Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
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2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 803 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, provisions relating to a tax credit for employers for costs of implementing wellness programs HR 1427 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, support provisions to require the support of the FDA to approve affordable copies of biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers HR 1322 The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, provisions which prohibit employers who currently provide retiree health benefits from reducing those benefits for retirees, and in some instances, require restoration of benefits S 1679 The Affordable Health Choices Act, as it relates to insurance reform, employer mandates, health IT, public plan option and ERISA HR 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation of provisions related to ERISA, employer mandates, retiree drug subsidies/taxes and vouchers
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 -H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Public Law No: 111-205 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 American Jobs Protection Act S. 3501 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Small Business Paperwork Relief Act S. 3946 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 3958 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Regulatory Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), limited benefit plans, quality improvement initiatives, meaningful use rules, preventive care, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections, claims and appeals procedures, external review, health information technology & electronic health records, health literacy and insurance exchanges, wellness, tax reporting issues, non-discrimination requirements Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
2010 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.1322 - Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R.759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 re: entire bill
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MI |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | IA |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | NY |
| Charles Wilson | Democratic | OH |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David Wu | Democratic | OR |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Donald Payne | Democratic | NJ |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Frederick Boucher | Democratic | VA |
| Gary L. Ackerman | Democratic | NY |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James Oberstar | Democratic | MN |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John Hall | Democratic | NY |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | ME |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | HI |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | RI |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert Wexler | Democratic | FL |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy H. Bishop | Democratic | NY |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
| William Delahunt | Democratic | MA |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $272,633 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, provisions related to 1099 reporting and amendments offered by Senator Mike Johanns and Senator Max Baucus which would repeal Section 9006 of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 3924, Public Accountability in Health Care Implementation Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits Rescissions, and Patient Protections Interim Final Rule Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments National Quality Plan Request For Comments Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various ongoing issues related to Section 9006 of of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, usually referred to as the 1099 reporting mandate Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including the Baucus amendment, the Johanns amendment, and provisions relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to tax extenders and revenue offsets S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3976, Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including all provisions related to Titles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including the Johanns amendment, the Nelson amendment, as well as issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to Title III H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 6415, Tax Relief Certainty Act H.R. 275 / S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing the 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, research & development, limitation on the deductibilty of treaty benefits, transfer pricing, earnings stripping, dual capacity foreign tax credit, 2001 and 2003 tax extenders, unemployment, insurance, active finance, CFC look-through, AMT, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, marginal income tax rates, estate tax reform, capital gains and dividend tax rates (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 17: Cholly Smith - Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mark Kirk; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mark Kirk
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 15: National Health Insurance Act HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act HR 193: AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 HR 1039: Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 HR 1200: American Health Security Act of 2009 HR 1321: Healthy Americans Act HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 S.29: Coverage Continuity Act S.266: Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2009 S. 301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 S. 318: Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 S. 323: Rural Revitalization Act of 2009 S.391: Healthy Americans Act S. 698: State-Based Health Care Reform Act S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
Client expense: $809,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
HR 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, oppose changes to ERISA and mandating retiree health benefits; The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, support follow up temporary provisions to help employers responsibly address the financial crisis impacting pension funds; support maintaining and strengthening the voluntary, flexible employer-provided retirement system.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1322 - retiree healthcare protections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
HR 1322 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 (retiree health insurance)
Client expense: $998,150 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S 803 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, provisions relating to a tax credit for employers for costs of implementing wellness programs HR 1427 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers HR 1322 The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, provisions which prohibit employers who currently provide retiree health benefits from reducing those benefits for retirees, and in some instances, require restoration of benefits S 1679 The Affordable Health Choices Act, as it relates to insurance reform, employer mandates, health IT HR 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions related to ERISA, employer mandates, retiree drug subsidies/taxes and vouchers
Client expense: $3,467,911 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.1322 - Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R.759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 re: entire bill
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Retirement
HR 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, oppose changes to ERISA and mandating retiree health benefits; The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, support follow up temporary provisions to help employers responsibly address the financial crisis impacting pension funds; support maintaining and strengthening the voluntary, flexible employer-provided retirement system.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including amendments related to the repeal of the 1099 reporting mandate S. 3501, American Job Protection Act, including provisions related to an employer mandate S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, including issues related to FSA and HSA provisions H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, including provisions related to class act reform H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 3653, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, IPAB Reform provisions S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including provisions related to PPACA grandfathering and IFR The Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2010, provisions related to Medicare claims database release (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Comprehensive health reform, all provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate (bills in the Senate and House) Various issues related to the regulatory and legislative corrections to the following bills: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects General issues related to ERISA preemption and implementation and the regulatory process following the passage and enactment of health care reform (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Client expense: $29,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds (Tax Extenders Act) H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including the Johanns Amendment, Lincoln-Kyl amendment, and the Nelson amendment, as well as issues relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including Title III H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, specifically provisions related taxing foreign-owned companies doing business in the United States and Section 301 H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, specifically provisions related to tax increases on American worldwide companies and revenue offsets H.R. 275/ S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing of 3% tax withholding law FY2011 Obama Budget: Carried Interest FY2011 Obama Budget: Estate Tax; Lincoln-Kyl Amendment FY2011 Obama Budget: Foreign Tax Credit; Transfer Pricing Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts )(bill number not yet assigned) Comments on IRS Notice 2010-51: the 1099 information reporting mandate Various issues relating to legislation to keep the capital gains and dividends tax rates at 15 percent, estate tax reform, extension of expiring 2001, 2003 tax cuts, marginal income tax rates, federal estate tax, capital gains and divident tax rates, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from Pg # 56: Doss - Sr. Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Udall Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom
Client expense: $29,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 15: National Health Insurance Act HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act HR 956: HealthCARE Act of 2009 HR 2: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 193: AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 HR 1039: Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 HR 1200: American Health Security Act of 2009 HR 1321: Healthy Americans Act HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, SAFRA Act S.29: Coverage Continuity Act S.266: Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2009 S. 301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 S. 318: Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 S. 323: Rural Revitalization Act of 2009 S.391: Healthy Americans Act S. 698: State-Based Health Care Reform Act S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
Client expense: $947,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 -H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Public Law No: 111-205 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 American Jobs Protection Act S. 3501 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts. COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), limited benefit plans, quality improvement initiatives, meaningful use rules, preventive care, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections, claims and appeals procedures, external review, health information technology & electronic health records, health literacy and insurance exchanges Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
Client expense: $199,380 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1322 - retiree healthcare
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
HR 1322 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 (retiree health insurance)
Client expense: $638,299 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 15: National Health Insurance Act HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act HR 956: HealthCARE Act of 2009 HR 1039: Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 HR 1200: American Health Security Act of 2009 HR 1321: Healthy Americans Act HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 S. 4: Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009 S.29: Coverage Continuity Act S.391: Healthy Americans Act H.R. 3200: Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Bill S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Finance Committee "Baucus Bill" as approved by committee H.R. 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, SAFRA Act
Client expense: $1,068,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S 803 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, provisions relating to a tax credit for employers for costs of implementing wellness programs HR 1427 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers HR 1322 The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, provisions which prohibit employers who currently provide retiree health benefits from reducing those benefits for retirees, and in some instances, require restoration of benefits HR 3200 America's Afforable Health Choices Act of 2009, as it relates to ERISA, public plan option, employer mandates, delivery system reform and taxes S 1796 America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009, as it relates to ERISA, delivery system reform, high cost excise tax on plans, employer mandates and HSAs S 1679 The Affordable Health Choices Act, as it relates to insurance reform, employer mandates, health IT HR 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions related to ERISA, employer mandates, retiree drug subsidies/taxes and vouchers HR 3962 Afforbale Health Care for America Act, provisions relating to retiree health benefits HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions relating to ERISA, employer mandates, Medicare Part D retireee drug subsidy/taxes, requirements for grandfathered plans
Client expense: $3,086,786 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.1322 - Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R.759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 re: entire bill
Client expense: $3,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Retirement
HR 1988: Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 HR 3306: Social Security Number PRivacy and Identity Tehft Prevention Act of 2009 HR 3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010; P.L. 111-192
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 15: National Health Insurance Act HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act HR 956: HealthCARE Act of 2009 HR 1039: Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 HR 1200: American Health Security Act of 2009 HR 1321: Healthy Americans Act HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 S. 4: Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009 S.29: Coverage Continuity Act S.391: Healthy Americans Act H.R. 3200: Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Bill S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Finance Committee "Baucus Bill" as approved by committee H.R. 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, SAFRA Act
Client expense: $1,068,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321A Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3962 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & substitute amendment Jobs for Main Street Act House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847 Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 The COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act S. 2730 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144 COBRA Subsidy Program extension Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851: short-term COBRA extension The Democratic Substitute/Revised Version to the Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts. COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010. Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), quality improvement initiatives, retiree-only plans, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections. Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008
Client expense: $222,965 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 All tax provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 564, Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3524, Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, a bill to amend Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits H.R. 1265/S. 506, a bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes Various issues including: deferral, the foreign tax credit regime, the 80/20 company rules, the treatment of treaty benefits for certain deductible payments, transfer pricing, and the dual capacity rules, Financial Transaction Tax, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, LIFO, uncertain tax positions proposal and an assessment upon financial institutions, estate tax, net operating loss and executive compensation (no legislation tied to this)
Client expense: $9,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act All healthcare provisions of the following bills: H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act General issues related to: medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Draft comprehensive proposed health reform, provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (not yet introduced)
Client expense: $9,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Retirement
HR 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, oppose changes to ERISA and mandating retiree health benefits; The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, support follow up temporary provisions to help employers responsibly address the financial crisis impacting pension funds; support maintaining and strengthening the voluntary, flexible employer-provided retirement system.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
HR 1322 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 (retiree health insurance)
Client expense: $1,568,045 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Small Business
HR 1322 - retiree healthcare
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, All provisions relating to the impact on large employers and collectively bargained benefits. Department of Labor Proposed Regulation, ERISA Welfare Benefit Plan Health Care Reform legislation as follows: H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1152 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 Health Families Act ISSUES: provisions relating to employer provided benefits and offsets Cost Shifting: public plan payments/medicare payments Delivery/Payment Reform: health IT, prevention and wellness/PFP Health Insurance Exchange Mandated Participation Minimum Benefit Requirements ERISA preemption Offsets/changes to corporate tax exclusion H.R.3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R.3692, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R.4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010 Regarding the following issues: ERISA federal preemption Health tax treatment: exclusions and excise tax on high value plans Public Option Employer Mandates Cost Shifting HRAs/HSAs/FSAs Application of Health Industry Fee to TPA fees Premium Taxes on Employer Plans Part Time Workers Individual Mandates Public Law 111-118, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2010, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. H.R.4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. H.R.2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. COBRA, Extend benefits period; and extend termination date.
Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Retirement
HR 1988: Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 HR 3046: Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2009
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S 803 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, provisions relating to a tax credit for employers for costs of implementing wellness programs S 391 Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to employer obligations HR 1321 Healthy Americans Act, provisions relating to employer obligations HR 1897 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, provisions relating to a tax credit for employers for costs of implementing wellness programs HR 1427 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Act, provisions relating to FDA approval of affordable access to biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers HR 1322 The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, provisions which prohibit employers who currently provide retiree health benefits from reducing those benefits for retirees, and in some instances, require restoration of benefits. S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, support provisions to require the support the FDA to approve affordable copies of biotech drugs (i.e. generic drugs) for long-term savings for patients and payers HR 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, as it relates to ERISA, public plan option, employer mandates, delivery system reform and taxes S 1796 America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009, as it relates to ERISA, delivery system reform, high cost excise tax on plans, employer mandates, and HSAs S 1679 The Affordable Health Choices Act, as it relates to insurance reform, employer mandates, health IT HR 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions related to ERISA, employer mandates, retiree drug subsidies/taxes and vouchers HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, provisions relating to retiree health benefits HR 4872 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions relating to ERISA, employer mandates, Medicare part D retiree drug subsidy/taxes, requirements for grandfathered plans
Client expense: $5,930,381 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1322, The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 (Health Care) S. 803/H.R. 1897, the Healthy Workforce Act (Health Care) H.R. 4872, The Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act
Client expense: $259,886 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.1322 - Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards, and Targeting Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R.759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 re: FDA reform and safe food supply S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act re: FDA reform and safe food supply H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 re: entire bill
Client expense: $5,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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 Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, employer responsibilities, accounting for part-time workers, ERISA preemption, quality, wellness provisions, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy, The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Program (CLASS Act), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), effectives dates and transition period Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Public Law No: 111-148 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3930 Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3962 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & substitute amendment Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326. Public Law No: 111-118 COBRA Subsidy Program Jobs for Main Street Act House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847 Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144, COBRA Subsidy Program extension Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4872: package of modifications to H.R. 3590 Fiscal Year 2011 Budget health plan proposals Presidents Proposal on Health Care Reform summary (2/22) Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, employer responsibilities, part-time, seasonal, and short-term worker issues, ERISA preemption, quality, wellness provisions, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy, The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Program (CLASS Act), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), effectives dates and transition period The COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act S. 2730 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Law No: 111-148 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144 COBRA Subsidy Program extension Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4872: package of modifications to H.R. 3590 Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851: short-term COBRA extension Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) COBRA subsidy extension Fiscal Year 2011 Budget health plan proposals Presidents Proposal on Health Care Reform summary (2/22) Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration, EBSA) health care reform legislation and implementation, ERISA preemption DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)/Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts DOL /EBSA)/IRS/Treasury/HHS - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 Treasury/IRS/DOL/EBSA COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 DOL/HHS-CMS/Treasury/IRS Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 Interim Final Regulations Commerce, Office of the Secretary taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform White House/Executive Office of the President - health care reform Office of the Vice President health care reform: taxation of Medicare Part D Subsidy
Client expense: $258,735 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 15: National Health Insurance Act HR 193: AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act HR 956: HealthCARE Act of 2009 HR 1039: Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 HR 1200: American Health Security Act of 2009 HR 1321: Healthy Americans Act HR 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 S. 4: Comprehensive Health Reform Act of 2009 S.29: Coverage Continuity Act S.266: Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2009 S. 301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 S. 318: Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 S. 323: Rural Revitalization Act of 2009 S 350: HITECH Act (included in H.R. 1 as passed) S.391: Healthy Americans Act S. 698: State-Based Health Care Reform Act H.R. 3200: Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Bill S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act Senate Finance Committee "Baucus Bill" as approved by committee H.R. 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, SAFRA Act
Client expense: $1,011,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Retirement
HR 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, oppose changes to ERISA and mandating retiree health benefits; The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, support follow up temporary provisions to help employers responsibly address the financial crisis impacting pension funds; support maintaining and strengthening the voluntary, flexible employer-provided retirement system.
Client expense: $45,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1322, the Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009, All provisions relating to the impact on large employers and collectively bargained benefits. Department of Labor Proposed Regulation, ERISA Welfare Benefit Plan Health Care Reform legislation as follows: H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1152 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 Health Families Act ISSUES: provisions relating to employer provided benefits and offsets Cost Shifting: public plan payments/medicare payments Delivery/Payment Reform: health IT, prevention and wellness/PFP Health Insurance Exchange Mandated Participation Minimum Benefit Requirements ERISA preemption Offsets/changes to corporate tax exclusion H.R.3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R.3692, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R.4872, Reconciliation Act of 2010 Regarding the following issues: ERISA federal preemption Health tax treatment: exclusions and excise tax on high value plans Public Option Employer Mandates Cost Shifting HRAs/HSAs/FSAs Application of Health Industry Fee to TPA fees Premium Taxes on Employer Plans Part Time Workers Individual Mandates Public Law 111-118, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2010, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. H.R.4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. H.R.2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Provisions related to health insurance subsidy extenders. COBRA, Extend benefits period; and extend termination date.
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1322
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office