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Work in support of H.R. 1396 / S. 550 Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act; H.R. 832, Arbitration Transparency Act; H.R. 1374/S. 537/S. 2591, Arbitration Fairness Act.", "Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-12T16:01:21.077000-04:00"], [2143275, "779f571a-9bef-45a7-b970-c71d933a3ce3", "2T", "MAYNARD NEXSEN PC", 60116, "SMITHS GROUP", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Tort reform issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Policy Development,SENATE", null, null, 0, 1, "2018-07-12T16:37:47.973000-04:00"], [2143285, "def57198-16bf-40d1-af9c-3ef888dac49c", "2A", "MAYNARD NEXSEN PC", 60116, "SMITHS GROUP", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Tort reform issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Policy Development,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-12T16:44:53.753000-04:00"], [2144811, "1ccb5992-81b9-4dce-95fa-f56f1ca2f1dc", "Q2", "AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN", 2662, "AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R.3808 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 (entire bill)", "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Reserve System,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 400000, 0, 0, "2018-07-16T10:43:57.927000-04:00"], [2145412, "628b8636-6194-4bc2-9fb3-544289e5201b", "Q2", "AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.", 293552, "AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "HR 985 Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act - support legislation to improve the tort system as it relates to class action litigation.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 70000, 0, 0, "2018-07-16T14:44:40.820000-04:00"], [2147394, "ddf7bac9-99e6-470a-ad6f-189c6549662e", "Q2", "AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA", 14611, "AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Legal/Tort Reform:  track the progress of the insurance industry's collaboration on legal reform tort issues at the federal and state levels.", "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 520000, 0, 0, "2018-07-17T14:00:18.480000-04:00"], [2147625, "6959c0a5-45e1-4cff-b7e4-bcd742ab9492", "Q2", "CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.", 8453, "BELL LEGAL GROUP", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "support for legislation in support of the survivors of the water contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-17T14:39:51.423000-04:00"], [2149258, "e20fc98c-e085-4b72-ac05-9823685c7d22", "Q2", "BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP", 7257, "THE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM - 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lobbied to promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act through education, and to discourage lawsuit abuse under the Act.", "Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 267147, 0, 0, "2018-07-19T15:37:14.870000-04:00"], [2159460, "e27dd16c-d0fe-4373-b6a8-c582f49d55c4", "Q2", "LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP", 22826, "LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Issues related to H.R. 906, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017.", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of", null, 650000, 0, 0, "2018-07-19T18:11:50.560000-04:00"], [2159496, "e2f063fe-657a-454f-83fb-b24e5f0b4bd8", "Q2", "SMITHS GROUP SERVICES CORPORATION", 290137, "SMITHS GROUP SERVICES CORPORATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Issues related to tort reform.\nH.R.906, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017.\nH.R.985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017.\nH.R.3487, To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case.", "Army, Dept of (Other),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Policy Development,SENATE,Transportation Security Administration (TSA),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 410000, 0, 0, "2018-07-19T18:15:59.027000-04:00"], [2160934, "74d09405-c632-475d-abce-a8d21356b30a", "Q2", "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.", 38756, "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Natl Security Council (NSC),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Vice President of the U.S.,White House Office", null, 15190000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T08:51:50.367000-04:00"], [2160986, "e68e7edb-fc4d-4a69-ab8b-53a8ba461a43", "Q2", "U.S. CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM", 51172, "U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 720/S.237, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017\nH.R. 1374/S. 537, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017\nH.R. 4570/H.R. 4734/S. 2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act\n\nVarious issues relating to reforms to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401);\nrestatements of the law issued by the American Law Institute;\nalternative dispute resolution mechanisms;\nfraud and abuse in civil litigation;\ncivil discovery reform; \nlegal reform;\nasbestos litigation", "Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", null, 5160000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T08:52:57.710000-04:00"], [2161009, "19ebfd3e-4a7e-4945-88bb-4d78b75c4998", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES", 26945, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 906 - 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MUTUAL PROTECTION TRUST (CAP-MPT)", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 1215).", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T10:37:03.347000-04:00"], [2162722, "5cb3fb6d-9816-4893-b21c-c9c0472e818f", "Q2", "OLDAKER & WILLISON, LLP", 77754, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AND CONSUMER ATTORNEYS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Legislation addressing lawsuit and class action litigation reform; judicial nominations", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T10:46:42.097000-04:00"], [2162838, "410bf3a6-567a-4eff-ac21-e49f5a0fc0a5", "Q2", "CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA", 11481, "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act\nS. 1885, AV START Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T10:53:49.303000-04:00"], [2162997, "4f652089-6ed2-4dfe-b9ca-0d9ab938dbd5", "Q2", "HARLOW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC", 400745232, "KOREIN TILLERY LLC", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 45000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T11:01:07.710000-04:00"], [2163553, "57556b3e-238a-482e-8446-26c0ec68562d", "Q2", "AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION", 2877, "AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions\nS. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, all provisions\nS. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, provision related to liability\nS. 808, Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017, all provisions", "Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 4300000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T11:31:31.807000-04:00"], [2163870, "ce05549f-7c70-48fc-80fd-d4af195c8c3e", "Q2", "ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY", 1114, "ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985: Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017\nIssues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) generally including;\nPublic Notice DA 18-493: Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau seeks comment on interpretation of the telephone consumer protection act in light of the D.C. Circuit's ACA International Decision", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Reserve System,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Postal Regulatory Commission,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 670000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T11:44:00.370000-04:00"], [2163966, "8ed0a5a9-39b7-410b-a591-9a053aed3ea7", "Q2", "THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES", 2046, "AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Liability protection for infrastructure projects; emergency response protections; HR 2548, FEMA Reauthorization; flood insurance reauthorization.", "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Federal Transit Administration (FTA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 953051, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T11:48:41.620000-04:00"], [2164233, "ea9e65b0-e2e0-44b3-b8df-bc9dcd0316b4", "Q2", "HEIDEMAN NUDELMAN & KALIK, PC", 314113, "JACKIE NINK PFLUG & OTHER AMERICAN VICTIMS OF EGYPTAIR #648", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Lobbying for Congressional support to urge Libya to resolve the claims of the United States victims who were injured and/or killed on November 23, 1985, and their family members, as a result of the Libyan-sponsored terrorist attack on EgyptAir Flight 648.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:00:55.810000-04:00"], [2164284, "8fd9a769-bb0b-4862-87b7-39badc1c74c9", "Q2", "VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES", 39837, "TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC AND SUBSIDIARIES", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Monitor Tort reform issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:03:20.467000-04:00"], [2164310, "4720f8ee-583e-477b-947c-9e8e56be8a2e", "Q2", "HEIDEMAN NUDELMAN & KALIK, PC", 314113, "AMERICAN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM C/O HEIDEMAN NUDELMAN & KALIK, P.C.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Lobbying for Congressional support to urge state sponsors of terrorism to resolve the claims of the United States victims who were injured and/or killed as a result of terrorism.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:03:28.437000-04:00"], [2164372, "17f1970a-c7b7-4937-9fd2-33c41ed88108", "Q2", "HEIDEMAN NUDELMAN & KALIK, PC", 314113, "CECILE BUONOCORE & OTHER AMERICAN VICTIMS OF THE ROME AIRPORT ATTACK", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Lobbying for Congressional support to urge Libya to resolve the claims of the United States victims who were injured and/or killed on December 27, 1985, and their family members, as a result of the Libyan-sponsored terrorist attack on the Fiumicino Airport a/k/a Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Romy, Italy.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:06:54.810000-04:00"], [2164530, "c28d4ca1-54a7-44b2-9f75-d1457abc2694", "Q2", "HEIDEMAN NUDELMAN & KALIK, PC", 314113, "ESTATE OF ESTHER KLIEMAN AND OTHER AMERICAN VICTIMS OF PALESTINIAN TERROR", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Lobbying for Congressional support to urge those responsible for Palestinian terror to resolve the claims of the United States victims who were injured and/or killed as a result of their support of terrorism.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:12:05.047000-04:00"], [2164860, "c4d7a8d4-0c04-4fc6-8d85-a6454a1f1f81", "Q2", "CGCN GROUP, LLC", 76992, "AICPA", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 75000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:26:46.187000-04:00"], [2165004, "e31476df-be66-4e7b-8bd4-fc6c6f5a12cd", "Q2", "HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL", 57453, "HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R.985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Other),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Security Council (NSC),Navy, Dept of,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 1690000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:30:40.597000-04:00"], [2165039, "224b493f-5339-433b-9058-e87918e0cb65", "Q2", "AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA", 26854, "AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 143 Anticompetitive Activities\nH.R. 372 Health Insurance Antitrust Law Application\nH.R. 617 Application of the Federal Antitrust Laws\nH.R. 906 Asbestos Exposure Claims Reports Public Disclosure\nH.R. 985 Federal Court Procedures \nH.R. 1637 Compel Sanctions by Filing Civil Actions\nH.R. 1667 Insolvent Financial Institution Bankruptcy Resolution\n\nH.R. 4432 Residential Lead Based Paint Hazards Violations\n\nS. 2564 Fraudulent Claims Against Trusts\n\n**Issues lobbied without specific bill numbers: Disparate Impact rule", "Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 1590000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:30:41.893000-04:00"], [2165192, "704a1b3a-9a38-4ce9-a2dd-68be685bbefa", "Q2", "CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.", 51445, "CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Economic Council (NEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 420000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:39:02.877000-04:00"], [2165402, "6c2adb38-a3dd-4c52-a72f-4b5ea50b4505", "Q2", "NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC", 400689052, "INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title III litigation; HR 620 and similar proposals in the Senate", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:49:48.660000-04:00"], [2165493, "2226d382-9f37-43ea-986b-3a30ece4354d", "Q2", "NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC", 400689052, "INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "HR 985; HR 906; S 2564", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T12:54:31.193000-04:00"], [2165948, "c497c87f-bc7f-465d-a04d-6b6a972f0db2", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS", 26810, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Business legal reform.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Reserve System,General Services Administration (GSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),U.S. Postal Service (USPS),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 901420, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T13:14:11.757000-04:00"], [2166134, "747e6578-cd74-40bc-ba90-ff30c16aaf68", "Q2", "TIBER CREEK GROUP", 20744, "U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FKA U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985, The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017. H.R. 906, The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017. General issues pertaining to arbitration.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T13:21:50.913000-04:00"], [2166167, "e0ded458-2298-4761-85d0-f45c5e7c5cca", "Q2", "THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS", 2638, "AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Lobbied on creation of bill to limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards. No bill number.\n\nLobbied on changes to the Restoring Board Immunity Act, H.R. 3446, regarding limiting private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards. Bill in full. \n\nLobbied on changes to the Restoring Board Immunity Act, S.1649, regarding limiting private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards. Bill in full.", "Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 340000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T13:23:04.837000-04:00"], [2167504, "14816fe0-a5c3-45b6-858a-c655a9ba0747", "Q2", "STRATEGIC POLICY COUNSEL PLLC", 401104804, "LAWYERS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Advocating improvements in the civil justice system, including class actions, discovery, evidence, jurisdiction, pleadings, and adequate funding for the judiciary.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T14:15:14.327000-04:00"], [2167979, "159f0141-f425-4820-a592-9b12e25ea351", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS", 26912, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Updated removal standards", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),State Justice Institute,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 1790000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T14:34:48.203000-04:00"], [2169246, "02a0eba1-def3-40f5-a6ef-d3d8ec990469", "Q2", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.", 400599829, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "HR 1118 - Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - provisions relating to firms not engaged in manufacturing products", "Energy, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 90969, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:17:05.990000-04:00"], [2169252, "ad6cfc49-5e8c-47e5-bb9e-1d7594e1cfdf", "Q2", "SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC", 73271, "AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Issues related to cost of care for animals seized by law enforcement, including HR 398.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:17:10.240000-04:00"], [2169627, "c9b5629f-b65e-42bc-a697-c0f589c2b117", "Q2", "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE", 4733, "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 1215 (Protecting Access to Care Act); establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits, including limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000. \n\nS. 808/H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.\n\nH.R. 1565 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services.\n\nH.R. 1704 (ACCESS Act of 2017); affects healthcare lawsuits by limiting liability and capping noneconomic damages, among other measures.\n\nH.R. 1118 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); limits liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business.\n\nS. 781/H.R. 1876 (Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act); limits the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.\n\nS. 1134/H.R. 2437 (Back the Blue Act); alters rules governing criminal and civil rights cases against government entities.\n\nH.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.\n\n\nS. 1693 (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking.\n\nH.R. 1865 (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017); amends the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.\n\nH.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.\n\nS. 1426 (United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017); amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport.\n\nH.R. 3808 (Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017); preempts New York state law and precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving federal financial assistance. \n\nS. 2815 (Litigation Funding Transparency Act); requries one-sided disclosure of plaintiff use of litigation funding. \n\nH.R. 5856 (Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians Services Act of 2018); creates limited liability for volunteer health care professionals. \n\nGeneral lobbying with regard to preemption of state common law.", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 1430000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:29:33.897000-04:00"], [2169817, "c34fc157-6dfe-44e6-913e-f7d258225dfb", "Q2", "SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC", 73271, "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "ADA Education & Reform Act (HR 620)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:36:59.053000-04:00"], [2170058, "fc8ae593-eef1-4153-827e-70dc91a9d911", "Q2", "AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION", 2228, "AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017", "Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 500000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:46:43.367000-04:00"], [2170372, "2751d275-ff94-4899-ab21-5b45ef506e4f", "Q2", "GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP", 16896, "BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Administrative and legislative monitoring and outreach related to class actions and medical malpractice.\nH.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017.", "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T15:58:47.527000-04:00"], [2170486, "d6525655-1e06-4d18-8c90-bd7f7a4297f7", "Q2", "ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)", 57475, "ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "General issues related to securities litigation and liability reform.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office", null, 960000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T16:02:32.847000-04:00"], [2171278, "53922adf-5a57-40dc-91a7-622c98303df0", "Q2", "ACA INTERNATIONAL", 81431, "ACA INTERNATIONAL", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985 Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act (FICALA)-addresses class actions many of the provisions affect the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).", "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 190000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T16:33:50.143000-04:00"], [2171556, "c426a42f-bc88-46c9-bcf0-c5e69178aa09", "Q2", "MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION", 31441, "MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Protecting Access to Care Act (regarding federal medical liability reform), H.R. 1215, entire bill; Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act (ACCESS Act) (regarding federal medical liability reform), H.R. 1704, entire bill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 70000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T16:42:54.610000-04:00"], [2171955, "0ebe63e8-bcbe-4319-ad98-5164a659538a", "2T", "OGR", 48827, "SMITHS GROUP PLC", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Issues related to tort reform.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 1, "2018-07-20T16:59:39.723000-04:00"], [2172002, "645cfb12-31a8-48bb-bf85-4cc1cf1589b4", "Q2", "ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC", 31406, "ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "HR 3487; provisions related to tort reform", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 2620000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T17:01:02.207000-04:00"], [2172313, "f286dd2c-26ea-494c-b804-6e478b2356ba", "Q2", "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.", 400614865, "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R. 620).", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 140000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T17:13:08.287000-04:00"], [2172328, "d4d3f4fb-0029-4bb4-ae14-55005f79e098", "Q2", "NEIL QUINTER", 401104721, "JAK SUKYAS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Litigation against Romananian government regarding confiscation of property by the former Communist regime.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", null, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T17:14:13.677000-04:00"], [2173408, "892fff69-9362-49b9-8707-c16f5053e179", "Q2", "AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION", 1808, "AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 \nH.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Congressional Budget Office (CBO),Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),Education, Dept of,Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 250000, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T19:00:00.017000-04:00"], [2174060, "35664a8f-e44c-493d-8d96-d92e9f460d10", "Q2", "AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD", 682, "HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H.R. 906; H.R. 985; FICLA., S. 2564, Protect Asbestos Victims act of 2018.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", 80000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-20T22:36:11.480000-04:00"], [2174323, "df932e8d-753d-40ae-b212-63d15c6420d4", "Q2", "AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD", 682, "U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Background on federal civil and criminal enforcement against business, and over criminalization of federal law (no specific legislation); general background on the False Claims Act; general background on legal reform; and H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act; S. 2564, Protect Asbestos Victims Act of 2018; S. 2815, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2018, and other asbestos reform policy.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 150000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-21T00:08:39.053000-04:00"], [2174515, "2096375f-2d54-4c99-a898-8ef3214cf1b9", "Q2", "NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC", 400689052, "ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, LLC", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "HR 985; issues related to class actions generally; issues related to federal court jurisdiction", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2018-07-23T07:56:26.327000-04:00"], [2177050, "4b7b3463-edee-4b9e-bb1f-df4e0da95274", "Q2", "SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 36366, "SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Product Liability, Intellectual Property Rights", "Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Education, Dept of,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Intl Trade Administration (ITA),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 85000, 0, 0, "2018-08-07T11:38:07.770000-04:00"], [2177149, "2ed4c38c-6b6b-4a39-99f8-5d278d012aa3", "Q2", "AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS", 1967, "AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017\nH.R.720-Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act\nH.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017\nH.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act\nH.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017\nH.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017\n\nS.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017\nS.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 702392, 0, 0, "2018-08-08T15:31:38.687000-04:00"], [2177820, "1a5892d0-9761-469a-8f25-72cd5edff595", "Q2", "INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS GROUP", 317275, "SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC (SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS ANGELIDES&BARNERD LLC)", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "Legislation: H.R. 906, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT ACT)\nS. 2564, The PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2018\nClass actions: Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT ACT)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 38000, null, 0, 0, "2018-08-20T18:41:40.983000-04:00"], [2216159, "8c79fd84-433e-4304-8be0-51cfdea72758", "2A", "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE", 4733, "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE", 2018, "second_quarter", "TOR", "H.R. 1215 (Protecting Access to Care Act); establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits, including limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000. \n\nS. 808/H.R. 302 (Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act); provides protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.\n\nH.R. 1565 (Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act); establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines in the provision of health care goods or services.\n\nH.R. 1704 (ACCESS Act of 2017); affects healthcare lawsuits by limiting liability and capping noneconomic damages, among other measures.\n\nH.R. 1118 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); limits liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business.\n\nS. 781/H.R. 1876 (Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act); 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