Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 5, 2007
Latest Action
May 18, 2007
Primary Sponsor
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratic(NY)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
86pct
102d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 20 Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act H.R. 819 Prevention First Act H.R. 1032 Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver SupportAct H.R. 2596 Access to Birth Control Act H.R. 3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act H.R. 3267 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act H.R. 3333 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act H.R. 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act S. 21 Prevention First Act S. 1375 MOTHERS Act S. 1555 Access to Birth Control Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1760 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act S. 2731 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act S. 2793 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act FY 2009 Function 550/Discretionary Budget (re: increased funding for public health programs and activities) FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (re: additional funding for the Title X family planning program and reduction or elimination of funding for abstinence-only education) Pending legislation on prevention of sexually transimitted disease
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Health and Human Services R.I.N. 0991-AB48 (entire regulation); H.R.2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (abstinence-only provisions, birth control pricing, Federal Refusal Clause and Hyde amendment, global gag rule, United Nations Population Fund, Legal Services Corporation litigation funding restrictions, reproductive-health services for women in prison and federal employees, reproductive-health funding restrictions in DC); S.21 & H.R.819, Prevention First Act; S.3068 & H.R.2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act; S.1173 & H.R.1964, Freedom of Choice Act; selected judicial nominations (Richard Honaker, nominee to the Federal District Court for the District of Wyoming; Robert Conrad, nominee to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/H.R. 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007- entire bill S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S. 2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. H.R. 2367- Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 1075/H.R. 2523- Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133- The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill. H.R. 7016- Susan B. Anthony Pre-Natal Non-Discrimination Act- entire bill. H.R. 5810- Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008- entire bill. S. 1810/H.R. 3112- Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act- entire bill. H.R. 5979- Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2008- entire bill. S.Res. 675/ H.Res. 1432- Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children- entire resolution. S.1760- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative- entire bill.
Client expense: $121,667 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S. 2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133- The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill. H.R. 7016- Susan B. Anthony Pre-Natal Non-Discrimination Act- entire bill. S. 1810/H.R. 3112- Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.819/S.21 Prevention First Act, providing for comprehensive sexual education, increased access to contraceptives, provision of emergency contraception to overseas military women, expansion of Medicare funding of family planning services; questions regarding the nomination of Sen. Tom Daschle for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Albio Sires | Democratic | NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Allyson Y. Schwartz | Democratic | PA |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Anthony Weiner | Democratic | NY |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | MA |
| Ben Chandler | Democratic | KY |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Betty Sutton | Democratic | OH |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad Miller | Democratic | NC |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian Baird | Democratic | WA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | IA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | Democratic | MI |
| Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | NY |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | PA |
| Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Christopher Shays | Republican | CT |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| Darlene Hooley | Democratic | OR |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| David Wu | Democratic | OR |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Dennis Moore | Democratic | KS |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | CA |
| Donald Payne | Democratic | NJ |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Ellen Tauscher | Democratic | CA |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Frederick Boucher | Democratic | VA |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gabrielle Giffords | Democratic | AZ |
| Gary L. Ackerman | Democratic | NY |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Harry Mitchell | Democratic | AZ |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Hilda Solis | Democratic | CA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jane Harman | Democratic | CA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jay Inslee | Democratic | WA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Sestak | Democratic | PA |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John D. Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| John Hall | Democratic | NY |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Biggert | Republican | IL |
| Julia Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Udall | Democratic | CO |
| Martin Meehan | Democratic | MA |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael Arcuri | Democratic | NY |
| Michael Castle | Republican | DE |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Michael McNulty | Democratic | NY |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | HI |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | WA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | RI |
| Patrick Murphy | Democratic | PA |
| Paul Hodes | Democratic | NH |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | IL |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robert Wexler | Democratic | FL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Ron Klein | Democratic | FL |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Russ Carnahan | Democratic | MO |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV |
| Stephanie Jones | Democratic | OH |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Steve Kagen | Democratic | WI |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thomas Allen | Democratic | ME |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy H. Bishop | Democratic | NY |
| Tom Lantos | Democratic | CA |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
| William Delahunt | Democratic | MA |
| William Jefferson | Democratic | LA |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Xavier Becerra | Democratic | CA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.Con.Res. 400/S.Res.638, Health Care for Women, Health Care for All. FDA Advisory Committee nomination letters. S. 1375, MOTHER's Act. S. 3297, Advancing America's Priorities Act, in particular Subtitle D (postpartum depression), Subtitle F (Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Act). Health information technology (general). S.1810, the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Condition Act.Health Care Reform (general); H.R. 3112 Prenatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act; S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; H.R. 819/S. 21, Prevention First Act; H.R. 1653/S. 972, Responsible Education About Life Act; H.R. 2412/S. 3068, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act; H.R. 7310/ S. 20, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act; H.R. 7016 Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act; Communicated with the Office of the President-Elect on the global gag rule, judicial nominees that are committeed to individual rights and justice, and reproductive health issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
HR 2830 & 1783-The Pension Protection Act-NAIFA supports legislation allowing advisors who represent companies administering 401(k) type plans to give investment advice to employees participating in those plans. HR 7327 - Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008. NAIFA supported. HR 205 & S. 1010 - Retirement Security for Life Act would grant a federal tax exclusion up to $20,000 per year in lifetime payments from non-qualified annuuities - NAIFA supports. HR. 2912 - Flexible Retirement for Life Act would grant the same exclusion as HR 819 but phase in the dollar amount starting at $1,000 in 2006 and increasing to $20,000 by 2015. HR 2951 & 1359 - NAIFA supports tax incentives for both qualified and non-qualified annuities. S-2794 - Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008 provides grants to states to address issues pertaining to the marketing and sale of financial products to senior citizens. NAIFA has concerns about several provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $315,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 3912 - To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. H.R. 976 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes. H.R.1841 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R. 819 - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. H.R. 3088 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. H.R. 3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S. 334 - A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S. 504 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. S. 1019 - A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1809 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs. S. 1244 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.819/S.21 Prevention First Act, providing for comprehensive sexual education, increased access to contraceptives, provision of emergency contraception to overseas military women, expansion of Medicare funding of family planning services; H.R.4054/S.2347 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, in support of fixing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to permit university health care centers and other safety net health care providers to receive nominally priced birth control; H.R1653/S.972 Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, in support of federally funded comprehensive sexual education in schools.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 612/H.R. 1072, Women's Health Office Act S. 2347/H.R.4054, Prevention Through Affordable Access Act S. 21/H.R. 819, Prevention First Act S. 1555/H.R. 2596, Access To Birth Control Act H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009 (provisions related to the Department of Health and Human Services)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 3912 - To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. H.R. 976 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes. H.R.1841 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R. 819 - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. H.R. 3088 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. H.R. 3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S. 334 - A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S. 504 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. S. 1019 - A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1809 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs. S. 1244 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Retirement
HR 2830 & 1783-The Pension Protection Act-NAIFA supports legislation allowing advisors who represent companies administering 401(k) type plans to give investment advice to employees participating in those plans. HR 205 & S. 1010 - Retirement Security for Life Act would grant a federal tax exclusion up to $20,000 per year in lifetime payments from non-qualified annuuities - NAIFA supports. HR. 2912 - Flexible Retirement for Life Act would grant the same exclusion as HR 819 but phase in the dollar amount starting at $1,000 in 2006 and increasing to $20,000 by 2015. HR 2951 & 1359 - NAIFA supports tax incentives for both qualified and non-qualified annuities. S-2794 - Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008 provides grants to states to address issues pertaining to the marketing and sale of financial products to senior citizens. NAIFA has concerns about several provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $315,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/H.R. 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007-entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education about Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. H.R. 2367- Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133- The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill. H.R. 7106- Susan B. Anthony Pre-Natal Non-Discrimination Act- entire bill. H.R. 5810- Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act- entire bill. S. 1810/H.R. 3112- Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act- entire bill. H.R. 5979- Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2008- entire bill. S. 1075/H.R. 2523- Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act- entire bill.
Client expense: $278,579 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/H.R. 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007-entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education about Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133- The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. H.R. 7106- Susan B. Anthony Pre-Natal Non-Discrimination Act- entire bill. H.R. 5810- Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act- entire bill. S. 1810/H.R. 3112- Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act- entire bill. H.R. 5979- Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2008- entire bill. S. 1075/H.R. 2523- Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.5501 & S.2731, Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (global gag rule, abstinence-only provisions); H.R.7016, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (entire bill); H.R.5658 & S.2781, National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2009 (reproductive-health services for military members); Health and Human Services R.I.N. 0991-AB48 (entire regulation); H.R.2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (abstinence-only provisions, birth control pricing, Federal Refusal Clause and Hyde amendment, global gag rule, United Nations Population Fund, Legal Services Corporation litigation funding restrictions, reproductive-health services for women in prison and federal employees, reproductive-health funding restrictions in DC); H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (abstinence-only provisions); S.3288, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (global gag rule and international family-planning programs); S.21 & H.R.819, Prevention First Act; S.3068 & H.R.2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act; S.1173 & H.R.1964, Freedom of Choice Act; selected judicial nominations (Richard Honaker, nominee to the Federal District Court for the District of Wyoming; Robert Conrad, nominee to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/HR 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 915/H.R. 1088- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S.2407/H.R. 3192- Pregnant Women Support Act- entire bill. S. 2543- Child Custody Protection Act- entire bill. S. 2793/H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. S. 3111- Life at Conception Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 1094/H.R. 2597- Sanctity of Life Act of 2007- entire bill. H.R. 2367- Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/HR 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S. 2543- Child Custody Protection Act- entire bill. S. 2793/H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. S. 3111- Life at Conception Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 1094/H.R. 2597- Sanctity of Life Act of 2007- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.Res.1022, relating to reducing maternal mortality in US and abroad. H.Res.1131, related to the prevention, screening and treatment of STDs. S.1760/H.R.3267, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007. H.Con.Res.330, supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. S. 2141, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act. Comments to FDA regarding off label usage of drugs. Comments to FDA regarding the regulation of thalidomide. S. 21/H.R. 819, Prevention First. S. 2569/H.R. 3689, Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Act. S. 1375, Mother's Act. Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening, Gynecological Cancer Education (Johanna's Law), Preemie Act, NIH. S. 1810/H.R.3112, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act. H.R. 5979, Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2008. Comments on Family Medical Leave Act Notice of Proposed Rule Making (2/11/08) related to changes regarding contact between a health care provider and an employer, the new medical form and its contents, and the increased number of medical certifications. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act. H.R. 4054 / S. 2347, Prevention through Affordable Access Act. General support for immunizations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Insurance
H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.1841 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R.3912 - To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. H.R.819 - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. H.R.3088 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.334 - A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S.504 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. S.1019 - A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S.1809 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.1244 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes. H.R.3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 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
2008 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.819/S.21 Prevention First Act, providing for increased access to contraceptives, comprehensive sexual education, provision of emergency contraception to overseas military women, expansion of Medicare funding of family planning services; H.R.4054/S.2347 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, in support of fixing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to permit university health care centers and other safety net health care providers to receive nominally priced birth control; H.R1653/S.972 Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, in support of federally funded comprehensive sexual education in schools.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
FY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill (Title X family-planning program, abstinence-only programs); selected judicial nominations (Richard Honaker, nominee to the Federal District Court for the District of Wyoming; Robert Conrad, nominee to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals); H.R.5501 & S.2731, Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (global gag rule, abstinence-only provisions); H.R.5658 & S.2781, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (reproductive-health services for military members); H.R.2064 & S.1800, Compassionate Care for for Servicewomen Act (entire bill); H.R.2478 & S.2793, Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act (entire bill); S.2788, Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act (entire bill); S.1173 & H.R.1964, Freedom of Choice Act (entire bill); S.2365, Parents' Rights Empowerment and Protection Act (entire bill); S.2347 & H.R.4054, Prevention Through Affordable Access Act (entire bill); S.21 & H.R.819, Prevention First Act (entire bill); H.R.2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act (birth control pricing provision); H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (abstinence-only provisions).
Client expense: $63,199 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Religion
HR5484 and S2584: PEPFAR international AIDS funding (opposition to abstinence-only provisions); Gag Rule and Conscience clause in various international family planning funding mechanisms; HR2596 and S1555: Access to Birth Control Act; HR819 and S21: Prevention First Act; Financial Services Appropriations: DC Opportunity Scholarship continuation funding; HRes888 Religious History Week resolution
Client expense: $24,105 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Retirement
HR 2830 & 1783-The Pension Protection Act-NAIFA supports legislation allowing advisors who represent companies administering 401(k) type plans to give investment advice to employees participating in those plans. HR 205 & S. 1010 - Retirement Security for Life Act would grant a federal tax exclusion up to $20,000 per year in lifetime payments from non-qualified annuuities - NAIFA supports. HR. 2912 - Flexible Retirement for Life Act would grant the same exclusion as HR 819 but phase in the dollar amount starting at $1,000 in 2006 and increasing to $20,000 by 2015. HR 2951 & 1359 - NAIFA supports tax incentives for both qualified and non-qualified annuities. S-2794 - Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008 provides grants to states to address issues pertaining to the marketing and sale of financial products to senior citizens. NAIFA has concerns about several provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $315,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 20 Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act H.R. 819 Prevention First Act H.R. 1032 Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver SupportAct H.R. 2596 Access to Birth Control Act H.R. 3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act H.R. 3267 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act H.R. 3333 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act H.R. 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act S. 21 Prevention First Act S. 1375 MOTHERS Act S. 1555 Access to Birth Control Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1760 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act S. 2731 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act S. 2793 Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act FY 2009 Function 550/Discretionary Budget (re: increased funding for public health programs and activities) FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (re: additional funding for the Title X family planning program and reduction or elimination of funding for abstinence-only education) Pending legislation on prevention of sexually transimitted disease
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.1841 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R.3912 - To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. H.R.819 - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. H.R.3088 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.334 - A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S.504 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. S.1019 - A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S.1809 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.1244 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, 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
2008 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/HR 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S. 2543- Child Custody Protection Act- entire bill. S. 2793/H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 356/HR 3442- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 S. 915/H.R. 1088- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075/H.R. 5032- Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S.2407/H.R. 3192- Pregnant Women Support Act- entire bill. S. 2543- Child Custody Protection Act- entire bill. S. 2793/H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 2367- Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.1841 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R.3912 - To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. H.R.819 - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. H.R.3088 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.334 - A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. S.504 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes. S.1019 - A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S.1809 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums. S.1244 - A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Retirement
HR 2830 & 1783-The Pension Protection Act-NAIFA supports legislation allowing advisors who represent companies administering 401(k) type plans to give investment advice to employees participating in those plans. HR 205 & S. 1010 - Retirement Security for Life Act would grant a federal tax exclusion up to $20,000 per year in lifetime payments from non-qualified annuuities - NAIFA supports. HR. 2912 - Flexible Retirement for Life Act would grant the same exclusion as HR 819 but phase in the dollar amount starting at $1,000 in 2006 and increasing to $20,000 by 2015. HR 2951 & 1359 - NAIFA supports tax incentives for both qualified and non-qualified annuities. S-2794 - Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008 provides grants to states to address issues pertaining to the marketing and sale of financial products to senior citizens. NAIFA has concerns about several provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $315,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3689/S.2569, Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007; H.R.20/ S.1375, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act; H.R.819/S.21, Prevention First Act; Stillbirth draft legislation; H.R.3267/S.1760, Healthy Start Act; H.R.4055, Medicare Cervical Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act; S.2141, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and House companion yet to be introduced; S.1042/H.R.583, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act; S. 1576/H.R. 3333, Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act; H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; H.R 1237, Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act; H.R 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; medical home.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Religion
H.Res 888 re: religious history week; request sponsorship of a Darwin resolution; D.C. Opportunity Scholarships (lobbied against vouchers to religious instruction); PEPFAR (lobbied to remove abstinence-only provision from international AIDS relief package); S.2591 Copyright exemption for religious groups (lobbied to amend to allow all nonprofits equal exemption); HR819 and S.21 Prevention First Act of 2007; Access to Legal Pharmacueticals Act; Responsible Education About Life Act.
Client expense: $12,022 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 3014 and S. 1576, legislation to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health status S. 242 and H.R. 380, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act S. 1218/H.R. 2034, Medicare for All Act H.R. 676, the United State National Health Insurance Act S. 21/H.R. 819, the Prevention First Act S.764, H.R.1308, Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act S. 60, a bill to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program H.R. 506, the Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act S. 325, the Health Partnership Act S. 1452, Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2007 H.R. 1968, the Community Health Workers Act of 2007 H.R. 2045, PLAY Every Day Act S. 968, theStopTuberculosis(TB)NowActof2007 S.1882,thePublicHealthPreparednessWorkforceDevelopmentActof2007 S. 2083, the Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 H.R. 3697/S. 2313, the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act H.R.3337, HIVNondiscriminationinTravelandImmigrationActof2007 S. 2424, the National Health Literacy Act S. 1970, Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act of 2007 S. 558/H.R. 1424/S. 1337, mental health parity legislation H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act S. 600, School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 3014 and S. 1576, legislation to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health status S. 242 and H.R. 380, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act S. 1218/H.R. 2034, Medicare for All Act H.R. 676, the United State National Health Insurance Act S. 21/H.R. 819, the Prevention First Act S.764, H.R.1308, Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act S. 60, a bill to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program H.R. 506, the Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act S. 325, the Health Partnership Act S. 1452, Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2007 H.R. 1968, the Community Health Workers Act of 2007 H.R. 2045, PLAY Every Day Act S. 968, theStopTuberculosis(TB)NowActof2007 S.1882,thePublicHealthPreparednessWorkforceDevelopmentActof2007 S. 2083, the Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 H.R. 3697/S. 2313, the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act S. 2456, Influenza Vaccine Security Act H.R.3337, HIVNondiscriminationinTravelandImmigrationActof2007 S. 2424, the National Health Literacy Act S. 1970, Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act of 2007 S. 558/H.R. 1424/S. 1337, mental health parity legislation H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act S. 600, School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2007
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 / CHIP Reauthorization H.R. 1023: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 HR 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2230: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 2785: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services H.R. 2834: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services H.R. 3056: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3648: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4195: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 4351: AMT Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4839: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 S. 1624: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 S. 2223: Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 S. 2374: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 200 Tax Accord with Germany Tax Accord with Denmark Tax Accord with Finland Tax Accord with Belgium H.R. 743, S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac of 2007 H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 - Retirement Security for Life Act S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3501 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3417 - To establish the Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000 H.R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1040 - Tax Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3693 - American Competitiveness Tax Act of 2007 S. 1140 Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 4752- Working American Competitiveness Act
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
2007 · mid_year · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Family planning (incl. Title X and Title V) and sex education (incl. comprehensive and abstinence-only programs) funding, incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21) and Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710) Federal Refusal Clause in Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710), as well as related conscience protections H.R. 819 & S. 21 Prevention First Act H.R. 1653 & S. 972 Responsible Education About Life Act Abortion regulations and Congressional response to the Gonzales v. Carhart decision, incl. H.R. 1964 & S. 1173 Access to contraception, incl. H.R. 2064 (and related amendment to H.R. 1585), H.R. 2596 & S. 1555 Access to mifepristone/RU-486, incl. H.R. 63, as well as applicable provisions in H.R. 2900 & S. 1082
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, UNDETERMINED
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, UNDETERMINED
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill. S. 915/H.R. 1088- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007- entire bill. S. 972/H.R. 1653- Responsible Education About Life Act- entire bill. S. 1173/H.R. 1964- Freedom of Choice Act- entire bill. S.2075 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act- entire bill. S.2407/H.R. 3192- Pregnant Women Support Act- entire bill. H.R. 1074- Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act- entire bill. H.R. 2478- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act- entire bill. H.R. 2367- Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007- entire bill. H.R. 4133-The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act- entire bill. House Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "The Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule: Its Impact on Family Planning and Reproductive Health."
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, UNDETERMINED
2007 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 / CHIP Reauthorization H.R. 1023: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 HR 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2230: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 2785: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services H.R. 2834: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services H.R. 3056: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3648: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4195: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 4351: AMT Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4839: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 S. 1624: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 S. 2223: Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 S. 2374: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 200 Tax Accord with Germany Tax Accord with Denmark Tax Accord with Finland Tax Accord with Belgium H.R. 743, S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac of 2007 H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 - Retirement Security for Life Act S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3501 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3417 - To establish the Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000 H.R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1040 - Tax Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3693 - American Competitiveness Tax Act of 2007 S. 1140 Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 4752- Working American Competitiveness Act
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)
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.1386/S.803 Child Support Protection Act of 2007, in support of restoring federal performance matching funds to the child support program; H.R.3372 Emergency Contraception Education Act, in support of public service programming to increase awareness regarding emergency contraception. H.R.819/S.21 Prevention First Act, providing for comprehensive sexual education, increased access to contraceptives, provision of emergency contraception to overseas military women, expansion of Medicare funding of family planning services; H.R.4054/S.2347 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, in support of fixing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to permit university health care centers and other safety net health care providers to receive nominally priced birth control; H.R1653/S.972 Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, in support of federally funded comprehensive sexual education in schools.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2007 · year_end · Religion
Religious Freedom Restoration Act and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (no bills currently pending) Prevention First Act of 2007: HR819 and S21 Abstinence Only funding in appropriations bill
Client expense: $28,738 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R.819/S.21, Prevention First Act. H.R.20 Postpartum Depression Research & Care Act. S.1375, Postpartum Mother's Act. H.R.3447/S.1777, Surgeon General Independence Act. H.R.3372/S.2108, Emergency Contraception Education Act. H.R.4054/S.2347, Prevention through Affordable Access Act. S Con Res 3, expressing support for women's health in developing nations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 21/H.R. 819- Prevention First Act- entire bill. S. 351- Title X Family Planning Act- entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1075/H.R. 2523: Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act S. 21/H.R. 819: Prevention First Act S. 972/H.R. 1653: Responsible Education About Life Act S. 976: State Childrens Health Insurance Program reauthorization - provisions related to Title V abstinence-only program
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Insurance
HR 976 HR 3088 S 334 S 1244 HR 1841 S 504 HR 3912 S 1019 HR 819 S 1809
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
2007 · year_end · Insurance
HR 976 HR 3088 S 334 S 1244 HR 1841 S 504 HR 3912 S 1019 HR 819 S 1809
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
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
FY 2008 Department of Defense Authorization bill - proposed amendments; FY 2008 appropriations bills (Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; State and Foreign Operations; Commerce - Justice- Science; Financial Services and General Government; FY 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Chapter 4 - Foreign Operations and Chapter 6 - Health and Human Services); FY 2008 Budget resolution; S. 21 & H.R. 819, Prevention First Act;
Client expense: $118,117 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
FY’08 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill H.R.819 Prevention First Act and budget to remove global gag Title X, Emergency Contraception, Cervical Cancer Prevention-HPV; The Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2007 (S. 1075/H.R. 2523), Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act (H.R 2478); Access to Birth Control Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.1386/S.803 Child Support Protection Act of 2007, in support of restoring federal performance matching funds to the child support program; H.R.3372 Emergency Contraception Education Act, in support of public service programming to increase awareness regarding emergency contraception. H.R.819/S.21 Prevention First Act, providing for comprehensive sexual education, increased access to contraceptives, provision of emergency contraception to overseas military women, expansion of Medicare
Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2007 · year_end · Retirement
HR 205 & S 1010-Retirement Security for Life Act would grant a federal tax exclusion up to $20,000 per year in lifetime payments from non-qualified annuities - NAIFA supports. HR 3912 - Flexible Retirement Security for Life Act would grant the same exclusion as HR 819 but phase in the dollar amount starting at $1,000 in 2006 and increasing to $20,000 by 2015. HR 2951 & S 1359 - NAIFA supports tax incentives for both qualified and non-qualified annuities. HR 2830 & S 1783-The Pension Protection Act-NAIFA supports legislation allowing advisors who represent companies administering 401(k) type plans to give investment advice to employees participating in those plans.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of