Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012

S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act. All issues relating to the legislation. H.R. 1348/S. 1315, the Fire Police Fairness Act. All issues relating to the legislation.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Expanding Public Safety Officer Benefit, including HR 4018 and S.1696

Client expense: $97,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Improvement Act/P.L. 112-239, the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, provisions relating to volunteer EMS responders and qualifications for the U.S. Department of Justice's PSOB program. Issues relating to appointments to the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE

Lobbied to extend federal death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program to survivors of nongovernmental emergency medical service personnel who die in the line of duty. Lobbied on legislation as follows: 1) Dale Long/Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Services Provider Protection Act (S.385, H.R. 1668), 2) Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696, H.R. 4018) and the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 231, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 1896/S. 207, the COPS Improvements Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, which would make technical corrections and improvements to the existing act to expedite claims for the families of fallen and injured officers; H.R. 5326, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013"; H.R. 5742/S. 2554, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program; H.R. 6062, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the Byrne-JAG program; S. 250, the Justice for all Reauthorization Act, which would strengthen rights for crime victims and reauthorize several successful grant programs, including the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program and the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program, and take key steps to reduce the continuing backlog of untested rape kits, including providing funding, best practices, and support for law enforcement to ensure that rape kits make their way from police departments to laboratories; S. 955, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; Legislation that would provide funding to the U.S. Park Police to purchase a new air unit; Select components of legislation tentatively entitled the "American Jobs Act" that would fund public safety programs like the hiring grant administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Servies and those supporting public safety and anti-terrorist activity funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Issues related to the impact of sequestration on Federal programs supporting State and local law enforcement.

Emergency preparedness funding for hospitals.. H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012. S. 1855/H.R. 2405, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011. S. 1854, Medical Surge Capacity Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Emergency preparedness funding for hospitals.. H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012. S. 1855/H.R. 2405, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011. S. 1854, Medical Surge Capacity Act.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Improvement Act, provisions relating to volunteer EMS responders and qualifications for the U.S. Department of Justice's PSOB program. Issues relating to eligibility for the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor.

Client expense: $14,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act. All issues relating to the legislation. H.R. 1348/S. 1315, the Fire Police Fairness Act. All issues relating to the legislation.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2485, Public Safety Officer Benefit Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act H.R.1668, Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers Benefit Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S. 424/H.R. 1005; Medicare Ambulance access Preservation Act; S. 385 Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; H.R. 1668, Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act; Physician Certification Statement issues; S. 223/H.R. 658, FAA Transportation Modernization & Safety Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Expanding Public Safety Officer Benefit, including HR 4018 and S.1696

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Lobbied to extend federal death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program to survivors of nongovernmental emergency medical service personnel who die in the line of duty. Lobbied on legislation as follows: 1) Dale Long/Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Services Provider Protection Act (S.385, H.R. 1668) and 2) the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696, H.R. 4018).

Client expense: $295,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Emergency preparedness funding for hospitals.. H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Emergency preparedness funding for hospitals.. H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1696/H.R. 4018), Fire Police Fairness Act (S. 1315/H.R. 1348)

Client expense: $6,354 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Improvement Act, provisions relating to volunteer EMS providers and qualifications for the U.S. Department of Justice's PSOB program.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2485, Public Safety Officer Benefit Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act H.R.1668, Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R. 4018, Public Safety Officers Benefit Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S. 424/H.R. 1005; Medicare Ambulance access Preservation Act; S. 385 Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; H.R. 1668, Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act; Physician Certification Statement issues; S. 223/H.R. 658, FAA Transportation Modernization & Safety Improvement act; H.CON.RES 112, establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013; FY 2013 Budget of the U.S. Government.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act. All issues relating to the legislation. H.R. 1348/S. 1315, the Fire Police Fairness Act. All issues relating to the legislation.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Expanding Public Safety Officer Benefit, including HR 4018 and S.1696

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 231, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 1896/S. 207, the COPS Improvements Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, which would make technical corrections and improvements to the existing act to expedite claims for the families of fallen and injured officers; H.R. 5326, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013"; H.R. 5742/S. 2554, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program; H.R. 6062, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the Byrne-JAG program; S. 250, the Justice for all Reauthorization Act, which would strengthen rights for crime victims and reauthorize several successful grant programs, including the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program and the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program, and take key steps to reduce the continuing backlog of untested rape kits, including providing funding, best practices, and support for law enforcement to ensure that rape kits make their way from police departments to laboratories; S. 955, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; Legislation that would provide funding to the U.S. Park Police to purchase a new air unit; and Select components of legislation tentatively entitled the "American Jobs Act" that would fund public safety programs like the hiring grant administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Servies and those supporting public safety and anti-terrorist activity funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Lobbied to extend federal death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program to survivors of nongovernmental emergency medical service personnel who die in the line of duty. Lobbied on legislation as follows: 1) Dale Long/Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Services Provider Protection Act (S.385, H.R. 1668) and 2) the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696, H.R. 4018).

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95) and H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, provisions relating to volunteer EMS providers and qualifications for the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Implementation of P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; S. 424/H.R. 1005; Medicare Ambulance access Preservation Act; S. 385 Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; H.R. 1668, Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act; S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act; Physician Certification Statement issues; S. 223/H.R. 658, FAA Transportation Modernization & Safety Improvement act; H.CON.RES 112, establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013; FY 2013 Budget of the U.S. Government; H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1696/H.R. 4018, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act. All issues relating to the legislation.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Expanding Public Safety Officer Benefit, including HR 4018 and S.1696

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Lobbied to extend federal death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program to survivors of nongovernmental emergency medical service personnel who die in the line of duty. Lobbied on legislation as follows: 1) Dale Long/Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Services Provider Protection Act (S.385, H.R. 1668), 2) the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 (S. 1696, H.R. 4018) and 3) the FAA Authorization Bill (S. 223, H.R. 658).

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE