4th Quarter - Report

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$39,694
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8, the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012" (Discussions about Social Security, Medicare adn Medicaid, Chained CPI)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL BLAKE —
MAUREEN MCCLOSKEY —
C LEE PAGE —
SUSAN PROKOP —

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Housing HOU

S. 1605, the "HOME Act" The "Inclusive Home Design Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MAUREEN MCCLOSKEY —
C LEE PAGE —
SUSAN PROKOP —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1605 (112th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 672, a bill to terminate the Election Assistance Commission H.R. 5799, the "Voter Empowerment Act of 2012" S. 1872, the "ABLE Act" S. 1994, the "Voter Intimidation protection Act"S. 2189, the "Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" The "Voter Registration Modernization Act" The "Complete Streets Act" Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-226), Compliance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MAUREEN MCCLOSKEY —
C LEE PAGE —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1994 (112th), S. 1872 (112th), S. 2189 (112th), H.R. 672 (112th), H.R. 5799 (112th)

Transportation TRA

The "Surface Transportation Authorization Act" Discussions about Amtrak ADA Compliance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MAUREEN MCCLOSKEY —
C LEE PAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 4297, the "Workforce Investment Improvement Act" The Rehab Act Reauthorization The "Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act" Reauthorization of Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Extension of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN PROKOP —

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4297 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" HHS Appropriations: "Lifespan Respite" funding H.R. 1683, the "State Flexibility Act" (Repeal Medicaid/ CHIP Maintenance of Effort) S. 720/ H.R. 1173, the "Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL BLAKE —
FRED COWELL —
MAUREEN MCCLOSKEY —
C LEE PAGE —
ALETHEA MARGUERITE PREDEOUX —
SUSAN PROKOP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 720 (112th), H.R. 1683 (112th), H.R. 1173 (112th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 115, the "CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011" H.R. 2383, the "Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act" H.R. 2388, the "Access to Timely Information Act" H.R. 3337/S. 1798, the "Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011" H.R. 3687/S. 1755, beneficiary travel for non-service connected catastrophically disabled H.R. 3723, the "Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011" H.R. 4057, the "Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012" H.R. 4072, the "Consolidating Veterans Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012" H.R. 4114/ S. 2259/ P.L. 112-198, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost -of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012" H.R. 6361/ S. 3614, the "HAVEN Act" S. 490, a bill to increase the age of a CHAMPVA eligible dependent child S. 1707, the "Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act" S. 1849, the "Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act" S. 2179, the "Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act" S. 2206, the "GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012" S. 2241, the "GI Bill Consumer Educational Reform Act" S. 2246, the "TAP Modernization Act of 2012" S. 2320, the "Remembering America's Forgotten Veterans Cemetery Act of 2012" S. 3084, the "VISN Reorganization Act of 2012" S. 3179, the "Servicemembers Housing Protection Act of 2012 S. 3202, the "Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012" S. 3313, the "Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012" The Post-9/11 GI Bill and Executive Order 13607

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL BLAKE —
FRED COWELL —
RICHARD DALEY —
BLAKE ORTNER —
ALETHEA MARGUERITE PREDEOUX —
SUSAN PROKOP —
DOUGLAS K VOLLMER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 3179 (112th), S. 2206 (112th), H.R. 6361 (112th), H.R. 4072 (112th), S. 1798 (112th), H.R. 3723 (112th), S. 2259 (112th), S. 1755 (112th), S. 2320 (112th), H.R. 3337 (112th), H.R. 3687 (112th), S. 2241 (112th), H.R. 2383 (112th), S. 1707 (112th), S. 490 (112th), S. 3202 (112th), S. 2246 (112th), S. 3313 (112th), H.R. 4114 (112th), H.R. 2388 (112th), H.R. 115 (112th), S. 2179 (112th), H.R. 4057 (112th), S. 1849 (112th), S. 3614 (112th), S. 3084 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1958, the "Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011" The "Community Choice Act" The "Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act" Medicaid Block Grants Proposed Reductions in Medicaid Spending

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C LEE PAGE —
SUSAN PROKOP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1958 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5854/ S. 3215, the "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY 2013" H.R. 3070/ S. 3295, the "Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2012" Funding for the Social Security Administration

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 3070 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Research Issues National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL BLAKE —
FRED COWELL —
RICHARD DALEY —
BLAKE ORTNER —
ALETHEA MARGUERITE PREDEOUX —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.