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MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Lobbying Spend

$170K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2021–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$30,000	3	1
2025	$60,000	5	1
2024	$50,000	4	1
2023	$30,000	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)	$170,000	24

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	22
SENATE	22

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	24
Defense	Defense	21
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	19
Government Issues	Government Issues	16
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	16
Welfare	Welfare	12
Small Business	Small Business	3
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
Veterans	Veterans	1
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Unemployment	Unemployment	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 10443119th Congress

American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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American Procurement Improvement Act (HR10443) General education around AbilityOne Program Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 4771; S.2438)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR10443

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act (S.4492) ABLE Direct Deposit Act (S. 4493)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

H.R. 4771119th Congress

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

American Procurement Improvement Act (HR10443) General education around AbilityOne Program Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 4771; S.2438)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4771

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Contracting Goal for the AbilityOne Program (H.R. 8800) IGSAs (interaction with AbilityOne Program)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

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H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Federal Procurement policy Appropriations (H.R. 9260)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act (S.4492) ABLE Direct Deposit Act (S. 4493)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

S. 2438119th Congress

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

American Procurement Improvement Act (HR10443) General education around AbilityOne Program Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 4771; S.2438)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2438

S. 4492119th Congress

ABLE MATCH (Making Able a Tool to Combat Hardship) Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act (S.4492) ABLE Direct Deposit Act (S. 4493)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.4492

S. 4493119th Congress

A bill to clarify the use of direct deposit for contributions to ABLE programs.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act (S.4492) ABLE Direct Deposit Act (S. 4493)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4493

S. 4498119th Congress

ABLE Tomorrow Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act (S.4492) ABLE Direct Deposit Act (S. 4493)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4498

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act ABLE Direct Deposit Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

H.R. 4771119th Congress

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

AbilityOne Program Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 4771; S.2438)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4771

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Contracting Goal for the AbilityOne Program (H.R. 8800)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal Procurement policy Appropriations (H.R. 9260)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act ABLE Direct Deposit Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

S. 2438119th Congress

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

AbilityOne Program Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 4771; S.2438)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2438

S. 4498119th Congress

ABLE Tomorrow Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage ABLE Tomorrow Act (S. 4498) ABLE Match Act ABLE Direct Deposit Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4498

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

H.R. 2540119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2540

S. 1234119th Congress

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MELWOOD INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MELWOOD HTC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

SSI/SSDI SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S. 1234/H.R. 2540) support passage

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1234

Source: Senate LDA