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Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act of 2008
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 26, 2008
Latest Action
September 26, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Robert E. AndrewsDemocratic(NJ)
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2026 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
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H.R. 3657/S.3500 - the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. H.R. 2072/S. 1020 - To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. S. 3518 - FLOWS Act, To amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, and for other purposes. H.R.7129 / S. 3684 - Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act, To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize water power research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, and for other purposes. H.R. 9337 - Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act - To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3657/S.3500 - the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. H.R. 2072/S. 1020 - To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. S. 3518 - FLOWS Act, To amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, and for other purposes. H.R.7129 / S. 3684 - Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act, To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize water power research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act (H.R. 7129); Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493); Mental Health Parity Act (H.R. 1424)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
INS (Legislative): H.R. 241: Association Health Plans (Johnson); H.R. 758: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) (continued) INS (Legislative) (cont.) H.R. 1081: Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio); H.R. 1282: Medigap Access Improvement Act (English); H.R. 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2412: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Lowey); H.R. 2676: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Pryce); H.R. 2842: Childrens Health Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 2851: Michelles Law (Hodes) (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave); H.R. 3001: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Pallone); H.R. 3195: ADA Amendments Act (Hoyer); H.R. 3200: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Bean); H.R. 3425: Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney); H.R. 4460: Health Care Choice Act (provisions relating to health insurance reforms in individual market) (Shadegg); H.R. 5550: Coverage for Young Adult Dependents of Federal Employees (Davis); H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (Maloney) (provisions relating to disability study); H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) (provisions relating to federal Office of Insurance Information); H.R. 5938: Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Conyers); H.R. 6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); H.R. 6071: Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) (provisions relating to reinstatement of health insurance following nonpayment of premiums); H.R. 6142: Lawsuits Against Employer-Sponsored Disability Benefit Plans (Andrews); H.R. 6210: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Kind-English); H.R. 6528: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) (provisions relating to limitations on lifetime limits); H.R. 6582: Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) (provisions relating to health insurance); H.R. 6908: Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarifications Act (Burgess) (provisions relating to disclosure rules for coverage exclusions); H.R. 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy) (provisions relating to mental health parity); H.R. 7129: Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act (Andrews) (relating to state regulation of employer-sponsored health benefits); S. 40: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Sununu); S. 46: Affordability in the Individual Market Act (provisions relating to HSAs) (Ensign); S. 239: Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (Feinstein); S. 400: Michelle's Law (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave) (Sununu); S. 459: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe); S. 495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 558: Mental Health Parity Act (Domenici); S. 616: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Collins); S. 618: Insurance Industry Competition Act (Leahy); S. 1076: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Burgess); S. 1178: Identity Theft Protection Act (Inouye); S. 1260: Data Security Act (Carper); S. 1298: Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry); S. 1588: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act (Landrieu); S. 1758: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Kennedy); S. 1814: Health Information Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 2168: Identify Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Leahy); S. 2236: Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller); S. 2268: Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar); S. 2477: Health Care Choice Act (DeMint); S. 2706: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan); S. 2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Durbin-Snowe); S. 2818: Small Business Health Plans Act (Enzi); S. 2948: Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) (provisions relating to health coverage for small employers); S. 2999: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown); S. 3068: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Snowe); S. 3115: Childrens Health Protection Act (Lautenberg); S. 3335: Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); S. 3554: Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act (Smith) (provisions relating to insurance reforms, tax credits); S. 3559: Continuing Coverage Act (Coleman) (relating to third party review for rescission decisions); S. 3712: Mental Health Parity (Kennedy) (relating to a technical correction); DRAFT Senate Bill (Grassley) relating to disclosure of employee health insurance costs; Draft Senate Health Care Reform Proposal (Baucus) (relating to access, quality, and affordability issues). INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; and implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements.
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Long term care insurance - Potential legislation concerning this issue. Insurance issues - S 618, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 1081, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 241, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees; S 46, Affordability in the Individual Market Act; HR 1282, Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007; HR 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 459, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; HR 2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; HR 1076, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; S 40, National Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3200, National Insurance Act of 2007; S 1298, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007; S 400, Michelle's Law; HR 2851, Michelle's Law; S 1588, CARES Act; HR 2676, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; HR 3425, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007; S 2236, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 2268, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 1758, CLASS Act; HR 3001, CLASS Act; S 2795, SHOP Act; HR 6210, SHOP Act; S 3115, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 6142, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits; HR 5550, To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a `child' under the health benefits program for Federal employees; S 2948, Small Business Empowerment Act; S 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008; S 2999, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; HR 6071, Health Care Consumer Protection Act of 2008; S 3068, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 3559, Continuing Coverage Act of 2008; S 3554, Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008; HR 6908, Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008; HR 6582, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008; HR 6528, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; S 2706, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 7129, Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act of 2008; proposed legislation concerning these issues. Mental health parity - HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007; HR 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; S 3712, To make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
House Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act - H.R. 1322 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - H.R. 1820 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act H.R. 2639 Michelles Law H.R. 2851 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3363 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act H.R. 3997 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5442 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - H.R. 5719 ERISA Amendments H.R. 6142 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments Act of 2008 H.R 6143 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6179 Patient-Controlled Health IT Act H.R. 6345 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act, The Pro (TECHT) T Act of 2008 H.R. 6357 Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008 H.R. 6908 Paul Wellstone and Pete Dominici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6983 Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act H.R. 7129 Senate Mental Health Parity Act S. 558 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1556 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1693 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act 0f 2007 S. 1695 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 S. 2337 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act S. 3408 Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 Discussion Draft of Legislation Requiring Form W-2 Reporting of Employer-Provided Health Care Costs - Submitted comments to a group of Senators Health Reform Call to Action Health Reform 2009 Finance & HELP Committees Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL/EBSA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) DOL Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 IRS proposed requirements for filing excise taxes
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Monitored, reacted to, and discussed policy concepts that will ensure NTCA is able to continue offering its high quality Group Health Plan to members, their employees and the association staff at affordable rates and on reasonable terms and conditions. During the reporting period the association focused particular attention to the following: Health: H.R. 7129-Several approaches to Reduce Uninsured Act of 2008-all sections.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
See attached list H.R. 758 -- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. H.R. 1424 -- Paul Wellstone Mental Health adn Addicition Equity Act, as it pertains to health insurance regulations. H.R. 2761 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act. H.R. 4460 -- Health Care Choice Act. S. 40 -- National Insurance Act. S. 558 -- Mental Health Parity Act. S. 2477 -- Health Care Choice Act. H.R. 7129 -- Several Approaches to Reduce Uninsured Act H.R. 506 -- To provide for innovation in healthcare through State initiatives that expand coverage and access. S.334/H.R. 3163/H.R. 6444 -- Healthy Americans Act
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached list. H.R. 1367/H.R. 1424 -- Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, as it pertains to health insurance regulations. H.R. 2406 -- Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Intergration Act, as it relates to the establishment of a single standard for health information technology systems used by health providers. H.R. 758 -- Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act S.1693 -- Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1693 -- Wired for Health Care Quality Act, as it pertains to the adoption of a nationwide health information system. S.1224 -- SCHIP Reauthorization S.1408 -- Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1455 -- National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S.334/H.R. 3163/ H.R. 6444 -- Healthy Americans Act S.495 -- Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S.628 -- Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 H.R. 7129 -- Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act of 2008
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $210,392 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office