Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004

HR 4281, SMall Business Health Fairness Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs. HR 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003. Issues impacting employer costs. S. 2328, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs. S. 2493, Safe IMPORT Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs.

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

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

AHPs: HR4281 "Small Business Health Fairness Act 2004" and S545 & HR660 "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003"; BCBSA Uninsured Proposals (No Bill); Uninsured issues; Patient Safety: S720 "Medical Safety Bill" and HR877 "Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003"; Medical Malpractice; HIPAA Privacy Issues; Health IT Issues; Individual Insurance Market Reform; Oxley Baker Insurance Reform (no bill); Reinsurance/StopLoss; TAA: Amendment to FSC/ETI Bill; HSAs; Treasury HSA Regualtory Guidance; Patients' Bill of Rights; S2806 Section 513 and HR4818 DivH Section 513 "FEHBP Exemption from Cost Accounting Standards".

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4281, SMall Business Health Fairness Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs. HR 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003. Issues impacting employer costs. S. 2328, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs. S. 2493, Safe IMPORT Act of 2004. Issues impacting employer costs.

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

HR 660, HR 4281 and S 545

Client expense: $277,966 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PL 108-357, S. 3019, S, 1637, H.R. 5395, H.R. 2896, H. Res. 830, H.Res 681: “American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad. PL 108-311, H.R. 1308, H. Res 270, H.Res. 794: “Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for working families, and for other purposes. Provisions related to the research and development tax credit. S. 596: "Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003": Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. S. 664, H.R. 463: “Investment in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. S. 970; H.R. 1769: “Job Protection Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. S. 1475: “Promote Growth and Jobs in the USA Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the competitiveness of American businesses, and for other purposes. S. 1637; H.R. 2896: “Corporate Tax Breaks for U.S. Manufacturers Bill” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1693: “Health Care Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals receiving unemployment compensation to be eligible for a refundable, advanceable credit for health insurance costs. S. 1922, S. 1964: “American Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves manufacturing jobs and production activities in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 583: “Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs. H.R. 767: Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003" Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investing of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business purposes. H.R. 1162: “Invest in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of the company, and research and development. H.R. 1236: “Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. H.R. 2351: “Health Savings Account Availability Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 3901: Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts. H.R. 4279, H.R. 4280, H.R. 4281, H. Res. 638: “Health Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Communications with Treasury Department officials regarding repatriation, and R&D tax credit issues.

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

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 306, A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. HR 2596, MSAS Health Savings Acct. HR 660 Assn Health Plans. S 1929, Mental Health Parity Extension. S 486, Sen Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Extension S 1450 FSA Rollovers Flexible Sprening Accts HR 3901 HR 4372 HR 4520 (S 1637) S 1974 HR 2427 S 2307 S 2328, S 2493 HR 4759 S 2207 HR 4628 S 1945 HR 4279 HR 4372 HR 4280 HR 5 S 11 S 2061 HR 4281 HR 663/S 720 HR 3722 S 486 HR 853 S 1637 HR 4520 S 2572 HR 4694 HR 1818

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

AHPs: HR4281 "Small Business Health Fairness Act 2004" and S545 & HR660 "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003"; Uninsured Issues

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

AHPs: HR4281 "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004" and S545& HR660 "Small Business Health fairness Act of 2003"; HSAs.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S. 741 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 S. 2008 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act S. 2070 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act S. 2352 The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S. 485 The Clear Skies Act of 2003 S. 366 The Clean Power Act of 2003 S. 843 The Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 S. 139 The Climate Stewardship Act S. 6 The Comprehensive Homeland Security Act S. 157 The Chemical Security Act S. 994 The Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003 S. 332 The Pesticide Price and Label Harmonization S. 1664 The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 S. 1406 to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act S. 27 to amend the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921 S. 91 The Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 14 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 791 The Reliable Fuels Act S. 2095 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 369 The Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act of 2003 S. 1645 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) S. 1461 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act S. 1387 The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2003 S. 2185 The Temporary Agricultural Work Reform Act of 2004 S. 2258 The Summer Operations and Services (SOS) Relief Reform Act S. 1940 The Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act S. 1490 The Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2003 S. 245 The Tobacco Equity Elimination Act of 2003 S. 545 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 S. 476 The CARE Bill S. 252 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 665 The Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act S. 1464 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 S. 968 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 2503 Make permanent the reduction in taxes on dividends and capital gains S. 13 The Death Tax Fairness Act of 2003 S. 34 The Estate Tax repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act S. 665 TERFF S. 1316 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2326 Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004 S. 2433 The Equity for Out Nation’s Self-Employed Act of 2004 S. 272 The CARE Act of 2003 S. 158 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act S. 1637 The Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act S. 1736 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act S. 950 The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003 S. 560 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 S. 1324 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 S. Res 217 Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the goals of the United States in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations S. 919 The Railroad Competition Act of 2003 S. 1072 The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act S. 212 The High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Act S. 2470 Enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System S. 2554 The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA of 2004) S. 473 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 S. 1236 The Tamarisk Control and Riparian Restoration Act S. 1516 The Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act S. 144 The Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003 S. 1380 The Universal Service Equity Act H.R. 2079 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 H.R. 3787 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act H.R. 3961 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act H.R. 857 The Animal Horse Slaughter Prevention Act H.R. 4121 The Consumer and Producer Prevention Act of 2004 H.R. 4576 The Food Promotion Act of 2004 H.R. 999 The Clear Skies H.R. 1861 The Chemical Security Act of 2003 H.R. 3403 to amend the Clean Air Act (regarding methyl bromide) H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 6 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1662 The Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning of 2003 H.R. 2933 The Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2003 H.R. 1606 The Wage Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 3142 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) H.R. 2899 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act H.R. 2359 The Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program H.R. 3604 The Temporary Agricultural Worker Reform Act of 2004 H.R. 4041 To allow a limited number of additional applicants for H-2b workers who have already worked in the United States H.R. 3160 The TRACE Act of 2003 H.R. 2181 The Farming Flexibility Act of 2003 H.R. 3242 The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2003 H.R. 4033 The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Bill H.R. 660 The Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1 The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill H.R. 4281 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 H.R. 1904 The Healthy Forest Restoration Act H.R. 1629 The Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act H.R. 3324 The Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act H.R. 3337 The Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act of 2003 H.R. 1583 The Occupational Safety and Health-Fairness Act of 2003 H.R. 2731 The OSHA Small Employer Access to Justice Act H.R. 2728 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2729 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2004 H.R. 2730 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2432 The Paperwork and Regulatory Improvement Acts of 2004 H.R. 478 Ranchers HELP Act of 2003 H.R. 2 The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 310 The Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 459 The Economic Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 2978 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 974 Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003 H.R. 8 The Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 H.R. 927 The Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 H.R. 2747 to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Social Security) H.R. 4073 to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding CRP) H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2003 H.R. 179 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1912 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding UBIT) H.R. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 H.R. 7 The CARE Bill H.R. 3184 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act H.R. 3971 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 3550 The Highway Trust Fund Bill H.R. 4227 The Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 H.R. 4520 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 H.R. 1160 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 2071 The Export Freedom to Cuba Act H. Res. 252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization to end the European Union’s Protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology H.R. 2579 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 H.R. 2738 The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2739 The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement H.R. 3775 Impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or Brazil H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 876 The Local Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2003 H.R. 2557 The Water Resources Development Act of 2003 (WRDA) H.R. 962 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 H.R. 135 The Twenty-Fist Century Water Commission Act of 2003 H.R. 2592 The Healthy America Act H.R. 4 The Welfare Reform Bill H.R. 2832 The Healthy Nutrition for America’s Children Act H.R. 2626 The Farm-to-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 H.R. 1582 The Universal Service Equity Act

Client expense: $5,025,206 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S. 741 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 S. 545 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2079 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 H.R. 660 The Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1 The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill H.R. 4281 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003

Client expense: $5,025,206 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

P.L.108-214-Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act (Public Law to make technical corrections relating to the amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 and to prohibit FDA from arbitrarily raising medical device user fees.) S.15-Project BioShield Act of 2004 H.R.3266-Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004 H.R.2122-Project BioShield Act of 2003 (Bills to enhance, research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats affecting national security.) H.R.663/S.720-Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (Bills to reduce the number of health care mistakes by defining a new voluntary medical error reporting system.) H.R.3658/S.1909-The Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act (To strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs relating to stroke.) H.R.4280/H.R.5-Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation (HEALTH) Act of 2004 S.11-Patients First Act of 2003 (Bills to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.) S.2061-Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act of 2003 S.2207-Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act of 2004 (Bills to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.) S.Con.Res.80/H.Con.Res.324-Concurrent Resolutions urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals, and for other purposes.) (Concurrent Resolutions providing that medical technology has driven dynamic productivity gains for the benefit of patients, providers, employers, and our economy.) P.L.108-286-United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law to approve the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into with the Government of Australia, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement.) H.R.4281-Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 (Bill to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.)

Client expense: $2,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 4281, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004, issues impacting employer costs HR 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003, issues impacting employer costs S. 2328, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2004, issues impacting employer costs. S. 2493, Safe IMPORT Act of 2004, issues impacting employer costs.

Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

S. 596, H.R. 767: "Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003: "Homeland Investment Act of 2003" Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. S. 664, H.R. 463: “Investment in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. S. 970; H.R. 1769: “Job Protection Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. S. 1475: “Promote Growth and Jobs in the USA Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the competitiveness of American businesses, and for other purposes. S. 1637; H.R. 2896: “Corporate Tax Breaks for U.S. Manufacturers Bill” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1693: “Health Care Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals receiving unemployment compensation to be eligible for a refundable, advanceable credit for health insurance costs. S. 1922, S. 1964: “American Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves manufacturing jobs and production activities in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 583: “Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs. H.R. 1162: “Invest in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of the company, and research and development. H.R. 1177 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 1236: “Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. H.R. 2351: “Health Savings Account Availability Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 3901: Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts. H.R. 4279, H.R. 4280, H.R. 4281, H. Res. 638: “Health Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.

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

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 596, H.R. 767: "Invest in the U.S.A. Act of 2003: "Homeland Investment Act of 2003" Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation. S. 664, H.R. 463: “Investment in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. S. 970; H.R. 1769: “Job Protection Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States. S. 1475: “Promote Growth and Jobs in the USA Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the competitiveness of American businesses, and for other purposes. S. 1637; H.R. 2896: “Corporate Tax Breaks for U.S. Manufacturers Bill” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1693: “Health Care Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2003” Legislation to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals receiving unemployment compensation to be eligible for a refundable, advanceable credit for health insurance costs. S. 1922, S. 1964: “American Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves manufacturing jobs and production activities in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 583: “Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to establish State health insurance safety-net programs. H.R. 1162: “Invest in America Act of 2003” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage companies to invest in worker hiring and training, infrastructure investments, capital investments, financial stabilization of the company, and research and development. H.R. 1177 Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 1236: “Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. H.R. 2351: “Health Savings Account Availability Act” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. H.R. 3901: Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts. H.R. 4279, H.R. 4280, H.R. 4281, H. Res. 638: “Health Act of 2004” Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.

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

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 545, Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions relating to association health plans H.R. 4281, Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions relating to association health plans

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S. 741 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 S. 2008 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act S. 2070 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act S. 2352 The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S. 485 The Clear Skies Act of 2003 S. 366 The Clean Power Act of 2003 S. 843 The Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 S. 139 The Climate Stewardship Act S. 6 The Comprehensive Homeland Security Act S. 157 The Chemical Security Act S. 994 The Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003 S. 332 The Pesticide Price and Label Harmonization S. 1664 The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 S. 1406 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act S. 27 To amend the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921 S. 91 The Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 14 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 791 The Reliable Fuels Act S. 2095 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 369 The Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act of 2003 S. 1645 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) S. 1461 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act S. 1387 The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2003 S. 2185 The Temporary Agricultural Work Reform Act of 2004 S. 2258 The Summer Operations and Services (SOS) Relief Reform Act S. 1940 The Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act S. 1490 The Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2003 S. 245 The Tobacco Equity Elimination Act of 2003 S. 545 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 S. 476 The CARE Bill S. 252 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 665 The Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act S. 1464 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 S. 968 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 2503 Make permanent the reduction in taxes on dividends and capital gains S. 13 The Death Tax Fairness Act of 2003 S. 34 The Estate Tax repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act S. 665 TERFF S. 1316 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2326 Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004 S. 2433 The Equity for Out Nation’s Self-Employed Act of 2004 S. 272 The CARE Act of 2003 S. 158 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act S. 1637 The Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act S. 1736 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act S. 950 The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003 S. 560 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 S. 1324 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 S. Res 217 Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the goals of the United States in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations S. 919 The Railroad Competition Act of 2003 S. 1072 The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act S. 212 The High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Act S. 2470 Enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System S. 2554 The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA of 2004) S. 473 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 S. 1236 The Tamarisk Control and Riparian Restoration Act S. 1516 The Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act S. 144 The Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003 S. 1380 The Universal Service Equity Act H.R. 2079 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 H.R. 3787 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act H.R. 3961 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act H.R. 857 The Animal Horse Slaughter Prevention Act H.R. 4121 The Consumer and Producer Prevention Act of 2004 H.R. 4576 The Food Promotion Act of 2004 H.R. 999 The Clear Skies H.R. 1861 The Chemical Security Act of 2003 H.R. 3403 To amend the Clean Air Act (regarding methyl bromide) H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 6 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1662 The Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning of 2003 H.R. 2933 The Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2003 H.R. 1606 The Wage Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 3142 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) H.R. 2899 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act H.R. 2359 The Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program H.R. 3604 The Temporary Agricultural Worker Reform Act of 2004 H.R. 4041 To allow a limited number of additional applicants for H-2b workers who have already worked in the United States H.R. 3160 The TRACE Act of 2003 H.R. 2181 The Farming Flexibility Act of 2003 H.R. 3242 The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2003 H.R. 4033 The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Bill H.R. 660 The Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1 The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill H.R. 4281 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 H.R. 1904 The Healthy Forest Restoration Act H.R. 1629 The Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act H.R. 3324 The Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act H.R. 3337 The Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act of 2003 H.R. 1583 The Occupational Safety and Health-Fairness Act of 2003 H.R. 2731 The OSHA Small Employer Access to Justice Act H.R. 2728 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2729 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2004 H.R. 2730 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2432 The Paperwork and Regulatory Improvement Acts of 2004 H.R. 478 Ranchers HELP Act of 2003 H.R. 2 The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 310 The Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 459 The Economic Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 2978 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 974 Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003 H.R. 8 The Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 H.R. 927 The Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 H.R. 2747 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Social Security) H.R. 4073 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding CRP) H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2003 H.R. 179 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1912 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding UBIT) H.R. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 H.R. 7 The CARE Bill H.R. 3184 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 3550 The Highway Trust Fund Bill H.R. 4227 The Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 H.R. 4520 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 H.R. 1160 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 2071 The Export Freedom to Cuba Act H. Res. 252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization to end the European Union’s Protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology H.R. 2579 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 H.R. 2738 The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2739 The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement H.R. 3775 Impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or Brazil H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 876 The Local Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2003 H.R. 2557 The Water Resources Development Act of 2003 (WRDA) H.R. 962 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 H.R. 135 The Twenty-Fist Century Water Commission Act of 2003 H.R. 2592 The Healthy America Act H.R. 4 The Welfare Reform Bill H.R. 2832 The Healthy Nutrition for America’s Children Act H.R. 2626 The Farm-to-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 H.R. 1582 The Universal Service Equity Act

Client expense: $2,512,603 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alternative Agricultural Research & Commercialization Center, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S. 741 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 S. 545 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2079 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 H.R. 660 The Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1 The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill H.R. 4281 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003

Client expense: $2,512,603 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alternative Agricultural Research & Commercialization Center, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R. 660 H.R. 4281 S. 545

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 660 H.R. 4281 S. 545

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)