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 907615,f58f735b-66a4-4b9d-8fdd-6ee35216d476,Q1,JOHN SATAGAJ,23064,SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Administration programs,"Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",30000,,0,0,2010-03-31T09:58:41.443000-04:00 907730,81880d5b-416b-4bc0-a112-19bea5c32525,Q1,"WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC",400504483,SISTER SKY,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"I lobbied members of Congress on Section 8a issues, work force development issues, tax credits, and grant funding opportunities.","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,,0,0,2010-04-01T14:52:35.430000-04:00 907797,dcc6951f-f08c-42cc-8ea8-0d9db0f44e7e,Q1,G. THOMAS CATOR,50672,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 4302 S. 2869 SBA loan fee reduction","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",20000,,0,0,2010-04-02T12:33:46.227000-04:00 907799,eba52e02-415b-4e05-a51b-75a92d0a0f12,Q1,G. THOMAS CATOR,50672,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 4598, H. 4302, S. 2869, S. 2808, SBA loan program fee reduction","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",30000,,0,0,2010-04-02T12:41:48.117000-04:00 907862,69f3a532-c216-4bf6-8d2f-280297e7985f,Q1,MARSHALL BRACHMAN,6848,ZIONS BANCORP,2010,first_quarter,SMB,monitoring of SBA for issuance of timely RFPs; monitor for legislation affecting SBA and loan guarantees,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",15000,,0,0,2010-04-02T15:50:23.747000-04:00 907893,e24931d0-0a60-4865-a7cb-951942d00a27,Q1,"WAYNE ALLARD ASSOCIATES, LLC",400426041,"CORPORATE ALLOCATION SERVICES, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,SBA 8(a) supportive services contract,"Energy, Dept of",10000,,0,0,2010-04-03T18:03:45.690000-04:00 908352,b0085414-512a-45e2-b11e-9d61439a1d99,Q1,UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA,318276,UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA,2010,first_quarter,SMB,FY11 appropriations to SBA: expand entrepreneurship programs; appropriations for small business assistance and rural development. HR2352 & S1229 Reauthorization of SBA & entrepreneural education programs through technology.,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,50000,0,0,2010-04-06T15:34:39.410000-04:00 908738,14ae0fdb-e097-41a3-9a5a-4164e228d51a,Q1,THOMAS POWERS,48532,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"S. 2869 and HR 4302 (House companion bill) regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily sections 101, 104, 106, and 107; HR 3854 regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily section 106(b) and other provisions in title I; HR 4213, section 246, as added by Senate funding ARRA sections 501 and 502 for fee reductions and guarantees, of 7(a) and 504; HR 4598 making improvements in SBA 7(a) express loan program","SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",20000,,0,0,2010-04-07T15:04:36.760000-04:00 908802,5295e02b-231c-42e2-bbc6-cddbaa3de843,Q1,THOMAS POWERS,48532,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"S 2869 and HR 4302 (house companion bill) regarding SBA 504 loans, primarily sections 102, 104, 106, and 202; HR 3854 regarding SBA 504 loans, primarily sections 106(b), and other provisions in title II; and HR 4213, section 246, as added by Senate funding ARRA sections 501 and 502 for fee reductions on 504 loans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",10000,,0,0,2010-04-07T15:20:01.103000-04:00 908811,516dcc0b-ffd7-48e5-91a7-bca2608e03ab,Q1,THOMAS POWERS,48532,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"S. 2869 and HR 4302 (House companion bill) regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily sections 101, 104, 106 and 107; HR 3854 regarding SBA 7(a) loans, primarily section 106(b) and other provisions in title I; HR 4213, section 246, as added by Senate funding ARRA sections 501 and 502 for fee reductions and guarantees, of 7(a) and 504; HR 4598 making improvements in SBA 7(a) express loan program.","SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",20000,,0,0,2010-04-07T15:28:05.103000-04:00 909014,ad60b3a6-1337-42ea-b1ea-50c5dc7f52f0,Q1,SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS,35957,SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 2380, H.R. 4042, H.R. 4235, H.R. 4154-Estate Tax: Bills to repeal or reform the Estate Tax See attached page... H.R. 1470: Equity of Our Nation's Self Employed Act of 2009 Senate Finance Committee Health Care Overhaul and Legislation: America's Healthy Future Act H.R. 4872 - Reconcilliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Health Care Legsilation: S. 1679 - The Affordable Health Choices Act H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care For American Act H.R. 850 - Small Business Choice Act H.R. 2360, S. 979 - SHOP Act H.R. 2520, S. 1099 - Coburn - Burr, Ryan - Nunes Act S. 1038, H.R. 2414 - Immigration Reform: Legislation to reform the H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program and other immigration laws. H.R. 4321 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security & Prosperity Act of 2009 Merchant Card Reporting and Taxpayer Identification (TIN) Collection H.R. 1409, S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 2695, S. 1212 - Credit Card Fair Free Act of 2009 H.R. 2382 - Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 Worked with the Consumer Financial Proction Agency (CFPA)","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,192000,0,0,2010-04-08T10:43:25.180000-04:00 909689,c5a7bf4c-3df1-485a-a8a2-54068ba7d368,Q1,DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES,25328,GIANT CAMPUS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"FY2011 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Title V, issues relating to the Small Business Administration.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-09T14:19:18.840000-04:00 909722,42684ded-143a-40e3-b2a8-9cb20ee1cd62,Q1,DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES,25328,HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"FY2011 Financial Services Appropriations, issues related to the Small Business Administration.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-09T14:30:26.340000-04:00 909868,3a2e7bf4-a9bc-4bf3-8134-8e563cc91f8a,Q1,PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL,400520538,PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Independent Contractors,"Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,80000,0,0,2010-04-09T17:52:07.943000-04:00 909968,962033b2-a1e0-4510-8733-26c433b8d21e,Q1,"NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS, INC.",26796,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Small Business Administration Loan Programs Accounting for the sale of SBA Loans US Dept of Agriculture - Rural Business Development Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Program","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,60000,0,0,2010-04-11T23:00:49.610000-04:00 910082,0dee502c-14c0-4b18-a711-1bde1a3dd0ce,Q1,FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP,400399881,VALUE PLACE LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Seeking change in 12 USC 1731 b to allow loan guarantees for short term residential properties.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-12T10:59:31.813000-04:00 910344,ed72ffef-ad38-4c9c-97d4-ac816b4ace7a,Q1,RICHARD D. SIEGEL LAW OFFICES,312350,SMALL BUSINESS TIMBER COUNCIL,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Administration - Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",10000,,0,0,2010-04-12T14:04:02.610000-04:00 910458,f920aa5a-1782-4da9-a9ed-f981d7524366,Q1,NAPEO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS,400428064,DAVIS & HARMAN ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL ASSN OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,The PEO (Professional Employee Organization) bill which would clarify the status of a PEO as the employer for tax and benefit purposes.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",6000,,0,0,2010-04-12T15:43:45.137000-04:00 910471,3b6491e0-a648-455a-85e4-7892b294fd09,Q1,MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,26023,MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Supported S. 1817 legislation increasing the loan amounts allowed under SBA loans.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)",,42526,0,0,2010-04-12T15:54:17.597000-04:00 911016,cf164e73-48a8-4bff-a522-847d2e1e03f9,Q1,"ML STRATEGIES, LLC",25603,EBAY INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Issues pertaining to small business e-commerce training,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-13T13:58:57.470000-04:00 911649,0da889f2-1427-41c2-946a-26e2a14b1e18,Q1,"THE CJR GROUP, INC.",288293,GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Issues impacting small business,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-13T17:03:01.500000-04:00 911685,d1383ebb-63e2-4394-b6ea-5584ffb6ee4a,Q1,VALUE PLACE LLC,400402901,VALUE PLACE LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Seeking change in 12 USC 1731b to allow for loan guarantees for short term residential properties.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE",,47745,0,0,2010-04-13T17:19:11.497000-04:00 911782,c9cad3c2-5cb9-49e3-8332-93de8bac7e3e,Q1,WINBORN SOLUTIONS LLC,308310,PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Administration loan programs for daily fee golf courses,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",18000,,0,0,2010-04-14T07:52:51.223000-04:00 911814,1943fe66-d6b8-458f-8403-cd517e7ee2fa,Q1,MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES,307034,AMERICAN OFFICE PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Teaming Arrangements,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,,0,0,2010-04-14T09:16:06.613000-04:00 911815,c2a3acbc-a731-4157-91fe-9b5e0aef6d2e,Q1,MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES,307034,MILLER'S OFFICE PRODUCTS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Contrtacting,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,,0,0,2010-04-14T09:20:07.550000-04:00 911829,42776a9c-9e5a-4b27-88c5-05b5b69374cf,Q1,MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES,307034,NATIONAL OFFICE PRODUCTS ALLIANCE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business pass-throughs/contracting issues,"Army, Dept of (Other),General Services Administration (GSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),White House Office",23850,,0,0,2010-04-14T09:30:12.310000-04:00 911892,23fff0c3-1f65-4dfc-80a7-5e79a88b57e9,Q1,MR. DAVID SKILES,400464305,MILLER/WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES (ON BEHALF OF NOPA),2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Regulatory Issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",12000,,0,0,2010-04-14T10:02:32.597000-04:00 912175,9562bc14-1fd7-4cee-bba4-4eb5cc249913,Q1,"POLICY MATTERS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TKB CONSULTING, LLC)",315216,TECH-X CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Advocated against an attemptto have the House Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Reauthorization bill (H.R. 2965) included in the House version of the jobs stimulus legislation. Requested Congress moves forward with a reconciled SBIR bill between H.R. 2964 and S. 1233.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-14T12:36:18.113000-04:00 912499,f4b4a241-7072-4d61-be21-01f5b11940be,Q1,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,14520,FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC); Individual Alternative Minimum Tax (individual AMT); Tax rates & deductions; S Corporation modernization H.R. 2910 and S. 996 The S Corporation Modernization Act","Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,70000,0,0,2010-04-14T14:37:43.520000-04:00 912839,87c13548-9ed5-4651-a9ba-9068b6a6feb6,Q1,CAPITOL HILL ADVOCATES LLC,46084,COMPRESSUS INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,SBA LOANS AND NEW LOAN PROGRAMS,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,,0,0,2010-04-14T16:33:23.553000-04:00 913042,bc13abcc-692c-4c38-bd8a-9d1338bc5a47,1T,PAYNE SHEA & ASSOCIATES,30941,BEACON INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"appropriations, defense","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,1,2010-04-14T20:06:31.017000-04:00 913872,21098732-524c-4c96-a83c-f03f163a4471,Q1,NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION,28674,NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,The association monitors and responds to policy issues that impact its members. During the reporting period the association discussed small business operational issues that confront NTCAs small rural communications provider members. No particular piece of legislation was advocated during such discussions.,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),SENATE",,60000,0,0,2010-04-15T13:35:21.773000-04:00 914141,fe5c74ff-d56c-4b11-a45a-b8eb026dcc3f,Q1,INVARIANT LLC,314237,NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Support for S. 2869, the Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act; educate Members of Congress and the Administration regarding the availability of inventory financing.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",40000,,0,0,2010-04-15T14:47:20.127000-04:00 914197,7c895e6b-8b9d-4d67-aa3c-4859661f0e3e,Q1,ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS,310095,TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Promote increased Small Business Administration loans, specifically, S. 2869, the Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act","Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",10000,,0,0,2010-04-15T15:00:00.977000-04:00 914249,ad5fbf41-507e-4f5d-8f61-ac3474569aa2,Q1,COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA),10365,COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA),2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Full funding for SBA programs Promotion of funding and reauthorization of SBA Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) programs","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,20000,0,0,2010-04-15T15:11:14.140000-04:00 914311,67c41d21-cd2a-42a5-9485-ef79d62c068f,Q1,THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY,30110,THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 4508To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. Provisions related to the Small Business Innovation Research program","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,90000,0,0,2010-04-15T15:18:44.987000-04:00 914575,03348e6e-7983-42cf-9ab7-a8f7b6751067,Q1,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE,5290,BANK POLICY INSTITUTE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Issues,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Farm Credit Administration,Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,2660000,0,0,2010-04-15T16:10:09.110000-04:00 914954,717ccfc2-515c-4117-93e9-efcf1e9676f1,Q1,"LEE & SMITH, PC",22440,UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"(1) House and Senate FY2011 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (still unnumbered), Financial Services, Small Business Administration, Issue: Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: New Direction for Job Growth, Economic Development and Delivering Value.","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-16T00:24:24.463000-04:00 915230,b8c2f7d3-52db-4cf7-8fde-a8a83f07c131,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,PADGETT BUSINESS SERVICES,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Tax reform and tax gap related issues generally. H.R.5716, Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008, Regulation of paid tax return preparers. S.1219, Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2007, Regulation of paid tax return preparers.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",10000,,0,0,2010-04-16T08:26:50.927000-04:00 915570,d0dc13fd-8ae3-4787-b75f-799c2c368fa1,Q1,NATIONAL TRUCK EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION,28710,NATIONAL TRUCK EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,HR 2847 Jobs for Main Street Small Business Administration fees,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,30000,0,0,2010-04-16T10:23:20.730000-04:00 915901,8d999930-428f-40f4-bef7-a0b279c44566,Q1,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,"MERCHANTS PAYMENTS COALITION, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 2695 / S. 1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, to provide for negotiation between merchants at large credit card companies to assure that the fees levied by the credit card companies are the result of negotiations, rather than price fixing. H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act, as it relates to hidden fees on consumers and merchants established by big credit card companies. H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Restoring American Financial Stability Act (unnumbered Senate bill) with respect to hidden fees on consumers and merchants established by big credit card companies.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-16T11:26:28.597000-04:00 915936,73a271f6-e66a-4e86-bdca-4c9ec155611b,1A,"THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC",293335,"MERCHANTS PAYMENTS COALITION, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 2695 / S. 1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, to provide for negotiation between merchants at large credit card companies to assure that the fees levied by the credit card companies are the result of negotiations, rather than price fixing. H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act, as it relates to hidden fees on consumers and merchants established by big credit card companies. H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Restoring American Financial Stability Act (unnumbered Senate bill) with respect to hidden fees on consumers and merchants established by big credit card companies.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-16T11:34:41.047000-04:00 916343,a4788461-b0ee-4cda-80b6-a52baec73b24,Q1,AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY,4425,AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research & Innovation Act of 2009. Support reauthorization and expansion of the SBIR program. S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009. Support reauthorization and expansion of the SBIR program. (No Bill #) Support tax relief for small manufacturers and credit access.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)",,140000,0,0,2010-04-16T13:00:46.907000-04:00 916877,07debc28-eefb-4a61-8b7e-50d39418fc5e,Q1,BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP,36914,"ARCHIMEDES GLOBAL, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Government Contracts for Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Businesses","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-16T14:56:22.090000-04:00 916932,5b384cbf-d36e-40fd-880e-6efae064964b,Q1,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),39223,UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE),2010,first_quarter,SMB,"- Franchising for veterans - Grassroots advocacy w/EFCA - Credit and Access to Capital for Small Business Lending","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,1569127,0,0,2010-04-16T15:11:10.337000-04:00 916997,0ac30114-f127-4786-9035-b5cddfb5fe6b,Q1,COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS,400531588,COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Proposed $30 Billion Small Business Lending Fund legislation, community bank access, restrictions and eligibilility requirements","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,50000,0,0,2010-04-16T15:25:33.550000-04:00 917604,93072a14-4055-4750-9f81-900cf3018b2c,Q1,ASSOCIATION FOR PRINT TECHNOLOGIES,4458,ASSOCIATION FOR PRINT TECHNOLOGIES,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"SBA 7 (A) and 504 Loans $30 Billion Small Business Lending Fund","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Personnel Management (OPM),SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,60000,0,0,2010-04-16T18:45:58.230000-04:00 917838,cce931f0-c2ad-40d1-8dbc-d3710dcfdbe8,Q1,COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA,10217,COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,225000,0,0,2010-04-17T14:39:21.853000-04:00 917889,8a55e2b7-585a-4db1-bbe9-06fa768c3c75,Q1,MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL,400271247,MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Support legislation to fund Small Business Research Programming Grants,"Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE",,10000,0,0,2010-04-17T15:02:59.723000-04:00 918082,9099c928-b880-4ab2-b27b-cea488e471e0,Q1,WANNER ASSOCIATES,320292,TRICOUNTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-17T22:17:38.167000-04:00 918083,dc0e979d-b1a5-4866-bb8d-3d0d48da47c1,Q1,WANNER ASSOCIATES,320292,DELAWARE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-17T22:18:39.400000-04:00 918495,fdf6d213-87f2-4b3b-b35d-068d85927230,Q1,"ALFRED W. CORS, JR",285277,RETIRESAFE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Support Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program Reauthorization language (H.R. 2965) to allow small businesses to fully participate when they have venture capital firms as significant or majority investors, and oppose the original language regarding this issue in S. 1233.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,White House Office",25402,,0,0,2010-04-18T15:54:55.773000-04:00 918809,87142245-d017-4470-b5a7-0c894faf13b6,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,SILO FINANCIAL CORP.,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Treasury and FDIC funding mechanisms and programs generally. S.1832, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2009, Commercial real estate initiatives. HR 3740, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009, Commercial real estate initiatives.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-19T05:01:25.570000-04:00 918949,425c930b-2b28-4a97-99c2-f3f574c91a45,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,ASSOCIATION OF PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R.1845, The Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009, Procurement related issues. H.R.2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009, Procurement related issues. S.1229, Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009, Procurement related issues. Public Law 111-147, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Procurement and funding related issues. H.R.4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010, Procurement and funding related issues.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-19T06:26:39.750000-04:00 919004,e7b64a7c-a752-4b35-886b-984623c77197,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,THE FREE ENTERPRISE NATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Health care reform issues generally. Unionization issues generally.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-19T06:56:24.207000-04:00 919011,099dd822-40da-470f-ba1e-4a0703beee73,Q1,SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS,30906,ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Access to credit for small businesses, including provisions in H.R. 3857 (Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009), and S. 2869 (""Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009""); Unfair competition from online travel agencies","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-19T06:57:29.080000-04:00 919935,e05fb384-7d0a-4dc1-ad15-d0d80b0dff4b,Q1,ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS,286017,ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Health Care,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,511275,0,0,2010-04-19T10:40:53.037000-04:00 920029,0d70145f-e6b8-41d5-9f86-b5007d006cd3,Q1,NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS),27811,NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS),2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.J. Res. 76, a disapproval resolution regarding the Environmental Protection Agencys endangerment finding on greenhouse gases-support H.R. 12, the Paycheck Fairness Act-oppose H.R. 391, to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act-support H.R. 690, the Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act-support H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act-oppose H.R. 1522, Small Business start up deduction increase-support H.R.1836, the Payroll Tax Holiday Act-support H.R. 2847 HIRE Act-oppose H.R.2409, the Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act H.R.2460, the Healthy Families Act-oppose H.R.3408, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act H.R.3905, the Estate Tax Relief Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-opposed H.R. 3898, the Small Business Property Reinvestment Act H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act-opposed H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act S.2882, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act S. 3024 Jobs Impact Analysis Act of 2010 support S. 3177 Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 S.AMDT.873 to S.CON.RES.13, the Linclon/Kyl amendment for Estate Tax Relief- support S.AMDT.3338 to H.R. 4213, the Thune amendment S.AMDT.3391 to H.R.4213, the Scott Brown amendment for a Payroll Tax Holiday for Small Businesses-support S.J. Res 26, the Murkowski disapproval resolution regarding the Environmental Protection Agencys endangerment finding on greenhouse gases- support OSHA Docket Number OSHA-2009-0044 Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements Comments OSHA Docket Number OSHA20090023 Combustible Dust Comments General topics Cap and Trade Legislation (Senate) Unemployment Insurance Reform Credit Card Interchange Fees Food Safety Act (Senate) Urged passage of permanent estate tax reform legislation Nomination of Mr. Craig Becker for the National Labor Relations Board-opposed","Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,702000,0,0,2010-04-19T10:46:39.670000-04:00 920331,b4d19b94-8e01-49f0-9885-e83b6b32485e,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,CHENEGA CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"General issues involving Alaskan Native Corporation procurement, policy and security guard services; Section 811 of the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-19T11:09:50.977000-04:00 920369,d8480ee9-eee4-4f41-9c8a-3429a61e19f0,Q1,AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION,2981,AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR3763 To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses. HR 859 Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,450000,0,0,2010-04-19T11:14:00.523000-04:00 920385,8894b1f2-e1aa-4c11-beaa-942fec297cf8,Q1,NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION,27478,NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 1, ""American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - P.L. 111-5 -- provisions related to small business tax provisions; H.R. 1166 (E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2009), H.R. 1173 (Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009) and S. 470 (Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009); H.R. 3200, ""America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"", and Senate version of H.R. 3590, ""The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requirements for businesses to provide health insurance to employees; H.R. 4872 and substitute amendment to H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, section 1003, employer mandates to provide health insurance.","Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of",,130000,0,0,2010-04-19T11:14:09.377000-04:00 920601,b2286103-d6c4-4fc2-9c1c-1efe7aa0ed8e,Q1,AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION,3093,AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 3854- Small Business Financing and Investment Act H.R. 43/S. 46- Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care Act for America H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Non-discrimination Physician Practice Information Survey Red Flag Rules H.R. 1829/ S. 950 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2009 H.R. 4872- Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act H.R. 4691-Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4851-Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4231-Tax Extenders Act of 2010 H.R. 4154- American Workers State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Opt-Out Locum Tenens","Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,180000,0,0,2010-04-19T11:31:06.793000-04:00 920735,d8d45643-4d76-4f54-ad43-5c3e05d6d64f,Q1,STANTON PARK GROUP,83717,CIT SMALL BUSINESS LENDING,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Administration loan programs; access to capital for small businesses,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-19T11:44:44.850000-04:00 920745,29e62c1c-9246-4a37-8763-48ee255a9885,Q1,"ROBISON INTERNATIONAL, INC.",33512,H.F. WEBSTER,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"House and Senate Defense Appropriations Bills House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills","Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-19T11:46:25.380000-04:00 921229,ce9c0158-16c6-461d-96b7-36e3e8d5e3ce,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS,27183,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Indicated support of H.R. 4496, particularly the section subjecting procurements for new federal construction to contract bundling scrutiny and oversight.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2010-04-19T12:37:16.723000-04:00 921597,07814a02-ada7-4caf-a3f2-f6f643c88787,Q1,"RED MAPLE CONSULTING, LLC",400382761,CHICKASAW NATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Monitor legislation and regulations on 8(a) programs,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-19T13:25:06.300000-04:00 922462,260dcc64-c087-4fc9-9ae6-931236ead590,Q1,PRIME POLICY GROUP,400532589,INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"S. 156, Extend Small Business Expensing.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of",40000,,0,0,2010-04-19T14:42:36.520000-04:00 922512,5b150ca3-6bc5-4967-a346-cbe2034cca70,Q1,MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP),24486,COLUMBUS NOVA REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION GROUP LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 3854: The Small Business Financing Investment Act S. 2869: Small Business Job Creation Act","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",16000,,0,0,2010-04-19T14:49:30.957000-04:00 922534,f74e3dd0-50ed-4d22-b0b3-d53cb4c2c121,Q1,AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,1661,AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,H.R. 4509,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2010-04-19T14:51:01.927000-04:00 922956,49ab4e5e-1044-4151-ac99-091808a23f82,Q1,"C2 GROUP, LLC",66693,"7-ELEVEN, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,Track issues pertaining to small business issues;H.R. 3996; S. 3217.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-19T15:20:33.583000-04:00 923618,4b99b945-f25f-4da9-9906-a966419a6f49,Q1,CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS,284551,SOUTH BALDWIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Issues related to small business development.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2010-04-19T15:58:57.443000-04:00 924279,d6c50327-546f-4848-8456-473f3507a49f,Q1,CINDY FITHIAN & ASSOCIATES LLC,400457196,"RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Small medical device business shut out of healthcare procuremnt sector due to dominant corporations and Group OPurchasing Organizations. Mandating transparency and competition would allow small businesses to compete. Prices would go down, quality and innovation would increase. Safe Harbor (SSA, 1986) allows antirust exemption in secotr, and needs to be repealed.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-19T16:49:01.080000-04:00 924761,1067f651-e76f-4c72-ae4e-0b0089d5678e,Q1,INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION,47872,INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Extension of expiring SBA provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act; Expand capital access programs; S. 2869/H.R. 4302, the Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office",,150000,0,0,2010-04-19T17:15:41.460000-04:00 924789,150bcb4b-2552-42a5-8413-f4fcce9e550b,Q1,"LIBERTY PARTNERS GROUP, LLC",400275281,"GOOGLE, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-19T17:16:56.647000-04:00 924829,7f05f4df-95af-4a0f-9900-e13aa6a6ea9e,Q1,SUSAN CARR & ASSOCIATES,300253,INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) reauthorization,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2010-04-19T17:21:17.867000-04:00 925075,76f93731-fdb0-4555-bba8-3f984eb6c47d,Q1,AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD,682,"DOYON, LIMITED",2010,first_quarter,SMB,Assistance with regard to legislative reform of Small Business Administration minority and government contract legislation and regulations,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",40000,,0,0,2010-04-19T17:37:19.907000-04:00 925243,25906736-bdc2-4877-9271-3bdc8e728fcf,Q1,AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION,79290,AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"S. 93: A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals H.R. 3854: To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts, and for other purposes. S. 2869: The Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,White House Office",,305000,0,0,2010-04-19T17:49:32.070000-04:00 925753,8df8afa8-b330-40af-91c3-9106c2b90113,Q1,INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA,19194,INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 1541 Temporary Enhancement of SBA Programs S. 156 Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009 (NOL-Carryback, Expensing Provisions) Measures to Promote and Support Small Business Lending Obama Administration $30 Billion Small Business Lending Fund","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Farm Credit Administration,Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),President of the U.S.,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,1060000,0,0,2010-04-19T18:38:04.133000-04:00 925828,e7885151-831b-4ceb-a80c-60f47e3e0702,Q1,GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC,320510,GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Issues regarding benefits of cloud computing for small business; general online small business advertising issues.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,1380000,0,0,2010-04-19T18:51:39.283000-04:00 925950,8ec1ff98-1b8a-4192-bb17-1a21ca8f64e8,Q1,SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE,27126,SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"SBIC Program--HR 711, S 344 (Avoid Duplicative Regulation); HR 3740, HR 3854 (Reform) Small Business Investment--HR 4236 (Temporary tax exemption for qualified investments); HR 3738 (facilitate at early stage) Small Business Taxation--HR 4211 (Supporting beneficial tax provisions) Financial Regulatory Reform--S 3217 (Regulation impacting SBICs) Carried Interest--HR 4213 (Protect treatment of carried interest)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,60000,0,0,2010-04-19T19:33:05.930000-04:00 925956,ef4df1f2-6999-4482-92eb-9e7373c0cf2f,Q1,"ADUSTON CONSULTING, LLC",305098,INTERNATIONAL SIGN ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Oppose FHWA regulation of on-premise signage located on the sites where small businesses sell goods and services.,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,20000,,0,0,2010-04-19T19:35:59.343000-04:00 926158,ffa86241-2b99-4f4b-8a80-27b6553761d7,Q1,CHENEGA CORPORATION,400316482,CHENEGA CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Small Business Administration's Native 8(a) Program,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,140178,0,0,2010-04-19T20:36:15.337000-04:00 926257,f325e0c7-dcdf-484f-9037-1602b7477439,Q1,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA),309333,ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI),2010,first_quarter,SMB,Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Initiatives; Mine Safety and Health Adminstration Regulatory Initiatives; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulatory Initiatives,"Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA),Mine Safety & Health Review Commission,Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),U.S. Postal Service (USPS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,7000,0,0,2010-04-19T21:14:06.947000-04:00 926746,52b339c6-b3f6-4845-85a0-728150f6bdcc,Q1,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES,400577738,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 4302 504 size increase and refinancing provisions, Sec 102, 104, 106, 202 S 2869, 504 size increase and refinancing provisions, Sec 102, 104, 106, 202 HR 3854, 504 reauthorization, Sec 106b, Title II USDA General Business lending programs","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)",,65000,0,0,2010-04-20T05:53:07.030000-04:00 926776,d043a5f8-14fc-47f2-b3eb-fa69fd4dc6bc,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,SGT INC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,NASA procurement related issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-20T06:06:21.767000-04:00 926794,3f451ced-9b7f-4b80-be74-98b1b810bfa2,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY2011, SBA funding.","Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-20T06:10:28.737000-04:00 926953,76623980-6902-404d-9355-6d618ea9b071,Q1,"MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC",70175,"CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.",2010,first_quarter,SMB,franchisee issues,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2010-04-20T07:30:33.383000-04:00 927402,6f22b430-51cd-4d0c-b66d-0247e445cc12,Q1,NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION,21687,NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act supported Title II of the bill which would allow venture capital backed companies to compete for SBIR/STTR grants and other SBA programs. HR2965: Enhancing small business research and innovation act. S1233: a bill to reauthorize and improve SBIR and STTR programs for other purposes. HR3738 Small Business Early Stage Investment Act of 2009: Allow venture capital backed companies to participate in SBIR/STTR grants and SBIR programs.,"Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",,587222,0,0,2010-04-20T09:20:53.293000-04:00 927498,af87d8d4-6266-4ed7-a618-28868075948c,Q1,VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES,39837,CITY OF BALTIMORE,2010,first_quarter,SMB,No lobbying activity.