Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act

HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; FDIC ILC Applications; OTS gift card guidance; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Payday Lending Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FTC Privacy Rules; OTS Unfair & Deceptive Rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, FBI Subpoenas Addendum, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring, SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1591, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions) H.R. 2206, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions) H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (provision providing a two-year moratorium on the Treasury Dept.s proposed rule to allow national banks to offer real estate brokerage and property management services) H.R. 2829, fiscal year 2008 Financial Services appropriations bill (Treasury real estate proposal provisions, restrictions on SEC enforcement of Section 404 for non-accelerated filers, Treasury Dept. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund) H.R. 3074, fiscal year 2008 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (provisions funding home mortgage foreclosure prevention programs) H.R. 3093, fiscal year 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations (provision reducing funding for the Justice Dept.s Executive Office for U.S. Trustees) H.R. 3222, the Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 (continuing appropriations provisions) Fiscal year 2009 budget proposal (proposal to require card companies to report payments to merchants)

Client expense: $1,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6819 To ammend the Medicare Improvement for Patients adn Providers act, all provisions related to the Medicare Advantage program

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S.338/H.R. 985, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act S. 1710/H.R. 3043, Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2008 S. 1645/H.R. 2642, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 20 S. 1932/H.R. 4241, 2006 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reconciliation Act H.R. 1591, 2007 War Supplemental H.R. 2206, 2007 War Supplemental H.J. Res 32, Continuing Funding Resolution H.R. 3043, Omnibus Funding of 2008 H.R. 2642 Defense Supplemental Appropriations for 2009 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2009 S.Con.Res.70, Budget resolution FY 2009 H.R. 2638 Fiscal 2009 Continuing Resolution H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424); Military Bankruptcy (S.3197); Pension Fund Reform (H.R.7327). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring; SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations; Truth-in-Savings Regulations; Risk Weighting of capital standards; Interest on Reserve Requirements; FDIC Restoration Plan; Deposit and Debt Guarantee Program; Guaranty Program for Troubled Assets; Capital Purchase Program; Hope for Homeowners Program; Overdraft Regulations; Currency Transaction Report Exemptions. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (HR 2642) Sec. 7001. (a) Moratoria on Certain Medicaid Regulations HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act -- which would delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months provisions in the developing economic stimulus package to temporarily increase FMAP self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce: HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule eliminated indirect medical education (IME) adjustments to teaching hospitals' capital payments proposed rule to implement National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002" requirement that TRICARE payment methods for outpatient hospital care be determined outpatient reimbursement rules used by Medicare S 3656: to delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office

340B Program, S.1376 and H.R.2606; Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Departments (HOPDs); Legislation increasing ASC Payments - H.R.1823 and S.225; S.1693 the Wired for Health Care Quality Act; S.334 the Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 2580 medical liability reform legislation; Mental Health Parity legislation - H.R.1424 (provision limiting physician self referral; and health related provisions in the Iraq War Supplemental - H.R.2206 - dealing with limiting physician self referral.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2206, Emergency Supplemental - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraqi Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; H.R. 2370, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007; S. 2741, Disability Savings Accounts; S.2743, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 1360 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), HR 1591 (Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2206 (Tax Preparer Standards, Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2345 (Economic Substance), S 785 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), S 832 (Regulation of Preparers), S 1321 (Confidentiality and Penalty Provisions), HR 3359 (Mobile Workforce State Income Tax and Simplification Act), HR 4318 (Restore Tax Preparer Standard at "Substantial Authority"), S 2242 (Economic Substance) HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3997 (Expatriation), HR 2419 (Economic Substance), HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3056 (Expatriation Tax), HR 3396 (Expatriation Tax), S 2345 (Expatriation Tax), HR 3170 (Estate Tax), HR 3475 (Estate Tax), HR 4172 (Estate Tax), HR 4235 (Estate Tax), HR 4242 (Estate Tax), H.R. 6049 (Tax Preparer Penalties), S. 2851 (Tax Preparer Penalties), H.R. 5719 (Tax Preparer Penalties and Listed Property - Communication Devices), S. 2668 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 5450 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 6081 (Tax Expatriation), S. 1219 (Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2007), H.R. 5716 (Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008), S. 3335 (Extenders; Tax Preparer Penalties), HR 1424 (Tax Prepare Penalties), Estate & Trust Administrative Costs (Knight v. CIR), HR 7060 (Tax Preparer Penalties), HR 7327 (Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 -- funding for defined benefit pension plans), HR 1424 (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 -- Tax Preparer Penalties, Mark-to-Market Study)

Client expense: $1,105,858 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

S 1179 Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007 - A bill to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986. S 502 To make the tax rate reduction on dividends and capital gains permanent. S 1322 Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes. S 1617 To provide tax incentives for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. S 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. S 2886 Alternative Minimum Tax and Tax Extenders Relief Act of 2008. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expiring provisions relating to the alternative minimum tax, individual and business taxpayers, energy conservation, and tax administration. S 3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008. HR 197 To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable sources. HR 1997 To amend the IRC of 1986 to allow solar and geothermal ITC for public utility property. HR 2148 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 15-year recovery period for property used in the transmission or distribution of electricity for sale. HR 2206 Fiscal 2007 Second Emergency Iraq/Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations - Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2007, and for other purposes. HR 2305 Energy Conservation Through "Smart Meters" Act of 2007 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a five-year applicable recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices. HR 2313 To make the tax rate reduction on dividends and capital gains permanent. HR 2776 - Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. HR 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, an act to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. HR 3876 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation. HR 4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007. HR 5101 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the phase-in of the deduction for domestic production activities. HR 5169 The Grow American Investment Now Jobs Act of 2008 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce marginal income tax rates on corporations. HR 5351 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. HR 6049 - Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.RES.20, to make further continuing appropriations. H.J.RES.52, to make continuing appropriation for FY2008. H.J.RES.69, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.J.RES.72, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.CON.RES., revises congressional budget for the U.S. for fiscal year 2009. H.R.925, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers. H.R.1591, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. H.R.2206, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for agriculture. H.R.2207, to make supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance. H.R.5140, to provide economic stimulus through rebates, business incentives and a loan limit increase. H.R.6026, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008. S.CON.RES.70, sets for the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal 2009. S.284, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. S.965, to make emergency supplemental appropriations. S.1751, to make appropriations for energy and water development. S.1859, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. S.2012, to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, VeteransCare, Katrina Recovery & Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act to extend aid. H.R.7110, to make supplemental appropriations for job creation and energy assistance. S.3289, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. Issues other than legislation: Emergency economic assistance for farmers and ranchers Funding for USDA programs Appropriations and budget requests for USDA/other agencies with an ag-related mission or responsibility.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2019/S. 1087: Fair Pay Act S. 1649: Military Family Support Act H.R. 2744: Airline Flight Crew Technical Correction Act S. 880: Family Leave Act S. 80: Executive Branch Family Leave Act H.R. 2049: Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2831: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 2015: Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act S. 606: Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act S. 221: Fair Contracts for Growers Act H.R. 3010/ S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 800/S. 1041: Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2206: Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 1338/S. 766: Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2202/S. 1330: Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 3747: Workforce Investment Act H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2007 H.R. 4296/S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication & Safety Protection (E-MGOS) Act of 2007

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1591 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R. 2521 - To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. H.R.2207 - Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.2206 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.7054 - To ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster. H.R.2882 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities, and other appropriate facilities. S.1615 - A bill to provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. S.1621 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. S.965 - An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.RES.20, to make further continuing appropriations. H.J.RES.52, to make continuing appropriation for FY2008. H.J.RES.69, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.J.RES.72, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.CON.RES., revises congressional budget for the U.S. for fiscal year 2009. H.R.925, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers. H.R.1591, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. H.R.2206, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for agriculture. H.R.2207, to make supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance. H.R.5140, to provide economic stimulus through rebates, business incentives and a loan limit increase. H.R.6026, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008. S.CON.RES.70, sets for the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal 2009. S.284, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. S.965, to make emergency supplemental appropriations. S.1751, to make appropriations for energy and water development. S.1859, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. S.2012, to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, VeteransCare, Katrina Recovery & Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act to extend aid. H.R.7110, to make supplemental appropriations for job creation and energy assistance. S.3289, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. Issues other than legislation: Emergency economic assistance for farmers and ranchers Funding for USDA programs Appropriations and budget requests for USDA/other agencies with an ag-related mission or responsibility.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1079; H.R. 1756; H.R. 1773; H.R. 2206; H.R. 6922; H.R. 6532; S. 58; S. 1997

