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Spending Reduction Act of 2012
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2013 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 -- Charitable giving -- Tax extendersH Con Res 25 -- tax Tax incentives for education Tax cuts Tax extenders
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (regarding medical liability), H.R. 5, Title I (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers) and Title V (regarding liability for good Samaritans); The Provider Shield Act (regarding standards of care in medical liability lawsuits), H.R. 816, entire bill; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (regarding medical liability reform), S. 1099, entire bill; H.R. 3586 (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers), entire bill; Spending Reduction Act of 2012, H.R. 6684, Title IV (regarding medical liability reform)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 34: FY2012 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget. H.R. 657: Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch. (opposed) H.R. 828: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011. To make an individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as a federal employee. (opposed) H.R. 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. (supported) H.R. 1470: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service. (opposed) H.R. 1779: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch. (opposed) H.R. 2114: Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011. (oppposed) H.R. 2465: Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act of 2011. (supported) H.R. 3630: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Opposed increases in employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS); reduced annuities for newly-hired federal employees; elimination of FERS annuity supplement; extension of federal employee pay freeze. (opposed) S. 261: Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act of 2011. Requires federal employees, including postal employees, who are receiving total or partial disability benefits under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to convert to the federal retirement system when such employees reach retirement age as defined by the Social Security Act and are otherwise eligible for an annuity under the the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). (opposed) S. 644: Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act. Terminates defined benefit annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for new hires starting in 2013. (opposed) S. 1931: Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act. Prohibits a head of a federal agency from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until OMB and OPM make a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level determined by OMB and OPM. Extends the freeze on the pay of federal employees through 2015. (opposed) H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012. Opposed increases in employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS); reduced annuities for newly-hired federal employees; elimination of FERS annuity supplement. (opposed) Opposed provisions of S. 1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 that would reduce federal workers' compensation benefits, changes to postal employee and retiree health benefits programs, and agency reporting of processing of federal retirement processing applications. H.R. 3835, to extend the pay limitation for members of Congress and federal employees (opposed) H. Con. Res. 112, Fiscal Year 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget. (opposed) Opposed amendment to S. 1813 to offset costs of surface transportation funding with federal employee pay freeze. H.R. 4363, Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act (supported) H.R. 4152, Hatch Act Modernization Act (supported). S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 (supported). Opposed amendments to the Hatch Act further restricting the political activity of federal employees. H.R. 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 (opposed) H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 6684 - Spending Reduction Act of 2012 (opposed) H.R. 6726, federal employee pay freeze extension (opposed)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.1, 2011 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. H.J.RES.43, to make further continuing appropriations for FY 2011. H.J.RES.44, further continuing appropriations amendments, 2011. H.J.RES. 48, additional continuing appropriations amendments, 2011. H.R.2219, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration and Related Agencies Approp. Act H.R.1363, further additional continuing appropriations amendments, 2011. H.J.RES.79, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012. H.R.2584, Depts. Of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R.2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.CON.RES.112, to establish U.S. budget for FY 2013 and so forth. H.CON.RES.113, to establish U.S. budget for FY 2013 and so forth. S.CON.RES.37, to set forth the congressional budget for the U.S. for FY 2013 and so forth. H.R.5973, 2013 Ag., Rural Devel. Food & Drug Admin. And Related Agencies Appropriations Act. S.2375, Ag., Rural Devel. Food & Drug Admin. And Related Agencies Appropriations Act. S.3301, 2013 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. S.CON.RES.40, to set forth the congressional budget for 2013. S.CON.RES.41, to set forth the presidents budget for 2013. S.CON.RES.42, to set forth the congressional budget for 2013. S.CON.RES.44, to set forth the congressional budget for 2013. H.J.RES.117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 H.R.6091, appropriations for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies for 2013 S.CON.RES.52, Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for 2013 H.R.6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 Issues other than legislation: Emergency economic assistance for farmers and ranchers Funding for USDA programs Appropriations and budget requests for USDA/other agencies with an ag-related mission or responsibility.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act; H.R. 6684 - Spending Reduction Act; H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $6,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; H.R. 340 - Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 - Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act; H.R. 6684 - Spending Reduction Act; H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Diabetes screening. Diabetes-related issues. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152 The Healthcare & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). Medicaid rebates. 340B changes. S. 3463, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage and reimbursement. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013. Medicare issues related to end stage renal disease. Medicare reimbursement issues. ASP changes; 340B issues. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013. Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare home infusion and reimbursement issues. 340B drug pricing program issues, including program expansion. H.R. 2195 / S. 1203, Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013 (Medicare-related provisions). Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). H.R. 5194, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012. H.R. 5624, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues. Diabetes issues. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
FY 13 Education appropriations Unnumbered House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill. HJ Res. 117 the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution. Sequestration various bills and implementation. HR 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012. Fiscal Year 2014 President's Budget.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Education
FY 13 Education appropriations Unnumbered House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill. HJ Res. 117 the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution. Sequestration various bills and implementation. HR 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012. Fiscal Year 2014 President's Budget.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
FY 13 Education appropriations Unnumbered House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill HJ Res. 117 the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution Sequestration various bills and implementation HR 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 13 Education appropriations Unnumbered House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill HJ Res. 117 the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution Sequestration various bills and implementation HR 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
ESRD "Bundling Issues" and ESRD Drug Reimbursement Issues HCPCS Coding Decisions Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection & Affordable Health Care Act Least Costly Alternative Policy Changes re: Medicare Part B and Average Sales Price Medicare Secondary Payor for ESRD Services Extension of Rebates on Medicare Part D Drugs Performance Measures for Bone and Mineral Metabolism for ESRD Program 340B Issues H. Con. Res. 112, Budget Resolution H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act Delay of Oral-Only Drugs in the ESRD bundle
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 H.R. 15, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act H.J. Res. 66 (Boehner amendment regarding tax rates) H.R. 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act change name from Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act
Client expense: $248,376 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3606, the JOBS Act H.R. 1315, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act S.489, the Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2011 S.824, the Foreclosure Fraud and Homeowner Abuse Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2682, Business Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 3085, S. 3522, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act S. 3047, Expanding Refinancing Opportunities Act S. 2909, Rebuilding Equity Act H.R. 6020/S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 1909, Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies Charter Act of 2011 S. 3246, the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act H.R. 3313/S. 1787 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 2827 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes H.R. 1838 Swaps Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012
Client expense: $248,376 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) - IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson, H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) - IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson, H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) - data security, H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) - National Clearinghouse for LTC Information, H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) - antitrust exemption for physicians, H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) - data security, H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) - data security, H.R. 2576, (Black) - eligibility for health care assistance, H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) - data security, H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) - repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions, H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act (McKeon) - TRICARE provisions, H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) - price transparency, H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Luetkemeyer) - privacy, H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) - expanded access to dental services, H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act (Ryan) - ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals, H.J.Res. 17, Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Rogers) - temporary appropriations for FY 2013, S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) - repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions, S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) - medical liability reform, S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) - privacy, data security, S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) - data security, S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act (Franken) - privacy, S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) - data security, S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) - data security, S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees, S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) - privacy, S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act (Levin) - TRICARE provisions, S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) - expanded access to dental services, S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments, S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) - data security, S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) - privacy, S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act (Lieberman) - privacy, data security, S. 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act (Nelson/Coburn) - privacy
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
All items pertaining to NCLB All items pertaining to ESEA Child Care and Development Fund Pre-Print, USDA S. 3582/H.R. 6447, Educator Preparation Reform Act Potential cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), including H. Res. 760 Universal Feeding for New York City Schools, USDA Provided testimony to U.S. Senate re: School-to-Prison Pipeline H.J. Res. 66 ("Plan B")/H.R. 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012, specifically as they relate to education cuts
Client expense: $311,449 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5, HEALTH Act (Gingrey) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson 16. Specific Lobbying Issues (continued): H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (Roe) IPAB repeal, medical liability reform, McCarran-Ferguson H.R.611 -- BEST PRACTICES Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) National Clearinghouse for LTC Information H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Conyers) antitrust exemption for physicians H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Rush) data security H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (Stearns) data security H.R. 2576, (Black) eligibility for health care assistance H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack) data security H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act (Schweikert) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act (McKeon) TRICARE provisions H.R. 5800, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act (Burgess) price transparency H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Luetkemeyer) privacy H.R. 5909, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Cummings) expanded access to dental services H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act (Ryan) ACA provisions, deficit reduction proposals H.J.Res. 17, Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Rogers) temporary appropriations for FY 2013 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act (Kyl) repeal of premium tax and other ACA provisions S. 1099, HEALTH Act (Blunt) medical liability reform S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy) privacy, data security S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Pryor) data security S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act (Franken) privacy S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein) data security S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (Blumenthal) data security S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act (Lieberman) -- health benefits for postal employees S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (Leahy) privacy S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act (Levin) TRICARE provisions S. 3272, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act (Sanders) expanded access to dental services S. 3295, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Harkin) funding for HHS programs and agencies, ACA related amendments S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act (Toomey) data security S. 3351, Protect Our Health Privacy Act (Franken) privacy S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act (Lieberman) privacy, data security S. 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act (Nelson/Coburn) privacy Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets, identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; transition from the similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement to an MLR; OPM data warehouse; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to data breach requirements; issues relating to "meaningful use" requirements for health information technology; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; preexisting condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; health insurance web portal Regulatory Descriptions (con't): requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters for 2014; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NATGAS) Act of 2011; provisions related to energy HR 1938: North American-Made Energy Security Act; provisions related to energy production HR 2036: American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011; provisions related to fuels HR 2354: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012; provisions related to energy production HR 2578: Conservation and Economic Growth Act; provisions related to energy HR 2587: Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act; provisions related to energy HR 3409: Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012; provisions related to energy HR 3710: Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act; provisions related to energy HR 4017: Smart Energy Act; provisions related to energy HR 4301: Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand (EXPAND) Act; provisions related to energy production HR 4377: Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012; provisions related to permits HR 4383: Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4480: Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; provisions related to energy HR 5325: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 6164: To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border; provisions related to energy HR 6168: President Obamas Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act; provisions related to energy production, revenue and funding HR 6213: No More Solyndras Act; provisions related to energy HR 6444: Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012; provisions related to Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) HR 6582: American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act; provisions related to energy HR 6684: Spending Reduction Act of 2012; provisions related to energy S 2146: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012; provisions related to natural gas S 2374: Helium Stewardship Act of 2012; provisions related to revenue and funding S 3607: A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; provisions related to the Keystone XL pipeline S 3671: A bill to provide certain assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies; provisions related to exports Discussions related to Draft Bureau of Land Management Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.J. Res. Res. 112 (P.L. 112-175). H.R. 8. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Multiple clauses, H.R. 6684. Spending Reduction Act. P.L. 112-25/S. 365, Budget Control Act. S. 3295. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act for FY13 Multiple clauses. H.R. 6482, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Please see next page. H.J. Res. Res. 112 (P.L. 112-175). Continuing Appropriations Act Multiple clauses; Provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as funding for research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our efforts were focused on increased funding for both of these agencies, specifically at the CDCs Division of Diabetes Translation and the National Diabetes Prevention Program at the agency, and the NIHs National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases on behalf of those who will benefit from the diabetes research and education/information programs that they provide. H.R. 8. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Multiple clauses; averts spending reductions required by the sequestration process, reauthorizes the Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 diabetes at NIH and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at the Indian Health Service, and expands Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Single Payment Amount (SPA) to non-mail order settings for diabetes testing supplies. Our efforts are focused on the impact of sequestration on diabetes research and prevention programs at the NIH and CDC, and provisions of the bill that reauthorized the Special Diabetes Programs. H.R. 6684. Spending Reduction Act Oppose the following provisions: repeal of the Prevention and Public Health Fund; repeal of mandatory funding used to support the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges; repeal of repayment caps for low- and moderate-income families who are eligible to receive tax credits for health insurance; and repeal of the Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirement. P.L. 112-25/S. 365, Budget Control Act. The Act increased the debt ceiling and included provisions requiring substantial cuts in federal spending to achieve further reductions in the nations debt. All sectors of the federal budget will be on the table, including entitlement spending and taxes, which has an impact on programs at NIH, CDC, as well as Medicaid and Medicare. S. 3295. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act for FY13 Multiple clauses; Provides funding for the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) and the National Diabetes Prevention Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as funding for research at the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our efforts are focused on increased funding for both of these agencies, on behalf of those who will benefit from the research and education/information programs that they provide. H.R. 6482, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health services. Support entire bill that allows the use of long-term scoring windows for preventive health initiatives by the Congressional Budget Office. Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act for FY13 Multiple clauses; Provides funding for the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as funding for research at the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our efforts are focused on increased funding for both of these agencies, on behalf of those who will benefit from the research and education/information programs that they provide. Additionally, we are interested in the allocation of $80 million for the implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). Opposing cost-shifting, cuts to or the block granting of federal entitlement programs, specifically Medicaid and Medicare. In addition, opposing the repeal of the Medicaid maintenance of effort provision.
Client expense: $188,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title VI and Title X. H.R. 6575, Medicare Audit Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 6611, Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012, entire bill with focus on Title II and Title VII. H.R. 4872, Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions; Section 3141: Changes to the Rural Floor of the Hospital Wage Index. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. Other issues: 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule rule, entire rule. Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.
Client expense: $53,327 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare coverage and reimbursement. H. Con. Res 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013. H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1 - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S. 3655 - Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6684 - Sending Reduction Act of 2012 Disaster Relief Assistance, Transportation, Labor and Unemployment Benefit Provisions Extension of Transportation Tax Credits, Unemployment Benefits, Transit Benefit Parity Sequestration Disaster Relief Funding Restrictions Homeland Security Appropriations Transportation Appropriations Labor-HHS Appropriations National Mediation Board Appropriations
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Various - Spending restraint proposals Various - Fiscal cliff proposals Rules of the House - Clarify Congressional intent -- Article V resolutions Various - sequester spending restraint H.R. 6684 Spendin Reduction Act of 2012
Client expense: $55,165 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Opposed all positions: H.R. 1206: The Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 S. 2288: The Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 Opposed all provisions: H.R.436: Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 S. 17: Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 6684: Spending Reduction Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8, the American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2012 and issues concerning Medicare reimbursements for Part B and D 340B drug pricing program issues, including program expansion H.R. 2195 / S. 1203, Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011 Medicare home infusion and reimbursement issues H. Con. Res. 112, Establishing the budget for the US Government for FY 2013 (Medicare-related provisions) Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation) Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation) H.R. 5194, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012 H.R. 5624, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Senate Amendment); all provision relating to expiring and expired federal tax provisions H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012; all provisions relating to spending cuts and the sequester S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act; all provisions relating to expiring and expired federal tax provisions
Client expense: $4,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012; all provisions Issues relating to deficit reduction and economic growth policies
Client expense: $4,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (as the Senate legislative vehicle for Superstorm Sandy supplemental appropriations) H.R. 4310 / S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5854 / S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.5857 / S. 3241, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5973 / S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6020 / S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 P.L. 112-175, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of State; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6474, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform, and sequestration; the implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 budget proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; excise tax on medical devices; general tax reform; financial crisis responsibility fee (proposal to impose a bank tax) Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 1840, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and cost-benefit analysis legislation H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2898, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including House Amendment #1076 to prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and House Amendment #1077 to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey" H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, including provisions relating to sequestration S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, including provisions relating to agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012: Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (draft bill-no number), provisions related to IT procurement policy Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program; regulatory reform generally, including issues such as the employment effect of regulation; permit streamlining; sequestration and government contracting; Administrative Procedure Act and policies/procedures for Federal rulemaking, enforcement and review - agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders; need for transparency and replicability of economic cost/benefit analysis; need for reliable data sources to estimate regulatory costs and benefits; need for agencies to consider impacts on labor markets, job displacement, local economic development, and health effects of regulatory actions; need for ex-post data collection and analysis of regulatory impacts and effectiveness; regulations and data collection activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding cargo movement; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations;sue & settle; statistical programs
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), 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 Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), 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), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Education
FY 13 Education appropriations Unnumbered House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill. HJ Res. 117 the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution. Sequestration various bills and implementation. HR 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012. Fiscal Year 2014 President's Budget.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.5972 & S.2322, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, FAA operations and facilities & equipment accounts including funds for hiring and training technicians, safety inspectors, and flight procedures & flight inspection staff. H.R.3662 & S.2065, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011. H.R.5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012. H.R.5872, Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. H.R.6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; and community-based public health interventions. 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Promotion Act (H.R. 3630) 3.To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217) 4.Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 (H. Con. Res. 34) 5.FIT Kids Act (S. 576/H.R. 1057) 6.Safe Routes to School Act (S. 800) 7.Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 174) 8.Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (S.482/H.R. 910) 9.SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 493) and proposed amendments 10.EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act (S. 231) 11.S. Res. 97, affirming the importance of exercise and physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle, including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and lowering health care costs. 12.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 13.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (Public Law 109-417) 14.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 15.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 5973/S. 2375) 16.Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 (H.R. 1780/S. 1056) 17.SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 and offered amendments related to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air Act, including amendments 183, 215, 236, and 277. 18.A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act (S.Res.119). 19.Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act (H.R. 576) 20.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 2584) 21.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1876/S. 984) 22.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 (H.R. 2405, S. 1855/H.R. 6672) 23.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (S. 3295) 24.Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2013 (H.R. 5855/S. 3216) 25.Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 (H.R. 2401) 26.Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 27.Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-30) 28.Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2011 (H.R. 2954) 29.Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) 30.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 965/S. 1211) 31.Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act (H.R. 2182/S. 1734) 32.Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 1606/H.R. 3010) 33.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 10/S. 299) 34.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74) 35.Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-78) 36.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 3314) 37.S. J. Res 27, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act. 38.MAP-21 (S. 1813) 39.FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187) 40.Student Success Act (H.R.3989) 41.Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990) 42.American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 (H.R. 7) 43.Healthy Kids from Day One Act (S. 2119) 44.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units (S.J.Res37) 45.National Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act (S. 1950) 46.Repeal of Obamacare Act (H.R. 6079) 47.Commuter Savings Act of 2012 (H.R. 6066) 48.Immunization Improvements Act (S. 3344)The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6083) 49.Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 (H.R. 4471) 50.MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141) 51.Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4628) 52.Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 (S. 2343) 53.Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 3578) 54.Help Obesity Prevention Efforts (HOPE) (H.R. 6143) 55.Measures to Prevent Childhood Obesity Act of 2012 (H.R. 6461 56.Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240) 57.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (H.R. 6232/S.2243) 58.Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act (S. 3539) 59.Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409) 60.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 6174) 61.Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078) 62.Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act (S. 2148) 63.Immunization Improvements Act of 2012 (S. 3344) 64.Spending Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 6684) 65.Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance (H.R. 1) 66.To extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes (H.R. 8) 67.The Preventative Health Savings Act of 2012, H.R. 6482
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
Labor, Health & Human Services appropriations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 -- dental education -- dental research -- student financial aid HR8 -- American Taxpayer Relief Act -- charitable giving -- higher education -- tax extenders HR6684 -- Spending Reduction Act of 2012 -- charitable giving -- tax extenders -- higher education CR House Resolution 117 Higher education Higher education policy Student financial aid Sequestration TRIO
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR6684 -- Spending Reduction Act of 2012 -- charitable giving -- tax extenders Tax incentives for education Tax cuts Tax extenders
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Labor, Health & Human Services appropriations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 -- dental education -- dental research -- student financial aid HR8 -- American Taxpayer Relief Act -- charitable giving -- higher education -- tax extenders HR6684 -- Spending Reduction Act of 2012 -- charitable giving -- tax extenders -- higher education CR House Resolution 117 Higher education Higher education policy Student financial aid Sequestration TRIO
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Employer-sponsored health care credit and tax exclusion; deficit reduction tax proposals; Bush Tax Cuts; Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2012 (S. 3412/H.R. 6262); Spending Recudtion Act of 2012 (H.R. 6684).
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Independent Contractor/Misclassification/Payroll Fraud; Combined Heat & Power Incentives/Production Tax Credit; Comm. Building Tax Incentives - Section 179 expansion & extension; Bonus Depreciation; S Corporation Tax Issues; Section 1603 Extension; Estate Tax - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act (HR 1259); The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8); Tax Relief Act (S 3401); Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (S 3521); Spending Reduction Act of 2012 (HR 6684)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice reform proposals generally. H.R.5 (Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011); to set conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. H.R. 6684 (Spending Reduction Act of 2012); specific interest in proivions relating to medical malpractice reform. S.1884/H.R.3627 (School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act); specific interest in civil liability limitations for school employees and agents and prescribing physicians in relation to the administration of epinephrine.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Coverage and reimbursement issues Average Sales Price reduction for Part B products Repeal Medicare Part D coverage exclusion for obesity drugs H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2014; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs (not introduced during reporting period). PL 112-25 (S 365): Budget Control Act of 2011. A bill to control the budget; All provisions in Title I TEN-YEAR DISCRETIONARY CAPS WITH SEQUESTER, Sections 101,102,105,106 & Title III Section 302 Enforcement of budget goal related to discretionary spending levels as part of deficit reduction requirements (which could reduce funding for important U.S. HUD and USDA affordable multifamily housing programs). PL 112-155 (HR 5872): Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. An Act to require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013; Section 2 Sequester Preview as it relates to HUD and USDA affordable multifamily housing programs. Office of Management and Budget, OMB Report Pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (P. L. 112155)" September 13, 2012; all provisions regarding HUD and USDA affordable multifamily housing programs. HR 6684: Spending Reduction Act of 2012. A bill to provide for spending reduction; Title VII Sequester Replacement Sec. 703 Achieving $19 billion in discretionary savings as it relates to HUD and USDA affordable multifamily housing programs. HR 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. A bill to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes; Title III Business tax extenders Sec. 302. Extension of temporary minimum low-income tax credit rate for non-federally subsidized new buildings (all provisions) and Title IX Budget Provisions Sec. 901 Treatment of Sequester all provisions (affects HUD & USDA affordable multifamily housing programs). HR 5972: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; Title II Housing and Urban Development, all funding & administrative provisions related to affordable multifamily housing programs. S 2322: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; Title II Housing and Urban Development, all funding & administrative provisions related to affordable multifamily housing programs. HR 5973: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; Title III Rural Development Programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural multifamily housing programs. S 2375: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; Title III Rural Development, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural multifamily housing programs. Discussion Draft Legislation from Rep. Judy Biggert: Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012. A bill to reform affordable housing programs and the provision of supportive services under the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. HUD [Docket No. FR4878N02] "Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons," Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds). HR 6677: Common Sense Housing Investment Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence, to provide affordable housing to extremely low-income families, and for other purposes; all provisions. HR 3661:To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program; all provisions. S 1989: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings; all provisions. S 3494: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless individuals who are full-time students for purposes of low income housing tax credit; all provisions. HR 3076: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit; all provisions. Advocated for Congress to pass and the Department of Treasury to support a single student occupancy rule for the Department of Treasury and the HUD's affordable housing programs to reduce conflicts between the programs in mixed-subsidy properties. All policies, funding, and administrative issues related to management and preservation of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS, and Treasury-IRS regulations. The White House Domestic Policy Council Rental Policy Working Groups "Federal Rental Alignment-Administrative Proposals, December 31, 2011; all provisions (to better align the operation of federal rental programs and policies across the Administration). Government Accountability Office "Decision in the Matter of Assisted Housing Services Corporation; North Tampa Housing Development Corporation; The Jefferson County Assisted Housing Corporation; National Housing Compliance; Southwest Housing Compliance Corporation; CMS Contract Management Services and the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton; Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency," File: B-406738; B-406738.2; B-406738.3; B-406738.4; B-406738.5; B-406738.6; B-406738.7; B-406738.8. August 15, 2012; all provisions. HUD [Docket No. FR-5600-N-33-C1] "HUDs Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 NOFA for the Performance-Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) Program Technical Correction," March 15, 2012; all provisions. HUD [Docket No. FR-5600-N-33] "HUDs Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Performance-Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) Program for the Administration of Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts," March 9, 2012; all provisions. HUD "Performance-Based Annual Contributions Contract, Project-Based Section 8 Contract Administration," February 24, 2012; all provisions. HUD "Annual Contributions Contract Project-Based Section 8 Contract Administration, Second Amendment of Term, Incentive- Based Performance Standards Tasks, and Fees " October 17, 2012; all provisions. Urged amending to include Management & Occupancy Reviews (MORs) in PBCA tasks [not included]. HUD "Annual Customer-Service Survey of Performance-Based Contract Administrators;" OMB Approval Number: 2502-0604. HUD Notice H 2012-14 Use of New Regulation Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts to Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, August 3, 2012; all provisions. HUD Office of Housing Multifamily Housing Programs Memorandum Clarifications of Housing Notice H 2012-14, Use of New Regulation Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts to Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments," October 1, 2012; all provisions. HUD Transmital "Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide Book" page changes May 18, 2012; all provisions. HUD Office of Housing Multifamily Housing Programs Memorandum "Suspension of the Requirements Contained in Sections 9-23, 9-24, and 9-25 of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide," September 7, 2012; all provisions (regarding new appraisal procedures for benchmarking rents in rent comparability studies). HUD [Docket No. FR5648N02] "Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2013," October 5, 2012; all provisions. HUD [Docket No. FR5648N01] "Proposed Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Fiscal Year 2013 Notice," September 4, 2012; all provisions. HUD [Docket No. FR5413N02] "Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramDemonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas, Discussion of Comments, and Request for Participation," April 20, 2011; all provisions. HUD Notice H 2011-30 "Use of Reserve for Replacement Accounts in Restructured Mark-to-Market (M2M) Properties," October 19, 2011; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing; all provisions of Chapter 4 "Reserve Fund for Replacements." HUD Mortgagee Letter 2012-25, Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies November 21, 2012; all provisions. HUD Notice H 2012-27 Revised Requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessments, Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies November 21, 2012; all provisions. HUD Frequently Asked Questions: Housing Notice 2012-08; September 4, 2012; all provisions regarding the Notice Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans. HUD Notice H 2012-08 Updated Requirements for Prepayment and Refinance of Section 202 Direct Loans," May 4, 2012; all provisions. HUD [Docket Number FR5597N01] Request for Information on Adopting Smoke-Free Policies in PHAs and Multifamily Housing, October 4, 2012; all provisions. HUD Notice H 2012-22 "Further Encouragement for O/As to Adopt Optional Smoke-Free Housing Policies," October 26, 2012; all provisions. HUD Final Notice [Docket No. FR5526N02] Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Physical Condition Scoring Notice and Revised Dictionary of Deficiency Definitions, August 9, 2012; all provisions. All policies related HUD's: Real Estate Assesment Center scoring and procedures for HUD-assisted and/or FHA insured properties; 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures; and Management and Occupancy Review for owners and management agents. All polices related to application of HUD's and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation's Housing and Transportation Affordability Initiative, specifically the Location Affordability Index, to HUD's multifamily housing and rental assistance programs. IRS [RIN 1545-B191] Proposed Rule "Utility Allowances Submetering," August 7, 2012; all provisions. IRS Notice 2012-18 Physical Inspections Pilot Program February 9, 2012; all provisions [LIHTC compliance requirements]. Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Treasury Dept. Office of Comptroller of the Currency [Docket ID OCC20120009] [RIN 1557AD46] Federal Reserve System [RIN 7100 AD 87], and Federal Deposit Insurance Corportation [RIN 3064AD96]: "Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements," August 30, 2012; all provisions related to High Volatility Commercial Real Estate Exposures, Securitization Exposures, and Statutory Multifamily Mortgages. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties. USDA OIG [Report No. 04601-0018-CH] Audit " Rural Developments Project Cost and Inspection Procedures for the Rural Rental Housing Program," October 11, 2012; all provisions. USDA-Rural Development (RD) Procedure Notice 458, September 24, 2012; RD Handbook Changes INSERT RD HB-2-3560 Chapter 3 (Revision to Attachment 3-F to reflect no change to the Fiscal Year 2013 Management Fee). USDA-RD Unnumbered Letter "Prepayment Clarifications and Related Issues," May 14, 2012; all provisions with a particular emphasis on Section III "Prepayment incentives and transfers." USDA-RD Unnumbered Letter "Dynamic Servicing Strategies for the Multi-Family Housing Direct Loan Portfolio," August 28, 2012; all provisions with a particular emphasis on the section regarding "Transfer of Rental Assistance from Certain Properties Not Permitted." Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA-RHS's Multifamily Housing programs. Advocated for policies to address improper payments in USDA-RHS's Section 521 Rural Rental Assistance program, including access to HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system. All policies related to USDA Rural Development's improper payment audit, Multi-Family Integrated System and its findings reviews, and rural housing preservation. S 3521: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions; Section 202 Extension of temporary minimum low-income tax credit rate for non-federally subsizided new buildings.
Client expense: $123,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6020, House FY '13 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act S. 3301, Senate FY '13 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.J. Res. 117, FY '13 Continuing Resolution H.R. 6091, Interior and Environment Appropriation Act H.R. 2608, the Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act H.R. 5973, FY 2013, House Ag/FDA Approps S. 2375, FY 2013, Senate Ag/FDA Approps H.R. 5855, FY 2013, House DHS Approps S. 3216, FY 2013, Senate DHS Approps H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 H.R. 5854, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs. and Related Agencies' Appropriations bill for FY 2013 H.R. 5856, the FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act Senate FY 2013 Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6688, Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act
Client expense: $193,305 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2012 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R.6684 - among other things would require federal and postal employees to contribute an additional 5 percent of pay toward retirement. H.R.1351, H.R.3174, S.1649 - US Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 - among other things would provide the USPS access to over payments to the US treasury and to fairly calculate the USPS' pension obligations. S.2014 - Postal Investment Act of 2011 - among other things would eliminate prefunding retiree health benefits.
Client expense: $47,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Last-in, First-out (LIFO) Inventory Valuation Method; General Federal tax policy; S.1880 + H.R.1370, repeal annual fees on health insurance providers; Corporate and individual tax reform; SEC and Department of Treasury re LIFO and International Financial Reporting Standards; Increased expensing limitations under Sec.179; S.2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act; H.R.9 + S.2237, Small Business Tax Cut Act; H.R.6684, Spending Reduction Act (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
Client expense: $66,586 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
(i) Outpatient Therapy issues including stabilizing Professional fee schedules, extension of Part B cap exceptions process and MPPR increase [sec 601,603 & 633 of H.R. 8]; (ii) oppose reduction in Medicaid provider assessment [proposed as a pay-for in HR 6684]; (iii) oppose automatic sequestration [delayed 2 months by H.R. 8]; (iv) rules for post-acute services including SNFs, homecare, IRFs and LTAHs
Client expense: $156,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE