immigration (Office of Inspector General); Private Prisons (Office of Inspector General); Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Bond Hearings; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030);Agencies Lobbied Cont.: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual; Criminal Exclusions. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Fair Housing; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Police Militarization; Watchlisting Reform; National Security and Torture; Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Unaccompanied Minors; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Prison Rape Elimination Act; National Security Issues raised under CAT; Contraception for Native American Women; Employment Discrimination against LGBT People of Color; Housing Access and Implementation of VAWA; Implementation of Fair Labor Standards Act for Home Care Workers; Revision of DoJ Guidance on Use of Race; Signals Intelligence; Global Surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Federal Infrastructure for Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); Juvenile Life without Parole; Federal Over-Criminalization; DOJ Media Guidelines & Regulations; 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; Spousal Benefits; Marriage Recognition; Disparity for Pregnant Defendants; Special Litigation. Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; DOL Rule: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to Domestic Service; Rulemaking on OFCCP Wage Compensation Data Collection Tool; Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages (EO 13665); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673). Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; National Security and Torture; Human Rights Law; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Signals Intelligence; U.S. government Involvement in the Organization of American States and Inter American Rights System. Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: . Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; Guantanamo Bay; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; Countering Violent Extremism Domestic Counterterror Programs; Cybersecurity; LGBT Non-discrimination Employment EO; Worker Rights; UPR; Abortion Funding; LGBT Rights; Law Enforcement Bias; Federal Contractor Non-discrimination; DACA Healthcare; Border Enforcement; Immigration Healthcare; Police Militarization; Executive Action on Immigration; Radicalization; Family Detention. Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Armed Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); Domestic Spying. Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Media Ownership Rule; Low Power FM Application Window; IP Transition; E-Rate Rulemaking; Open Internet Rule; JSA/SSA Order; Net Neutrality; Media Diversity; Harris Corp.. Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights; Discrimination. Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4; IRS c4 Rulemaking; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42. National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Privacy Multistakeholder Process; Consumer Privacy. Office Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Domestic Spying. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Non-discrimination. Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National ID; Law Enforcement Militarization; Budget and Appropriations Issues. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Securities and Exchange Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Social Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Spousal Benefits. Transportation Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports; SPOT Program. U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement; Excessive Use of Force; Conditions of Custody; PREA; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Immigration Reform (Legalization); CBP Border Reform; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody. U.S. Forest Service - Issues Lobbied: Forest Service Rule.Agencies Lobbied Cont.: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigrant Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); ICE Enforcement Issues; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commision on Civil Rights Reforms. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting. U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Reductions in the Drug Quantity Table. United States Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; Unaccompanied Minors; Detention (White House Policy Council and National Security Council); Pregnancy Discrimination; International Abortion Coverage/Helms Amendment; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Sentencing Reform and Clemency Project 2014; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations (Domestic Policy Council); International Aid for Development of the Internet (Office of Science and Technology Policy); End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; My Brothers Keeper Initiative; Law Enforcement Militarization (Domestice Policy Council); Executive Order: LGBT Non-Discrimination for Federal Contractors (Pending); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673).

Client expense: $445,557 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Take position in support of: HJRES78-113 HJRES88-113 HJRES91-113 HR1014-113 HR1132-113 HR1134-113 HR1171-113 HR1223-113 HR1236-113 HR1238-113 HR1251-113 HR1284-113 HR1305-113 HR1316-113 HR1333-113 HR1344-113 HR1357-113 HR1402-113 HR1405-113 HR1412-113 HR1438-113 HR1443-113 HR1453-113 HR1463-113 HR1464-113 HR1490-113 HR1497-113 HR1521-113 HR152-113 HR153-113 HR154-113 HR1593-113 HR1620-113 HR1623-113 HR1631-113 HR164-113 HR1702-113 HR1725-113 HR1729-113 HR1742-113 HR1759-113 HR1770-113 HR1774-113 HR179-113 HR1792-113 HR1796-113 HR1804-113 HR1805-113 HR1809-113 HR1824-113 HR183-113 HR1842-113 HR1864-113 HR1938-113 HR1957-113 HR1980-113 HR1987-113 HR2001-113 HR2002-113 HR2011-113 HR2016-113 HR2038-113 HR2039-113 HR2055-113 HR2056-113 HR2059-113 HR2065-113 HR2072-113 HR2079-113 HR2086-113 HR2088-113 HR2118-113 HR2119-113 HR2150-113 HR2151-113 HR2153-113 HR2157-113 HR2169-113 HR2185-113 HR2187-113 HR2189-113 HR2209-113 HR2210-113 HR2216-113 HR2227-113 HR2230-113 HR2272-113 HR2284-113 HR2327-113 HR235-113 HR241-113 HR2423-113 HR2481-113 HR2485-113 HR2510-113 HR2527-113 HR2528-113 HR2540-113 HR258-113 HR274-113 HR288-113 HR2882-113 HR2942-113 HR2974-113 HR303-113 HR3045-113 HR3056-113 HR3210-113 HR32-113 HR3230-113 HR3232-113 HR3237-113 HR3241-113 HR3246-113 HR3274-113 HR331-113 HR333-113 HR3337-113 HR3384-113 HR3387-113 HR340-113 HR3456-113 HR357-113 HR3593-113 HR3600-113 HR368-113 HR369-113 HR3790-113 HR385-113 HR401-113 HR4031-113 HR4037-113 HR4038-113 HR4085-113 HR411-113 HR4147-113 HR4150-113 HR4151-113 HR42-113 HR4261-113 HR430-113 HR4305-113 HR4435-113 HR4446-113 HR4486-113 HR449-113 HR4504-113 HR4594-113 HR4628-113 HR5059-113 HR5589-113 HR562-113 HR569-113 HR570-113 HR577-113 HR602-113 HR631-113 HR635-113 HR671-113 HR679-113 HR683-113 HR697-113 HR733-113 HR806-113 HR813-113 HR821-113 HR833-113 HR834-113 HR844-113 HR894-113 HR897-113 HR921-113 HR933-113 HR958-113 HR975-113 HR984-113 HRES104-113 HRES32-113 S1015-113 S1034-113 S1039-113 S1042-113 S1046-113 S1050-113 S1058-113 S1060-113 S1061-113 S1076-113 S1081-113 S1089-113 S1092-113 S1148-113 S1255-113 S131-113 S1387-113 S1399-113 S1411-113 S153-113 S1558-113 S1578-113 S1581-113 S1582-113 S1583-113 S1585-113 S1586-113 S1588-113 S1589-113 S1591-113 S162-113 S1637-113 S1643-113 S1662-113 S1668-113 S1717-113 S1728-113 S1752-113 S1755-113 S1956-113 S1963-113 S1982-113 S1985-113 S1993-113 S1999-113 S2013-113 S2035-113 S2075-113 S2091-113 S2095-113 S210-113 S2190-113 S2231-113 S2300-113 S234-113 S2424-113 S2450-113 S25-113 S257-113 S2730-113 S2834-113 S2837-113 S287-113 S373-113 S412-113 S422-113 S430-113 S444-113 S46-113 S49-113 S492-113 S495-113 S515-113 S522-113 S529-113 S543-113 S572-113 S573-113 S6-113 S62-113 S629-113 S674-113 S695-113 S700-113 S734-113 S735-113 S748-113 S759-113 S778-113 S800-113 S810-113 S819-113 S825-113 S832-113 S851-113 S852-113 S863-113 S871-113 S875-113 S877-113 S889-113 S893-113 S894-113 S928-113 S932-113 S935-113 S938-113 S939-113 S964-113 S967-113 S990-113 S992-113 S995-113 Review and/or Monitor the following: HJRES72-113 HR1288-113 HR1492-113 HR1494-113 HR1605-113 HR1714-113 HR1816-113 HR1832-113 HR1855-113 HR1867-113 HR1885-113 HR1898-113 HR1904-113 HR1960-113 HR1988-113 HR2138-113 HR2207-113 HR2237-113 HR2249-113 HR2257-113 HR2310-113 HR2319-113 HR2341-113 HR2354-113 HR2358-113 HR2362-113 HR2377-113 HR2382-113 HR2397-113 HR2412-113 HR2470-113 HR247-113 HR2519-113 HR2522-113 HR2590-113 HR2642-113 HR2654-113 HR2661-113 HR2693-113 HR2704-113 HR2726-113 HR2743-113 HR2749-113 HR2785-113 HR2797-113 HR2841-113 HR2859-113 HR2876-113 HR2906-113 HR2907-113 HR2913-113 HR2941-113 HR2953-113 HR3007-113 HR3053-113 HR3087-113 HR3098-113 HR3106-113 HR3120-113 HR3145-113 HR3152-113 HR3164-113 HR3180-113 HR3181-113 HR3207-113 HR3214-113 HR3225-113 HR3276-113 HR3287-113 HR3310-113 HR3330-113 HR3352-113 HR3368-113 HR3369-113 HR3383-113 HR3395-113 HR3396-113 HR3397-113 HR3399-113 HR3405-113 HR3408-113 HR3418-113 HR3422-113 HR3441-113 HR3442-113 HR3443-113 HR3451-113 HR3453-113 HR3459-113 HR3469113 HR3474-113 HR3477-113 HR3493-113 HR3499-113 HR3506-113 HR3507-113 HR3508-113 HR3514-113 HR3515-113 HR3516-113 HR3521-113 HR3569-113 HR3576-113 HR3615-113 HR3646-113 HR3647-113 HR3671-113 HR3672-113 HR3725-113 HR3743-113 HR3775-113 HR3788-113 HR3789-113 HR3792-113 HR3794-113 HR3797-113 HR3798-113 HR3801-113 HR3804-113 HR3807-113 HR3808-113 HR3810-113 HR3831-113 HR3843-113 HR3852-113 HR3858-113 HR3876-113 HR3958-113 HR3974-113 HR4004-113 HR4005-113 HR4023-113 HR4050-113 HR4068-113 HR4095-113 HR4096-113 HR4101-113 HR4102-113 HR4110-113 HR4134-113 HR4141-113 HR4149-113 HR4184-113 HR4191-113 HR4198-113 HR4217-113 HR4232-113 HR4234-113 HR4235-113 HR4247-113 HR4248-113 HR4274-113 HR4276-113 HR4314-113 HR4335-113 HR4344-113 HR4356-113 HR4359-113 HR4370-113 HR4374-113 HR4394-113 HR4399-113 HR4408-113 HR4422-113 HR4485-113 HR4488-113 HR4489-113 HR4492-113 HR4516-113 HR4517-113 HR4561-113 HR4574-113 HR4580-113 HR4616-113 HR4629-113 HR4630-113 HR4656-113 HR4669-113 HR4674-113 HR4682-113 HR4688-113 HR4712-113 HR4720-113 HR4723-113 HR4725-113 HR4730-113 HR4741-113 HR4760-113 HR4766-113 HR4774-113 HR4778-113 HR4779-113 HR4793-113 HR4807-113 HR4810-113 HR4816-113 HR4818-113 HR4841-113 HR4852-113 HR4861-113 HR4862-113 HR4863-113 HR4875-113 HR4887-113 HR4892-113 HR4898-113 HR4900-113 HR4942-113 HR4971-113 HR4974-113 HR4977-113 HR4999-113 HR5007-113 HR5009-113 HR5022-113 HR5023-113 HR5032-113 HR5042-113 HR5045-113 HR5046-113 HR5047-113 HR5048-113 HR5054-113 HR5061-113 HR5088-113 HR5094-113 HR5097-113 HR5112-113 HR5131-113 HR5157-113 HR5172-113 HR5193-113 HR5195-113 HR5229-113 HR5254-113 HR5273-113 HR5286-113 HR5290-113 HR5323-113 HR5332-113 HR5333-113 HR5336-113 HR5342-113 HR5349-113 HR5351-113 HR5369-113 HR5375-113 HR5391-113 HR5398-113 HR5432-113 HR5441-113 HR5475-113 HR5480-113 HR5500-113 HR55-113 HR5518-113 HR5524-113 HR5618-113 HR604-113 HR748-113 HR883-113 HRES13-113 S1032-113 S1041-113 S1078-113 S1119-113 S1174-113 S1190-113 S1197-113 S1211-113 S1216-113 S1246-113 S1262-113 S1281-113 S1295-113 S1296-113 S1320-113 S1361-113 S1367-113 S140-113 S1403-113 S1434-113 S1471-113 S1486-113 S1540-113 S1547-113 S1556-113 S1559-113 S1580-113 S1593-113 S1624-113 S1644-113 S1659-113 S1669-113 S1682-113 S1684-113 S1688-113 S1703-113 S1736-113 S1740-113 S1741-113 S1751-113 S1760-113 S1775-113 S1844-113 S1856-113 S1863-113 S1869-113 S1892-113 S1917-113 S1919-113 S1950-113 S1977-113 S1987-113 S2009-113 S2014-113 S2053-113 S2138-113 S2145-113 S2179-113 S2243-113 S2258-113 S2259-113 S2264-113 S2281-113 S2296-113 S2298-113 S2312-113 S2316-113 S2333-113 S2341-113 S2350-113 S2357-113 S2358-113 S2362-113 S2368-113 S2393-113 S2395-113 S2396-113 S2410-113 S2413-113 S2419-113 S2422-113 S2423-113 S2425-113 S2428-113 S2448-113 S2467-113 S2468-113 S2507-113 S2545-113 S2606-113 S2639-113 S2654-113 S2687-113 S2700-113 S2707-113 S2738-113 S2740-113 S2782-113 S2810-113 S2822-113 S2843-113 S922-113 S927-113 S930-113 S944-113 SRES323-113 Take position in opposition to: HR1739-113 HR3614-113 HR595-113 HR803-113 S262-113

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyDental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy. H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Funding related to military dental research, federal dental chiefs and oral health services provided to military personnel: H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Approriations, 2015

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyDental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy. H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Funding related to military dental research, federal dental chiefs and oral health services provided to military personnel: H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Approriations, 2015

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyDental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy. H.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Funding related to military dental research, federal dental chiefs and oral health services provided to military personnel: H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Approriations, 2015

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Take position in support of: HJRES78-113 HJRES88-113 HJRES91-113 HR1014-113 HR1132-113 HR1134-113 HR1171-113 HR1223-113 HR1236-113 HR1238-113 HR1251-113 HR1284-113 HR1305-113 HR1316-113 HR1333-113 HR1344-113 HR1357-113 HR1402-113 HR1405-113 HR1412-113 HR1438-113 HR1443-113 HR1453-113 HR1463-113 HR1464-113 HR1490-113 HR1497-113 HR1521-113 HR152-113 HR153-113 HR154-113 HR1593-113 HR1620-113 HR1623-113 HR1631-113 HR164-113 HR1702-113 HR1725-113 HR1729-113 HR1742-113 HR1759-113 HR1770-113 HR1774-113 HR179-113 HR1792-113 HR1796-113 HR1804-113 HR1805-113 HR1809-113 HR1824-113 HR183-113 HR1842-113 HR1864-113 HR1938-113 HR1957-113 HR1980-113 HR1987-113 HR2001-113 HR2002-113 HR2011-113 HR2016-113 HR2038-113 HR2039-113 HR2055-113 HR2056-113 HR2059-113 HR2065-113 HR2072-113 HR2079-113 HR2086-113 HR2088-113 HR2118-113 HR2119-113 HR2150-113 HR2151-113 HR2153-113 HR2157-113 HR2169-113 HR2185-113 HR2187-113 HR2189-113 HR2209-113 HR2210-113 HR2216-113 HR2227-113 HR2230-113 HR2272-113 HR2284-113 HR2327-113 HR235-113 HR241-113 HR2423-113 HR2481-113 HR2485-113 HR2510-113 HR2527-113 HR2528-113 HR2540-113 HR258-113 HR274-113 HR288-113 HR2882-113 HR2942-113 HR2974-113 HR303-113 HR3045-113 HR3056-113 HR3210-113 HR32-113 HR3230-113 HR3232-113 HR3237-113 HR3241-113 HR3246-113 HR3274-113 HR331-113 HR333-113 HR3337-113 HR3384-113 HR3387-113 HR340-113 HR3456-113 HR357-113 HR3593-113 HR3600-113 HR368-113 HR369-113 HR3790-113 HR385-113 HR401-113 HR4031-113 HR4037-113 HR4038-113 HR4085-113 HR411-113 HR4147-113 HR4150-113 HR4151-113 HR42-113 HR4261-113 HR430-113 HR4305-113 HR4435-113 HR4446-113 HR4486-113 HR449-113 HR4504-113 HR4594-113 HR4628-113 HR562-113 HR569-113 HR570-113 HR577-113 HR602-113 HR631-113 HR635-113 HR671-113 HR679-113 HR683-113 HR697-113 HR733-113 HR806-113 HR813-113 HR821-113 HR833-113 HR834-113 HR844-113 HR894-113 HR897-113 HR921-113 HR933-113 HR958-113 HR975-113 HR984-113 HRES104-113 HRES32-113 S1015-113 S1034-113 S1039-113 S1042-113 S1046-113 S1050-113 S1058-113 S1060-113 S1061-113 S1076-113 S1081-113 S1089-113 S1092-113 S1148-113 S1255-113 S131-113 S1387-113 S1399-113 S1411-113 S153-113 S1558-113 S1578-113 S1581-113 S1582-113 S1583-113 S1585-113 S1586-113 S1588-113 S1589-113 S1591-113 S162-113 S1637-113 S1643-113 S1662-113 S1668-113 S1717-113 S1728-113 S1752-113 S1755-113 S1956-113 S1963-113 S1982-113 S1985-113 S1993-113 S1999-113 S2013-113 S2035-113 S2075-113 S2091-113 S2095-113 S210-113 S2182-113 S2190-113 S2231-113 S2300-113 S234-113 S2424-113 S2450-113 S25-113 S257-113 S287-113 S373-113 S412-113 S422-113 S430-113 S444-113 S46-113 S49-113 S492-113 S495-113 S515-113 S522-113 S529-113 S543-113 S572-113 S573-113 S6-113 S62-113 S629-113 S674-113 S695-113 S700-113 S734-113 S735-113 S748-113 S759-113 S778-113 S800-113 S810-113 S819-113 S825-113 S832-113 S851-113 S852-113 S863-113 S871-113 S875-113 S877-113 S889-113 S893-113 S894-113 S928-113 S932-113 S935-113 S938-113 S939-113 S964-113 S967-113 S990-113 S992-113 S995-113 Take position in opposition to: HR1739-113 HR3614-113 HR595-113 HR803-113 S262-113 Monitor/Review the following: HJRES72-113 HR125-113 HR1288-113 HR1372-113 HR1492-113 HR1494-113 HR1605-113 HR1714-113 HR1816-113 HR1832-113 HR1855-113 HR1867-113 HR1885-113 HR1898-113 HR1904-113 HR1960-113 HR1988-113 HR2018-113 HR2138-113 HR2207-113 HR2237-113 HR2249-113 HR2257-113 HR2310-113 HR2319-113 HR2341-113 HR2354-113 HR2358-113 HR2362-113 HR2377-113 HR2382-113 HR2397-113 HR2412-113 HR2470-113 HR247-113 HR2519-113 HR2522-113 HR2590-113 HR2642-113 HR2654-113 HR2661-113 HR2693-113 HR2704-113 HR2726-113 HR2743-113 HR2749-113 HR2785-113 HR2797-113 HR2841-113 HR2859-113 HR2876-113 HR2906-113 HR2907-113 HR2913-113 HR2941-113 HR2953-113 HR3007-113 HR3053-113 HR3087-113 HR3098-113 HR3106-113 HR3120-113 HR3145-113 HR3152-113 HR3164-113 HR3166-113 HR3180-113 HR3181-113 HR3207-113 HR3214-113 HR3223-113 HR3225-113 HR3276-113 HR3287-113 HR3310-113 HR3330-113 HR3352-113 HR3368-113 HR3369-113 HR3383-113 HR3395-113 HR3396-113 HR3397-113 HR3399-113 HR3405-113 HR3408-113 HR3418-113 HR3422-113 HR3441-113 HR3442-113 HR3443-113 HR3451-113 HR3453-113 HR3459-113 HR3469113 HR3474-113 HR3477-113 HR3493-113 HR3499-113 HR3506-113 HR3507-113 HR3508-113 HR3514-113 HR3515-113 HR3516-113 HR3521-113 HR3569-113 HR3576-113 HR3615-113 HR3646-113 HR3647-113 HR3671-113 HR3672-113 HR3725-113 HR3743-113 HR3775-113 HR3788-113 HR3789-113 HR3792-113 HR3794-113 HR3797-113 HR3798-113 HR3801-113 HR3804-113 HR3807-113 HR3808-113 HR3810-113 HR3831-113 HR3843-113 HR3852-113 HR3858-113 HR3876-113 HR3958-113 HR3974-113 HR4004-113 HR4005-113 HR4023-113 HR4050-113 HR4068-113 HR4095-113 HR4096-113 HR4101-113 HR4102-113 HR4110-113 HR4134-113 HR4141-113 HR4149-113 HR4184-113 HR4191-113 HR4198-113 HR4217-113 HR4232-113 HR4234-113 HR4235-113 HR4247-113 HR4248-113 HR4274-113 HR4276-113 HR4314-113 HR4335-113 HR4344-113 HR4356-113 HR4359-113 HR4370-113 HR4374-113 HR4394-113 HR4399-113 HR4408-113 HR4422-113 HR4485-113 HR4488-113 HR4489-113 HR4492-113 HR4516-113 HR4517-113 HR4561-113 HR4574-113 HR4580-113 HR4616-113 HR4629-113 HR4630-113 HR4656-113 HR4669-113 HR4674-113 HR4682-113 HR4688-113 HR4712-113 HR4720-113 HR4723-113 HR4725-113 HR4730-113 HR4741-113 HR4760-113 HR4766-113 HR4774-113 HR4778-113 HR4779-113 HR4793-113 HR4807-113 HR4810-113 HR4816-113 HR4818-113 HR4841-113 HR4852-113 HR4861-113 HR4862-113 HR4863-113 HR4875-113 HR4887-113 HR489-113 HR4892-113 HR4898-113 HR4900-113 HR4912-113 HR4942-113 HR4948-113 HR4971-113 HR4974-113 HR4977-113 HR4999-113 HR5007-113 HR5009-113 HR55-113 HR604-113 HR748-113 HR773-113 HR810-113 HR883-113 HRES13-113 S1032-113 S1041-113 S1078-113 S1119-113 S1174-113 S1190-113 S1197-113 S1211-113 S1216-113 S1246-113 S1262-113 S1281-113 S1295-113 S1296-113 S1320-113 S1361-113 S1367-113 S140-113 S1403-113 S1434-113 S1471-113 S1486-113 S1540-113 S1547-113 S1556-113 S1559-113 S1579-113 S1580-113 S1584-113 S1593-113 S1602-113 S1604-113 S1624-113 S1644-113 S1659-113 S1669-113 S1682-113 S1684-113 S1688-113 S1703-113 S1736-113 S1740-113 S1741-113 S1751-113 S1760-113 S1775-113 S1844-113 S1856-113 S1863-113 S1869-113 S1892-113 S1917-113 S1919-113 S1950-113 S1977-113 S1987-113 S200-113 S2009-113 S2014-113 S2053-113 S2138-113 S2145-113 S2179-113 S2243-113 S2258-113 S2259-113 S2264-113 S2281-113 S2296-113 S2298-113 S2312-113 S2316-113 S2333-113 S2341-113 S2350-113 S2357-113 S2358-113 S2362-113 S2368-113 S2393-113 S2395-113 S2396-113 S2410-113 S2413-113 S2419-113 S2422-113 S2423-113 S2425-113 S2428-113 S2448-113 S2467-113 S2468-113 S2507-113 S2545-113 S259-113 S514-113 S690-113 S705-113 S777-113 S868-113 S922-113 S927-113 S930-113 S944-113 SRES323-113

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyH.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 Department of Veterans Affairs Approriations, 2015

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 2775, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 1, 2014) H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 18, 2014 H.Con.Res. 96, House FY 2015 Budget Resolution H.R. 4306, to provide a 3.3% pay raise for federal employees

Client expense: $182,841 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H.R. 2787, S.1244, FY 2014 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 2397, S. 444, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for defense science and technology programs and funding for military mental health research. H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, Issues pertaining to research and higher education.HJ Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, Issues pertaining to research, development, higher education, and STEM consolidation at federal research agencies. H.R. 2609, S. 1245, FY 2014 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at the Department of Energy. FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH (including health economics research), Department of Education, and federal student aid. FY 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. H.R. 2610, S. 1243, FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research funding at the Department of Transportation. H.R. 2216, FY 2014 Milcon/VA Appropriations, Issues pertaining to military mental health and VA engagement with universities. P.L. 113-46, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, Issues pertaining to research and higher education.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 2775, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 1, 2014) H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (through Jan. 18, 2014 H.Con.Res. 96, House FY 2015 Budget Resolution H.R. 4306, to provide a 3.3% pay raise for federal employees

Client expense: $182,841 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyH.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

USCA supported strengthening antitrust laws and ensuring fair market competition. Congress needs to increase market transparency by addressing captive supply contracts, mandatory price reporting, and packer ownership of cattle. USCA supports the 2013 Farm Bill; USCA supports the inclusion of a Livestock Title within the 2013 Farm Bill.USCA Supports the passage of a comprehensive 5-year Farm Bill. USCA supports the passage of a complete 5-year bill over an extension as needed certainty to producers under livestock disaster programs is necessary; an extension does not allow for the dispersal of such funds. USCA Supports the passage of a "clean" Farm Bill; one that does not include any altering of current Country of Origin Labeling programs or that restricts any action on reforming GIPSA. USCA does not support tying conservation compliance to crop insurance within the Farm Bill. USCA does not support tying Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and associated means testing to crop insurance. USCA Supports S. 954/H.R. 1947 "Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013"/"Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM); USCA supports passage of a comprehensive 5-year bill, not a piecemeal approach as represented through a split of the bill into specific issue areas. USCA Supports S. 141 the Extension of Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs for 2012, 2013 as introduced by Sen. Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Blunt (R-MO) USCA worked on USDA's newly proposed animal disease traceability program and supports the Administration as the program is officially implemented across the country. USCA will continue to work with and provide input to the USDA as they develop the animal ID rule to address cattle 18 months and younger. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress regarding the need to enhance and strengthen the Beef Checkoff Act and Order. USCA continues to assist in efforts with industry groups to address needed changes in the Checkoff. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding competition in the beef/cattle marketplace and strengthening antitrust laws. USCA supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture in addressing necessary changes as to increase fairness of livestock marketing. USCA opposes any efforts that strip funding for the Department's proposed rule to increase fairness in the livestock marketplace through the Appropriations process. USCA supported Amendment 0075 to S.444/HR Res. 99: Amendment to FY 2013 CR, would strip any riders that rescind funding allocated to USDA-GIPSA USCA supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in continuing to uphold the right of U.S. cattle producers to label their own product at the World Trade Organization. USCA supports the implementation of the final rule offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Country of Origin Labeling and the terms by which it will bring the U.S. into compliance with WTO standards. USCA supports working lands and certain conservation programs within the 2013 Farm Bill. USCA does not support tying conservation compliance to crop insurance. USCA supports a comprehensive livestock disaster package within the farm bill to address through future and retroactive payments the 2012 drought, Winter Storm Atlas, ongoing drought and lingering weather extremes. USCA Supports S. 1280/H.R. 2671 Charitable Agricultural Research Act as it allows for tax deductions for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HJRES72-113Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 HJRES91-113Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 HR1171-113FOR VETS Act of 2013 HR125-113Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013HR1260-112Support for Survivors Act HR1284-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. HR1344-113Helping Heroes Fly Act HR1412-113Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013 HR1517-112Holley Lynn James Act HR152-113Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 HR1593-113Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act HR1605-113Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 HR1620-113Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 HR1623-113VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013 HR1714-113Shelter Our Servicemembers Act HR1725-113Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act HR1729-113VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act HR1739-113Veterans Backlog Reduction Act HR1742-113Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 HR1759-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the HR1770-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the different treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded members of the reserve components who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during inactive-duty traini HR1774-113Wounded Veteran Job Security Act HR1792-113Infectious Disease Reporting Act HR1796-113Troop Talent Act of 2013 HR1804-113Foreign Travel Accountability Act HR1805-113Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act HR1809-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes. HR1816-113Veterans' STEM Education Program HR183-113Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act HR1904-113Oversight of Sensitive Military Operations Act HR1938-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and for other purposes. HR2118-113Youth Sports Concussion Act of 2013 HR2119-113Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act HR2138-113Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act HR2151-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services HR2157-113To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), United States Army. HR2169-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. HR2185-113To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day. HR2187-113To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans. S430-113Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 S444-113Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013HR2189-113To establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2210-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2216-113Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 HR2237-113Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act HR2272-113To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an electronic means by which members of the Ready Reserves of the Armed Forces may track their active-duty service. HR2310-113Guard Units And Reservists Deserve Remembrance Act HR2319-113Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013 HR2341-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligib HR235-113Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 HR2358-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give preference to local contractors, and for other purposes. HR2382-113Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act HR241-113Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act HR2412-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the best interest of the veteran when determining whether the veteran should receive certain contracted health care. HR2423-113To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations. HR2481-113Veterans G.I. Bill Enrollment Clarification Act of 2013 HR2485-113Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 HR2510-113Helping Veterans Exposed to Toxic Chemicals Act HR2519-113Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2013 HR2522-113Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act HR2527-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training. HR2528-113To establish a task force in the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the retention and training of claims processors. HR2540-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists. HR258-113Stolen Valor Act of 2013 HR2590-113To amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to achieve integrated electronic health records, and for other purposes. HR2600-112National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 HR2797-113To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions and to make additional contributions to the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund, and for other purposes. HR288-113CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013 HR2913-113Veterans' Local Access Act HR303-113Retired Pay Restoration Act HR3087-113Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act HR3098-113Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act HR3106-113Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act HR3145-113To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units. HR3152-113Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act HR3164-113To clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and for other purposes. S3322-112Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2012 S412-113Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act S422-113Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013HR3180-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects. HR3181-113To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration. HR3207-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary o HR3210-113Pay Our Military Act HR3214-113Preserve our National Security Act HR3225-113Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown. HR3276-113To prohibit the operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives during a Government shutdown. HR3287-113Veterans Services Support Act HR3310-113Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement Act of 2013 HR333-113Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act HR3368-113To require employers to provide veterans with time off on Veterans Day. HR3369-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era. HR3383-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program. HR3384-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. HR3387-113Classified Veterans Access to Care Act HR3395-113To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans, and for other purposes. HR3396-113To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp. HR3397-113To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information HR3399-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational counseling programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. HR340-113Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act HR3405-113To better connect current and former members of the Armed Forces with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative Federal Government Internet websites into a single portal, to conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs, and f HR3408-113To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. HR3418-113To establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian Veterans. HR3422-113To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans, and for other purposes. HR3435-112Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act S200-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between Februa S2116-112Military and Veterans Education Protection Act S2259-112Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 S3202-112Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 S3234-112A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts. S325-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. S3254-112National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013HR3441-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other purposes. HR3442-113To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible non-profit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans. HR3443-113To amend titles 38 and 37, United States Code, to expand eligibility for certain caregiver services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and to modify the Department of Defense special compensation program to make eligible members of the uniform HR3451-113To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes. HR3456-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans in certain courses of education, and for other purposes. HR3459-113Article 32 Reform Act HR3469113To amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other purposes. HR3477-113To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes. HR357-113GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 HR3593-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the construction of major medical facilities, and for other purposes. HR3615-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the hiring of veterans by the Federal Government. HR3646-113Extreme Weather Mitigation Act of 2013 HR3647-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury. HR3725-113To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits for the establishment of franchises with veterans. HR3743-113To establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans. HR3775-113To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault. HR4051-112TAP Modernization Act of 2012 HR4057-112Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 HR4072-112Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012 HR4287-112To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. HR430-113Protect Our Military Trainees Act HR4310-112National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 HR55-113SHIELD Act of 2013 HR6574-112Servicemember Mental Health Review Act HR683-113Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act S1659-113POST Act of 2013 S1662-113A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of health care services, and for other purposes. S1668-113A bill to require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the impact of certain mental and physical trauma on the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for misconduct. S1669-113Military Equitable Reimbursement Act of 2013 S1688-113A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), collectively, in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II. S1707-112Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S1728-112Stolen Valor Act of 2011 S1740-113A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes. S1775-113A bill to improve the sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.HR748-113Universal National Service Act; HR821-113 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes; HR833-113 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal; HR834-113 Veterans' Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2013; HR844-113 VetSuccess Enhancement Act; HR933-113 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; HR943-112 K-9 Companion Corps Act; HR958-113 Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013; HR975-113Servicemember Mental Health Review Act; HR984-113To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma; S1034-113 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; S1042-113 Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013; S1058-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes; S1060-113 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans; S1078-113 A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. S1148-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims, and for other purposes; S1155-113 Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S1165-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes; S1216-113 Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013; S1255-113 Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of 2013; S1262-113 Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013; S1361-113 A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, and for other purposes; S1367-113 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces; S1547-113 Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013; S1558-113A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes; S1559-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secr; S1573-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes; S1589-113Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013; S1593-113 Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2013; S1604-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance eligibility for health care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; S1624-113 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans, and for other purposes; S1637-113 A bill to better connect current and former members of the Armed Forces with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative Federal Government Internet websites into a single portal, to conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs; S1643-113Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013; S455-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment; S46-113 Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act; S470-113 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal; S49-113 Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013; S514-113 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand; S6-113 Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013; S734-113 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation; S759-113Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013; S800-113Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013; S819-113Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act of 2013; S825-113 Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013; S832-113 Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act of 2013; S845-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes. S851-113Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 S852-113Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013 S893-113Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 S938-113Franchise Education for Veterans Act of 2013 S944-113Veterans' Educational Transition Act of 2013 S990-113A bill to extend the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs by 1 year.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2345, to prohibit the transfer or reprogramming of discretionary appropriations made available to the Internal Revenue Service H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.R. 2786, House FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill S. 1371, Senate FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14 H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013 H.J. Res. 89, Appropriations for Salaries for Federal Employees Following Lapse in Appropriations

Client expense: $198,879 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissanceHR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance S 444, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1960, HR 2397, S 1197, S 444, S 1034, S1429 tactical missiles, aviation defense systems, ballistic missile defense, tactical aircraft, general defense issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

USCA supported strengthening antitrust laws and ensuring fair market competition. Congress needs to increase market transparency by addressing captive supply contracts, mandatory price reporting, and packer ownership of cattle. USCA supports the 2013 Farm Bill; USCA supports the inclusion of a Livestock Title within the 2013 Farm Bill.USCA Supports the passage of a comprehensive 5-year Farm Bill. USCA does not support the passage of another extension as the current extension has since expired, leaving producers without needed certainty regarding conservation and working lands programs as well as those livestock disaster programs that are only funded within a full bill. USCA Supports the passage of a "clean" Farm Bill; one that does not include any altering of current Country of Origin Labeling programs or that restricts any action on reforming GIPSA. USCA does not support tying Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and associated means testing to crop insurance. USCA Supports S. 954/H.R. 1947 "Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013"/"Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM); USCA supports passage of a comprehensive 5-year bill, not a piecemeal approach as represented through a split of the bill into specific issue areas. USCA Supports S. 141 the Extension of Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs for 2012, 2013 as introduced by Sen. Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Blunt (R-MO) USCA worked on USDA's newly proposed animal disease traceability program and supports the Administration as the program is officially implemented across the country. USCA will continue to work with and provide input to the USDA as they develop the animal ID rule to address cattle 18 months and younger. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress regarding the need to enhance and strengthen the Beef Checkoff Act and Order. USCA continues to assist in efforts with industry groups to address needed changes in the Checkoff. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding competition in the beef/cattle marketplace and strengthening antitrust laws. USCA supported the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to increase fairness of livestock marketing. USCA opposes any efforts that strip funding for the Department's proposed rule to increase fairness in the livestock marketplace through the Appropriations process. USCA supported Amendment 0075 to S.444/HR Res. 99: Amendment to FY 2013 CR, would strip any riders that rescind funding allocated to USDA-GIPSA USCA supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in continuing to uphold the right of U.S. cattle producers to label their own product at the World Trade Organization. USCA supports the proposed rule offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Country of Origin Labeling and the terms by which it will bring the U.S. into compliance with WTO standards. USCA supports working lands and certain conservation programs within the 2013 Farm Bill. USCA does not support tying conservation compliance to crop insurance. USCA supports a comprehensive livestock disaster package within the farm bill to address the 2012 drought and lingering weather extremes. USCA Supports S. 1280/H.R. 2671 Charitable Agricultural Research Act as it allows for tax deductions for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR1960, HR2397, S1197, S444, S1034, S1429 tactical missles, aviationd defense systems, ballistic missile defense, tactical aircraft General defense issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyH.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 2345, to prohibit the transfer or reprogramming of discretionary appropriations made available to the Internal Revenue Service H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations H.R. 2787, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations S. 1329, FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 FY14 EPA Appropriations (no bill number) H.R. 2786, House FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill S. 1371, Senate FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.J.Res. 59, Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 14 S. 1284, HHS Appropriations for FY 14

Client expense: $179,752 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H.R. 2787, S.1244, FY 2014 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 2397, S. 444, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for defense science and technology programs and funding for military mental health research.HJ Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, Issues pertaining to research, development, higher education, and STEM consolidation at federal research agencies. H.R. 2609, S. 1245, FY 2014 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at the Department of Energy. FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH (including health economics research), Department of Education, and federal student aid. FY 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the NEH, NEA, and USGS. H.R. 2610, S. 1243, FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research funding at the Department of Transportation. H.R. 2217, FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations, Issues pertaining to homeland security science and technology programs, including Centers of Excellence. H.R. 2216, FY 2014 Milcon/VA Appropriations, Issues pertaining to military mental health and VA engagement with universities. Issues pertaining to social and behavioral science funding and policy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2397, S. 444, FY 2014 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for defense science and technology programs and funding for military mental health research. Issues pertaining to sequestration and its impact on federal research and development programs, student aid, and higher education. HJ Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, Issues pertaining to research, development, higher education, and STEM consolidation at federal research agencies. FY 2014 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NIH (including health economics research), Department of Education, and federal student aid. H.R. 2217, FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations, Issues pertaining to homeland security science and technology programs, including Centers of Excellence. H.R. 2216, FY 2014 Milcon/VA Appropriations, Issues pertaining to military mental health and VA engagement with universities. Issues pertaining to social and behavioral science funding and policy.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery S 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to military lending S 444, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to military lending

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles HR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles S 444, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Dental program budget requests for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, Department of the NavyH.R. 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 444 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office

USCA supported strengthening antitrust laws and ensuring fair market competition. Congress needs to increase market transparency by addressing captive supply contracts, mandatory price reporting, and packer ownership of cattle. USCA supports the 2013 Farm Bill; USCA supports the inclusion of a Livestock Title within the 2013 Farm Bill.USCA Supports S. 954/H.R. 1947 "Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013"/"Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM); USCA supports passage of a comprehensive 5-year bill, not a piecemeal approach as reprented through a split of the bill into specific issue areas. USCA Supports S. 141 the Extension of Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs for 2012, 2013 as introduced by Sen. Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Blunt (R-MO) USCA worked on USDA's newly proposed animal disease traceability program and supports the Administration as the program is officially implemented across the country. USCA will continue to work with and provide input to the USDA as they develop the animal ID rule to address cattle 18 months and younger. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress regarding the need to enhance and strengthen the Beef Checkoff Act and Order. USCA continues to assist in efforts with industry groups to address needed changes in the Checkoff. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding competition in the beef/cattle marketplace and strengthening antitrust laws. USCA supported the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to increase fairness of livestock marketing. USCA opposes any efforts that strip funding for the Department's proposed rule to increase fairness in the livestock marketplace through the Appropriations process. USCA supported Amendment 0075 to S.444/HR Res. 99: Amendment to FY 2013 CR, would strip any riders that rescind funding allocated to USDA-GIPSA USCA supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in continuing to uphold the right of U.S. cattle producers to label their own product at the World Trade Organization. USCA supports the proposed rule offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Country of Origin Labeling and the terms by which it will bring the U.S. into compliance with WTO standards. USCA supports working lands and certain conservation programs within the 2013 Farm Bill. USCA does not support tying conservation compliance to crop insurance. USCA supports a comprehensive livestock disaster package within the farm bill to address the 2012 drought and lingering weather extremes. USCA Supports S. 1280/H.R. 2671 Charitable Agricultural Research Act as it allows for tax deductions for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery S 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to directed energy weapons and artillery

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles HR 5856, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles S 444, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR125-113Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013 HR1284-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.HR1372-113To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes. HR1402-113Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013 HR1405-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought. HR152-113Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 HR153-113Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2013 HR154-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities. HR1620-113Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 HR164-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such tr HR179-113Franchise Education for Veterans Act HR183-113Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act HR2016-113Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 HR2150-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs. HR2151-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services HR2153-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. HR2157-113To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), United States Army. HR2169-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. HR2185-113To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day. HR2187-113To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans. HR2189-113To establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2207-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the Uniform Code of Military Justice related to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. HR2209-113To establish a chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries. HR2210-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of children of certain deceased veterans to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR2237-113Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act HR2341-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligib HR235-113Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 HR2358-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give preference to local contractors, and for other purposes. HR2382-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a priority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in processing certain claims for compensation. HR241-113Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act HR2412-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the best interest of the veteran when determining whether the veteran should receive certain contracted health care. HR247-113Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act HR258-113Stolen Valor Act of 2013 HR274-113Mental Health First Act of 2013HR288-113CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013 HR303-113Retired Pay Restoration Act HR32-113Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act HR333-113Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act HR340-113Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act HR4057-112Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 HR4072-112Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012 HR42-113Military Health Care Affordability Act HR4310-112National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 HR55-113SHIELD Act of 2013 HR683-113Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act HR821-113To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes. HR833-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. HR834-113Veterans' Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2013 HR844-113VetSuccess Enhancement Act HR894-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. HR897-113To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. HR921-113Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act HR933-113Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 HR958-113Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 HR975-113Servicemember Mental Health Review Act HR984-113To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma. HRES104-113Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of easing the transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families from military to civilian life. HRES13-113Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures. S1032-113A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the Uniform Code of Military Justice related to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S1034-113A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S1039-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other purposes. S1041-113A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to afford crime victims' rights to victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. S1042-113A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes. S1058-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes. S1060-113A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans. S1078-113A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. S1148-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims, and for other purposes. S1165-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes. S1707-112Veterans Second Amendment Protection ActS2259-112Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 S3202-112Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 S325-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. S3254-112National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 S3322-112Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2012 S412-113Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act S422-113Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013 S430-113Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 S444-113Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 S455-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and c S470-113A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. S49-113Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 S492-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes. S495-113Careers for Veterans Act of 2013 S6-113Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 S734-113A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. S759-113A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of su S967-113Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 922, FY 2013 Full Year Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 House Draft FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill Senate Draft FY '14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill H.R. 2345, to prohibit the transfer or reprogramming of discretionary appropriations made available to the Internal Revenue Service H.R. 2410, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations S. 1244, FY 2014 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations , FY 2014 Commerce, Justice Appropriations H.R. 2067, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act H.R. 2582, Patent Jobs Act H.R. 807, Full Faith and Credit Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014

Client expense: $201,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

USCA supported strengthening antitrust laws and ensuring fair market competition. Congress needs to increase market transparency by addressing captive supply contracts, mandatory price reporting, and packer ownership of cattle. USCA supports the 2012 Farm Bill; USCA supports the inclusion of a Livestock Title within the 2012 Farm Bill.USCA Supports S. 10, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. USCA Supports S. 141 the Extension of Agriculture Disaster Assistance Programs for 2012, 2013 as introduced by Sen. Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Blunt (R-MO) USCA worked on USDA's newly proposed animal disease traceability program and supports the Administration as the program is officially implemented across the country. USCA will continue to work with and provide input to the USDA as they develop the animal ID rule to address cattle 18 months and younger. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress regarding the need to enhance and strengthen the Beef Checkoff Act and Order. USCA continues to assist in efforts with industry groups to address needed changes in the Checkoff. USCA provided information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding competition in the beef/cattle marketplace and strengthening antitrust laws. USCA supported the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to increase fairness of livestock marketing. USCA opposes any efforts that strip funding for the Department's proposed rule to increase fairness in the livestock marketplace through the Appropriations process. USCA supported Amendment 0075 to S.444/HR Res. 99: Amendment to FY 2013 CR, would strip any riders that rescind funding allocated to USDA-GIPSA USCA supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in continuing to uphold the right of U.S. cattle producers to label their own product at the World Trade Organization. USCA supports the proposed rule offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Country of Origin Labeling and the terms by which it will bring the U.S. into compliance with WTO standards. USCA supports working lands and certain conservation programs within the 2012 Farm Bill. USCA does not support tying conservation compliance to crop insurance. USCA supports a comprehensive livestock disaster package within the farm bill to address the 2012 drought and lingering weather extremes.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.277 - Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013, lobbied entire bill to amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise discretionary spending limits for FY2012-FY2021. Repeals the requirement that the President order a sequestration for FY2013;S.444 - A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, lobbied entire bill to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013; H.R. 933 - Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act 2013, lobbied entire bill on making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other agencies,

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Information Systems Agency, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.444/H.R.___, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, issues regarding satellite technology; Export controls issues regarding satellite technology; Issues relating to C-Band (4GHz - 8GHz) spectrum.

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 933 / S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act

Client expense: $10,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

P.L. 112-240, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (formerly H.R. 8) P.L. 113-2, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 152) P.L. 113-3, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (formerly H.R. 325) P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 933) H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act H.R. 766, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 House and Senate. Potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution, procurement policy and contractor compensation H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.Res. 39, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 99, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 933) making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 115, Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H.Res. 844, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8), to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. 16, A bill to provide for a sequester replacement S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 277, Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program; Small Business Administration funding for International Trade and the Office of Advocacy

Client expense: $10,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4310 and S. 3254: National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5856 and S. 444: Defense Appropriations Act

Client expense: $791,314 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

S 444 -- National Defense Appropriation Act & HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act -- urging passage of both acts to preserve employment opportunities.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 444, Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 57, to Make a 15 percent Rescission in all Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in 2013 and 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget for the U.S. House for FY 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, the Budget for the U.S. Senate for FY 2014H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act H.R. 922, FY 2013 Full Year Appropriations Act H.R. 933, FY 2013 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act H.R. 699, th Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act S. 83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013

Client expense: $176,265 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

HR1014-113 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that Act; HR125-113 Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013; HR152-113 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013; HR183-113 Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act; HR235-113 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013;HR241-113Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act HR288-113CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013 HR303-113Retired Pay Restoration Act HR55-113SHIELD Act of 2013 HR821-113To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes. HR833-113To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. HR834-113Veterans' Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2013 HR933-113Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 HR958-113Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 HR984-113To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma. HRES104-113Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of easing the transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families from military to civilian life. S412-113Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act S422-113Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013 S444-113Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 S455-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and c S470-113A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. S49-113Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 S492-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes. S495-113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes. S6-113Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 4310 and S. 3254: National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5856 and S. 444: Defense Appropriations Act

Client expense: $791,314 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

Monitored and lobbied on issues related to Federal Employee pay and benefits in the following: H.R.8 (Related Bills: H.RES.747, H.RES.844, H.R.1173, H.R.6169, H.R.6688, S.720, S.3401, S.3413, S.3417, S.3521): American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.933 (Related Bills: H.RES.99, H.R.1265, S.444), Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013H.RES.122 (Related Bills: H.CON.RES.25, H.RES.115), Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes. S.CON.RES.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. Monitored and lobbied on Air Traffic Control Tower Closings (no bill number)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored and lobbied on issues related to Federal Employee pay and benefits in the following: H.R.8 (Related Bills: H.RES.747, H.RES.844, H.R.1173, H.R.6169, H.R.6688, S.720, S.3401, S.3413, S.3417, S.3521): American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.933 (Related Bills: H.RES.99, H.R.1265, S.444), Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013H.RES.122 (Related Bills: H.CON.RES.25, H.RES.115), Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes. S.CON.RES.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. Monitored and lobbied on Air Traffic Control Tower Closings (no bill number)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored and lobbied on all aviation and labor provisions of the following bills: H.R.933 (Related Bills: H.RES.99, H.R.1265, S.444), Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.803 (Related Bills: H.RES.113), Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act)H.RES.122 (Related Bills: H.CON.RES.25, H.RES.115), Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes. S.CON.RES.8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. Monitored and lobbied on Air Traffic Control Tower Closings (no bill number) Monitored and lobbied on Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration (no bill number)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE