Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2013

S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. H.R. 1915/S. 907, the Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013. S. 1642, the Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act. S. 1617. S. 1699, the Continuous Coverage Act. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. H.R. 2343. H.R. 1947. H.R. 2433. H.R. 2663/S. 1422. H.R. 3322. H.R. 3591, Minority Diabetes Initiative Act.S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. Support entire bill providing for Medicare Coverage of National Diabetes Prevention Program. H.R. 1915/S. 907, the Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013. Support entire bill; provides funding for the establishment of a tracking and surveillance system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provides grant funding for public health research on gestational diabetes. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013. Oppose entire bill; allows health insurers to continue to sell individual health insurance policies that do not meet standards established under the Affordable Care Act. S. 1642, the Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act. Oppose entire bill; requires insurers to continue issuing existing individual-market plans for current enrollees and to do so in perpetuity. S. 1617, the If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act. Oppose entire bill; allows people enrolled in plans prior to December 31, 2014 to keep such coverage indefinitely, even if that policy does not carry consumer protections required under the Affordable Care Act. S. 1699, the Continuous Coverage Act. Oppose entire bill; allows people enrolled in individual-market plans as of September 30, 2013 to remain in those plans for a more limited period of time (through the end of 2015) and maintain some of the requirements and consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. Oppose entire bill; makes exemptions to nutrition labeling in chain restaurants as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033, the Fitness Integrated in Teaching (FIT) Kids Act. Support entire bill; requires states to report on and reach physical education benchmarks; and requires training of physical education teachers and school administrators; physical education curriculum; and dedicated school space for physical education and physical activity. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. Support entire bill, provides loan guarantees and grants for schools to improve their facilities in order to prepare and serve healthier meals. H.R. 2343, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support entire bill; to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act/S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act (the Farm Bill). Support Healthy Food Financing Provision, to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 2433, the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. Support entire bill; to codify the Obama Administration guidelines regarding human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research, and for other purposes. 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. 3322, Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act. Support entire bill; expands resources at NIH, CDC, HRSA, and IHS to promote research, treatment, and education regarding diabetes in minority populations. H.R. 3591, Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. Support entire bill; provides grants for improved diabetes care for minority populations.Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: United States Preventive Services Task Forcesupport any efforts to require the USPSTF to update its recommendation for diabetes screening including gestational diabetes screening based on new evidence. Seek support for nomination of Dr. Elbert Huang to serve on the USPSTF. Special Diabetes Program educate Congress on the good work the program is doing in research and prevention and the need to reauthorize this program; Also support provision in the Senate Finance mark of the Sustainable Growth Rate which reauthorized the program for 5 years.

Client expense: $198,000 · 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, White House Office

Contacts in support of Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 2164), to prohibit creation of human embryos by cloning. Contacts in opposition to "Stem Cell Research Advancement Act" (H.R. 2433), legislation to authorize federal funding of research that kills human embryos, including research involving the creation of human embryos by cloning for purposes of use in research that will kill them ("clone and kill").

Client expense: $77,238 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. H.R. 1915/S. 907, the Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013. H.R. 1099. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. H.R. 2343, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act/S. 954. H.R. 2433, the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. H.R. 2663/S. 1422. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act. H.R. 2667.S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. Support entire bill providing for Medicare Coverage of National Diabetes Prevention Program. H.R. 1915/S. 907, the Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013. Support entire bill; provides funding for the establishment of a tracking and surveillance system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provides grant funding for public health research on gestational diabetes. H.R. 1099. Oppose entire bill; repeals the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. Oppose entire bill; makes exemptions to nutrition labeling in chain restaurants as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033, the Fitness Integrated in Teaching (FIT) Kids Act. Support entire bill; requires states to report on and reach physical education benchmarks; and requires training of physical education teachers and school administrators; physical education curriculum; and dedicated school space for physical education and physical activity. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. Support entire bill, provides loan guarantees and grants for schools to improve their facilities in order to prepare and serve healthier meals. H.R. 2343, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support entire bill; to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act/S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act (the Farm Bill). Support Healthy Food Financing Provision, to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 2433, the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. Support entire bill; to codify the Obama Administration guidelines regarding human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research, and for other purposes . 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. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act. Oppose entire bill; delays until 2015 the minimum essential health care coverage requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act. Oppose entire bill; delays until 2015 enforcement of requirements that large employers offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and delays the effective date of related reporting requirements for such employers and for providers of minimum essential coverage. Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: Health Disparities Past support for entire Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act, which would expand resources at NIH, CDC, and HRSA to promote research, treatment, and education regarding diabetes in minority populations. In 113th Congress support similar, but updated legislative proposal to reduce the burden of diabetes related disparities. Also follow the Health Equity and Accountability Act, disparities legislation likely to be introduced by the TriCouncil, for possible support.United States Preventive Services Task Forcesupport any efforts to require the USPSTF to update its recommendation for diabetes screening including gestational diabetes screening based on new evidence. Seek support for nomination of Dr. Elbert Huang to serve on the USPSTF. Special Diabetes Program educate Congress on the good work the program is doing in research and prevention and the need to reauthorize this program.

Contacts in support of Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 2164), to prohibit creation of human embryos by cloning. Contacts in opposition to "Stem Cell Research Advancement Act" (H.R. 2433), legislation to authorize federal funding of research that kills human embryos, including research involving the creation of human embryos by cloning for purposes of use in research that will kill them ("clone and kill").

Client expense: $111,435 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. H.R. 1074/S. 539. H.R. 1915/S. 907. H.R. 1549. H.R. 45. H.R. 1099. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033, the Fitness Integrated in Teaching (FIT) Kids Act. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. H.R. 2343, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act/S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act. H.R. 2433.S 452 and HR 962, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act. Support entire bill providing for Medicare Coverage of National Diabetes Prevention Program. H.R. 1074/S. 539, the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act. Support entire bill; establishes the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission within the Department of Health and Human Services which is charged with evaluating federal programs that support appropriate clinical care for people with prediabetes and diabetes and providing recommendations on how to better coordinate and leverage program resources. H.R. 1915/S. 907, the Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013. Support entire bill; provides funding for the establishment of a tracking and surveillance system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provides grant funding for public health research on gestational diabetes. H.R. 1549, the Helping Sick Americans Act. Oppose entire bill; transfers funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program. H.R. 45. Oppose entire bill; repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1099. Oppose entire bill; repeals the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. Oppose entire bill; makes exemptions to nutrition labeling in chain restaurants as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2178/S. 1033, the Fitness Integrated in Teaching (FIT) Kids Act. Support entire bill; requires states to report on and reach physical education benchmarks; and requires training of physical education teachers and school administrators; physical education curriculum; and dedicated school space for physical education and physical activity. H.R. 1783, the School Food Modernization Act. Support entire bill, provides loan guarantees and grants for schools to improve their facilities in order to prepare and serve healthier meals. H.R. 2343, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support entire bill; to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act/S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act (the Farm Bill). Support Healthy Food Financing Provision, to provide financing to expand or improve supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail food options in underserved areas in order to make healthier food options available. H.R. 2433, the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. Support entire bill; to codify the Obama Administration guidelines regarding human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research, and for other purposes. Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: Health Disparities Past support for entire Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act, which would expand resources at NIH, CDC, and HRSA to promote research, treatment, and education regarding diabetes in minority populations. In 113th Congress support similar, but updated legislative proposal to reduce the burden of diabetes related disparities. Also follow the Health Equity and Accountability Act, disparities legislation likely to be introduced by the TriCouncil, for possible support. United States Preventive Services Task Forcesupport any efforts to require the USPSTF to update its recommendation for diabetes screening including gestational diabetes screening based on new evidence. Seek support for nomination of Dr. Elbert Huang to serve on the USPSTF.National Nutrition Standardseducate Congress about the need for strong, science-based national nutrition standards for foods sold outside of the school meal program related to USDA proposed regulation. Special Diabetes Program educate Congress on the good work the program is doing in research and prevention and the need to reauthorize this program.

Contacts in support of Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 2164), to prohibit creation of human embryos by cloning. Contacts in opposition to "Stem Cell Research Advancement Act" (H.R. 2433), legislation to authorize federal funding of research that kills human embryos, including research involving the creation of human embryos by cloning for purposes of use in research that will kill them ("clone and kill").

Client expense: $89,222 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Contacts in support of Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 2164), to prohibit creation of human embryos by cloning. Contacts in opposition to "Stem Cell Research Advancement Act" (H.R. 2433), legislation to authorize federal funding of research that kills human embryos, including research involving the creation of human embryos by cloning for purposes of use in research that will kill them ("clone and kill").

Client expense: $89,222 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE