Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007

S 898/HR 1560 - Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 S 558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S 325/HR 506 - Health Partnership Act H.R.6282/S 2950 - Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2008 H.R. 1669/S 982 - Positive Aging Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R. 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1621/ S 799- Community Choice Act of 2007 S. 2267- Americans Giving Care to Elders Act of 2007 S. 1758/HR 3001- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act H.R. 4897- Stop Senior Suicide Act H.R. 977 - The Genomic Research and Accessibility Act Long-Term Care Social Service Block Grant S 1758/HR 30001 - CLASS Act S 937/HR 1881 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007 HR 6983 - To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, and for other purposes. HR 7202- Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008 HR 6049- Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008

Client expense: $51,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

HR 1881/S 937, HR 5446/S. 2798; Increase funding for autism programs and research Funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 3162/S.1893/HR 976 Veto Override Managed Care Reform Title VII, PHS act H.R. 2357/S. 2522 MediKids Appropriate Physician payment levels/systems Medical Records Confidentiality Deficit Reduction Act Children's Access to health insurance Immunizations WIC national Immunizations program (administration) The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2007 Immunization Coding Issues Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1424) Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act Children's Access to Vision Improvement Act Pandemic Influenza Heath Information Technology/Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services for Children' Act Reauthorization Injury Prevention Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act s. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Preemie Act Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Education Begins at Home Act Child Maltreatment Foster Care and Adoption Native American Child Health Genetic Nondiscrimination Reauthorization of SCHIP S. 588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act HR 3/S. 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act HR 881 Mercury Free Vaccines Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act HR 2584 High Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 1153 Parental Right to Decide Protection Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 HR 1244/S. 600 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act HR 1198/S. 1069 Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention HR 1108/S. 625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act FACT Act HR 2063/S.1232 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act HR 1881/S. 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals w/ Autism Act S. 877 Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 HR 4911 Human Growth Hormone Prescription Act HR 3411 Juvenile Crime Reduction Act HR 5178/S. 2451 First Step Forward Act HR 5178 Youth Reentry Improvement Act S. 2376 Medical Homes Act of 2007 HR 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 HR 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 E-Meds Act S. 1551, Comprehensive TB Elimination Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resilience Act of 2007 Arthritis Prevention control and care act of 2007 Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 Non-prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act HR 5268 S.2819 S. 2685 Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2008 H.R. 6393 Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008 H.R. 1553/S. 911 Conquer Childhood Cancel Act of 2007 H.Res. 1216 Radiological Safety Resolution H.R. 3372 Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007

HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equality Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; S 845: Safety of Seniors Act of 2007; HR 6331/S 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 3267/S 1760: Health Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 5748: Ryan Dant Health Care Opportunity Act of 2008; HR 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act of 2008; HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 5399/S 2810: Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 3043/S 1710: FY2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H. Con. Res 99/S. Con. Res. 21: FY2009 Budget Resolution; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3825/S 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations.

Client expense: $121,956 · Firm income: Not reported

S 898/HR 1560 - Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 S 558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S 325/HR 506 - Health Partnership Act H.R.6282/S 2950 - Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2008 H.R. 1669/S 982 - Positive Aging Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 3 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1621/ S 799- Community Choice Act of 2007 S. 2267- Americans Giving Care to Elders Act of 2007 S. 1758/HR 3001- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act H.R. 4897- Stop Senior Suicide Act S. 358/HR 493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 977 - The Genomic Research and Accessibility Act Long-Term Care Social Service Block Grant S 1758/HR 30001 - CLASS Act S 937/HR 1881 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007

Client expense: $68,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

HR 1881/S 937, HR 5446/S. 2798; Increase funding for autism programs and research Funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Family Support provisons in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights pending reauthorization. S. 1758 and H.R. 3001, CLASS Act provisions that would establish a national, voluntary, premium-based long term care insurance program. Lifespan Respie Care Act appropriations (in H.R. 3043). S. 985, Kinship Caregiver Support Act, provisions that would provide support for caregivers of individauls with special needs. S. 937 and H.R. 1881, Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autim, provides services and supports to these families.

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), 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), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Family and Medical Leave Act regulations. Family Support provisons in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights pending reauthorization. Implementation of P.L. 109-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, provisions dealing with TANF, Medicaid, and other human services issues. S. 1758 and H.R. 3001, CLASS Act provisions that would establish a national, voluntary, premium-based long term care insurance program. Lifespan Respie Care Act appropriations (in H.R. 3043). S. 985, Kinship Caregiver Support Act, provisions that would provide support for caregivers of individauls with special needs. S. 937 and H.R. 1881, Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autim, provides services and supports to these families.

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

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 3162/S.1893/HR 976 Veto Override Managed Care Reform Title VII, PHS act Appropriate Physician payment levels/systems Medical Records Confidentiality Deficit Reduction Act Children's Access to health insurance Immunizations WIC national Immunizations program (administration) The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2007 Immunization Coding Issues Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1424) Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act Children's Access to Vision Improvement Act Pandemic Influenza Heath Information Technology/Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services for Children' Act Reauthorization Injury Prevention Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act s. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Preemie Act Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Education Begins at Home Act Child Maltreatment Foster Care and Adoption Native American Child Health Genetic Nondiscrimination Reauthorization of SCHIP S. 588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act HR 3/S. 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act HR 881 Mercury Free Vaccines Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act HR 2584 High Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 1153 Parental Right to Decide Protection Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 HR 1244/S. 600 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act HR 1198/S. 1069 Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention HR 1108/S. 625 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act FACT Act HR 2063/S.1232 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Act HR 1881/S. 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals w/ Autism Act S. 877 Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 HR 4911 Human Growth Hormone Prescription Act HR 3411 Juvenile Crime Reduction Act HR 5178/S. 2451 First Step Forward Act HR 5178 Youth Reentry Improvement Act S. 2376 Medical Homes Act of 2007 HR 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 HR 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Soliety Net Act of 2008 E-Meds Act SCHIP Reauthorization Act S. 1551, Comprehensive TB Elimination Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resilience Act of 2007 Arthritis Prevention control and care act of 2007 Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 Non-prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 Global Pediatric HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Act HR 5268 S.2819

HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; HR 976/S 1893: State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 3963: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equality Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 5399/S 2810: Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 3043/S 1710: FY2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H. Con. Res 99/S. Con. Res. 21: FY2008 Budget Resolution; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3825/S 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations.

Client expense: $125,221 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 937 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act of 2007 H.R. 1881 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act of 2007 H.R. 2609 - Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007 H.R. 2390 - TEACH Act of 2007

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

The "Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act" (H.R. 1881; S. 937)

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 937 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007 H.R. 1881 - Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007 H.R. 2609 - Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007 H.R. 2390 - TEACH Act of 2007

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE