Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

HR 1783/S 1070 - Support "Elder Justice Act" coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse & exploitation. HR 5563 - Support "GIVE Act" expansion of volunteerism opportunities and civic engagement. Discuss minority services access & minority senior health disparities. HR 2188/ S 661- Support "Kinship Caregiver Support Act" services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. HR 6064/HR 5898 National Silver Alert Act/Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 - Support for legislation to provide assistance to states that implement a Silver Alert System. HR 5352 The Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008 - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation. HR 6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. HR 6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. S 3038 Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. S 3487 Serve America Act of 2008 - Support for civic engagement and volunteerism. Long Term Care - Provided copy of Healthy at Home Report on use of technology by older adults and their caregivers. (no bill) Older Americans Act - Feedback on proposed Project 2020 legislation to expand state single points of entry, evidence-based disease prevention health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs. (no bill) Lobbied in discussions to include additional temporary funding for WIA, SCSEP and other federal employment and training services (no bill).

Client expense: $6,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1681/H.R. 5873 - Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 S. 400/H.R. 2851 - Michelle's Law S. 3195/H.R. 6375 - Healthy Transition Act of 2008 H.R. 6893 - Fostering Connections to Success Act Provider Conscience Regulation

Client expense: $186,837 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

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: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6893 and S. 3038, supprting legislation to allow family members to participate in foster care programs.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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-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

H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET), Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force, Crime Lab Microscope, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, funding for El Rio forebay project; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work,Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects, and Channel Islands Harbor FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Anti-obesity demonstration programs H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill Economic stimulus Medicaid FMAP and Disproportionate Share Hospital funding Moratorium on CMS Medicaid Outpatient Services regulation County Organized Health System (COHS) Implementation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding, Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation andCuyama Recreation Center FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - PILT; clean air funding, FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Funding for Santa Maria River Levee, Lower Mission Creek, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, and Goleta Beach FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act - Ryan White Part C Funding H.R. 7110/S. 3624 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act - infrastructure funding Forest Service Wildfire Response Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill Economic Stimulus Increased Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers Medicaid FMAP Emergency Broadcasting via public radio stations

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

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

National putative father registry database, draft legislation-no bill number. The Multiethnic Placement Act: PL 103-382, Title V, Part E. Also implementation of the Intercountry Adoption Act, PL 106-279. H.R. 6307 (became H.R. 6893), Fostering Connections to Success Act. Implementation of the Intercountry Adoption Act related to transition rules for I-600 vs I-800 applications.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

foster Care Medicaid Coverage Act of 2007 (HR 1376). This bill will provide Medicaid for youth i8n foster care. Posted an alert on this issue on our website. HR 6893, the fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (HR 6893). This legislation targets specific deficiencies in the child welfare system by extending federal foster case payments up to 21 years old, providing federal support for relatives caring children in foster care. Sent alerts and updates to our members on this bill.

Client expense: $234,194 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

foster Care Medicaid Coverage Act of 2007 (HR 1376). This bill will provide Medicaid for youth i8n foster care. Posted an alert on this issue on our website. HR 6893, the fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (HR 6893). This legislation targets specific deficiencies in the child welfare system by extending federal foster case payments up to 21 years old, providing federal support for relatives caring children in foster care. Sent alerts and updates to our members on this bill.

Client expense: $234,194 · 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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, all provisions HR 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, all provisions S 3038, Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008, all provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Foster Care Finance Reform, S. 3038, H.R. 6307, and H.R. 6893

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. -S. 1642/H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act/Higher Education Act, support loan forgiveness for child welfare workers. -H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, support all provisions. -H.R. 2314, support extension of Title IV-E training funds to private child welfare agencies. -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. -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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE

HR 1783/S 1070 - Support "Elder Justice Act" coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse & exploitation. HR 5563 - Support "GIVE Act" expansion of volunteerism opportunities and civic engagement. Discuss minority services access & minority senior health disparities. HR 2188/ S 661- Support "Kinship Caregiver Support Act" services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. HR 6064/HR 5898 National Silver Alert Act/Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008 - Provided proposed language for legislation to provide assistance to states that implement a Silver Alert System. Discussed African American Senior Supportive services - provisions related to services under the Older Americans Act for African American seniors (no Bill). HR 5352 The Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008 - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation. HR 6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. HR 6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. S 3038 Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 - Support for services for relatives raising children when parents cannot. S 3487 Serve America Act of 2008 - Included civic engagement and volunteerism. Long Term Care - Provided copy of Healthy at Home Report on use of technology by older adults and their caregivers. Older Americans Act - Feedback on proposed Project 2020 legislation to expand state single points of entry, evidence-based disease prevention health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs.

Client expense: $7,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 1681/H.R. 5873 - Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 S. 400/H.R. 2851 - Michelle's Law S. 3195/H.R. 6375 - Healthy Transition Act of 2008 H.R. 6893 - Fostering Connections to Success Act Provider Conscience Regulation

Client expense: $162,195 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding, Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation andCuyama Recreation Center FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - PILT; clean air funding, FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Funding for Santa Maria River Levee, Lower Mission Creek, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, and Goleta Beach FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act - Ryan White Part C Funding H.R. 7110/S. 3624 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act - infrastructure funding Forest Service Wildfire Response Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET), Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force, Crime Lab Microscope, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, funding for El Rio forebay project; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work,Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects, and Channel Islands Harbor FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity Flood insurance rate map revisions H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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

H.R. 6893 and S. 3038, support legislation to allow family members to participate in foster care programs.

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

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), 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