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Unemployment UNM

WIA

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Health IT

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal spending for small business programs

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce training issues Workforce Ivestment Act (WIA) re-authorization IT training; HIT Training Carl Perkins Act

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Computer Industry CPI

Funding for IT training within Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization IT training; Cybersecurity; Privacy Data Breach Legislation

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Homeland Security HOM

Government Agency IT security, workforce standards Public-private security task force for small business issues

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Small Business Trade Issues ITA Agreement of the WTO

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Mainstreet Fairness Act HR. 1439, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 S.1660, American Jobs Act of 2011 Taxation of government procurement Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 1660 (112th), S. 493 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Full funding for SBA programs S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization SBA Small Business Information Security Task Force SBA Strategic Alliance Memorandum; HR 1070/S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1544 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 1070 (112th)