IRS Verification Act

H.R. 2663/S. 1422, the Preventive Health Savings Act., H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act., S. 2115, the America Cures Act., H.R. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. ( See next page for details)H.R. 2663/S. 1422, the Preventive Health Savings Act. Support entire bill; to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), upon a request by the chairman or ranking minority member of certain congressional committees, to determine if proposed legislation would result in reductions in budget outlays in budgetary outyears through the use of preventive health and preventive health services. H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Oppose language in bill that creates a waiver for the nutrition standards of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. S. 2115, the America Cures Act. Support entire bill; provides funding for health research at the NIH, CDC, Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. H.R. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Oppose attempts to add language that would roll back or weaken the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act for FY15 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 $20 million for the implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act for FY15 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 $20 million for the implementation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). House Defense Appropriations for FY15; attempt to include language including diabetes as a category for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Senate Defense Appropriations for FY15; attempt to include language including diabetes as a category for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. House Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Other Related Agencies Appropriations for FY15; attempt to include language supporting diabetes research on the Office of Research and Development. Senate Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Other Related Agencies Appropriations for FY15; attempt to include language supporting diabetes research on the Office of Research and Development. Health Equity and Accountability Actsupport provisions addressing diabetes, including the Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act and the Gestational Diabetes Act.

Client expense: $138,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Federal Legislation: HR1084, HR1611, HR2018, HR2389, HR2399, HR2599, HR2655, HR2730, HR2759, HJRES 90, S1108, S1115, S543, S587

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE