Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2007

Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.

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. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation

Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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). Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.

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.1644 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. H.R.800 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R.378 - To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. S.969 - A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor. S.1322 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes. H.R.1244 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the School-Based Health Clinic program, and for other purposes. H.R.5838 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation

Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce. HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 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) 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). Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, 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 S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages

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

National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unionsAll labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980 / S. 2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act of 2007 H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301/ S. 2419, Working Families Flexibility Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 5090, related to expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5228, Employee Changing Room Privacy Act H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction projects supported by the Act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act H.R. 1585, DOD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1945, Patriot Employer Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 493 / S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Member, National Labor Relations Board - Nomination Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Nomination Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Nomination Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Proposed rulemaking by the National Labor Relations Board related to consent elections (73 Fed. Reg. 10,199 (Feb. 26, 2008)) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (not introduced)H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act Covered Official Positions Continued: Doug Loon; Staff Director - Senate Veterans Affairs Cmte, Leg. Monitor - Senator Arlen Specter, LC - Senator Arlen Specter

Client expense: $9,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R.1644 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. H.R.800 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R.378 - To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. S.969 - A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor. S.1322 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.1644 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. H.R.800 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R.378 - To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. S.969 - A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor. S.1322 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation

Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussion drafts on credit card, interchange fee and industrial loan corporation (ILC) issue; H.R. 698, S. 1356, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act dealing with ILC structure. H.R. 378, the Credit Card Payment Fees Act; H.R. 1461, the Credit CARD Act; H.R. 5244, the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act; S. 1395, the Stop Unfair Practices in Cards Act; and S. 2753, the Financial Consumer Protection Act - all of which deal with credit card practices and disclosures.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussion drafts on credit card, interchange fee and industrial loan corporation (ILC) issue; H.R. 698, S. 1356, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act dealing with ILC structure. H.R. 378, the Credit Card Payment Fees Act; H.R. 1461, the Credit CARD Act; H.R. 5244, the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act; S. 1395, the Stop Unfair Practices in Cards Act; and S. 2753, the Financial Consumer Protection Act - all of which deal with credit card practices and disclosures.

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

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

Client expense: $19,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

Client expense: $19,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1644 S 969 HR 800 S 1322 HR 378

Client expense: $881,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 1644 S 969 HR 800 S 1322 HR 378

Client expense: $881,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation H.R. 3043 House Labor, HHS Appropriations Legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare home health reimbursement; continuation of the home care rural add-on; market basket update; Home Health Access Protection Act of 2007 (HR 3865/S 2181); telehealth/health information technology (HR 1952, HR 2174/S 1032, S 321, S 716); pay for performance in home care; Medicaid reform; labor HHS (HJRes 20); home care coverage (HR 2567/S 870); long-term care (HR 2244/S. 1340); health care coverage/safety/quality (HR 1651, S 1052, S 1605, HR 378, HR 2122, HR 1621/S 799, S 1577)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Children’s Health First Act, S. 895 Healthy Families Act, S. 910 Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007 S. 1298 Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2007, H.R. 378 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 , H.R. 493 United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, H.R. 1038 9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007, H.R. 1414 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, H.R. 1424 Children’s Health First Act, H.R. 1535 Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1542 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, H.R. 1638 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007, H.R. 1841 Access to Life-Saving Drugs Act (introduced in Senate) Discussions regarding various health-related topics Quality Measurement and Reporting in Health Care Funding for National Quality Forum Value Driven Health Care Initiative Funding for Hospital Quality Alliance and AQA Information Technology in Health Care Funding for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Utilization Fee Re-Authorization Healthy Americans Act, S. 334 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, S. 358 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, S. 558 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, S. 623

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1644 S 969 HR 800 S 1322 HR 378

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

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

medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, S 657; patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99; emergency preparedness, HR 727, HJ Res. 20, S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99; information technology: S 1418, HR3043/S1710, HR 1467, HR 2406, S 1408, HJ Res. 20, S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99; funding for HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, HR3043/S1710; workforce, S 1604, HR 2122, S 1639, HR800/S1041, HR 2123, HR 378, HR 1644, S446, S 718, HJ Res. 20, HR 677, S1577. Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including but not limited to HR 2357, S 1218 /HR 2034, S 1169; HR 1424, HR 1663, S 895/HR 1535; HR 1308/S764, S 558, S 325/HR 506, HR1111

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

workforce, HR3043/S1710, S 543/HR 1459; payment: HR 2206, HR 1480/1741/S 787, Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, HR 882, HR 552/S 329 ; self referral ; quality S 1226, HR 1666, S 465; rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459; rural hospitals, HR 2860, S 1605, S 1595; long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338 ; Medicaid reform, HR 2512, HR 2147, HR1111, HR 1878; SCHIP: S 1224, S 895/HR 1535; Labor HR 2122, S 1639, HR800/S1041, HR 2123, HR 378, HR 1644, HR1111, HR 2147; regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, PL 108-173, PL 109-171; the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P); Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues including HR 2055, HR 2606, S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, HJ Res. 20, S 355;

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act, S.3; Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, HR 4; Medicare for All Act, S.1218, HR 2034; Medicare Advantage; Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments, S.1082; health care benefits for employees of DOE contractors at nuclear sites -- Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act, S.729 & HR 904; appropriations for TB Fit Testing (29 CFR 1910.134); Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act, HR 378; U.S. National Health Insurance Act, HR 676

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Medicare home health reimbursement; continuation of the home health rural add-on (??); workforce issues (HR 1279, HR 1178, HR800/S1041); telehealth/health information technology (HR1952, HR2174/S1032, S321, S716); pay for performance in home care; medicaid reform; labor HHS (HJ Res 20); home care coverage (HR 2567/S 870); long-term care (HR 2244/S 1340); health care coverage/safety/quality (HR 1651, S1052, S1605, HR378, HR2122, HR1621/S799, S1577)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1688 All Healthy Children Act of 2007 S. 325 Health Partnership Act H.R. 15 National Health Insurance Act S. 1169 State Based Health Reform Act S. 1564 All Healthy Children Act of 2007 H.R. 1329 Guaranteed Access for SCHIP’s Target Population Act of 2007 S. 1221 Countdown to Coverage Act of 2007 H.R. 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 2971 Health Care Accountability Act S. 1102 Part D Equity for Low Income Seniors Act of 2007 S. 1753 Health Workforce Act of 2007 S. 1455 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S. 1218 Medicare for All Act H.R. 2034 Medicare for All Act S. 895 Children’s Health First Act H.R. 2995 Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1012 Small Business Growth Act of 2007 H.R. 1542 Healthy Families Act H.R. 1626 Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2007 S. 733 Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act H.R. 2351 HealthCARE Act 2007 S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 359 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 677 The Nursing School Capacity Act of 2007 S. 446 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act 0f 2007 H.R. 772 Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act 0f 2007 S. 605 Allied Health Reinvestment Act S. 620 Community – Based Health Care Retraining Act H.R. 1279 Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 1134 Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007 S. 718 Patient – Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act H.R. 1884 National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2007 Act H.R. 410 United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act S.224 Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for All Kids H.R. 325 Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for All Kids H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 1174 Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007 H.R. 378 Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2123 Nurse Staff and Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2007 S. 628 Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S. 1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S. 1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 2723 Children’s Healthcare Quality Act S. 1226 Children’s Healthcare Quality Act H.R. 1952 National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007 H. R. 2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S. 1364 Healthy Kids Act of 2007 S. 484 Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007 H.R. 1561 Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 1082 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 H.R. 3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 H.R. 1165 SAFE Drug Act S. 1023 “To amend Title XXI of the Social Security Act […]” S. 554 Act for our Kids H.R. 1200 American Health Security Act of 2007 H.R. 15 National Health Insurance Act S. 1224 Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 676 United States National Health Insurance Act H.R. 1459 “To improve Medicare beneficiary access […]” H.R. 2737 Health Care Relief Act of 2007 S. 1714 Small Business Children’s Health Education Act of 2007 S. 1198 HealthCARE Act of 2007 H.R. 1802 Keeping Small Business Healthy Act of 2007 H.R. 2626 Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 H.R. 2842 Children’s Health Protection Act of 2007 S. 95 Kids Come First Act of 2007 H.R. 1111 Kids Come First Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2948 Increased Access to Health Insurance Act of 2007 S. 158 Access to Affordable Health Care Act S. 358 Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1012 Small Business Growth Act of 2007 H.R. 2147 Health Kids Act of 2007 S. 1298 Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007 S. 21 Prevention First Act H.R. 819 Prevention First Act H.R. 593 Children’s Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 2302 Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2007 H.R. 2359 SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007 H.R. 2357 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007 S. 401 Keep Children Covered Act of 2007 S. 2512 Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act of 2007 H.R. 2055 Improving Children’s Access to Health Care Act of 2007 S. 1213 Children’s Express Lane to Heath Coverage Act of 2007 S. 334 Healthy Americans Act S. 1019 Universal Healthcare Choice and Access Act H.R. 1535 Children's Health First Act S. 895 Children's Health First Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

All labor & employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2 / S. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act All labor & employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 541, relating to exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions H.R. 800; S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 2 Minimum Wage Increase, H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination, FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations, H.R. 720 - Water Quality Financing Act of 2007.

Client expense: $11,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation H.R. 3043 House Labor, HHS Appropriations Legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 141 - Reporting of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses HR 2049 - Whistleblower Protection HR 378 - Safe Patient Handling HR 2435 - Criminal Liability HR 1327 - Personal Protective Equipment HR 2693 - Diacetyl Stnadard HR 1517 - OSHA Coverage S 742 - Asbestos Ban S 1244 - OSHA Issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE