id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date
584217,c4a3dff9-9f6b-4cc1-90f4-3d2d99757d9e,Q2,"THE SYMINGTON GROUP, LLC",305134,PLAYA DORADA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Real Estate Development issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00
584287,55602461-881b-4a10-98c6-34e52c36beca,Q2,"THE SYMINGTON GROUP, LLC",305134,PLAYA DORADA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Real Estate development issue,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00
588447,f69a3e52-60ed-406f-9e37-6e3ef7cd09dd,2A,US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (USCRI),19148,US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS (USCRI),2008,second_quarter,FOR,Refugees and Immigrants,,,,0,0,2008-04-14T11:18:56-04:00
621405,47a96eed-86ba-4d97-8c0d-db7b7c7e867c,Q2,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,GABRIEL RESOURCES LTD,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Promoting Gabriel's mining interests in Romania.,"State, Dept of (DOS)",130000,,0,0,2008-07-01T10:54:38-04:00
621426,11a6ae5d-2176-4697-97c2-2c534598cfee,Q2,"WELCH RESOURCES, INC.",83978,"CORTEZ BYRD CHIPS, INC.",2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Assisting client in seeking federal support to satisfy a United States Federal Court judgment from Corporacion Forestal y Industrial de Olancho, S. A. (CORFINO), entered in the U. S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2008-07-01T11:32:09-04:00
621558,3ce82fe7-c737-4ded-922b-40640dacc723,Q2,LISA COLANGELO,40032271,PRIME POLICY GROUP FOR (FOR YUKOS INTERNATIONAL UK BV) FORMERLY BKSH FOR YUKOS,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Provided regular updates on the health status of hospitalized former Yukos executive and encouraged officails to ensure that his rights were being fully protected,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",35400,,0,0,2008-07-01T14:24:09-04:00
621589,a568a273-34d5-4728-8a49-d549e951b1cb,Q2,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Seeking Congressional resolution to end genocide.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-01T15:34:25-04:00
621700,8601be26-3399-41dd-8ad4-2cf8264dfe32,2A,"AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.",43822,AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Women and Children in Armed Conflict, Sudan, Darfur Region, Violence Against Women resolutions, Bilateral Human Rights Policy resolutions, Iraq Reconstruction, Afghanistan Reconstruction, Anti-Torture Policy, Defense Authorization Act, CEDAW, Foreign Operations Appropriations, UNIFEM funding, HIV/AIDS, Global Education, ICTY, Human Rights Defenders, Political Prisoners, Ethiopia, Mexico, Defense Appropriations, Colombia, Internet Bill, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, DOD contracting Individuals at Risk, LGBT issues, Russia Human Rights resolution, Private Military Contractors oversight","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,100000,0,0,2008-07-02T11:49:58-04:00
622033,dc4caa1d-89fb-4786-9e74-2f0ef475db6e,Q2,APCO WORLDWIDE LLC,4117,SPI GROUP SA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Advocacy with US State Department to facilitate Mr. Yuri Shefler's travel to the US; education of Members of Congress on ownership of Stolichnaya Vodka brand.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",20000,,0,0,2008-07-03T15:13:01-04:00
622089,9241ee7e-5acc-458e-969a-da9d5839501c,2A,THE CRANE GROUP INC,11297,BOB LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATES BAKU AZERBAIJAN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,State and Foreign Appropriations Operations - Foreign Aid to Azerbaijan,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-04T08:25:22-04:00
622130,6afdc0e0-93d7-4cb8-a3a5-cf4957821842,Q2,KRL INTERNATIONAL LLC,315898,IRAQ MEMORY FOUNDATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Seeking Congressional and DOD support for Iraq Memory Foundation Issues.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Endowment for the Humanities,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-07-05T09:52:32-04:00
622236,dd308e33-fd01-476d-8d82-107bb6052182,Q2,HALLIBURTON COMPANY,17374,HALLIBURTON COMPANY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"FY 2008 Foreign appropriations bill funding EX-IM, OPIC, TDA
HR 2798, Overseas Private Investment Reauthorization
Energy services included in the ongoing round of the WTO
CFIUS Reform, S. 1610, HR 556 Foreign Investment & National Security Act of 2007, Nigerian Minimum Content Legislation","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA),White House Office",,50000,0,0,2008-07-07T11:12:25-04:00
622392,8bee19d7-3faa-4260-9ada-731923117c81,Q2,NEW JEWISH NARRATIVE (FKA AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW),3798,NEW JEWISH NARRATIVE (FKA AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW),2008,second_quarter,FOR,"HR 2642 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Middle East aid provisions only) HR 6026 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Middle East aid provisions only)

H. Con. Res. 362 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.

S. Res. 580-  Expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. 

S. 970 -- A bill to impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in developing a nuclear program, and for other purposes.:

S. Res. 499 --  Urging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the head of the Fatah Party, to officially abrogate the 10 articles in the Fatah Constitution that call for Israel's destruction and terrorism against Israel, oppose any political solution, and label Zionism as racism.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,20000,0,0,2008-07-07T14:49:17-04:00
622659,8de2bfd7-39c3-4e14-91fa-24d4992d873b,Q2,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,"CHX CAPITAL, LLC",2008,second_quarter,FOR,Leverage US government contacts to voice concern over proposed royalty taxes on oil in Belize.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",10000,,0,0,2008-07-08T10:32:05-04:00
622726,37d6dd18-a192-4d9e-abac-b03078500bbc,Q2,DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES,25328,GONZAGA UNIVERSITY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"FY2009 Department of State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, USAID provisions.","Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",20000,,0,0,2008-07-08T11:12:01-04:00
622834,3111aa7a-76b9-4f1f-9f17-b0d978c8fb88,Q2,"VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP",40236,OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Appropriations to law schools to educate emerging leaders (including attorneys) of emerging democracies.
H.R. 2764 (State, Foreign Operations & Related Programs Appropriations)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Institute of Peace",30000,,0,0,2008-07-08T12:18:09-04:00
622845,f9911547-27e2-4bb8-a778-cd16c581fc6f,Q2,GRYPHON INTERNATIONAL,17088,AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT,2008,second_quarter,FOR,USAID Rulemaking -- controls on U.S. funds to prevent terrorism,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",36000,,0,0,2008-07-08T12:35:12-04:00
623109,c56cea92-39a1-4fdd-bac0-723d6cf5fef1,Q2,"THE CJR GROUP, INC.",288293,AMERICANS FOR PEACE IN SRI LANKA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Educate governmental officials on the situation and promote peace in Sri Lanka.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",30000,,0,0,2008-07-08T16:36:59-04:00
623468,31f68090-9b61-4316-a2d4-4fb9fb5e3322,Q2,"AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE P.A.C",2536,"AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE P.A.C",2008,second_quarter,FOR,H.Res. 356; H. Con. Res. 199; H. Res. 373; H.Res. 1456; H. Res. 620; H. Res. 627; S. 695; S. Res. 300; S. Res. 331.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office",,,0,0,2008-07-09T11:32:05-04:00
623691,53ad3e05-0cf4-460c-8737-426460b81816,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,ERICSSON NORTH AMERICA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Monitor antitrust activities in the EU regarding American corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-07-09T14:09:54-04:00
623760,a3d012eb-e129-49a5-8163-c672ad1e5677,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,YAHOO! INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2008-07-09T14:39:14-04:00
623929,f0db1c03-0aa7-48cc-85a6-45dd44e0652d,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,ARCAYA & ASSOCIATES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Monitoring of US Government and private sector activities that affect client's interests,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",20000,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:27:38-04:00
623970,ff1adae2-27fd-40fe-87e8-4bdd42e4993e,Q2,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"DoD Appropriations
Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:46:57-04:00
623980,d3ca1aea-60e7-4b61-a358-2ff38933d353,Q2,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,BETTER WORLD CAMPAIGN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"To assist Better World Campaign in advocacy efforts on United Nations Funding, specifically UN Peacekeeping funds.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:49:02-04:00
624000,410b1243-6587-4d7a-aac7-2c4707148d56,Q2,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,CHF INTERNATIONAL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Assist CHF in educational and advocacy efforts for various programs and activities.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",10000,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:55:10-04:00
624008,2067c485-6f29-41b1-b09f-f371438c4f1e,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,AUTHENTIX INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Business development in Peru and Mexico,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:55:52-04:00
624016,8183ba8a-799e-4999-857e-dc343b04c934,Q2,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,EURASIA FOUNDATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Working to attain sufficient funding levels from the State department, support legislation to create the foundation as a seperate entity.  Monitoring other related legislative activity.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Technology Administration",20000,,0,0,2008-07-09T15:59:16-04:00
624030,6aad9575-a535-4c44-80a0-fa031cae84aa,Q2,"CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.",75557,FRIENDS OF THE FIGHT,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Monitor authorization process in the House and Senate regarding issues surrounding funding and policy with respect to international programs to combact AIDS, TB and Malaria.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",30000,,0,0,2008-07-09T16:05:23-04:00
624067,11891d92-a93b-47b5-9583-866603de6fcc,Q2,APCO WORLDWIDE LLC,4117,GML LIMITED,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Energy policy and rule of law issues within the U.S./Russia bi-lateral relationship.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",60000,,0,0,2008-07-09T16:13:35-04:00
624078,e1b26ab8-0e33-4966-8b1d-313939cd0804,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,CASALS & ASSOCIATES INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Providing information to US Government agencies regarding services available from client,"State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",30000,,0,0,2008-07-09T16:16:05-04:00
624212,ba8a7089-872b-4420-9653-08a4d937645c,Q2,CARMEN GROUP INCORPORATED,8316,IRAQI RED CRESCENT SOCIETY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"See support for humanitarian assistance in Iraq, particularly to benefit internally displaced persons and those needing medical care and other critical assistance. 
War Supplemental
Defense Appropriations","Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",120000,,0,0,2008-07-09T17:09:28-04:00
624291,545ac7d1-1170-4eed-b9a1-3eeb633526ba,Q2,US-ARMENIA PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,323056,US-ARMENIA PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"H. Res. 106 and S. Res. 106: To commemorate the Armenian Genocide.
H. R. 2764: Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill regarding to all aspects pertaining to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Nagorno-Karabakh. US Support for Iraqi Armenian resettlement in Armenia, US-Armenia tax treaty, financing for a new nuclear plant, H.R. 2634/S2166 Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007, and ever closer US-Armenia relations.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2008-07-09T17:48:20-04:00
624406,ca4bf097-82b4-4963-a20d-ea17b2225892,Q2,FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL,14110,FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"FORS. 2433
Global Poverty Act of 2007
Requires President to develop & implement a strategy to reduce global poverty","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,26400,0,0,2008-07-10T09:54:05-04:00
624602,51d58131-38b4-46f5-b270-89dac5832a79,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,GROTH AIR SERVICES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Seek restitution for losses resulting from the destruction of an airplane owned by Groth Air Services in Mexico in the 1980s.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,0,2008-07-10T11:36:17-04:00
624668,560d0663-fe64-41d7-9446-64e3fad78c7d,Q2,MEREDITH MCGEHEE,79858,INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,funding for programs to develop AIDS vaccines targeted toward the developing world; research and development programs aimed at the AIDS epidemic; reauthorization of PEPFAR; appropriation for IAVI,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",21000,,0,0,2008-07-10T11:59:04-04:00
624698,9453a5ad-09c5-42cf-8f47-17b17215c95a,2T,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,MARIA CRISTINA LLANOS,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Supporting the recovery of confiscated property by the Nicaraguan government.,"State, Dept of (DOS)",,,0,1,2008-07-10T12:20:50-04:00
624704,08da10a5-c455-4f95-8528-88f1c408a46d,Q2,ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE,977,ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Authorization bills related to educational and cultural exchange programs, international education, foreign language study, and public diplomacy

H.R. 176, the Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007, to authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), all provisions

H.R. 1469/S. 991, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, all provisions

S. 1083, the Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes, all titles

S. 1259/H.R. 2092, the Education for All Act of 2007, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality basic education and to establish the achievement of universal basic education in all developing countries as an objective of United States foreign assistance policy, and for other purposes, all provisions

S. 1464, the Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2007, to establish a Global Service Fellowship Program, all provisions

S. 1661, the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad, all provisions

H.R. 3232, the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States, all provisions

S. 2252, the Youth Exchange Support Act of 2007, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students from $50 per month to $200 per month, all provisions

H.R. 3062, the Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007, to authorize appropriations to provide for South Pacific exchanges, provide technical and other assistance to countries in the Pacific region through the United States Agency for International Development, and authorize appropriations to provide Fulbright Scholarships for Pacific Island students, all provisions

H.R. 3275, the U.S.-China Language Engagement Act, to support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture and for other purposes, all provisions

H.R. 3272, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007, to provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China, all provisions

H.R. 2553, the Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2007, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about American culture, society, and history, and for other purposes, all provisions

H.R. 4577, the Student Visa Security Improvement Act, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions
 
Appropriations bills related to educational and cultural exchange programs

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx (Not yet introduced), the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2009, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, (Not yet introduced), making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes National Security Education Program/Language study-related bills

H.R.5658/S. 3001, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for other purposes, all provisions related to the National Security Education Program;  House amendment to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy for strategic communication and public diplomacy by the end of 2009;  House amendment to establish an advisory panel for  national security collaborative system

H.R. xxxx/S. xxxx, (Not yet introduced), making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions related to the National Security Education Program

H. R. 2111, the Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages, all provisions

H.R. 678, the National Security Language Act, to strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes, all provisions

H.R. 747/S. 451, the National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2007, to establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council, all provisions

S.1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, Titles I, II, VI and VII, provisions related to international and foreign language education 

H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, Titles IV, VI, VII, provisions related to international and foreign language education

H.R. 5179, the International Education Leadership Act of 2008, to establish in the Department of Education an Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education and an Office of International and Foreign Language Education, all provisions

Authorization and appropriations bills related to the Department of Homeland Security and visas

S. 342/H.R. 561, the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes, all provisions

H.R. 1684, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes, Title IX, Border Security Improvements, provisions related to US-VISIT and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program

S. 2653, the American Competitiveness Through International Openness Now Act of 2008, to further United States security by restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors and by facilitating business travel to the United States, all provisions

H.R. 1312, the Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act, to expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability, all provisions

H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, all provisions

H.R. xxxx/S. 3181, (S. Report 110-396) (Not yet introduced in House), making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes Visa/SEVIS issues

Ongoing discussions with the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security regarding regulation of the Exchange Visitor Program, visa policy and procedures and SEVIS fee payment requirements.

Social Security Issues

Discussions with Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security re: streamlining the procedures through which legal nonimmigrant workers can receive Social Security numbers.","Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Information Agency (USIA)",,,0,0,2008-07-10T12:22:17-04:00
624823,ac252ed1-a5be-4405-97fc-16c3291f5b38,Q2,APCO WORLDWIDE LLC,4117,WILLIAM BROWDER,2008,second_quarter,FOR,US and international business climate in emerging markets.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-07-10T13:41:07-04:00
624866,a68a5748-a108-4339-bac2-e499dc7827de,Q2,"PLATINUM ADVISORS, LLC",61516,BOB LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATES OF BAKU AZERBAIJAN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, issues related to foreign aid to Azerbaijan","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-10T14:07:22-04:00
625147,b6f4ff83-37b5-4424-b202-0264c4169de4,Q2,OLDCASTLE MATERIALS INC,79734,OLDCASTLE MATERIALS INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,S3123 Closing the Foreign Lobbying Loophole Act - Issues relating to the bill's impact on US subsidiaries of foreign corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,95000,0,0,2008-07-10T16:06:47-04:00
625487,f688f2b9-199a-48fe-a266-364ec9f40c71,Q2,"CAPITOL LINK, INC.",8134,FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Interior and Environment Appropriations - FY2009 - Language identifying appropriations to certain programs
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations - FY2009 - Language identifying appropriations to certain programs
HR 2705; S. 283 - Compacts of Free Association Amendment Act of 2007 - Support passage
S. 2739 - Amend the Compacts of Free Association and for other purposes - Support passage","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE",6250,,0,0,2008-07-11T10:37:26-04:00
625556,e4ff61be-41c7-4e1a-b05c-161c485e6b6b,Q2,"FEMINIST MAJORITY, THE",49021,FEMINIST MAJORITY THE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Rights for Afghan Women
Funding for Afghan Women and Girls
Global Women's Rights","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,10000,0,0,2008-07-11T11:21:14-04:00
625585,3399a2f5-ae3c-459d-83b3-f68dd9d9a773,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Trade assistance,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2008-07-11T11:36:03-04:00
625652,ddafad9d-d0ee-447b-a692-86b85572f808,Q2,CROWELL & MORING LLP,11377,KENYA BOMBING FAMILIES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Support for H.R. 2828, Kenya Embassy Bombing Bill","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-07-11T12:22:37-04:00
625771,8a7cc583-b7b3-40a7-826c-8649cdb3af6d,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,MOROCCAN AMERICAN CENTER FOR POLICY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Provide assistance and support for the settlement of Western Sahara issue.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",50000,,0,0,2008-07-11T13:49:09-04:00
625826,17a584d4-acf6-4a6a-b0bb-91b8c227fdf8,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,OXFAM AMERICA INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Foreign aid reform.,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",70000,,0,0,2008-07-11T14:09:30-04:00
625855,bb81c05c-7efe-4943-92fc-0769ad3082c0,Q2,"CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC",284573,SCHERING CORPORATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Seeking US Embassy support for American sales of pharmaceuticals in Latin America,"Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP),State, Dept of (DOS)",30000,,0,0,2008-07-11T14:17:43-04:00
625911,496d3abd-a710-4e35-8e00-b1a7458e91f3,Q2,"ADKINS STRATEGIES, LLC",316252,ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferation Act impact on commercial space transportation services to support the International Space Station","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-11T14:39:09-04:00
625943,7a3755ff-418c-4a8a-847e-9f39d9c9fe56,Q2,"ASIA ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED",43387,TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE REPUBLIC OF CHINA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"April 2008 - Invited the following members to attend the May 20 Presidential Inauguration in Taipei, Taiwan:  Senator Larry Craig; Congressman G. Butterfield and Congressman Al Wynn. May  2008 - Invited the following members to attend a May 20 reception at Twin Oaks, 3225 Woodley Road, Washington, D.C. in honoe of Taiwan President's inauguration:  Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Congressman David Wu, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, Congressman Eni Falesomavaega, Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congressman Michael Honda and Congressman Phil English.  Invited the following congressional staffers and members to attend Congressman John Conyers' briefing on universal health care on May 22 in Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill:  Congressman Bobby Scott, Congressman Stephen Cohen, Congressman Artur Davis and Congressman Adam Schiff.

June 2008 - Invited the following members to a farewell reception on June 16 in honor of Taiwan Representative Joseph Wu:  Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Congressman Donald Payne, Congressman E. B. Johnson, Congressman Michael Honda,  Congressman Phil English, Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, Congressman David Wu, Congressman Gregory Meeks and Congresswoman Donna Christensen.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",9000,,0,0,2008-07-11T15:08:40-04:00
626000,e5088b35-b3dc-490a-b47d-426a45a4d4ed,Q2,REED SMITH LLP,32932,MILL INCORPORATED,2008,second_quarter,FOR,E2 Investor treaty vis (United Kingdom).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",20000,,0,0,2008-07-11T15:47:51-04:00
626048,f1308b58-13f1-4c42-822e-feba750006f5,Q2,"CUBA DEMOCRACY PUBLIC ADVOCACY, CORP.",298991,CUBA DEMOCRACY PUBLIC ADVOCACY CORP,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Advocated in favor of S. 2777/H.R. 5627 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Cuban political prisoner, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet.  Opposed language in the 2008 Financial Services Appropriations Bill to unconditionally lift sanctions towards the Cuban dictatorship.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,5000,0,0,2008-07-11T16:27:02-04:00
626101,73bd7b75-5c4d-44a6-869e-95b24eff0433,Q2,"BEARINGPOINT, INC.",69275,BEARINGPOINT INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"International Development Assistance Programs centered around capacity building, democracy building, healthcare assistance, AFRICOM, AFRICAP","Defense, Dept of (DOD),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",,500000,0,0,2008-07-11T17:18:41-04:00
626287,65232f71-08b0-4bb4-9c6d-665cbda43cdb,Q2,RTK CONSULTING GROUP LLC,308593,RJI CAPITAL COMPANIES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,role of the United States with regard to establishing democratic reform in Caspian countries,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-13T14:39:17-04:00
626546,55ad3373-af39-4d0e-8b9c-e8380766b26b,Q2,BRUCE HATTON,89997,MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Efforts to have claims paid to the company by the Government of India,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",10000,,0,0,2008-07-14T11:03:17-04:00
626630,36d9d99f-c1df-4fad-95d7-dcd82d572658,Q2,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,MONSANTO,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Free trade agreements biosafety protocol.,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",63000,,0,0,2008-07-14T11:30:27-04:00
626805,9e2148ea-9bfa-440a-9e85-6f50ca4b9b7e,Q2,"LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES, INC.",86050,HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"General foreign relations issues affecting the U.S., Hong Kong and Asia.
S. 1607,Currency Exchange rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",70000,,0,0,2008-07-14T12:33:10-04:00
626851,739e548a-cec2-4759-83ed-e60d8f8dac53,Q2,"CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.",8511,BOB LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATES OF BAKU AZERBAIJAN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"No bill, State/Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, FY 2009, foreign assistance to Azerbaijan
U.S.-Azerbaijan relations
H. Con. Res. 183, calling for the release of Farhad and Rafiq Aliyev","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-14T12:54:20-04:00
626909,702ea634-4eb8-4161-86ad-22183cb634b7,Q2,"ML STRATEGIES, LLC",25603,ISRAEL POLICY FORUM,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Issues pertaining to U. S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Issues pertaining to U. S. involvement in Israeli-Syrian negotiations.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-14T13:39:39-04:00
626974,e1748575-14e9-42a1-b83f-90674a11d785,Q2,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,MONSANTO,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Free trade agreements biosafety protocol.,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",63000,,0,0,2008-07-14T14:13:11-04:00
627550,ef1a55c2-4a4a-467b-beb0-79f6c9afee01,Q2,MR. ROBERT GUSTAFSON,55495,AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN KOSOVO FOUNDATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Funding and policy related to the American University in Kosovo.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",10000,,0,0,2008-07-14T17:55:09-04:00
627593,d56380cf-e4d0-4c06-922d-d4cef8878426,Q2,MR. ROBERT GUSTAFSON,55495,INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR MICROBICIDES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Funding related to microbicide reserach and development programs at the US Agency for International Development; State Foreign Operations Appropriations bills ( no H.R./S. at this time)
Policy Related to the House and Senate PEPFAR reauthorization bills and Microbocode Development Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-14T18:17:33-04:00
627603,3c429ecd-e892-45ff-8247-cc1c619f7876,Q2,MR. ROBERT GUSTAFSON,55495,INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND (FORMERLY INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND FOR DEMINING AND VIC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Funding and policy related to the International Trust Fund for Demining and Victim Assistance (ITF) and land mine removal and victim assistance in Southeastern Europe; State, Foreign Operations Appropriations bills (not yet numbered for FY09); ensuring full funding of the FY08 congressional allocation for ITF.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-14T18:25:39-04:00
627604,b6faa091-85a6-4df6-b91e-dc029157103e,Q2,MR. ROBERT GUSTAFSON,55495,NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Polucy related to human rights of Baha'is in Iran and Egypt; passage of H.Res. 1008, condemning persecution of Baha'is in Iran.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-07-14T18:30:40-04:00
627607,e18661a5-89fc-4668-acb5-b2603580fb31,Q2,MR. ROBERT GUSTAFSON,55495,SAVE DARFUR COALITION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Policy and funding related to ending the genocide in Darfur, Sudan; FY09 State, Foreign Operations bills (yet unnumbered); FY09 Financial Services Appropriations bills (yet unnumbered); FY08/09 Supplemental Appropriations bill; International peacekeeping funds, bilateral peacekeeping funds, INCLE funding, food aid, funding for the Special Envoy for Sudan.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-07-14T18:35:42-04:00
627779,9f06dbe8-a333-49a4-9ee1-b1da3ce0f6c2,Q2,AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,2718,AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"S.970 Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007
S.3227 Iran Sanctions Act of 2008
S. 1430 Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
Economic and diplomatic tools to stop Iranian nuclear program S.Res.580 Preventing Iran from Acquiring a Nuclear Weapons Capability
H.Con.Res.362 Expressing the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony","Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,547407,0,0,2008-07-15T08:33:55-04:00
627956,3fe163ba-edfe-46da-afde-9572ea818d48,Q2,UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,39198,UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"House Joint Resolution 91/Senate Joint Resolution 37 urging the United States to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions;
House Concurrent Resolution 332 urging UN member states to renew their commitment to uphold and promote the rights and principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights;
H.R. 2642, making supplemental appropriations for FY 2008-09, Contributions to UN Peacekeeping and International Organizations","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,10000,0,0,2008-07-15T10:42:46-04:00
628270,7c0a0cc2-4b80-4fd7-a523-ea7ca6dfa78f,Q2,INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET,19890,INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"US-China issues, Tibet, human rights, foreign assistance, refugees, religious freedom","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",,33310,0,0,2008-07-15T12:05:26-04:00
628326,2be43f8b-c68e-4575-bcc2-df9e8a495d83,Q2,EURASIA FOUNDATION,310596,EURASIA FOUNDATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"S. ____/H.R._____, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations , and related programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (Assistance to the Former Soviet Union).
S. 3024/H.R. 2949, to authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation
Funding for programs in the former Soviet Union in the area of private enterprise development, civil society and public policy.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",,60000,0,0,2008-07-15T12:37:46-04:00
628516,d0897831-b279-422f-b6bf-8467358f5a38,Q2,OGR,48827,HESS CORPORATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Section 1083 of H.R.4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; issues related to the claims against Libya.","Energy, Dept of,Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),White House Office",80000,,0,0,2008-07-15T13:42:52-04:00
628694,f891e2f9-f184-4fee-8225-40550b03ab19,Q2,JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (JFMC),60390,JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (JFMC),2008,second_quarter,FOR,"HR 1400/S 970 - Iran Counter Proliferation Act of 2007
HR 2347/S 1430 - Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
HR 1838/S 838- US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act H.Con. Res 951- Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israei civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
H.Con. Res 322 - Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office",,68000,0,0,2008-07-15T14:50:19-04:00
628943,01082768-4546-474b-aadf-be8ad732a6cd,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,GAVIN ANDERSON,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Monitor government activities regarding energy policies (international and domestic); mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector; foreign relations regarding energy policy; and foreign investment in the U.S.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",90000,,0,0,2008-07-15T15:56:09-04:00
628975,656f055d-abc9-4673-a224-f002999f3664,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,"PANASONIC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CO LTD ""FORMERLY FILED AS PANASONIC CORP """,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Monitor antitrust activities in the EU regarding American corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-07-15T16:01:30-04:00
628981,8a43d6de-8a38-49d2-99cd-93c0b28f19a3,Q2,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Monitor anti-competitive activities in the EU regarding American corporations.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-07-15T16:02:34-04:00
629038,4b01c96d-3e57-493f-b2d6-df3702abfad0,2T,RICCHETTI INCORPORATED,62778,CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"issues related to foreign aid, humanitarian assistance, development aid, food aid authorization and appropriations","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,1,2008-07-15T16:20:29-04:00
629124,df5c005d-13b7-4510-8d0e-5a32f3ee2630,Q2,DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES,25328,HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"FY2009 Department of State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, issues pertaining to the University Initiatives account.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",10000,,0,0,2008-07-15T16:51:49-04:00
629183,5399304e-2baa-4c46-9383-35592644c4c1,Q2,"CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.",8453,CROWELL & MORING LLP,2008,second_quarter,FOR,FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations - Congressional oversight of State Department and Defense Department contracts for construction of US Embassies overseas.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",50000,,0,0,2008-07-15T17:31:11-04:00
629227,694d2fe9-93cb-4cda-8d7f-a703c552291d,Q2,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,CENTURYLINK INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty, Infrastructure related issues.","Defense, Dept of (DOD),General Services Administration (GSA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-15T18:00:31-04:00
629278,39127fa5-1d71-4a80-bb68-47729a674f95,Q2,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,MOTOROLA INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,No lobbying activity.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",60000,,0,0,2008-07-15T18:25:55-04:00
629914,07d03ffd-56f7-4a30-85ea-6c9271f634c0,Q2,"THE NORMANDY GROUP, LLC",306636,TIG INSURANCE,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Address non-payment by Government of Argentina of fees owed to TIG Insurance Company.  Seek to put restrictive language in Foreign Operations Appropriation Bills re: US assistance to Argentina.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-16T10:50:09-04:00
630381,2f5d33a9-08ed-4154-afc7-8a93e35dcccf,Q2,"DOWNEY MCGRATH GROUP, INC.",12573,AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"HR 5501 - Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Sections dealing with Asia funding and with lifting of HIV immigration ban.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",40000,,0,0,2008-07-16T12:49:22-04:00
630402,e6482c49-4b4b-4379-bc1f-cf37198224cc,Q2,"HARMON, WILMOT, BROWN & BAGWELL, L.L.P.",17578,CONTRACTORS INTL GROUP ON NUCLEAR LIABILITY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Same as ENG,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of",17000,,0,0,2008-07-16T12:53:41-04:00
630451,2b032132-5135-4f72-af48-1c01211b57d3,Q2,RTI INTERNATIONAL,62791,RTI INTERNATIONAL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Foreign aid appropriations,"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,75000,0,0,2008-07-16T13:09:47-04:00
630583,623adc12-7811-4e1a-9306-5fe46960c3ad,Q2,CONOCOPHILLIPS,31428,CONOCOPHILLIPS,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Canadian Oil Sands (Section 526 of EISA - 2007 Legislation) HR.5656/S.2997
Law of the Sea Treaty
Argentine Assignment Approval
Turkmenistan - Contract negotiation and investment position Asia Pacific Government Policies","Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Minerals Management Service,Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office",,1652678,0,0,2008-07-16T13:45:23-04:00
630677,7c390a1b-cd47-4609-9e4c-55543c96a5e1,Q2,"SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.",288156,SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Hr 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,22750,0,0,2008-07-16T14:01:53-04:00
630778,7ca66997-03d6-41db-a30e-aff7453ad74c,Q2,"HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.",52925,"HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.",2008,second_quarter,FOR,"S. 970/HR. 1400   Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007
FY 09 302 B Function 150 Account Appropriations (2009 Foreign Aid Package)
S. 1430   Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2008-07-16T14:20:26-04:00
630828,650ea1c5-138b-473b-a332-c98960ca6249,Q2,U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF,38778,U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"U.S. Government contribution to UNICEF, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Moratorium on international use of landmines, child labor and exploitation of children, HIV/AIDS funding, women and children in conflict","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",,200000,0,0,2008-07-16T14:30:42-04:00
630897,937f1dcd-dd75-4e43-928b-83934d20cb8c,Q2,SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS,35707,EMBASSY OF JAPAN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Help furnish with periodic reports, briefings, and advice on American domestic politics",,,,0,0,2008-07-16T14:48:05-04:00
630984,800b4ab7-c64f-45d8-98f8-2c81d41c42da,Q2,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS,1637,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"The Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY 2009 - Funding for the Cultural Programs Division of the State Department's Office of Citizen Exchanges and Cultural Grant Program & the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (including funding for MCCA - Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad)","Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Library of Congress (LOC),Natl Endowment for the Arts,Natl Endowment for the Humanities,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Natl Park Service (NPS),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of",,5451,0,0,2008-07-16T15:12:31-04:00
631359,acf60241-84f5-4404-b6ea-283450fd0599,Q2,CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC.,59832,CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Support Iraq Reconstruction Efforts
Support Sales of Ag Equipment to Kazakhstan & Tukmenistan
Against S 3123, Amending the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,100000,0,0,2008-07-16T16:25:10-04:00
631504,16ef8304-b837-4883-8422-777f38cc4c9c,Q2,"MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC",70175,LAND O' LAKES,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Foreign ops appropriations for food assistance program,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",20000,,0,0,2008-07-16T17:04:03-04:00
631531,41ccb868-e344-4a7e-b0f7-6ef071269571,Q2,"VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC",81613,VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"S. 3123: Closing the Foreign Lobbying Loophole Act, Section 2, requires U.S. subsidiaries to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.","Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),White House Office",,20000,0,0,2008-07-16T17:10:11-04:00
631629,690013b8-7983-4ccf-8c17-4f7a405ef6c5,Q2,"BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP",5197,ALFALIT INTERNATIONAL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Funding for literacy and basic education programs in Latin America and Africa, including Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and Liberia through the State Foreign Operations Appropriations bills.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),White House Office",20000,,0,0,2008-07-16T17:27:43-04:00
631669,ac422693-feeb-45fd-830f-f743512cbd24,2T,"CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.",8453,IRAQI RED CRESCENT ORGANIZATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,H.Con.Res.298 addressing the humanitarian crisis in Iraq,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",,,0,1,2008-07-16T17:37:01-04:00
631679,3c4dfb84-80eb-4de2-9fba-47641ed576e6,Q2,SEABOARD CORPORATION,34730,SEABOARD CORPORATION,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Food aid for foreign countries programs.
Issues with these countries: Haiti, Ecuador, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Argentina, Bermuda, Sierra Leone, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Uganda, Peru, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Guinea, Liberia","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,40000,0,0,2008-07-16T17:39:06-04:00
631683,b2e35cda-0b03-48ee-a099-27508a820d36,Q2,POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL,31816,POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"H.R. 5501, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions related to integration of family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention activities. 
S. 2731, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions related to integration of family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention activities. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY 2009 (unnumbered bill to be introduced), all provisions related to family planning/reproductive health assistance.
H.R. 619, Global Democracy Promotion Act, all provisions.
H.R. 1225, Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2007, all provisions.
H.R. 1713, Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007, all provisions.
H.R. 2114 , Repairing Young Women's Lives Around the World Act, all provisions.
H.R. 2367, Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007, all provisions.
H.R. 2604, United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act, all provisions.
S. 1553 , HIV Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions.
S. 2682, United Nations Population Fund Restoration Act of 2008, all provisions.
S. Con. Res. 31, Expressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and reduce premature death in developing nations, all provisions.
H. Res. 1268, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. foreign assistance is a critical instrument for achieving our national security goals and that modernizing U.S. foreign assistance should become a national priority, all provisions. 

Communicated with federal agencies specified on line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",,20000,0,0,2008-07-16T17:39:55-04:00
631789,2f8e721a-c029-46f7-b9fe-4927cd5a356b,Q2,MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP),24486,VICTIMS OF TERRORISM - BEIRUT LEBANON AND EAST AFRICA,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Support federal legislation to insure compensation from terrorist states to individual victims of terrorism,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-07-16T18:16:26-04:00
632003,fa2cae1e-5b69-4939-b476-ed6c364348db,Q2,FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC),86196,BETTER WORLD CAMPAIGN,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"Matters pertaining to U.N. funding, global health, and development","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-07-16T21:31:50-04:00
632269,c4889171-e0ae-41a3-9ed8-d8aac766edaf,Q2,INDIANA UNIVERSITY,296236,INDIANA UNIVERSITY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Simon Study Abroad Bill,"Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,100000,0,0,2008-07-17T09:16:31-04:00
632491,46004367-bd60-4546-82cb-92dbda19425f,Q2,IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY,20163,IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,"USAID, Mexico/Extension Rural Development Project
Ag. Approps.
State/Foreign Ops Approps.
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007:  S991, HR1469","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",,57653,0,0,2008-07-17T10:05:25-04:00
632630,b7a878f2-c14d-4ae6-8094-7ea1cd0cd999,Q2,STINSON MORRISON HECKER LLP,79632,PEABODY ENERGY,2008,second_quarter,FOR,Legislation relating to United States trade relations with China.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",90000,,0,0,2008-07-17T10:20:14-04:00