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2010-04-20T09:26:21.897000-04:00 927610,9e37d9ab-8c37-4f06-ad31-36bf8f2f30fe,Q1,"MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.",284950,NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Jobs Conference: gathered information,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2010-04-20T09:35:28.820000-04:00 927656,2833592e-188f-4af7-9add-71cee42b9f9d,Q1,AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,3630,AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"HR 3763/HR 2345, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,160000,0,0,2010-04-20T09:39:38.317000-04:00 927928,2652e346-f7c4-4807-8c92-59ad0e23df33,Q1,TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP LLC (F/K/A ADS VENTURES),90250,CASCADE DESIGNS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Advocating for issues in the reauthorization of the SBIR program.,"Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)",10000,,0,0,2010-04-20T09:58:29.163000-04:00 928494,dc1e43d2-2875-4aad-974f-f36d5eb816b5,Q1,NANA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,400305430,NANA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Native American interests in Small Business Administration programs. S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010. S. 3101, Level Playing Field Contracting Act of 2010.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",,140000,0,0,2010-04-20T10:35:01.507000-04:00 928532,817fc331-4d34-45ba-89cb-0d26fa18935c,Q1,AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION,1785,AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Proposed legislation to increase banks small business lending utilizing Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds. H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Jobs Bill) (provisions on Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 loan programs, Build America Bonds, small business expensing extension, and Foreign Account Tax Compliance) H.R. 4938, legislation to permit the use of previously appropriated funds to extend the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, and for other purposes.","Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS),White House Office",,1800000,0,0,2010-04-20T10:37:20.717000-04:00 929035,8cc8b55a-3c96-497d-8209-11a5659cf8a2,Q1,MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP,24338,KLN STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Issues relating to the procurement of furniture Department of Defense authorization bill","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2010-04-20T11:01:50.647000-04:00 929107,e42b63fe-3027-43a0-b603-df22ac8e7d21,Q1,IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY,20163,IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Federal Funding for the national Small Business Development Center program,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE",,60000,0,0,2010-04-20T11:04:33.767000-04:00 929140,3c56b58f-b3cd-4085-aa07-b447a3a5c6e0,Q1,AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,3413,AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"H.R. 2246 - Community Building Code Grant Act of 2009 H.R. 4849 - Small Business & Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act","Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)",,240000,0,0,2010-04-20T11:05:47.527000-04:00 929713,b37b2f87-0b61-4e42-ab17-857b56779ecb,Q1,CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS,11322,"CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS",2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Issues related to the implementation of provisions of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, related to the Small Business Administration.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of",,673470,0,0,2010-04-20T11:26:55.720000-04:00 929871,3108703f-acd5-40b9-83e9-2c28aee84308,Q1,AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS,3628,AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS,2010,first_quarter,SMB,"Truck Driver Training Issues Hazardous Materials Issues Border Security and Safety Issues Transportation Security Issues Homeland Security Issues Pension Reform Issues Trucking/Motor Carrier Issues Tax Issues SSRS/UCRA Issues Fuel Issues Economic Issues","Defense, Dept of (DOD),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),White House Office",,361513,0,0,2010-04-20T11:32:55.337000-04:00 930009,cddd477c-7554-4ebd-9e3a-1bbaa64305dc,Q1,"JONES WALKER, LLP",20881,AMERICAN FACTORING ASSOCIATION,2010,first_quarter,SMB,Financial services legislation that would affect the business of factoring.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2010-04-20T11:38:44.097000-04:00