Invest in KIDS Act

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Title X Family Planning---appropriations FY 2009 Conscience Clause-Final Rule Violence Against Women Act Children in Foster Care Home visitation Kinship Care Preemie Care Title V, Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Child Care H.R. 687/S.3372 Keeping Families Together Act H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act Health care "conscience" regulation

Client expense: $65,846 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (HR 6893) Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 (S 3038) Children's Budget Act (S. 3277) Invest in KIDS Act (HR 5466) All Healthy Children Act of 2007 (HR 1688/S 1564) Adoption Equality Act of 2007 (S 1462/HR 1688) Adoption Improvement Act of 2007 (S 2394/ HR 6459) Encouraging Employment Opportunities for Foster Youth (SR 630/ H Res 1332) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (S 3155) Adoptable Children Adoption Equality Act of 2007 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition Housing Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Child Support Enforcement (S. 803, H.R. 1386, provisions related to repealing cuts made to the program) Invest in KIDS Act (H.R. 5466) Fostering Connections to Success Act (H.R. 6307) Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition (FIRST) Act (S. 2341) Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 (S. 3038) Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (H.R. 6893) Resource Family Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008 (S. 3492)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.6307, the Fostering Connections to Success Act. H.R. 6893, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act H.R.6358, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 S. 1515, H.R. 6088, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act HR 871, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes. S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2008. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S. 1462, H.R.4091 the Adoption Equality Act of 2007. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S.1956, H.R.4668 the Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007. S.2341, the Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act. H.R. 5466, the Investment in Kids Instruction, Development and Support Act, provisions related to foster care and adoption assistance.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Kinship Caregiver Support Act (S. 661/HR 2188), extends federal assistance to kinship care families. Adoption Equality Act (S. 14/HR 4091), revised eligibility requirements for children with special adoption assistance. Invest in KIDS Act (HR. 5466), comprehensive child welfare reforms to promote safety, permanency and well being for children in or at risk of foster care placement. Amend Title IV-E (HR 2314), extends Title IV-E funds to private agency child welfare staff. Partnership for Children and Families Act, HR 4207, to reform federal child welfare financing to improve outcomes for children. Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act, S. 1512, to expand federal eligibility for children in foster care who have reached age 18. Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act (S. 1956/HR 4688) makes Indian tribes eligible for direct Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance payments, thereby extending new support and protection for Indian children.

Client expense: $10,358 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitoring status of H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act, tracking issues that pertain to kinship care and financing of the child welfare system; H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act; H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

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

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Title X Family Planning---appropriations FY 2009 Conscience Clause-Proposed Rule Violence Against Women Act Children in Foster Care Home visitation Kinship Care Preemie Care Title V, Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Child Care H.R. 687/S.3372 Keeping Families Together Act H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act

Client expense: $48,095 · Firm income: Not reported

Support legislation reforming the child welfare system (H.R. 5466, H.R 6307). Support legislation providing financial assistance to relatives of foster children who become their legal guardians (H.R. 2188, S. 661, S. 3038). Support legislation expanding the Hershey Amendment to single houseparents in nonprofit organizations (S. 371).

Client expense: $22,601 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Testimony before the US Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pension's Subcommittee on Children and Families on the topic: "Protecting Children, Strengthening Families: Reauthorizing CAPTA The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (HR 6893) Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 (S 3038) Childrens Budget Act (S 3277) Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act (S 1956/HR 4688) Invest in KIDS Act (HR 5466) All Healthy Children Act of 2007 (S 1564/HR 1688) Adoption Equality Act of 2007 (S 1462/HR 4091) Adoption Improvement Act of 2007 (S 2395/HR 6459) Encouraging Employment Opportunities for Foster Youth (SR 630/H Res 1332) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (S 3155) Adoptable Children Adoption Equality Act of 2007 Homeless Emergency Assistence and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

-S. 661/H.R. 2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act, support all provisions. -S. 667/H.R. 2343, Education Begins at Home Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 2669, Higher Education Access Act of 2007, support loan forgiveness for child welfare workers. -H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 2314, support extension of Title IV-E training funds to private child welfare agencies. -H.R. 628, Helping Families Adopt Orphans Act, support all provisions. -S. 1512, Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act, support all provisions. -S. 2771/H.R. 5641, White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 5645, Housing Protection and Foster Care Prevention Act of 2008, support all provisions. -H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, support all provisions. -S. 3038, Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008, support all provisions. -H.R. 6358, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008, support child abuse prevention provisions.

Client expense: $13,333 · Firm income: Not reported

Support legislation reforming the child welfare system (H.R. 5466, H.R 6307). Support legislation providing financial assistance to relatives of foster children who become their legal guardians (H.R. 2188, S. 661, S. 3038). Support legislation expanding the Hershey Amendment to single houseparents in nonprofit organizations (S. 371).

Client expense: $30,654 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act, tracking issues that pertain to kinship care and financing of the child welfare system H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act

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

S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2008. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S. 1462, H.R.4091 the Adoption Equality Act of 2007. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S.1956, H.R.4668 the Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007. S.2341, the Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act. H.R. 5466, the Investment in Kids Instruction, Development and Support Act, provisions related to foster care and adoption assistance. H.R.6307, the Fostering Connections to Success Act. H.R.6358, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act S.J.Res 29, joint resolution expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Child Support Enforcement (S. 803, H.R. 1386, provisions related to repealing cuts made to the program) Invest in KIDS Act (H.R. 5466) Fostering Connections to Success Act (H.R. 6307) Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition (FIRST) Act (S. 2341) Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 (S. 3038)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act H.R. 3372 Emergency Contraception Education Act Title X Family Planning---appropriations FY 2009 Violence Against Women Act Children in Foster Care Home visitation Kinship Care Preemie Care Title V, Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Child Care H.R. 687/S.3372 Keeping Families Together Act H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act

Client expense: $57,402 · Firm income: Not reported

-S. 661/H.R. 2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act, support all provisions. -S. 667/H.R. 2343, Education Begins at Home Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 2669, Higher Education Access Act of 2007, support loan forgiveness for child welfare workers. -H.R. 2314, support extension of Title IV-E training funds to private child welfare agencies. -H.R. 628, Helping Families Adopt Orphans Act, support all provisions. -S. 1512, Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act, support all provisions. -S. 2771/H.R. 5641, White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 5645, Housing Protection and Foster Care Prevention Act of 2008, support all provisions.

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

H.R. 5466, Invest in KIDS Act, tracking issues that pertain to kinship care and financing of the child welfare system

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

Title IV-E match rate adjustment (e.g. H.R. 5466 and S Con Res 70, provisions related to DC federal matching rate).

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

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2008. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S. 1462, H.R.4091 the Adoption Equality Act of 2007. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S.1956, H.R.4668 the Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007. S.2341, the Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act. H.R. 5466, the Investment in Kids Instruction, Development and Support Act, provisions related to foster care and adoption assistance. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act S.J.Res 29, joint resolution expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007

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

S 803, HR 1386 - Child Support Enforcement Restoration HR 5466 - Child Welfare Financing S 2187, HR 3870 - Quality Child Care for America Act, all provisions HR 3289 - Providing Resources Early for Kids (Pre-K) Act of 2007

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Kinship Caregiver Support Act (S. 661/HR 2188), extneds federal assistance to kinship care families. Adoption Equality Act (S. 14/HR 4091), revised eligibility requirements for children with special adoption assistance. Invest in KIDS Act, (HR 5466), comprehensive child welfare reforms to promote safety, permanency and well being for children in or at risk of foster care placement. . Amend Title IV-E (HR 2314), extends Title IV-E funds to private agency child welfare staff. Partnership for Children and Families Act, HR 4207, to reform federal child welfare financing to improve outcomes for children. Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act, S. 1512, to expand federal eligibility for children in foster care who have reached age 18. Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act (S. 1956/HR 4688), makes Indian tribes eligible for direct Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance payments, thereby extending new support and protection for Indian children.

Client expense: $6,280 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support legislation reforming the child welfare system (H.R. 5466). Support legislation providing financial assistance to relatives of foster children who become their legal guardians (H.R. 2188, S. 661).

Client expense: $56,972 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act (S. 1204/HR 2052) Tracking Animal Cruelty Crimes Act (S. 2439) Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 714/HR 1280) Federal Dog Protection Act (HR 3327) Kinship Caregiver Support Act of 2007(S.611/HR 2188) Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act (S1956/HR 4688) 2007 Farm Bill (Pet Safety and Protection Act Amendment) Dog Fighting Prohibition Act (S.1880/HR 3219) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (HR 3963) Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007 (S.1274/HR 2108) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act National Link Awareness Month (HR 1046) The INVEST in Kids Act (HR 5466) Family Violence Services and Protection Act (FVPSA) Funding for Violence Against Womens Act and Victims of Crime Act Health Equity and Accountability Act (HR 3014) Medicaid Regulations and Medicaid Targeted Case Management moritorium Pregnant and Parenting Women under Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for Fiscal Year 2009 Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 5537) Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act (HR 5524) Establishment of the Health Child Abuse Research, Education and Services (CARES) Network Child-friendly economic stimulus package Initial preparation for House Committee on Government and Oversite Reform hearing on downed farm animals.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported