lobbying_activities

Individual lobbying activities reported in quarterly filings. Each row is one issue area for one client — includes the specific issues lobbied on, government entities contacted, and income/expense amounts.

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1 row where filing_uuid = "ba2f9664-e7fb-4ece-b814-ba8354d84886" and issue_code = "VET" sorted by filing_year descending

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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
2430608 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO ba2f9664-e7fb-4ece-b814-ba8354d84886 Q1 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO 54302 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO 2020 first_quarter VET Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan. Submitted written statements/recommendation to the VA on walk-in clinic use and access standards as they begin the regulation writing process for the "VA MISSION Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights. Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium. Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied on the implementation of the "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019." Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied on the Reassignment of RVSRs from the Philadelphia, PA Pension Management Center. Lobbied on the ongoing negotiations of the VA Employee Contract. Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38. Lobbied to change Section 601 of S. 785 to prevent outsourcing of telehealth. Lobbied to improve S. 221 because original bill would eliminate right of every VA employee to obtain clear record agreements and would report VA Providers to state licensing boards and National Practitioner Data Bank for minor infractions. Lobbied to improve H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Specifically sections on clinician reporting and clear record agreements. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant p… Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Army, Dept of (Other),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense Commissary Agency,Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Navy, Dept of,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Marines,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)   464000 0 0 2020-04-17T10:38:27.953000-04:00

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CREATE TABLE lobbying_activities (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
            filing_uuid TEXT NOT NULL,
            filing_type TEXT NOT NULL,
            registrant_name TEXT NOT NULL,
            registrant_id INTEGER,
            client_name TEXT NOT NULL,
            filing_year INTEGER NOT NULL,
            filing_period TEXT NOT NULL,
            issue_code TEXT,
            specific_issues TEXT,
            government_entities TEXT,
            income_amount INTEGER,
            expense_amount INTEGER,
            is_no_activity INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
            is_termination INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
            received_date TEXT,
            CONSTRAINT fk_activity_filing FOREIGN KEY (filing_uuid)
                REFERENCES lobbying_filings_raw(filing_uuid)
        );
CREATE INDEX idx_act_client_name ON lobbying_activities(client_name COLLATE NOCASE);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_issue_code ON lobbying_activities(issue_code);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_year ON lobbying_activities(filing_year);
CREATE INDEX idx_act_filing_uuid ON lobbying_activities(filing_uuid);