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Lobbying Spend
$132K
Filings
13
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2009–2011
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
2011 · third_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 (HR191 and S951)
Client expense: — · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR191
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all United States origin precious metals incorporated in the article.
2010 · second_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
HR 4568 TBI Treatment Act, HR 4469 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, HR 4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Supreme Court Nominee Elean Kagan Confirmation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HR 5136 FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, S 3477 Gold Star/Blue Star Flag Act 2010
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 5136
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
2010 · second_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
HR 4568 TBI Treatment Act, HR 4469 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, HR 4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Supreme Court Nominee Elean Kagan Confirmation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HR 5136 FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, S 3477 Gold Star/Blue Star Flag Act 2010
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 4469
To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
2010 · second_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
HR 4568 TBI Treatment Act, HR 4469 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, HR 4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Supreme Court Nominee Elean Kagan Confirmation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HR 5136 FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, S 3477 Gold Star/Blue Star Flag Act 2010
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 4556
HR 4568 TBI Treatment Act, HR 4469 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, HR 4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Supreme Court Nominee Elean Kagan Confirmation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HR 5136 FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, S 3477 Gold Star/Blue Star Flag Act 2010
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 4568
Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010
2010 · second_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
HR 4568 TBI Treatment Act, HR 4469 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, HR 4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Supreme Court Nominee Elean Kagan Confirmation, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HR 5136 FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, S 3477 Gold Star/Blue Star Flag Act 2010
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S 3477
Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
TRICARE, Casualty Assistance, H.R. 4568: TBI Treatment Act, H.R. 2698: Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 2699: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 4469: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Gold Star Registry and the National Gold Star Weekend
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 2698
Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
TRICARE, Casualty Assistance, H.R. 4568: TBI Treatment Act, H.R. 2698: Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 2699: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 4469: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Gold Star Registry and the National Gold Star Weekend
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 2699
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
TRICARE, Casualty Assistance, H.R. 4568: TBI Treatment Act, H.R. 2698: Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 2699: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 4469: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Gold Star Registry and the National Gold Star Weekend
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4469
To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Military Detainee issues - S. 2977/H.R. 4556, Guantanamo Bay, Military Commissions, Camp Legeune Contaminated Water, Defense Appropriations, Don't Ask Don't Tell, MyCAA-Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4556
TRICARE, Casualty Assistance, H.R. 4568: TBI Treatment Act, H.R. 2698: Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 2699: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act, H.R. 4469: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Gold Star Registry and the National Gold Star Weekend
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4568
A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Military Detainee issues - S. 2977/H.R. 4556, Guantanamo Bay, Military Commissions, Camp Legeune Contaminated Water, Defense Appropriations, Don't Ask Don't Tell, MyCAA-Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2977
Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay; the acquisition of Thomson Correctional Facility in Illinois; proposed federal trials of 9/11 hijackers (HR 2294, 2847, 2892). Afghanistan troop increase and war funding (HR 3326, 2647). Military mental health and suicide issues; repeated deployments and the effects on military families.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 3326
Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay; the acquisition of Thomson Correctional Facility in Illinois; proposed federal trials of 9/11 hijackers (HR 2294, 2847, 2892). Afghanistan troop increase and war funding (HR 3326, 2647). Military mental health and suicide issues; repeated deployments and the effects on military families.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 2294
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to honor military personnel who have died in service to the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance.
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Guantanamo Bay: Closure of the detention facility; disposition of detainees held there; Uighur detainees. Missile Defense: status of major weapons programs; funding cuts to the Missile Defense Agency included in the FY2010 Defense Budget; threat assessments of Iran, North Korea and Russia. Afghanistan: general information regarding the situation on the ground; Gen. McChrystals request for more troops; situation in Pakistan. H.Con.Res. 171: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to honor military personnel who have died in service to the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance. H.R. 2647: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. H.R. 3326: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 2892: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 171
Family Building Act of 2007
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Guantanamo Bay: Closure of the detention facility; disposition of detainees held there; Uighur detainees. Missile Defense: status of major weapons programs; funding cuts to the Missile Defense Agency included in the FY2010 Defense Budget; threat assessments of Iran, North Korea and Russia. Afghanistan: general information regarding the situation on the ground; Gen. McChrystals request for more troops; situation in Pakistan. H.Con.Res. 171: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to honor military personnel who have died in service to the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance. H.R. 2647: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. H.R. 3326: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 2892: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 2892
Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED
Guantanamo Bay: Closure of the detention facility; disposition of detainees held there; Uighur detainees. Missile Defense: status of major weapons programs; funding cuts to the Missile Defense Agency included in the FY2010 Defense Budget; threat assessments of Iran, North Korea and Russia. Afghanistan: general information regarding the situation on the ground; Gen. McChrystals request for more troops; situation in Pakistan. H.Con.Res. 171: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to honor military personnel who have died in service to the United States and to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those individuals as part of the National Weekend of Remembrance. H.R. 2647: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes. H.R. 3326: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 2892: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 3326
Source: Senate LDA