Client expense: $226,716 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

S 1179 Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act of 2007 S 502 To make the tax rate reduction on dividends and capital gains permanent S 1322 Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 S 1617 To provide tax incentives for plug-in hybrid electric drive motor vehicles S 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S 2886 Alternative Minimum Tax and Tax Extenders Relief Act of 2008 S 3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 HR 197 To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide a 5 year extension of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable sources. HR 1997 To amend the IRC of 1986 to allow solar and geothermal ITC for public utility property HR 2148 To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide a 15 year recovery period for property used in the transmission or distribution of electricity for sale HR 2206 Fiscal 2007 Second Emergency Iraq/Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations HR 2305 Energy Conservation Through Smart Meters Act of 2007 HR 2313 To make the tax rate reduction on dividends and capital gains permanent HR 2276 Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 HR 3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act HR 3876 To amend the IRC of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation HR 4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 HR 5101 To amend the IRC of 1986 to accelerate the phase-in of the deduction for domestic production activities HR 5169 The Grow American Investment Now Jobs Act of 2008 HR 5351 To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation HR 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 HR 6899 Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2008

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Minimum Wage- H.R. 2206 (Iraq Supplemental Bill/Minimum Wage) FMLA/Sick Leave Reform- H.R. 1542, S. 1681, S. 910 OSHA- Protecting America's Workers Act- H.R. 2049, S. 1244 Employee Free Choice Act- S. 1041, H.R. 800 Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- H.R. 2831 Fair Pay Restoration Act- S. 1843 Indoor Air Guidelines

Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6819 To ammend the Medicare Improvement for Patients adn Providers act, all provisions related to the Medicare Advantage program

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 1360 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), HR 1591 (Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2206 (Tax Preparer Standards, Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2345 (Economic Substance), S 785 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), S 832 (Regulation of Preparers), S 1321 (Confidentiality and Penalty Provisions), HR 3359 (Mobile Workforce State Income Tax and Simplification Act), HR 4318 (Restore Tax Preparer Standard at "Substantial Authority"), S 2242 (Economic Substance) HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3997 (Expatriation), HR 2419 (Economic Substance), HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3056 (Expatriation Tax), HR 3396 (Expatriation Tax), S 2345 (Expatriation Tax), HR 3170 (Estate Tax), HR 3475 (Estate Tax), HR 4172 (Estate Tax), HR 4235 (Estate Tax), HR 4242 (Estate Tax), H.R. 6049 (Tax Preparer Penalties), S. 2851 (Tax Preparer Penalties), H.R. 5719 (Tax Preparer Penalties and Listed Property - Communication Devices), S. 2668 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 5450 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 6081 (Tax Expatriation), S. 1219 (Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2007), H.R. 5716 (Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008), S. 3335 (Extenders; Tax Preparer Penalties), HR 1424 (Tax Prepare Penalties), Estate & Trust Administrative Costs (Knight v. CIR)

Client expense: $1,288,791 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

S.338/H.R. 985, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act S. 1710/H.R. 3043, Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2008 S. 1645/H.R. 2642, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 20 S. 1932/H.R. 4241, 2006 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reconciliation Act H.R. 1591, 2007 War Supplemental H.R. 2206, 2007 War Supplemental H.J. Res 32, Continuing Funding Resolution H.R. 3043, Omnibus Funding of 2008 H.R. 2642 Defense Supplemental Appropriations for 2009 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2009 S.Con.Res.70, Budget resolution FY 2009 H.R. 2638 Fiscal 2009 Continuing Resolution H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1591 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R. 2521 - To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. H.R.2207 - Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.2206 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.7054 - To ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same reimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster. H.R.2882 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities, and other appropriate facilities. S.1615 - A bill to provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. S.1621 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. S.965 - An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

IBM has lobbied for various Governmental Programs including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs. Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. H.R. 2642, Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations National Science Foundation Dept. of Energy, Office of Science __ / S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Department of Energy, Office of Science H.R. 2206, Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.R. 2207, Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2764, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 3161 / S. 1859 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.Res 438, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration GoArmyEd / eArmyU FY09 Continuing Resolutions - Appropriations

Client expense: $1,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.RES.20, to make further continuing appropriations. H.J.RES.52, to make continuing appropriation for FY2008. H.J.RES.69, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.J.RES.72, to make further continuing appropriations for FY2008. H.CON.RES., revises congressional budget for the U.S. for fiscal year 2009. H.R.925, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers. H.R.1591, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. H.R.2206, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for agriculture. H.R.2207, to make supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance. H.R.5140, to provide economic stimulus through rebates, business incentives and a loan limit increase. H.R.6026, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008. S.CON.RES.70, sets for the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal 2009. S.284, to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. S.965, to make emergency supplemental appropriations. S.1751, to make appropriations for energy and water development. S.1859, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. S.2012, to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, VeteransCare, Katrina Recovery & Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act to extend aid. H.R.7110, to make supplemental appropriations for job creation and energy assistance. S.3289, to make appropriations for agriculture and related agencies. Issues other than legislation: Emergency economic assistance for farmers and ranchers Funding for USDA programs Appropriations and budget requests for USDA/other agencies with an ag-related mission or responsibility.

Client expense: $210,369 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (HR 2642) Sec. 7001. (a) Moratoria on Certain Medicaid Regulations HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act -- which would delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce, HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office

S.Con. Res. 21, fiscal year 2008 budget resolution (credit card payments reporting proposal, tax gap provisions) H.J. Res. 20, omnibus appropriations and continuing resolution (all provisions, including proposed amendment concerning competitiveness of U.S. financial services industry) H.Con. Res. 99, fiscal year 2008 budget resolution (credit card payments reporting proposal, tax gap provisions) H.R. 1591, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions) H.R. 2206, supplemental Defense appropriations legislation (tax provisions) H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (provision providing a two-year moratorium on the Treasury Dept.s proposed rule to allow national banks to offer real estate brokerage and property management services) H.R. 2829, fiscal year 2008 Financial Services appropriations bill (Treasury real estate proposal provisions, restrictions on SEC enforcement of Section 404 for non-accelerated filers, Treasury Dept. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund) H.R. 3074, fiscal year 2008 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (provisions funding home mortgage foreclosure prevention programs) H.R. 3093, fiscal year 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations (provision reducing funding for the Justice Dept.s Executive Office for U.S. Trustees) H.R. 3222, the Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 (continuing appropriations provisions) Fiscal year 2009 budget proposal (proposal to require card companies to report payments to merchants)

Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid and SHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2211 - Transparency in medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting and Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6631 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare, Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2008 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375 - Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, all titles

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

340B Program - S.1376 and H.R.2606; Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Departments (HOPDs); legislation increasing ASC Payments - H.R.1823 and S.225; S.1693 the WIred for Health Care Quality Act; S.334 the Healthy Americans Act; H.R.2580 medical liability reform legislation; Mental Health Parity legislation H.R.1424 (provision limiting physician Self Referral; and, health related provisions in the Iraq War Supplemental - H.R.2206 and H.R.2206 - specifically dealing with limiting physician self referral.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2019/S. 1087: Fair Pay Act S. 1649: Military Family Support Act H.R. 2744: Airline Flight Crew Technical Correction Act S. 880: Family Leave Act S. 80: Executive Branch Family Leave Act H.R. 2049: Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2831: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 2015: Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act S. 606: Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act S. 221: Fair Contracts for Growers Act H.R. 3010/ S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 800/S. 1041: Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2206: Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 1338/S. 766: Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2202/S. 1330: Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 3747: Workforce Investment Act H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2007 H.R. 4296/S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication & Safety Protection (E-MGOS) Act of 2007

Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.338/H.R. 985, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act S. 1710/H.R. 3043, Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2008 S. 1645/H.R. 2642, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 20 S. 1932/H.R. 4241, 2006 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reconciliation Act H.R. 1591, 2007 War Supplemental H.R. 2206, 2007 War Supplemental H.J. Res 32, Continuing Funding Resolution H.R. 3043, Omnibus Funding of 2008 H.R. 2642 Defense Supplemental Appropriations for 2009 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2009 S.Con.Res.70, Budget resolution FY 2009

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S.1 Ethics Reform bill (identified by CRS) S.4 Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S.9 Immigration Reform bill S.31 H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of 2007 S.32A bill to reform the acquisition process of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. S.34Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S.41Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 S.49Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S.92Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S.93911 Modernization Act S.119War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 S.122Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 S.129A bill to study and promote the use of energy-efficient computer servers in the United States. S.156Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S.215Internet Freedom Preservation Act S.239Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S.291Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 S.315Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S.328Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act' S.337White Spaces Act of 2007 S.364Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act S.372Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 S.422Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007 S.445Trade Prosecutor Act S.460Trade CLAIM ActTrade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act S.495Data Breach - Judiciary S.563Real ID Deadline Extension S.567National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008'. S.581Buy American Improvement Act of 2007 S.606Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007 S.674Transparency and Accountability in Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007 S.680A bill to ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting, and for other purposes. S.711Universal Service for the 21st Century Act S.717Repeal Real ID S.717Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 S.777A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. S.796Fair Currency Act of 2007 S.803Child Support Protection Act of 2007 S.869Compete Act of 2007 S.965U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2007 S.974Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act S.1004 Restoring Integrity in Contracting Act of 2007 S.1032 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 S.1035 H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 S.1092 High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007 S.1114 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 S.1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S.1350 A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. S.1351 H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007 S.1397 Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act S.1455 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S.1538 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 S.1547 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 S.1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act S.1607 Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 S.1625 Counter Spy Act S.1178 Data Breach - Commerce S.1260 Data Security Act of 2007 S.1639 AgJOBS Act of 2007Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007DREAM Act of 2007Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement ActSecure and Safe Detention and Asylum ActS.I. Hayakawa National Language Amendment Act of 2007Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007Wartime Treatment Study Act S.1644 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1645 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1650 Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S.1686 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008Architect of the Capitol Inspector General Act of 2007 S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1703 Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 S.1710 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1723 Improving Government Accountability Act S.1745 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1789 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act S.1859 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1984 Immigration & Border Security Act S.2041 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2168 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 S.2213 Cyber-Crime Act of 2007 S.2300 A bill to improve the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. S.2324 Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 S.2394 Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 S.2449 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.2866 Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act S.2904 Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 S.2905 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act S.2916 Guaranteeing Real Accountability in Federal Transactions Act S.2996 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.3077 To strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending S.3123 Closing the Foreign Lobbying Loophole Act S.3139 Oversight of the Performance and Effectiveness of National Contracting Act of 2008 S.3162 MADE in the USA Tax ActManufacturing, Assembling, Development, and Export in the USA Tax S.3181 Homeland Security Appropriations S.CON.RES.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. S.1758 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act' or the `CLASS Act' H.CON.RES.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. H.R.1Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 20079/11 Commission International Implementation Act of 2007Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement Act of 2007Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Act of 2007Nuclear Black Market Counter-Terrorism Act of 2007POWER ActPrivacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act of 2007Protection of Civil Liberties Act H.R.2Minimum Wage bill (identified by CRS) H.R.6CLEAN Energy Act of 2007Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Act of 2007Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2007 H.R.22 To make appropriations for military construction and family housing projects for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.37 National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007 H.R.46 Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 H.R.97 Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act H.R.98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007 H.R.99 Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2007 H.R.130 Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007 H.R.170 Sunlight Act of 2007 H.R.263 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 H.R.321 Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 H.R.338 Improving Communications Interoperability Grant Program Act H.R.369 Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2007 H.R.400 War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 H.R.462 Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007 H.R.571 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that the country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds. H.R.599 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. H.R.633 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.702 Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007 H.R.708 Trade Law Reform Act of 2007Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement Act H.R.743 Internet Access Moratorium Tax bill (identified by CRS) H.R.750 Immigration Reform bill (identified by CRS) H.R.782 Fair Currency Act of 2007 H.R.803 Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.804 Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2007 H.R.836 Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R.837 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 H.R.842 CLEAR Act of 2007Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2007 H.R.849 Stop the Misuse of ITINs Act of 2007 H.R.852 Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007 H.R.863 Improving Communications Interoperability Grant Program Act H.R.888 Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007 H.R.910 American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act H.R.917 Berry Amendment Extension Act H.R.958 Identity Theft bill (identified by CRS) H.R.964 Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass ActSpy Act H.R.984 To provide for reform in the operations of the executive branch. H.R.985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.1023 To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. H.R.1042 Trade Promotion Authority Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.1061 Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2007 H.R.1077 Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R.1117 Repeal Real ID H.R.1120 Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 H.R.1201 Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 H.R.1278 Trade Prosecutor Act H.R.1309 Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 H.R.1326 OPEN Government Act of 2007Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 H.R.1362 To reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government. H.R.1375 Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007 H.R.1386 Child Support Protection Act of 2007 H.R.1467 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act H.R.1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.1591 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.1597 Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 H.R.1639 To provide that no entity performing lead system integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system by the Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial interest in the development or construction of any individual system or element of any system of systems, and for other purposes. H.R.1645 Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 H.R.1684 Homeland Security Authorization H.R.1712 Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 H.R.1729 Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act H.R.1758 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education. H.R.1775 Freedom of Information Improvement Act H.R.1788 Re-Channelization of Public Safety Spectrum Act H.R.1818 Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007 H.R.1865 To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. H.R.1870 Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act H.R.1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R.1930 Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007SKIL Act of 2007 H.R.1986 To require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt H.R.2035 Rural Broadband Improvement Act H.R.2054 Universal Service Reform Act of 2007 H.R.2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.2124 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act H.R.2129 To strengthen the Food Stamp Act of 1977. H.R.2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 H.R.2174 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 H.R.2198 To require an annual report on contract oversight by Federal departments and agencies. H.R.2206 .S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R.2207 Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R.2290 Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 H.R.2317 Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 H.R.2336 To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the funding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. H.R.2359 SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007 H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 H.R.2504 L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act H.R.2579 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds in the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and funds appropriated for such purpose to provide funding for State approving agencies. H.R.2638 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2641 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2740 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R.2759 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2007 H.R.2764 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2829 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2942 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R.3033 Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.3074 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3093 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3221 American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3383 Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight Act of 2007 H.R.3405 To require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.3678 Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 H.R.3866 Small Business Programs Act of 2007 H.R.3867 Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act H.R.3871 e-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe Act of 2007e-KIDS Act of 2007 H.R.3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R.3928 Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 H.R.3996 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R.4102 Stop Outsourcing Security Act H.R.4175 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R.4236 Mail Network Protection Act of 2007 H.R.4779 To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts". H.R.4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act H.R.4806 Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007 H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.5142 Family Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.5602 Fair Share Act of 2008 H.R.5658 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 H.R.5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5712 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act H.R.5752 To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes. H.R.5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act H.R.5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 H.R.5973 Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2008 H.R.5983 Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.6081 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 H.R.6320 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 H.R.6388 Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.6411 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 H.RES.382 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1684) to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. H.R.274 Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2007

Client expense: $267,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 2019/S. 1087: Fair Pay Act S. 1649: Military Family Support Act H.R. 2744: Airline Flight Crew Technical Correction Act S. 880: Family Leave Act S. 80: Executive Branch Family Leave Act H.R. 2049: Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2831: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 2015: Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act S. 606: Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act S. 221: Fair Contracts for Growers Act H.R. 3010/ S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 800/S. 1041: Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2206: Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 1338/S. 766: Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2202/S. 1330: Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 3747: Workforce Investment Act H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2007 H.R. 4296/S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication & Safety Protection (E-MGOS) Act of 2007

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1079; HR 1756; HR 1773; HR 2206; HR 2638; HR 2764; S. 58; S. 1789; S. 1997

Client expense: $317,201 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

HR 1360 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), HR 1591 (Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2206 (Tax Preparer Standards, Non-resident Alien Provision), HR 2345 (Economic Substance), S 785 (Non-resident Telecommuter Taxation), S 832 (Regulation of Preparers), S 1321 (Confidentiality and Penalty Provisions), HR 3359 (Mobile Workforce State Income Tax and Simplification Act), HR 4318 (Restore Tax Preparer Standard at "Substantial Authority"), S 2242 (Economic Substance) HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3997 (Expatriation), HR 2419 (Economic Substance), HR 3970 (Economic Substance), HR 3056 (Expatriation Tax), HR 3396 (Expatriation Tax), S 2345 (Expatriation Tax), HR 5716 (Regulation of Preparers), S 1219 (Regulation of Preparers), HR 3170 (Estate Tax), HR 3475 (Estate Tax), HR 4172 (Estate Tax), HR 4235 (Estate Tax), HR 4242 (Estate Tax), H.R. 6049 (Tax Preparer Penalties), S. 2851 (Tax Preparer Penalties), H.R. 5719 (Tax Preparer Penalties and Listed Property - Communication Devices), S. 2668 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 5450 (Listed Property - Communication Devices), H.R. 6081 (Tax Expatriation), S. 1219 (Taxpayer Protection and Assitance Act of 2007), H.R. 5716 (Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008)

Client expense: $1,085,550 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

Minimum Wage- H.R. 2206 (Iraq Supplemental Bill/Minimum Wage) FMLA/Sick Leave Reform- H.R. 1542, S. 1681, S. 910 OSHA- Protecting America's Workers Act- H.R. 2049, S. 1244 Employee Free Choice Act- S. 1041, H.R. 800 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- H.R. 2831 Fair Pay Restoration Act- S. 1843 Indoor Air Guidelines

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S.1 Ethics Reform bill (identified by CRS) S.4 Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S.9 Immigration Reform bill S.31 H-1B Visa Fraud Prevention Act of 2007 S.32A bill to reform the acquisition process of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. S.34Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S.41Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 S.49Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S.92Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S.93911 Modernization Act S.119War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 S.122Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 S.129A bill to study and promote the use of energy-efficient computer servers in the United States. S.156Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S.215Internet Freedom Preservation Act S.239Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S.291Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 S.315Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S.328Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act' S.337White Spaces Act of 2007 S.364Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act S.372Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 S.422Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007 S.445Trade Prosecutor Act S.460Trade CLAIM ActTrade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act S.495Data Breach - Judiciary S.563Real ID Deadline Extension S.567National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008'. S.581Buy American Improvement Act of 2007 S.606Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007 S.674Transparency and Accountability in Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007 S.680A bill to ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting, and for other purposes. S.711Universal Service for the 21st Century Act S.717Repeal Real ID S.717Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007 S.777A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. S.796Fair Currency Act of 2007 S.803Child Support Protection Act of 2007 S.869Compete Act of 2007 S.965U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2007 S.974Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act S.1004 Restoring Integrity in Contracting Act of 2007 S.1032 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 S.1035 H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 S.1092 High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007 S.1114 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 S.1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S.1350 A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. S.1351 H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007 S.1397 Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act S.1455 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S.1538 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 S.1547 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 S.1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act S.1607 Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 S.1625 Counter Spy Act S.1178 Data Breach - Commerce S.1260 Data Security Act of 2007 S.1639 AgJOBS Act of 2007Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007DREAM Act of 2007Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement ActSecure and Safe Detention and Asylum ActS.I. Hayakawa National Language Amendment Act of 2007Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007Wartime Treatment Study Act S.1644 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1645 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1650 Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S.1686 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008Architect of the Capitol Inspector General Act of 2007 S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1703 Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 S.1710 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1723 Improving Government Accountability Act S.1745 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1789 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act S.1859 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1984 Immigration & Border Security Act S.2041 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2168 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 S.2213 Cyber-Crime Act of 2007 S.2300 A bill to improve the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. S.2324 Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 S.2394 Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 S.2449 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007 S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.2866 Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act S.2904 Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 S.2905 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act S.2916 Guaranteeing Real Accountability in Federal Transactions Act S.2996 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 S.3077 To strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending S.3123 Closing the Foreign Lobbying Loophole Act S.3139 Oversight of the Performance and Effectiveness of National Contracting Act of 2008 S.3162 MADE in the USA Tax ActManufacturing, Assembling, Development, and Export in the USA Tax S.3181 Homeland Security Appropriations S.CON.RES.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. S.1758 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act' or the `CLASS Act' H.CON.RES.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. H.R.1Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 20079/11 Commission International Implementation Act of 2007Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement Act of 2007Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Act of 2007Nuclear Black Market Counter-Terrorism Act of 2007POWER ActPrivacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act of 2007Protection of Civil Liberties Act H.R.2Minimum Wage bill (identified by CRS) H.R.6CLEAN Energy Act of 2007Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Act of 2007Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2007 H.R.22 To make appropriations for military construction and family housing projects for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.37 National Science Education Tax Incentive for Businesses Act of 2007 H.R.46 Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 H.R.97 Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act H.R.98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007 H.R.99 Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2007 H.R.130 Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007 H.R.170 Sunlight Act of 2007 H.R.263 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 H.R.321 Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 H.R.338 Improving Communications Interoperability Grant Program Act H.R.369 Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2007 H.R.400 War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 H.R.462 Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007 H.R.571 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the President certifies to the Congress that the country is a market economy country, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit the amounts generated from those tariffs into the Social Security trust funds. H.R.599 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes. H.R.633 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes. H.R.702 Secure Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007 H.R.708 Trade Law Reform Act of 2007Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement Act H.R.743 Internet Access Moratorium Tax bill (identified by CRS) H.R.750 Immigration Reform bill (identified by CRS) H.R.782 Fair Currency Act of 2007 H.R.803 Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.804 Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2007 H.R.836 Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R.837 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007 H.R.842 CLEAR Act of 2007Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2007 H.R.849 Stop the Misuse of ITINs Act of 2007 H.R.852 Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007 H.R.863 Improving Communications Interoperability Grant Program Act H.R.888 Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007 H.R.910 American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act H.R.917 Berry Amendment Extension Act H.R.958 Identity Theft bill (identified by CRS) H.R.964 Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass ActSpy Act H.R.984 To provide for reform in the operations of the executive branch. H.R.985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.1023 To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. H.R.1042 Trade Promotion Authority Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.1061 Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2007 H.R.1077 Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R.1117 Repeal Real ID H.R.1120 Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 H.R.1201 Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 H.R.1278 Trade Prosecutor Act H.R.1309 Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 H.R.1326 OPEN Government Act of 2007Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 H.R.1362 To reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government. H.R.1375 Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007 H.R.1386 Child Support Protection Act of 2007 H.R.1467 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act H.R.1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.1591 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. H.R.1597 Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 H.R.1639 To provide that no entity performing lead system integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system by the Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial interest in the development or construction of any individual system or element of any system of systems, and for other purposes. H.R.1645 Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 H.R.1684 Homeland Security Authorization H.R.1712 Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 H.R.1729 Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act H.R.1758 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education. H.R.1775 Freedom of Information Improvement Act H.R.1788 Re-Channelization of Public Safety Spectrum Act H.R.1818 Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007 H.R.1865 To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds. H.R.1870 Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act H.R.1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 H.R.1930 Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007SKIL Act of 2007 H.R.1986 To require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt H.R.2035 Rural Broadband Improvement Act H.R.2054 Universal Service Reform Act of 2007 H.R.2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.2124 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act H.R.2129 To strengthen the Food Stamp Act of 1977. H.R.2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 H.R.2174 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007 H.R.2198 To require an annual report on contract oversight by Federal departments and agencies. H.R.2206 .S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R.2207 Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R.2290 Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 H.R.2317 Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 H.R.2336 To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the funding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. H.R.2359 SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007 H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 H.R.2504 L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act H.R.2579 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of funds in the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment benefits accounts and funds appropriated for such purpose to provide funding for State approving agencies. H.R.2638 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2641 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2740 MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R.2759 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2007 H.R.2764 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2829 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.2942 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R.3033 Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.3074 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3093 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3221 American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3383 Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight Act of 2007 H.R.3405 To require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.3678 Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 H.R.3866 Small Business Programs Act of 2007 H.R.3867 Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act H.R.3871 e-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe Act of 2007e-KIDS Act of 2007 H.R.3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R.3928 Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 H.R.3996 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R.4102 Stop Outsourcing Security Act H.R.4175 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R.4236 Mail Network Protection Act of 2007 H.R.4779 To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts". H.R.4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act H.R.4806 Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2007 H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 H.R.5142 Family Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.5602 Fair Share Act of 2008 H.R.5658 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 H.R.5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5712 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act H.R.5752 To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes. H.R.5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act H.R.5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 H.R.5973 Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2008 H.R.5983 Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.6081 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 H.R.6320 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 H.R.6388 Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.6411 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 H.RES.382 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1684) to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. H.R.274 Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2007

Client expense: $246,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

IBM has lobbied for various Governmental Programs including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs. Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. H.R. 2642, Fiscal Year 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations National Science Foundation Dept. of Energy, Office of Science __ / S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Department of Energy, Office of Science H.R. 2206, Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.R. 2207, Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2764, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 3161 / S. 1859 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes - Food stamps and nutrition titles H.Res 438, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) Transformation Satellite Program DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration GoArmyEd / eArmyU

Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S.338/H.R. 985, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act S. 1710/H.R. 3043, Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2008 S. 1645/H.R. 2642, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 20 S. 1932/H.R. 4241, 2006 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reconciliation Act H.R. 1591, 2007 War Supplemental H.R. 2206, 2007 War Supplemental H.J. Res 32, Continuing Funding Resolution H.R. 3043, Omnibus Funding of 2008 H.R. 2642 Defense Supplemental Appropriations for 2009 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2009 S.Con.Res.70, Budget resolution FY 2009

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce, HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.2206-U.S. Troop Rediness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recoery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all titles H.R.5613-Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331-Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1375-Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, all titles S.2221-Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, all titles S.3101-Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE