Secret Ballot Protection Act

-S. 560 and H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. -S. 478 and H.R. 1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles. -H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -HR 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 635, National Workers Comp Study, All Titles. -HR 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, all provisions; -HR 1409 and S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions -HR 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act; all provisions - HR 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - HR 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. -MSHA Proposed Regulations 30 CFR Part 66 -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability -HR 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor -HR 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions -HR 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - HR. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - HR. 3662/S. 1792, expansion of WARN Act, provisions requiring 90 days notice; S. 606, blacklisting for federal contractors, provisions relating to blacklisting - S.1928, provisions relating to elimination of caps on punitive and compensatory damages under civil rights laws -HR. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

-S. 560 and H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. -S. 478 and H.R. 1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles. -H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -HR 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 635, National Workers Comp Study, All Titles. -HR 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, all provisions; -HR 1409 and S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions -HR 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act; all provisions - HR 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - HR 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. -MSHA Proposed Regulations 30 CFR Part 66 -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability -HR 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor -HR 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions -HR 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - HR. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - HR. 3662/S. 1792, expansion of WARN Act, provisions requiring 90 days notice; S. 606, blacklisting for federal contractors, provisions relating to blacklisting - S.1928, provisions relating to elimination of caps on punitive and compensatory damages under civil rights laws -HR. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 17 Citizens' Self Defense Act of 2009 H.R. 45 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Avt of 2009 H.R. 197 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 H.R. 257 Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 442 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2009 H.R. 495 Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 H.R. 834 Ramos and Compean Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 866 Law Enforcement Protection Act H.R. 1022 Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act H.R. 1074 Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R. 1303 Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 H.R. 1620 Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1923 Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R. 2153 Second Amendment Restoration Act H.R. 2159 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 H.R. 2202 Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2296 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 2324 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009 S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 S. 371 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 S. 556 Firearms Transfer Improvement Act S. 632 Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act S. 816 Preservation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges Act S. 843 Gun Show Background Check Act of 2009 S. 845 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 S. 941 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1132 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2009 S. 1317 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009

Client expense: $373,839 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 866/S. 1312 - Union card check legislation

Client expense: $43,665 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -S. 2127, Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 -S.3406 and H.R. 3195, ADA Amendments Act, all provisions -Mine Safety & Health Administration Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule; Drug Testing Rules; proposed Regulations 30 CFR Part 66

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Continuity Act, S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act - Oppose Card Check process S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communications through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness Act- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - HR 3043 Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 Protecting Amercai's Workers Act- HR 2049, S. 1244 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, S. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act, HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007- HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 ADA Restoration Act- HR 3195, S. 1881, S. 3064 RESPECT Act- HR 1644, S. 969 Healthy Families Act- HR 1542, S. 910

Client expense: $207,327 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act, S. 558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act, S.969 Oppose Reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classifed as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check process, S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007, S.1693 Health Information Exchange, S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007, S.2460 Extend S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers, S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP, S.3101 The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act S.3656 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 continuing resolution 2009 H.R.2642, supplemental appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules H.R.5924 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment relief H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication through healthcare technology H.R.6898 Health-e IT Act of 2008 H.R.7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008 H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008-FMAP Provision H.R.7219 The Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008 H.R.7241 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on medicaid regulations affecting intergovernmental transfers; S.2499 Medicare, medicaid, and SCHIP extension act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; increase FMAP; S.3101 the Medicare improvements for patients and providers act; S.3656 Preserving access to healthcare (PATH) act of 2008; H.R.800 Employee free choice act (oppose card check process); H.R.866 Secret ballot protection act; H.R.976 Children's health insurance reauthoriation act of 2007; H.R.1105 Physician pathology services continuity act; H.R.1177 Sole commuunity hospital preservation act; H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone mental health and addiction equity act of 2007; H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB quidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R.1663 Medicare mental health modernization act of 2007; H.R.2159 Rural health services preservation act; H.R.2406 establishes NIST role in standard setting for health IT; H.R.2638 Consolidated security, disaster assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009; Continuing resolution 2009; H.R.2642 Supplemental appropriations act, 2008; H.R.3162 Children health and Medicare protection act of 2007; H.R.3326 Early treatment for HIV act; H.R.3533 Public and teaching hospital preservation Act; H.R.4105 One-year moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R.5480 Medicare funding warning response act of 2008; H.R.5613 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; H.R.5924 Emergency nursing supply relief act; H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment releif; H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication through healthcare technology; H.R.6898 Health-E IT Act of 2008; H.R.7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008; H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008-FMAP Provision; H.R.7219 the Protecting Hospital and outpatient and community clinic services act of 2008; H.R.7241 Preserving access to health care (PATH) Act of 2008; H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003; FFY 2009 budget and budget resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, health and human services, education and pension appropriations bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient hospital PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare inpatient Psychiatric facility PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare inpatient rehabiltiation facility PPS and "75% rule," rules; CY 2009 Medicare otupatient PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare skilled nursing facility PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare home health agency PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare physician fee schedule update; CMS proposed rule to limit intergovernmental transfers and certified public expenditures; CMS proposed value-based purchasing program; CMS proposed rule on Medicad graduate medical education payments; State childrens health insurance program funding; IRS Form 990 revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; pay for performance/value based purchasing; health information technology; hospital charity care/financial aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductibel health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration; Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's federal housing assistance mortage program for hospitals; Defiend benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of the Medicaid 340b drug pricing program; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; CMS directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

