Fit for Life Act of 2014

Overall health and wellness initiatives relative to increasing physical activity and preventing obesity and chronic disease: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 1562 and HR 4122); and FIT for Life Act (HR 4765).

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

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 and prescription drug abuse. 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148)2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (H.R. 820) 7.Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 39) 9.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 392/H.R. 2160) 10.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452/H.R. 962) 11.Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) 12.A bill to provide for a sequester replacement (S. 16/S. 799) 13.American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 388) 14.Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933/Public Law 113-6) 15.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074/S. 539) 17.Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S. 531/H.R. 2179) 18.Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act (H.R. 321) 19.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 20.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249/S. 1756) 21.Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 458/H.R. 1510) 22.A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program (S. 762/H.R. 1657) 23.Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954/H.R. 2498) 24.Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947) 25.FIT Kids Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2178) 26.Strengthening Americas Schools Act (S. 1094) 27.Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (S. 945/H.R. 1274) 28.Fit to Serve Act (S. 976) 29.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 2023/S. 2864) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1184 / H.R. 2415) 31.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 32.To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 45) 33.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (S. 1228/H.R. 2524) 34.Senate FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill (S. 1284) 35.House of Representatives FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 36.Pharmacy Compounding Quality and Accountability Act (S. 959) 37.Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act (H.R. 1919) 38.Implementation of Drug Supply Chain Security Act (P.L. 113-54) 39.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1150)/Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 (S. 1256) 40.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631) 41.FY2014 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 42.Pharmaceutical Quality, Security and Accountability Act (S. 959) 43.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 44.Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act (S. 1657) 45.National Energy Tax Repeal Act (S. 1324) 46.Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 1514/H.R. 5077) 47.Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R. 2424) 48.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (S. 1422/H.R. 2663) 49.School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 2632) 50.Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5294) 52.Secure America for Education (SAFE) in Our Schools Act of 2013 (H.R. 3158) 53.Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res 59) 54.Continuing Resolution FY 2014 (HR 2775, PL 113-46) 55.A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3493/S. 1708) 56.The Farm Bill (S. (S. 954/H.R. 2498; H.R. 1947, and H.R. 3102, Public Law 113-79) 57.Better Care, Lower Cost Act (S. 1932/H.R. 3890) 58.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 (ADAPT Act) (H.R. 3742) 59.The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547/Public Law 113-76 60.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (S. 2236/H.R. 2285) 61.New Opportunities for Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (H.R. 3978) 62.Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act (H.R. 3322) 63.Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905/H.R. 3826) 64.Stop Overdose Stat Act (HR 4169) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S 2755) 66.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 67.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 (DISARM Act) (H.R. 4187) 68.Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) 69.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill (including H.R. 5464) 70.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2389 / H.R. 4800) 71.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, 2015 (including H.R. 5171) 72.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) 73.Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (S. 2342/H.R. 2831) 74.ENRICH Act (H.R. 4427) 75.Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 (S. 2367/H.R. 4706) 76.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2527/HR. 5012) 77.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 4444) 78.American Cures Act (S. 2115/H.R. 4384) 79.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. (S.J. Res 30) 80.Fit for Life Act of 2014 (H.R.4765) 81.School Food Modernization Act (S. 2210/H.R. 1783) 82.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 2014/H.R. 4325) 83.Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 (S. 2284) 84.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (S. 2004/H.R. 2468) 85.The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (S. 2645) 86.FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (including H.R. 5016) 87.Vector-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4701) 88.Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021/Public Law 113-520) 89.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 5168) 90.PREPARE Act of 2014 (H.R. 5314) 91.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (S. 2496/H.R. 5078) 92.American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R.

H.R. 973, to exempt employers from any excise tax and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction. H.R. 1274, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services. H.R. 2415, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity. H.R. 2752, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3303, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for regulating medical software, and for other purposes. H.R. 3591, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HR 4765, the Fit for Life Act of 2014, to address childhood obesity, and for other purposes. S. 1422, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 2007, to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide for regulating clinical and health software, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women. Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care. Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015. Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose H.R. 2667. Oppose H.R. 2668. Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45. Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative. Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi. Oppose H.R. 2775. Oppose H.R. 2009. Oppose H.R. 367. Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach. Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities. Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B. Urged the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to administer section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, in the final regulations that OCR promulgates. Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes. Oppose HR 4118. Support a release of the enrollment in the Affordable Care Act disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and primary language. Support improving the Tax Code to advance cost-effective policies that can bolster healthy lifestyles in key populations, and hold promise for halting or reversing the nations costly and unsustainable obesity epidemic. Support bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued December 31, 2013. Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs). Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , which gave the process a "B" grade. Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion. Support HR 4810. Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745. Oppose H. Res. 676. Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935. Oppose H.R. 935. Oppose HR 3522. Support the request to the FDA to extend the comment period in Docket No.FDA-2013-N-0500, RIN 0910-AG94, in order to hear from healthcare and other stakeholders including providers and leaders who serve female, racial and ethnic minority populations, constituencies and consumers and who could offer expertise, experience, and perspective. Support H.R. 5294.Support full funding in FY15 for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program, and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Support S. 2841 / H.R. 5507. Support a four-year extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Support HR 4765. Oppose funding cuts to programs which provide care and treatment, prevention, housing and support services for people with HIV/AIDS.

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086. Support a four-year extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Overall health and wellness initiatives relative to increasing physical activity and preventing obesity and chronic disease: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 1562 and HR 4122); Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2257 and HR 5012); FIT for Life Act (HR 4765); and Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women. Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care. Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015. Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose H.R. 2667. Oppose H.R. 2668. Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45. Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative. Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi. Oppose H.R. 2775. Oppose H.R. 2009. Oppose H.R. 367. Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach. Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities. Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B. Urged the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to administer section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, in the final regulations that OCR promulgates. Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes. Oppose HR 4118. Support a release of the enrollment in the Affordable Care Act disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and primary language. Support improving the Tax Code to advance cost-effective policies that can bolster healthy lifestyles in key populations, and hold promise for halting or reversing the nations costly and unsustainable obesity epidemic. Support bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued December 31, 2013. Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs). Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , which gave the process a "B" grade. Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion. Support HR 4810. Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745. Oppose H. Res. 676. Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935. Oppose H.R. 935

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women. Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care. Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8 Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015. Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014. Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities. Oppose H.R. 2667. Oppose H.R. 2668. Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45. Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative. Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi. Oppose H.R. 2775. Oppose H.R. 2009. Oppose H.R. 367. Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach. Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities. Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B. Urged the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to administer section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, in the final regulations that OCR promulgates. Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes. Oppose HR 4118. Support a release of the enrollment in the Affordable Care Act disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and primary language. Support improving the Tax Code to advance cost-effective policies that can bolster healthy lifestyles in key populations, and hold promise for halting or reversing the nations costly and unsustainable obesity epidemic. Support bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued December 31, 2013. Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs). Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , which gave the process a "B" grade. Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion. Support HR 4810. Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745. Oppose H. Res. 676. Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935. Oppose H.R. 935

Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 890.Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Support H.R. 4765. Support S. 1086

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 973, to exempt employers from any excise tax and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction. H.R. 1274, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services.H.R. 2415, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity. H.R. 2752, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3303, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for regulating medical software, and for other purposes. H.R. 3591, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HR 4765, the Fit for Life Act of 2014, to address childhood obesity, and for other purposes. S. 1422, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 2007, to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide for regulating clinical and health software, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 4.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (Public Law 109-417) 5.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 6.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 7.Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (H.R. 820) 8.Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (S. 622/H.R.___) 9.Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 39) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 392) 11.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452/H.R. 962) 12.Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) 13.A bill to provide for a sequester replacement (S. 16) 14.American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 388) 15.Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933) 16.Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 (S. 15 / H.R. 367) 17.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1099) 18.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 19.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074/S. 539) 20.Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S. 531) 21.Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act (H.R. 321) 22.Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549) 23.Energy Consumers Relief Act (H.R. 1582) 24.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249) 25.Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 458/H.R. 1510) 26.A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program (S. 762/H.R. 1657) 27.Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954/H.R. 2498) 28.Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947) 29.FIT Kids Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2178) 30.Strengthening Americas Schools Act (S. 840) 31.Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (S. 945/H.R. 1274) 32.Fit to Serve Act (S. 976) 33.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 2023) 34.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1184 / H.R. 2415) 35.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 36.To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 45) 37.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (S. 1228/H.R. 2524) 38.Senate FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 39.House of Representatives FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 40.Pharmacy Compounding Quality and Accountability Act (S. 959) 41.Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act (H.R. 1919) 42.Drug Supply Chain Security Act (S. 957) 43.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1150)/Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 (S. 1256) 44.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631) 45.FY2014 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 46.Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204) 47.Pharmaceutical Quality, Security and Accountability Act (S. 959) 48.Energy Consumers Relief Act (H.R. 1582) 49.Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug User Act (not yet introduced proposed by Sen. Udall-NM) 50.National Energy Tax Repeal Act (S. 1324)51.Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 1514) 52.Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R. 2424) 53.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (S. 1422/H.R. 2663) 54.School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 2632) 55.Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102) 56.Health Equity and Accountability Act (not yet introduced) 57.Secure America for Education (SAFE) in Our Schools Act of 2013 (H.R. 3158) 58.Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res 59) 59.Continuing Resolution FY 2014 (HR 2775, PL 113-46) 60.A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3493/S. 1708) 61.The Farm Bill (S. (S. 954/H.R. 2498; H.R. 1947, and H.R. 3102) 62.Better Care, Lower Cost Act (S. 1932/H.R. 3890) 63.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 (ADAPT Act) (H.R. 3742) 64.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 1256) 65.The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 66.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act 67.New Opportunities for Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (H.R. 3978) 68.Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act (H.R. 3322) 69.Electricity Security and Affordability Act (HR 3826) 70.Stop Overdose Stat Act (HR 4169) and Senate companion bill soon to be introduced by Senator Reed 71.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 72.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 (DISARM Act) (H.R. 4186) 73.Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) 74.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill 75.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2389 / H.R. 4800) 76.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, 2015 77.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) 78.Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (S. 2342/H.R. 2831) 79.ENRICH Act (H.R. 4427) 80.Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) 81.Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 (S. 2367/H.R. 4706) 82.A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals (S. 2527) 83.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (HR. 5012) 84.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 4444) 85.American Cures Act (S. 2115/H.R. 4384) 86.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. (S.J. Res 30) 87.Fit for Life Act of 2014 (H.R.4765) 88.School Food Modernization Act (S. 2210/H.R. 1783) 89.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 2014/H.R. 4325) 90.Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 (S. 2284) 91.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (S. 2004/H.R. 2468) 92.The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (not yet introduced, by Senator Markey) 93.FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws

Overall health and wellness initiatives relative to increasing physical activity and preventing obesity and chronic disease: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 1562 and HR 4122); Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2527 and HR 5012); FIT for Life Act (HR 4765); and Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

Federal Trade Commission regulation related to food advertising and advertising to children Obesity and food marketing (H.R. 4765) Advertising expense tax deductions (S. 2342), as related to the food industry

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Trade Commission regulation related to food advertising and advertising to children Obesity and food marketing (H.R. 4765) Advertising expense tax deductions (S. 2342), as it relates to the food industry Nominations to FTC and CPSC

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Trade Commission regulation related to food advertising and advertising to children Obesity and food marketing (H.R. 4765) Advertising expense tax deductions (S. 2342) as related to the food industry

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Trade Commission regulation related to food advertising and advertising to children Obesity and food marketing (H.R. 4765) Advertising expense tax deductions (S. 2342) as related to the food industry Nominations to FTC and CPSC

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE