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Above areas include tax and labor law issues embedded in the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the IRS Code.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 46438, 0, 0, "2013-07-03T15:52:41.867000-04:00"], [1402945, "1a6e280d-970e-4c3b-86f9-34db682f8207", "Q2", "VALUE PLACE LLC", 400402901, "VALUE PLACE LLC", 2013, "second_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", null, 41730, 0, 0, "2013-07-05T11:57:13.563000-04:00"], [1403054, "e59451ee-49ad-4be7-8cbe-a515de48112f", "Q2", "THOMAS POWERS", 48532, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "small business lending by SBA under title v of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958", null, 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-07T14:25:10.907000-04:00"], [1403055, "ebbe63c1-2533-4721-8f76-39fea216dd4e", "Q2", "THOMAS POWERS", 48532, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "promotion of small business lending by SBA under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-07T14:42:11.627000-04:00"], [1403392, "4291b7fd-a148-4191-9694-a4aff5dbc392", "Q2", "D&P CREATIVE STRATEGIES, LLC", 304554, "MICROSOFT CORPORATION", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "FITARA", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-08T18:10:27.657000-04:00"], [1403574, "318d18dc-3105-4449-bfaf-762e29ff8810", "Q2", "CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI", 43616, "CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "S310; Startup Act 3.0; all areas dealing with higher education.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 70000, 0, 0, "2013-07-09T11:58:46.047000-04:00"], [1403753, "a4ff626b-90cd-4a59-8a10-17a90facaf5b", "Q2", "PALEY ROTHMAN GOLDSTEIN ROSENBERG & COOPER, CHARTERED", 56793, "SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Tax, employee benefits, health care, small business issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-09T15:16:25.823000-04:00"], [1404000, "c1e764bc-d5bd-4aed-b06e-7ebe170453b4", "Q2", "UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA", 318276, "UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "FY14 appropriations to SBA to expand entrepreneurship programs using technology and to provide technical assistance to small businesses and rural development, expand programs for women in business.  Reauthorization of SBA's entrepreneurial education programs through technology; expanded program support for women in small business.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Federal Railroad Administration,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 50000, 0, 0, "2013-07-10T11:05:12.210000-04:00"], [1404234, "4f5849d7-9840-43b0-a0db-1458dbc3bc2e", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS", 27183, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Advocated for (including providing hearing testimony in support of) H.R. 776, the Security in Bonding Act of 2013, which would (1) amend title 31 of the United States Code to revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety and (2) increase the guarantee given to a surety participating the US SBA Bond Guarantee Program. Also supported various contracting reform initiaitives, such as limitations on the use of reverse auctions, being considered by the Small Business Committee of the US House of Representatives.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-07-10T13:54:26.983000-04:00"], [1404251, "8ff35ae6-aa51-4d11-a50f-085bc6074721", "Q2", "ACG ADVOCACY", 2057, "EMERSON ECOLOGICS LLC", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Small Business Issues.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-10T14:05:33.787000-04:00"], [1404322, "96159e3c-abd7-4cf0-b663-9846321f0373", "Q2", "MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 24761, "MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Federal procurement reforms\nIndividual surety bonding reforms (HR 776)\nSecurity and Bonding Act of 2013\nSmall business contracting, design build and anti-reverse auction bidding reforms", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 10000, 0, 0, "2013-07-10T15:50:08.730000-04:00"], [1404672, "15f6339a-8932-4454-bb36-ff68c9bd0adc", "Q2", "NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION", 27423, "NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "NCA lobbied for the passage of HR 763, a bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers found in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). If this provision of the ACA is left unchanged, this fee will be passed on to NCA members which will increase costs for private clubs and lead to job losses in the private club industry.", "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE", null, 10000, 0, 0, "2013-07-11T10:52:12.667000-04:00"], [1404849, "f883f402-c392-4d34-a05b-26033c69b4bd", "Q2", "LNE GROUP", 308811, "HIRAM COLLEGE", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Lobbied for issues regarding small business", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-11T12:21:23.317000-04:00"], [1404906, "4b7bafcc-e48a-4c33-81dc-14a23b2acfe7", "Q2", "LNE GROUP", 308811, "INTRINSIQ MATERIALS", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Lobbied for issues regarding small business", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-11T12:48:43.403000-04:00"], [1405173, "23050f3d-f0f8-4b07-ae23-cdb804e5c557", "Q2", "SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS", 35957, "SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Access to Capital", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-11T15:28:44.900000-04:00"], [1405287, "011b4524-5ec6-4c74-9f1d-fcd13541096f", "Q2", "ROBERTSON, MONAGLE & EASTAUGH LLC", 33454, "TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC.", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Generate and maintain Congressional support for client's 8A small business opportunities with USCG in the Gulf of Mexico.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-11T16:34:31.863000-04:00"], [1405588, "9c4ba2fa-e535-4f27-90ed-155ce2a85f79", "Q2", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "CHENEGA CORPORATION", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "General work involving Native 8(a) and Alaskan Native Corporation procurement and policy issues; General work related to justification and approval requirements of sole-source contracts enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY2010.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-12T12:23:17.557000-04:00"], [1405651, "ad75756f-9383-4f04-a2ff-e6e4ae935036", "Q2", "ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA)", 309333, "ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI)", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Small Business; Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Initiatives; Mine Safety and Health Adminstration Regulatory Initiatives; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulatory Initiatives", "Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Intl Trade Administration (ITA),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. Forest Service,U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 22000, 0, 0, "2013-07-12T13:14:54.690000-04:00"], [1406558, "ed03426d-3bcb-479e-aeda-c0ddab2c5126", "Q2", "ALCALDE & FAY", 818, "1901 GROUP", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "General contracting issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-15T11:12:55.287000-04:00"], [1407241, "2e55853b-6bb1-490d-a836-40d1d1b9ab1b", "2A", "PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL", 400520538, "PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Independent Contractors\nUse of promotional products as an advertising medium", "Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)", null, 95000, 0, 0, "2013-07-15T15:40:02.023000-04:00"], [1407491, "f606d833-f9e9-466c-a7fe-fe0502da4d9e", "Q2", "MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC", 70175, "EBAY, INC", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Lobbied on H.R. 654 and S. 336 and S.743, the Marketplace Fiarness Act, particularly the small business exemption.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-15T17:09:57.687000-04:00"], [1408468, "fccf829a-032c-48ce-aeb6-009183008199", "Q2", "ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS", 286017, "ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Tax Issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 683325, 0, 0, "2013-07-16T14:57:32.530000-04:00"], [1408598, "52405017-35c6-4569-8172-444480f7bb0e", "Q2", "NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)", 27811, "NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. \nH.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support.  \nH.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act - support.\nH.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support.H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support.\nH.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support.\nH.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act.\nH.R. 2575, the Save American Workers.\nH.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013  support.\nH.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act  support.\nAmendment #71 to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947)  support.\nH.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act  support.\nH.R. 1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act  support.\nH.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - support \n\nS. 399, the American Job Protection Act  support. \nS. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act  support. \nS. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.\nS.Amdmt.1238, to S. 744  support.\nS.Amdmt.1634, to S. 744\nS.Amdmt.1505, to S. 744\nFranken amendment (Franken 1 and Franken 4), to S. 744\nS. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013  support.\nS. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act  support. \nS.A. 1141, an amendment to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954)  support.\nS. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013  support.\nS. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act  support.\nS. 1173  the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act  support.\nS.714  Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act  support.\n\nHearings\nApril 17, 2013- Small Business Committee on the Healthcare Law. William J. Gouldin Jr. (the President of Stranges Florists, Greenhouses and Garden from Richmond, VA) testified on the impact of the healthcare law on small businesses.  \nMay 9, 2013- House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology. William Dennis testified on the Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses.\nJune 28, 2013- House Judiciary Subcommittee of Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. Karen Harned testified on the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act.\n\nComments\nState Dept - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)  Keystone XL Project (Comments filed April 22, 2013).\nWays and Means  Regarding Small Business Tax Reform (Comments filed April 16, 2013).\nEPA Lead RRP rule for Commercial and Public Buildings  Comments to an agency request for information.\nOSHA, Department of Labor  Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under section 1558 of the PPACA (Comments filed April 29, 2013).\n\nOther Issues\nJoint Economic Committee panel/briefing on tax reform.\nImmigration reform, E-Verify.\nSent letter to OSHA via the Coalition for Workplace Safety opposing the agencys Letter of Interpretation Endorsing Union Representatives on Walk-Around. \nInspections at Non-Union Workplaces.\nRegulatory Flexibility Improvements Act.\nBriefed Freshmen GOP Caucus on tax reform.", "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of", null, 720000, 0, 0, "2013-07-16T15:16:29.170000-04:00"], [1408750, "808415e8-486f-42db-a9a5-786d4a26b220", "Q2", "NFIB, THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE, INC.", 400871554, "NFIB, THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE INC.", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. \nH.R. 1493- Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act - support.\nH.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act - support.\nH.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - supportS. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act  support.\nS.714  Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act  support.\nS. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act  support.\nS. 1173  the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act  support.\n\nHearings\nJune 28, 2013- House Judiciary Subcommittee of Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. 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Support for the Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013(H.R. 1621).", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of", null, 162931, 0, 0, "2013-07-18T11:15:37.827000-04:00"], [1412357, "3aa3e1e4-f503-41e6-85f8-56eab57d10b5", "Q2", "DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC", 12915, "CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Supported small business/entrepreneurial programs.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA)", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-07-18T11:47:04.127000-04:00"], [1412706, "01f5fe9a-a90e-4383-bc07-1ee435f7c444", "Q2", "AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION", 52696, "AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION", 2013, "second_quarter", "SMB", "Supported the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act. 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