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

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -S. 2127, Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 -Mine Safety & Health Administration Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule; Drug Testing Rules -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability - H.R. 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor - H.R. 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions - H.R. 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - H.R. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - H.R. 3662/S. 1792, expansion of WARN Act, provisions requiring 90 days notice; S. 606, blacklisting for federal contractors, provisions relating to blacklisting - S.1928, provisions relating to elimination of caps on punitive and compensatory damages under civil rights laws - H.R. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions. -S.742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -H.R. 6093, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 697, The National Right to Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 800, The Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions. H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 919, Freedom from Union Violence Act, all provisions. H.R. 980, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2176, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. H.R. 4115, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. H.R. 8221, Binding Arbitration in the FAA Authorization Bill, all provisions. S. 1041, The Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions. S. 1301, The National Right to Work Act, all provisions. S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions. S. 2123, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. Senate Labor Board Reform Act (Senate bill amending NLRA) not introduced. Supported nomination of Thomas Farr for the United States District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on medicaid regulations affecting intergovernmental transfers; S.2499 Medicare, medicaid, and SCHIP extension act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; increase FMAP; S.3101 the Medicare improvements for patients and providers act; S.3656 Preserving access to healthcare (PATH) act of 2008; H.R.800 Employee free choice act (oppose card check process); H.R.866 Secret ballot protection act; H.R.976 Children's health insurance reauthoriation act of 2007; H.R.1105 Physician pathology services continuity act; H.R.1177 Sole commuunity hospital preservation act; H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone mental health and addiction equity act of 2007; H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB quidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R.1663 Medicare mental health modernization act of 2007; H.R.2159 Rural health services preservation act; H.R.2406 establishes NIST role in standard setting for health IT; H.R.2638 Consolidated security, disaster assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009; Continuing resolution 2009; H.R.2642 Supplemental appropriations act, 2008; H.R.3162 Children health and Medicare protection act of 2007; H.R.3326 Early treatment for HIV act; H.R.3533 Public and teaching hospital preservation Act; H.R.4105 One-year moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R.5480 Medicare funding warning response act of 2008; H.R.5613 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; H.R.5924 Emergency nursing supply relief act; H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment releif; H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication through healthcare technology; H.R.6898 Health-E IT Act of 2008; H.R.7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008; H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008-FMAP Provision; H.R.7219 the Protecting Hospital and outpatient and community clinic services act of 2008; H.R.7241 Preserving access to health care (PATH) Act of 2008; H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003; FFY 2009 budget and budget resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, health and human services, education and pension appropriations bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient hospital PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare inpatient Psychiatric facility PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare inpatient rehabiltiation facility PPS and "75% rule," rules; CY 2009 Medicare otupatient PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare skilled nursing facility PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare home health agency PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare physician fee schedule update; CMS proposed rule to limit intergovernmental transfers and certified public expenditures; CMS proposed value-based purchasing program; CMS proposed rule on Medicad graduate medical education payments; State childrens health insurance program funding; IRS Form 990 revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; pay for performance/value based purchasing; health information technology; hospital charity care/financial aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductibel health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration; Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's federal housing assistance mortage program for hospitals; Defiend benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of the Medicaid 340b drug pricing program; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; CMS directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness Act- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - HR 3043 Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 Protecting America's Workers Act- HR 2049, S. 1244 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, S. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act- HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 ADA Restoration Act- HR 3195, S. 1881, S. 3064 Respect Act - HR 1644, A. 969 Healthy Families Act- HR 1542, S. 910

Client expense: $258,621 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.458 Physician Pathology Continuity Act, S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act - Oppose Card Check process S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communications through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors;S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers; S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP; H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; H.r. 866 Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R. 976 Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; H.R. 1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; H.R. 1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R. 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 2159 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; H.R. 2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT; H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008; H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act; H.R. 3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 4105 One-Year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program; H.R. 4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R. 5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R. 5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; HR. 6331 Physician Medicare Payment Relief; H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations Bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and "75% Rule", Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update; CMS proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program; CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments; State Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding; IRS Form 990 Revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; Pay for Performance/Value Based Purchasing; Health Information Technology; Hospital Charity Care/Financial Aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration, Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; Mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Assistance Mortgage program for Hospitals; Defined benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruiting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of Medicaid 340B drug pricing program; CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas; S.3101 The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; S.3656 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008; H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (continuing resolution 2009); H.R. 5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008; H.R. 5924 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act; H.R. 6898 Health-e IT Act of 2008; HR. 7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008; H.R. 7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008 (Title III includes FMAP provision); H.R. 7219 The Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008; H.R. 7241 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008; H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 697, The National Right to Work Act, all provisions. H.R. 800, The Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions. H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions. H.R. 919, Freedom from Union Violence Act, all provisions. H.R. 980, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. H.R. 2176, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. H.R. 4115, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. H.R. 8221, Binding Arbitration in the FAA Authorization Bill, all provisions. S. 1041, The Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions. S. 1301, The National Right to Work Act, all provisions. S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions. S. 2123, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions. Senate Labor Board Reform Act (Senate bill amending NLRA) not introduced. Supported nomination of Thomas Farr for the United States District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule.

Client expense: $1,133,599 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; S.1041 Employee Free choice Act-Opose Card Check Process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers; S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP; H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process; H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act; H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007; H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act; H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT; H.R.2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008; H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act; H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act; H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment relief; H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication thorugh healthcare technology; FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update; CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program; CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments; State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding; IRS Form 990 Revision; Stark and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; Pay for Performance / value based purchasing; Health information technology; Hospital charity care/financial aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration; Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; Mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals; Defined benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruiting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program; CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/trigger; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp funding; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -S. 2127, Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 -Mine Safety & Health Administration Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

HR 800 The Employee Free Choice Act S 1041 The Employee Free Choice Act HR 866 Secret Ballot Protection Act S 1312 Secret Ballot Protection Act HR 697 The National Right to Work Act S 1301 The National Right to Work Act HR 980 The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S 2123 The Public Safety Employer-Employee Coooperation Act HR 919 Freedom from Union Violence Act HR 8221 Binding Arbitration in the FAA Authorization Bill Senate Labor Board Reform Act (Senate bill amending NLRA) not introduced HR 4115 To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians HR 2176 To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community Supported nomination of Thomas Farr for the United States District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness Act- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill- HR 3043 Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 Protecting America's Workers Act0 HR 2049, S. 1244 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, s. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act- HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007- HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 ADA Restoration Act- HR 3195, S. 1881 RESPECT Act- HR 1644, S. 969 Healthy Families Act- HR 1542, S. 910

Client expense: $174,542 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.458 Physician Pathology Continuity Act, S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act - Oppose Card Check process S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communications through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors;S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers; S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP; H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check Process; H.r. 866 Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R. 976 Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; H.R. 1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; H.R. 1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R. 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 2159 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; H.R. 2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT; H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008; H.R. 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act; H.R. 3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act; H.R. 4105 One-Year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program; H.R. 4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R. 5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R. 5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; HR. 6331 Physician Medicare Payment Relief; H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations Bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and "75% Rule", Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update; CMS proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program; CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments; State Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding; IRS Form 990 Revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; Pay for Performance/Value Based Purchasing; Health Information Technology; Hospital Charity Care/Financial Aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration, Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; Mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Assistance Mortgage program for Hospitals; Defined benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruiting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of Medicaid 340B drug pricing program; CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule.

Client expense: $779,914 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

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

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

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

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule.

Client expense: $717,627 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Energy policy, hydro relicensing: HR 866/S 520 - Wild Sky; S2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008.

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

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007;S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process; S.1693 Health Information Exchange Act; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers; S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP; H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process; H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act; H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007; H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act; H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT; H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007; H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act; H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act; H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules; FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules; CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update; CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program; CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments; State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision; Stark and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; Pay for Performance / value based purchasing; Health information technology; Hospital charity care/financial aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration; Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; Mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals; Defined benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruiting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program; CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/trigger; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp funding; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Energy policy, hydro relicensing: HR 866/S 520 - Wild Sky; S 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

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

Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness Act- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill- HR 3043 Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 Protecting America's Workers Act- HR 2049, S. 1244 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, S. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act- HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 ADA Restoration Act- HR 3195, S. 1881 RESPECT Act- HR 1644, S. 969 Healthy Families Act - HR 1542, S. 910

Client expense: $172,442 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act, S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007,S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act,S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act - Oppose Card Check process S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas

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

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

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

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

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

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation.

Client expense: $2,433,212 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, UNDETERMINED, White House Office

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. - S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. - Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; Occupational Noise Exposure; Workforce Shortages; MINER Act Implementation.

Client expense: $2,433,212 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, UNDETERMINED, White House Office

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles.

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

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, UNDETERMINED

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

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

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

H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, NMA opposes this legislation. H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, NMA opposes this legislation H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2768, Supplemental MINER Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007 Executive Actions: --Mine Safety & Health Administration - Staffing and Resources Allocation --Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard --Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM) --Crystalline Silica --Respirable Coal Mine Dust --Occupational Noise Exposure --Workforce Shortages --MINER Act Implementation

Client expense: $1,661,923 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, S. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act- HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007- HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - HR 3043

Client expense: $388,840 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 1380 & S. 2334, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peak Wilderness Expansion Act H.R. 2643 & S, 1696, FY 2008 Appropriations for Department of the Interior S. 1139, National Landscap conservation System Act H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007 H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 H.R. 866, Wild Sky Wilderness Act S. 647, Lewis & Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining & Reclamation Act of 2007 H.R. 222, Central Idaho Economic Development & Recreation Act S. 802, Owyhee Implementation Act

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

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

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

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