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Work with the Department of Health and Human Services to help the Martin Luther King Hospital retain its accreditation. Work with the Department of Veteran Affairs to help the County and the Department plan the future of the Veteran Affairs hospital in Los Angeles.", "Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-09T17:17:33-04:00"], [624581, "fe335f0e-9846-47c5-a616-ccfca9aac115", "Q2", "DAVID FUNDERBURK", 43491, "TREA SENIORCITIZENS LEAGUE", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "In support of amending Part B of XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive Medicare Part B premiums for certain military retirees:\nH.R. 1223", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-10T11:23:41-04:00"], [624627, "fce631d4-3def-47e1-bfe1-8aefb8cd00ed", "Q2", "LNE GROUP", 308811, "COMM STEEL", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Securing contracts.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 8000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-10T11:48:55-04:00"], [624891, "f2e9e422-c7dd-4a32-b819-bd1210c140cc", "2A", "PLATINUM ADVISORS, LLC", 61516, "UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "HR 4255 United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-10T14:23:29-04:00"], [624939, "30c77bb5-dc44-4353-b37d-2e39096c2511", "Q2", "CARPI & CLAY, INC", 35640, "HEALTHFUSION, INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Provision of electronic data interchange clearinghouse services to federal agencies", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-10T14:41:45-04:00"], [624943, "08b1d238-bd83-487f-b419-d48a2d3b94d6", "Q2", "CARPI & CLAY, INC", 35640, "WOUNDED MARINE CAREERS FOUNDATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Funding for vocational rehabilitation and educational programs for wounded veterans", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-10T14:42:45-04:00"], [625470, "f4a8c572-6216-45e8-ba49-c352b38204dd", "Q2", "NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", 27582, "NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veterans Mental Health Outreach and Access Act (S 38), Sections 1-3, all provisions that would authorize the VA to increase the availability of mental health support for veterans and to contract with community mental health centers to provide services. Justin Bailey Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act of 2008 (HR 5554), Sections 2-5, all provisions that would propose that VA medical centers provide ready access to a full continuum of care for substance use disorders for veterans in need of such care, plus plans for a pilot program for internet-based substance use disorder treatment. \n\nVeterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (S 2162), Titles III, IV, and V, all provisions related to improving treatment of veterans with co-occurring disorders, such as PTSD and addictions, as well as ensure a minimum level of addictions treatment for veterans.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 78000, 0, 0, "2008-07-11T10:21:55-04:00"], [625550, "c58dd955-ef8e-492a-a143-3a573615d6c3", "Q2", "CLARK & WEINSTOCK", 9443, "AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE MEMORIAL", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Pass coin legislation.\nLobbied in support of passing H.R. 634 through the Senate and House again.\nAssist in securing federal funding for the street realignment around the memorial.", "Architect of the Capitol (AOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Mint", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-11T11:14:46-04:00"], [625591, "9cc1dbfd-17cb-406f-b571-00853043184e", "Q2", "MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 33168, "MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve Veterans benefits.\nS22,S225,S326,S384,S644,S648,S935,S1063,S1315,S1326,S1606,S1784,S2162,S2504,S2825,S2836,S2854,S2921,S2938,S2992\nHR23,HR92,HR657,HR690,HR760,HR843,HR1211,HR1214,HR1428,HR1585,HR1589,HR1641,HR1927,HR2202,HR2247,\nHR2385,HR2682,HR2702,HR2790,HR2910,HR3026,HR3393,HR3458,HR3819,HR4053,HR4107,HR4137,HR4146,HR4204, HR4930,HR5223,HR5315,HR5595,HR5609,HR5684,HR5740,HR5791,HR5854,HR5864,HR5868,HR6185", "Air 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Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S.479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S.589 to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated; S.604 Military Health Care Protection Act; S.644 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S.713 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S.723 Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S.793 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S.1005 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S.1084 to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S.1096 Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S.1146 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S.1205 to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S.1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S.1261 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; S.1271 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S.1283 to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S.1409 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act; S.1651 Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S.1718 Veterans Education Tuition Support ActVETS Act; S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S.1898 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S.1999 Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S.2585 Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S.2874 to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces; S.2963 to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members and survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; S. 2992 Armed Forces Housing Security Act; S.Con.Res.21 setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012; H.J.Res.20 Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007; H.R.67 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 100 Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R.530 Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R.612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R.690 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R.704 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R.1102 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R.1268 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.1418 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R.1436 Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R.1490 To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R.2005 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2189 To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces; H.R.2199 Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R.2239 Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; H.R.2265 Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R.2330 Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R.2366 SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R.2385 To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.2514 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R.2702 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2910 Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007VETS Act of 2007; H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R.3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R.3256 Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R.3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R.3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R.3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R.3393 Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007; H.R.3429 Hire a Hero Act; H.R.3467 Second Chance for America's Veterans Act; H.R.3681 Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; H.R.3793 Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R.3798 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007; H.R.4148 National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R.4883 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R.4930 National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act; H.R.5740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for 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receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and supporting development of Senate companion legislation on same subject.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 28267, 0, 0, "2008-07-14T15:57:35-04:00"], [627431, "a5247661-03f1-4d20-9e2d-a3172497dbae", "Q2", "HERSHEL GOBER & ASSOCIATES INC.", 292857, "MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "See Next Page For Listing H.R. 1119  Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007;\nH.R. 343  Military Retirees Health Care Act of 2007; \nH.R. 1224  Keeping Faith With The Greatest Generation Military Retirees Act;\nH.R. 2303/H.R. 1390  Perpetual Purple Heart Stamp;\nS. 22  Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007;\nH.R. 5441- To Amend Title 10, USC, to Extend The Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance To Survivors 0f Certain Members Of The Armed Forces Who Die On Active Duty;\nS. 935/H.R. 1927  To Repeal The Requirement For Reduction Of Survivors Annuities Under The SBP By Veterans DIC, and for other purposes;\nH.R. 1589  Military Surviving Spouse Equity Act;\nH.R. 2642 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, provisions related to the GI Bill;\nS. 3167-Amendment To Title 38, USC, To Clarify The Conditions Under Which Veterans, Their Surviving Spouses and Their Children May Be Treated As Adjudicated Mentally Incompetent For Certain Purposes;\nH.R. 2721- To Require the Secretary of The VA To Develop and the Secretary of DOD To Distribute To Members of the Armed Forces Upon Their Discharge Or Release From Active Duty, Information in a Compact Disk Read-Only Memory Format That Lists and Explains The Health, Education, and Other Benefits For Which Veterans Are Eligible Under the Laws Administered \nBy The Secretary of Veterans Affairs;\nS.1315-Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007;\nH.R. 1472  Disabled Veterans Fairness Act;\nH.R. 5564  Jenny's Law;\nH.R. 2642  Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, AMDT 4979 and related sections relating to The GI Bill For the 21st Century;\nH.R. 6185  Tricare Continuity of Coverage For National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2008;\nH.R. 5797  Roth TSP Act of 2008;\nH.R. 5868- Caleb Martin - Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act;\nH.R. 5825  The Hubbard Act;\nS.J.R. 40  Proposed Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States To Authorize Congress And States To Prohibit The Act of Desecration Of The Flag Of The United States;\nHJ.R. 12  Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution of the United States To Authorize Congress To Prohibit The Physical Desecration of the Flag of The United States;\nH.R. 5595  Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 2007;\nS. 2825  Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2008;\nH.R. 3195  ADA Amendments Act of 2008;\nS. 1881  Americans With Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007;\nS.2639/H.R. 2514  Assured Funding For Veterans' Health Care Act;\nS. 2825  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Specifically, urging passage of HR1470 and HR1471.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T13:23:40-04:00"], [633787, "ffe92580-49e8-41bc-a883-5b5c748c11d0", "Q2", "KAPLAN, INC.", 82773, "KAPLAN INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veterans education benefits, S. 22/HR 2642", "Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", null, 40000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T13:42:14-04:00"], [633921, "b8c0f144-85fb-4f42-b732-f5ff1c7ef7f3", "Q2", "UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO", 39371, "UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "H.R.1323/S.472 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 80685, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T14:09:47-04:00"], [633992, "68a3d726-ac1a-446d-96ef-c3a675788695", "Q2", "COALITIONS FOR AMERICA, INC.", 9705, "COALITIONS FOR AMERICA INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Supported Representative Peter T. King's Veteran's legislation called the, \"Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5947).", "Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,President of the U.S.,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T14:18:01-04:00"], [634009, "1313cca7-d697-4f92-bd54-74a4cf4ec1e0", "Q2", "UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS", 39427, "UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "H.R. 2642 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, Title II, all provisions relating to domestic matters; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to National Science Foundation, all provisions relating to research and related activities, all provisions relating to education and human resources; Chapter 3, all provisions relating to Energy, all provisions relating to Science; all provisions relating to National Institutes of Health; Subchapter II, all provisions relating to educational assistance; Sec. 3311, all provisions relating to educational assistance for service in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001; Sec. 3312, all provisions relating to educational assistance: duration; Sec. 3313, all provisions relating to educational assistance: amount; payment; Title VI, all provisions relating to financial disclosure requirements for certain recipients of federal awards; Title VII, all provisions relating to Medicaid provisions; Sec. 7001 (a), all provisions relating to moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations; Title IX, Chapter 1, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation, Army; Chapter 2, all provisions relating to research, development, test and evaluation.\n\nS. 2162 - Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008, Title V, all provisions relating to mental health research; Sec. 501, all provisions relating to research program on comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Natl Science Foundation (NSF),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 40000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T14:19:08-04:00"], [634260, "1f302cec-92aa-46cb-8eba-09b6d168d7b9", "Q2", "BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION", 66716, "BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "- S. 2160 Veterans Pain Care Act, a bill to promote greater access to chronic pain therapies in the VA medical system. \n- HR 6122 Veterans Pain Care Act, a bill to promote greater access to chronic pain therapies in the VA medical system.", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 400000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T15:02:29-04:00"], [634293, "ef54c423-acd0-4368-a10c-8e1d87daf4bb", "Q2", "FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION", 14781, "FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "HR 3221, \"Foreclosure Prevention Act\";  S. 22 Post 911 \"Veterans Education Assistance Act\"; S 2938, \"Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act\"; HR 2642, Veterans Education Assistance; \"The Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act\" HR 4130;  S 2536 The Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Navy, Dept of,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 140000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T15:07:42-04:00"], [634463, "5b253023-438e-410b-b42e-20ae014d6cb0", "Q2", "FBA, INC.", 14894, "CITY OF AURORA", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veterans Hospital", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T15:21:33-04:00"], [634969, "55df4b05-8f38-49dc-9658-c1bbc5d9fa33", "Q2", "THE ADVOCACY GROUP", 261, "JB ADVOCACY, LLC ON BEHALF OF HURON CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran's Health Administration, Third Party Collections.\nHR______ Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, VA Medical Support and Compliance.\nH6366 Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 2008.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T15:59:29-04:00"], [635058, "d804654e-e578-4acf-8ad6-1dfa62b3ee7e", "Q2", "STRYKER CORPORATION", 296511, "STRYKER CORPORATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Implementation of P.L. 109-461 Related to Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Procedures", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 100000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:08:12-04:00"], [635266, "2fb3d9d5-2bd5-4808-ae10-cb8a2d08022a", "Q2", "FIERCE, ISAKOWITZ & BLALOCK", 44812, "AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "PT qualifications standards", "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:28:33-04:00"], [635307, "e66b3ec4-0981-4bef-b731-a58fd26df4d1", "Q2", "JB ADVOCACY, LLC", 294110, "HURON CONSULTING SERVICES LLC DBA STOCKAMP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS STOCKAMP/A HURON", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran's Health Administration, Third Party Collections.\nHR______ Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, VA Medical Support and Compliance.\nH6366 Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 2008.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 90000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:31:40-04:00"], [635379, "473d84af-5010-4ea9-a673-e7964d9493d9", "Q2", "THE ADVOCACY GROUP", 261, "UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Seeking authorization of soldiers to scholars program to help honorably discharged veterans to become teachers in inner cities and poor rural neighborhoods.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:36:54-04:00"], [635447, "0f8fe41a-312d-4fbe-9cc8-064126f8dffd", "Q2", "CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS", 7691, "CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "H.R. 551 - Home Ownership for America's Veterans Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the eligibility period of veterans for mortgage financing and requires annual inflation adjustments after 2010 to limits on state veteran bond amounts. H.R. 2385 - 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act - would extend and improve access to a number of benefits designed for veterans.  This includes exempting Veterans from paying loan fees and expand opportunities for veterans to purchase, build, repair or improve a home by increasing access to low interest loans through the Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Loan Program for homes valued up to $625,000. The current program requires loan fees and is capped at the conforming loan rate of $417,000.\n\nH.R. 3997 - Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief and earnings assistance to members of the uniformed services, increase penalties for noncompliance with tax requirements, and make technical amendments and clerical corrections. Makes permanent the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing of residences without regard to first-time homebuyer requirements. Increases to $100 million the veterans' mortgage bond limitation in Alaska, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Revises the definition of \"qualified veteran\" for mortgage bond financing eligibility purposes to make such definition applicable to veterans in all states. \n\nH.R. 4884 - Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008 would allow for 100% financing of certain VA home loans, would set limitation on the amount of fees that can be charged, and would increase the VA conforming loan rate to 150% of the conforming loan rate.\n\nS. 1409 - 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act - would extend and improve access to a number of benefits designed for veterans.  This includes exempting Veterans from paying loan fees and expand opportunities for veterans to purchase, build, repair or improve a home by increasing access to low interest loans through the Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Loan Program for homes valued up to $625,000. The current program requires loan fees and is capped at the conforming loan rate of $417,000.", "Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:42:13-04:00"], [635455, "3671e0d2-efc2-499a-b182-b51f53cad8c2", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS", 76775, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "The FY 2009 appropriation for the VA medical and prosthetics research program; and S. 2926", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 33778, 0, 0, "2008-07-17T16:42:16-04:00"], [635689, "3733e73f-045e-4b69-aeb1-f1e8c18c130c", "Q2", "AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS", 3220, "AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF); H.Res. 937 - a resolution pertaining to SAF emergency communication services; H.R. 4116 - 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Protecting Collective Bargaining Rights for VA Nurses\nH.R. 5550 - Raising Maximum Children's Age for Health Coverage in FEHBP", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 18000, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T10:23:38-04:00"], [637065, "c602305a-cf4d-47f4-a580-cf25f919a593", "Q2", "THE RHOADS GROUP", 6644, "INRANGE SYSTEMS, INC.", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Marketing InRange System's products and technologies to The Department of Defense and The Department of Veterans Affairs", "Army, Dept of (Other),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T10:24:59-04:00"], [637089, "c797dc64-68e3-4aef-af43-95cb1d4c6a37", "Q2", "THE RHOADS GROUP", 6644, "INSPIRED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Marketing Inspired Technologies' product to the Department of Veterans Affairs", "Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T10:26:08-04:00"], [637296, "50a826c3-bc37-4836-9f0c-f4cec922856b", "Q2", "LINCHPIN STRATEGIES, LLC", 316571, "HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "VA outpatient care for amputees and transition of veterans from DoD to VA", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T10:41:21-04:00"], [637644, "6a1df424-d855-4d73-9d33-3f01d07e153c", "2T", "THE RHOADS GROUP", 6644, "WELL DOC COMMUNICATIONS", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veterans Health-IT", "Air Force, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 10000, null, 0, 1, "2008-07-18T11:18:20-04:00"], [637987, "104bfd6f-3de9-4d41-8f5f-fb0c9f9d9dae", "Q2", "BROWN RUDNICK LLP", 287895, "MEDTRONIC INC", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007\nH.R. 2994, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T11:49:11-04:00"], [638623, "cbc754d3-8b46-4733-a634-90814caccf67", "Q2", "PACE, LLP", 30495, "FILIPINO CAUCUS OF THE HAWAII STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veteran Affairs Committee", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T13:10:48-04:00"], [638695, "eaf93a72-66e1-4bd1-8f1e-e58aee9edfc8", "Q2", "CLARK & WEINSTOCK", 9443, "AMERISOURCE BERGEN SPECIALTY GROUP", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Veterans Pharmacy Supply Chain.\nVeterans Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2642, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008.", "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T13:21:06-04:00"], [638846, "d9653874-c434-4568-8d1e-58f78d938ccf", "Q2", "AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY", 300856, "AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "S.2004/HR 2818 creating Epilepsy Centers of Excellence at the VA.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 90000, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T13:38:44-04:00"], [639016, "cd61a6a4-f05d-4611-b50d-fc3b3e75d209", "Q2", "AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION", 1898, "AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "Support for provisions of law that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide eligible veterans with chiropractic\ncare within the DVA's health care system and to employ doctors of chiropractic as DVA employees. H.R. 1470, H.R. 1471\nFY08 & FY09 VA Appropriations Bills H.R. 2642, S. 1645", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),President of the U.S.,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 80000, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T13:54:39-04:00"], [639268, "a1e5b4ac-d47c-4470-935e-97065058a53d", "Q2", "ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES", 4493, "ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES", 2008, "second_quarter", "VET", "H.R. 4463/S. 2377, \"Veteran Health Care Quality Improvement Act\"\n\nIssue: Scholarship and Loan Forgivenes for VA physicians, VA Quality Management.", "Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 140000, 0, 0, "2008-07-18T14:15:05-04:00"], [639768, "7b3b6ee8-0044-497f-83a3-9ec80d0a0c08", "Q2", "THOMAS R. 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