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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 provides annual appropriations for: the Department of Labor; most of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Department of Education (ED); and several related agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the National Labor Relations Board. The bill does not include funding for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are included within HHS, but considered in other appropriations bills. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The majority of the funding in the bill is mandatory funding for entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income that are funded in annual appropriations bills. These programs, known as appropriated entitlements, are included in annual appropriations bills, though the amounts provided for the programs are generally determined by authorizing statutes that control details of the programs such as eligibility rules and benefit levels. The bill decreases discretionary funding compared to FY2016 levels. It also includes provisions that affect polices in areas such as: implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, abortion, human embryo research, the use of federal facilities for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, collective bargaining, needle exchange programs, and withholding financial assistance to educational institutions for violations of the civil rights of transgender students. The bill also restricts funding for Department of Education regulations to define gainful employment, establish requirements for the state authorization of higher education programs, define credit hours, and establish a teacher preparation program accountability system. Full Summary: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment for Older Americans, Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances, State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds, and Program Administration. Provides appropriations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Provides appropriation to Labor for: the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Labor-Management Standards, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including: Salaries and Expenses, Veterans Employment and Training, IT Modernization, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 101) Prohibits Job Corps funds provided by this bill from being used to pay individual salary and bonuses at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. (Sec. 102) Permits specified Labor funds to be transferred between accounts and sets forth requirements for the transfers. (Sec. 103) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the procurement of goods and services utilizing forced or indentured child labor. (Sec. 104) Requires specified funds available for job training grants under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to be used only for competitive grants to train individuals who are over the age of 16 and not enrolled in school in occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers. (Sec. 105) Prohibits a recipient of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funds from using the funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate in excess of Executive Level II, with an exception for vendors providing goods and services. Permits states to establish lower limits for salaries and bonuses. (Sec. 106) Permits the ETA to: (1) transfer funds provided for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration if the services will be more efficiently performed by federal employees., and (2) transfer specified Program Administration funds to carry out program integrity activities. (Sec. 107) Limits the funds that may be reserved for evaluation of programs and activities and requires the Chief Evaluation Officer to submit a plan to Congress in advance of transferring funds to be used for evaluations. (Sec. 108) Permits Labor to select an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis if the center has had consistently low performance. (Sec. 109) Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Forest Service from using funds to implement, administer, or enforce Labor's Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors regulation, with respect to federal contracts or permits related to seasonal recreational services or equipment rental for the general public in connection with federal property or land. (Sec. 110) Prohibits any rule issued by Labor pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) regarding the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice from taking effect or having any legal effect, including the final rule published on April 8, 2016. (The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to pension and retirement plans. Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. The rule changes the definition of "investment advice" to treat people who provide investment advice to pension and retirement plans for a fee or other compensation as fiduciaries in a wider array of advice relationships.) (Sec. 111) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the final rule entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" published by Labor on May 23, 2016. (The rule revises regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.) (Sec. 112) Provides employers in the seafood industry with flexibility with respect to bringing H-2B nonimmigrant workers into the United States. (The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.) (Sec. 113) Sets forth requirements for determining the prevailing wage for the H-2B program. (Sec. 114) Rescinds specified advance appropriations from the ETA's Dislocated Workers Assistance National Reserve account. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides appropriations to the Health Resources and Services Administration for: Primary Health Care, the Health Workforce, Maternal and Child Health, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Health Care Systems, Rural Health, Program Management, and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund. Provides appropriations to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) for: Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and Health; Public Health Scientific Services; Environmental Health; Injury Prevention and Control; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; Global Health; Public Health Preparedness and Response; Buildings and Facilities; and CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; the National Institute of Nursing Research; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the National Institute of Mental Health; the National Human Genome Research Institute; the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; the John E. Fogarty International Center; the National Library of Medicine; the National Center for Advancing Translational Services; the Office of the Director; and Buildings and Facilities. Provides appropriations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Prevention, and Health Surveillance and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Provides appropriations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for: Grants to States for Medicaid, Payments to Health Care Trust Funds, Program Management, and the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Children and Families for: Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, Refugee and Entrant Assistance, Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Children and Families Services Programs, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, and Payments for Foster Care and Permanency. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Community Living for Aging and Disability Services Programs. Provides appropriations to the Office of the Secretary for: General Departmental Management, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Office of Inspector General, the Office for Civil Rights, Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. (Sec. 201) Limits the funds provided by this title that may be used for official reception and representation expenses. (Sec. 202) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, in excess of Executive Level II. (Sec. 203) Restricts HHS's use of funds for program evaluation activities unless a report is submitted to Congress regarding the proposed use of the funds or the funds are specifically provided in this bill. (Sec. 204) Permits the transfer of specified Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) funds for the evaluation of programs funded in this title. (Sec. 205) Sets forth restrictions and requirements for the transfer of HHS funds between appropriations accounts. (Sec. 206) Permits National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program contracts to be cancelled up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in FY2017. (Sec. 207) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available under title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act unless the applicant certifies that it: (1) encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services, and (2) provides counseling to minors on resisting attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. (Sec. 208) Specifies that no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act may be exempt from any state law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. (Sec. 209) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Medicare Advantage program if HHS denies participation to an otherwise eligible entity because it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions. (Sec. 210) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to advocate or promote gun control. (Sec. 211) Limits the number of Public Health Service employees that may be assigned to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization. (Sec. 212) Permits HHS to exercise specified spending authority to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during FY2017. (Sec. 213) Permits the NIH, jointly with the Office of AIDS Research, to transfer specified HIV research funds among NIH institutes and centers if Congress is notified in advance. (Sec. 214) Makes NIH funds for HIV research available to the Office of AIDS Research. (Sec. 215) Permits the NIH: (1) to use specified funds to enter into certain transactions to carry out research in support of the NIH Common Fund; and (2) utilize peer review procedures, as determined to be appropriate by the NIH and in lieu of what would otherwise by required by under the PHS Act, to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. (The NIH Common Fund supports cross-cutting, trans-NIH programs that require participation by at least two NIH Institutes or Centers or would otherwise benefit from strategic planning and coordination.) (Sec. 216) Limits the funds NIH may use for the alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities. (Sec. 217) Transfers specified funds provided to NIH for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) to: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care and health service, and (2) to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. (Sec. 218) Requires third party payments made to NIH for research organisms or substances to be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the NIH institutes and centers making the substance or organism available. Permits the funds to be available through FY2018. (Sec. 219) Permits the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to enter into multiyear contracts of up to 10 years for the purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, subject to specified requirements. (Sec. 220) Requires HHS to establish a publicly accessible website that provides details regarding expenditures from the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Sec. 221) Transfers mandatory funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by PPACA to accounts within HHS activities outlined under the heading ''Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the report accompanying this bill. (Sec. 222) Requires the HHS budget justifications to include specified details regarding federal employees and contractors involved in activities related to PPACA. (Sec. 223) Requires HHS to include in the FY2018 budget specified details regarding: (1) the uses of funds by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for health insurance exchanges for each year since the enactment of PPACA, and (2) the proposed uses of the funds for FY2018. (Sec. 224) Requires HHS to report to Congress on: (1) monthly enrollment figures from exchanges established under PPACA, and (2) any new or competitive grant awards authorized under Section 330 (Health Centers) of the PHS Act. (Sec. 225) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for payments relating to the risk corridors program established by PPACA. (Sec. 226) Terminates the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund and rescinds the unobligated balances. (Sec. 227) Prohibits discretionary funds provided by this bill from being used to support patient-centered outcomes research. (Sec. 228) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act. (Sec. 229) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Navigators program, which was created by PPACA to carry out public education activities, provide information to prospective enrollees about insurance options and federal assistance, and examine enrollees' eligibility for other federal or state health care programs, such as Medicaid. (Sec. 230) Requires HHS to include in the FY2018 budget justification an analysis of how a provision of the PHS Act related to coverage of preventive health services will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS programs. (Sec. 231) Establishes an Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund to prevent, prepare for, or respond to an infectious disease emergency. Provides specifies CDC appropriations to be deposited into the fund. Specifies requirements and the uses for the fund. (Sec. 232) Requires HHS to use the recommendations last issued before 2009 to administer any law referring to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force for breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention. Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Provides appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Education (ED). Provides appropriations to ED for: Education for the Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Improvement Programs, Indian Education, Innovation and Improvement, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education, English Language Acquisition, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Services. Provides appropriations for Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities, including: the American Printing House for the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University. Provides Appropriations to ED for: Career, Technical, and Adult Education; Student Financial Assistance; Student Aid Administration; Higher Education; Howard University; the College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program; the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account; and the Institute of Education Sciences. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including: Program Administration, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 301) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transport teachers or students in order to: (1) overcome racial imbalance in any school, or (2) carry out a racial desegregation plan. (Sec. 302) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to require the transportation of students to a school other than the school nearest to the student's home, except for students who require special education. (Sec. 303) Specifies that no funds provided by this bill may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools. (Sec. 304) Permits ED to transfer certain funds between accounts, subject to specified restrictions and requirements. (Sec. 305) Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to permit the Republic of Palau to continue to receive certain federal funds. (Sec. 306) Permits funds provided by this bill and consolidated for evaluation purposes under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to be obligated from July 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. (Sec. 307) Permits certain institutions to continue to use endowment income for student scholarships, subject to specified limits and requirements. Applies this section until titles III and V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) are reauthorized. (Sec. 308) Extends the authorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity through 2017. (Sec. 309) Extends through 2017 ED's authority to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies for federal student loans. (Sec. 310) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for ED regulations to: define "gainful employment" under the HEA, set a federal definition of a credit hour, establish requirements for state licensing and authorization of institutions of higher education located within the state, or establish or regulate a teacher preparation program accountability system. (Sec. 311) Prohibits ED from withholding financial assistance to public educational institutions for alleged violations described in the May 13, 2016, letter issued jointly by the Department of Justice and ED, regarding civil rights protections for transgender students, until: (1) the violations have been generally recognized by U.S. courts in final judgments that may not be appealed, and (2) the violations have been determined by the applicable court to have occurred. TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES Provides appropriations for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. Provides appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Payment to the National Service Trust, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 401) Requires the Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled to submit specified quarterly reports to Congress. (Sec. 402) Requires the CNCS to make any significant changes to program requirements or policy through rulemaking. Prohibits CNCS employees from disclosing specified information during a grant selection process to any person that is not a CNCS employee or authorized to receive the information. (Sec. 403) Sets forth minimum share requirements for AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program. (Sec. 404) Requires certain donations made to the CNCS to be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. (Sec. 405) Requires certain education awards at GI bill-eligible institutions to be limited to veterans. (Sec. 406) Permits State Commissions on National and Community Service established under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to receive criminal history record information. under the terms of the National Child Protection Act. Provides appropriations for other related agencies, including: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the National Council on Disability, and the National Labor Relations Board. (Sec. 407) Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from using funds to provide employees with electronic voting to determine a collective bargaining representative. (Sec. 408) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce any rule amending specified regulations relating to the filing and processing of petitions pursuant to the representation of employees for the purposes of collective bargaining with their employer. (Sec. 409) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enforce the National Labor Relations Act against any Indian tribe, including any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands. (Sec. 410) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any change in the interpretation or application of a standard to determine whether entities are ''joint employers'' under the National Labor Relations Act. (Sec. 411) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that conflicts with the standard articulated in the majority opinion in Wheeling Island Gaming Inc. and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 23, subject to specified exceptions. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that utilizes the overwhelming community of interest test except in accretion cases. Provides appropriations to the National Mediation Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Provides appropriations to the Railroad Retirement Board for: the Dual Benefits Payments Account, Federal Payments to the Railroad Retirement Accounts, Administration, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for: Payments to Social Security Trust Funds, the Supplemental Security Income Program, Administrative Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sets forth required, permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses of funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. (Sec. 501) Permits Labor, HHS, and ED to transfer certain unexpended balances to accounts to be used for the same purposes as the original appropriation. (Sec. 502) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless otherwise specified. (Sec. 503) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for lobbying and related activities. (Sec. 504) Limits the official reception and representation expenses of Labor and ED. (Sec. 505) Requires grantees receiving federal funds provided by this bill to clearly state specified details regarding the federal funding and non-governmental funding sources in documents related to federally funded projects. (Sec. 506) Prohibits funds provided by this bill or in any trust fund which received funds in this bill from being used for: (1) abortions, or (2) health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (Sec. 507) Provides an exception to the prohibition on funding for abortion if: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Bars the availability of funds to a federal agency or program, or to a state or local government, if it subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (Sec. 508) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for certain research involving human embryos. (Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for promoting the legalization of controlled substances. Includes an exception when there is medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of the drug or federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. (Sec. 510) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for regulations to provide a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. (Sec. 511) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enter into or renew a contract with a contractor that has not submitted to Labor a required annual report concerning employment of certain veterans. (Sec. 512) Prohibits the transfer of funds provided by this bill to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to an appropriations Act. (Sec. 513) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for libraries unless they are in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act. (Sec. 514) Sets forth requirements, procedures, and restrictions for the reprogramming of funds. (Sec. 515) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to: (1) require candidates for scientific advisory committees to disclose their political activities, or (2) disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. (Sec. 516) Requires departments and agencies funded in this bill to submit operating plans. (Sec. 517) Requires Labor, HHS, and ED to report to Congress on the number and amounts of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements awarded on a non-competitive basis. (Sec. 518) Prohibits the SSA from processing earnings for work performed under a fraudulent Social Security number if the performance of the work has formed the basis of a conviction for violating specified provisions of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 519) Prohibits the SSA from using funds provided by this bill to establish totalization arrangements between the U.S. Social Security system and the social security system of Mexico. (A totalization agreement coordinates the payment of Social Security taxes and benefits for workers who divide their careers between two countries.) (Sec. 520) Restricts the use of funds provided by this bill to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. (Sec. 521) Requires computer networks of agencies funded by this bill to block pornography. (Sec. 522) Prohibits funds from being provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. (Sec. 523) Sets forth reporting requirements for spending on conferences. (Sec. 524) Requires agencies funded by this bill to clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. (Sec. 525) Requires Labor, HHS, ED, and SSA to submit specified reports to Congress on the status of balances of appropriations. (Sec. 526) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce provisions of PPACA and related laws, with specified exceptions. (Sec. 527) Rescinds funds previously provided for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. (Sec. 528) Rescinds funds provided under PPACA for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (Sec. 529) Rescinds funds provided under PPACA for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. (Sec. 530) Prohibits specified amounts in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from being obligated during the current fiscal year. (Sec. 531) Rescinds specified funds previously provided for the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Sec. 532) Rescinds specified funds from the Children's Health Insurance Program Performance Bonus Fund. Health Care Conscience Rights Act (Sec. 533) Amends PPACA to add provisions prohibiting discrimination with respect to health care entities that refuse to participate in abortions. Provides that health care sponsors, individuals, and insurers are not required to purchase or provide coverage for specified items or services if they have moral or religious objections. (Sec. 534) Specifies that funds may be used by a health care delivery system that uses federal facilities for payment for or delivery of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments only if the treatments do not result in the discarding or destruction of viable human embryos before embryo transfer. (Sec. 535) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)
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The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-699, by Mr. Cole.
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New England; New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; wholesale electricity markets in New England; distribution rate cases in Massachusetts and winter rate filings in Massachusetts. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New England, and transmission planning in New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. Status of collective bargaining labor negotiations with United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012-04. Pathway to reduce by 80 percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (80x50).
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization & 2019 Annual Appropriations, H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New England; New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; wholesale electricity markets in New England; distribution rate cases in Massachusetts and winter rate filings in Massachusetts. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New England, and transmission planning in New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. Status of collective bargaining labor negotiations with United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012-04. Pathway to reduce by 80 percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (80x50).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind Project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), Granite State Power Link (NH), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm (NY), and Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NY); Northwest energy infrastructure, including pumped storage hydropower projects in conjunction with the Goldendale Energy Storage Project (OR), and the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Hydro Project (OR); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Puerto Rico storm restoration and mutual assistance; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Legislation to adjust corporate registration requirements under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, including H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosure Foreign Influence Act; and S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 (provisions relating to domestic subsidiaries of foreign parent companies). Legislation to expand the scope of transactions reviewable by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, including H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (provisions relating to critical infrastructure and domestic subsidiaries of foreign parent companies). Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. Federal Communications Commission Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018, provisions relating to permanent reauthorization of U.S. Corps of Engineers authority to enter into cost recovery agreements with electric and natural gas companies for review of permit applications. U.S. Department of Energy Electric Reliability Grid Study, provisions relating to regulations, policies and market factors impacting baseload power plants. U.S. Department of Energy Proposed Rule to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish tariff mechanisms providing for the purchase of electric energy from certain reliability and resilience resources. Legislation relating to hydropower development and deployment, including: H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; H.R. 2872, the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act; and H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017; H.R. 4137, the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act; H.R. 4649/S. 1868, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017; and H.R. 3256/S. 1336, the Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act. Federal policy regarding 80x50, the pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Legislation relating to natural gas demand response, including: S. 2649 (provisions relating to the Department of Energy studying natural gas demand response and establishing a pilot program through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). U.S. Department of Energy Expanding Hydropower and Pumped Storages Contribution to Grid Resiliency and Reliability Request for Information (DE-FOA-0001886). H.R. 3314/S. 987, 100 by 50 Act, provisions relating to the transition from fossil fuel sources of energy to entirely clean and renewable energy by 2050.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New England; New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; wholesale electricity markets in New England; distribution rate cases in Massachusetts and winter rate filings in Massachusetts. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New England, and transmission planning in New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. Status of collective bargaining labor negotiations with United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012-04. Pathway to reduce by 80 percent greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (80x50).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/HR5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind Project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), Granite State Power Link (NH), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm (NY), and Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NY); Northwest energy infrastructure, including pumped storage hydropower projects in conjunction with the Goldendale Energy Storage Project (OR), and the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Hydro Project (OR); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Puerto Rico storm restoration and mutual assistance; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-244); S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238); and H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Legislation to adjust corporate registration requirements under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, including H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosure Foreign Influence Act; and S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 (provisions relating to domestic subsidiaries of foreign parent companies). Legislation to expand the scope of transactions reviewable by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, including H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (provisions relating to critical infrastructure and domestic subsidiaries of foreign parent companies). Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. Federal Communications Commission Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. U.S. Department of Energy Electric Reliability Grid Study, provisions relating to regulations, policies and market factors impacting baseload power plants. U.S. Department of Energy Proposed Rule to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish tariff mechanisms providing for the purchase of electric energy from certain reliability and resilience resources. Legislation relating to hydropower development and deployment, including: H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; H.R. 2872, the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act; and H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017; H.R. 4137, the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act; H.R. 4649/S. 1868, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017; and H.R. 3256/S. 1336, the Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act. Legislation relating to natural gas demand response, including: S. 2649 (provisions relating to the Department of Energy studying natural gas demand response and establishing a pilot program through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). U.S. Department of Energy Expanding Hydropower and Pumped Storages Contribution to Grid Resiliency and Reliability Request for Information (DE-FOA-0001886). H.R. 3314/S. 987, 100 by 50 Act, provisions relating to the transition from fossil fuel sources of energy to entirely clean and renewable energy by 2050.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/HR5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind Project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), Granite State Power Link (NH), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm (NY); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-244); S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. FCC Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. U.S. Department of Energy Electric Reliability Grid Study, provisions relating to regulations, policies and market factors impacting baseload power plants. U.S. Department of Energy Proposed Rule to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish tariff mechanisms providing for the purchase of electric energy from certain reliability and resilience resources. Legislation relating to hydropower development and deployment, including: H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; H.R. 2872, the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act; and H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/HR5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
Senate Bills S. 254: Esther Martinez Native American Language Preservation Act S. 343: Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act or the RESPECT Act, to repeal obsolete laws such as those that prohibit an Indian from arresting and detaining a white man, or threaten the loss of food assistance to a family that declines to send their children to an Indian boarding school. S. 747: Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Reauthorization. S. 1400: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act S. 2837: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S. 3040: Making appropriations for the Departments of Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S. 2844: Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S. 3068: Making appropriations for the Departments of the Interior and Environment and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. House bills: H.R. 5393: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R. 5926: Making appropriations for the Departments of Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R. 5394: Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. H.R. 5538: Making appropriations for the Departments of the Interior and Environment and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,160
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
HR244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (portions related to pandemic preparedness appropriations); HR 5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (portions related to pandemic preparedness appropriations); S.3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (portions related to pandemic preparedness appropriations)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind Project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project (MA), the Access Northeast Project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), Granite State Power Link (NH), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm (NY); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-244); S. 1771, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (S. Rept. 115-150); ; and H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Rept. 115-238). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. FCC Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. Discussion draft of legislation to expand the Fisherman Contingency Fund to include lease holders of renewable energy production. U.S. Department of Energy Electric Reliability Grid Study, provisions relating to regulations, policies and market factors impacting baseload power plants. Legislation relating to hydropower development and deployment, including: H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; and H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/HR5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project (MA), the Access Northeast project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), Granite State Power Link (NH), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm (NY); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York and Massachusetts, and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274); and draft House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. FCC Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. Discussion draft of legislation to expand the Fisherman Contingency Fund to include lease holders of renewable energy production. U.S. Department of Energy Electric Reliability Grid Study, provisions relating to regulations, policies and market factors impacting baseload power plants. Legislation relating to hydropower development and deployment, including: H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; and H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017. Federal policy relating to deployment and financing of energy sector infrastructure. Legislation relating to vegetation management, including: H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017; and Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management. Federal policy relating to distributed energy sources.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/H.R. 5926- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5055 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry. H.R. 3266 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry. H.R. 5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions impacting the funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. S. 2804 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, primary immunodeficiency diseases research and programs, S. 3040, H.R. 5926, P.L. 114-113 HR 2028 Further Continuing & Security Assistance Appropriations Act HR 244 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5926 (114th Congress) /S.3040 (114th Congress): FY2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title II--provisions related to funding for university-based research and training in the Public Health Service agencies, including NIH, HRSA, CDC, and AHRQ.(FY '17 funding was not completed prior to the conclusion of the 114th Congress and funding is operating under a continuing resolution through April 28th, 2017) H.R.TBD/S.TBD: FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title II--provisions related to funding for university-based research and training in the Public Health Service agencies, including NIH, HRSA, CDC, and AHRQ. Funding for state Medicaid expansion and programs that allow for state Medicaid enhanced reimbursement for physician training at academic medical centers.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.5926 (114th Congress) /S.3040 (114th Congress): FY2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title IV -- provisions related to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (FY' 17 funding was not completed prior to the conclusion of the 114th Congress and is operating under a continuing resolution through April 28th, 2017) H.R.TBD/S.TBD: FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title IV -- provisions related to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Education
H.R.5926 (114th Congress) /S.3040 (114th Congress): FY2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title III--provisions related to the Department of Education's Higher Education and research programs, including student financial aid and international education. (FY '17 funding was not completed prior to the conclusion of the 114th Congress and funding is operating under a continuing resolution through April 28th, 2017) H.R.TBD/S.TBD: FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title III--provisions related to the Department of Education's Higher Education and research programs, including student financial aid and international education. Provisions related to funding for migrant student services funding (HEP & CAMP) S. TBD/H.R. TBD: Higher Education Re-authorization Act Academic veterinary medical education issues: student loan refinancing, student debt,Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S3040/H.R. 5926- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - Low-income home energy assistance program provision (House/Senate); TBD - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Office of Management and Budget Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Lobbied in support of funding for Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems program at the Department of Energy. Discussed potential for new fiscal year 2018 budget proposal from President to recommend privatizing Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and to sell Power Marketing Administrations. Lobbied in support of Power Marketing Administrations and TVA. Lobbied in support of funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in H.R. 5926 and S. 3040, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
Client expense: $188,681 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5055 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry. H.R. 5538 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry. H.R. 5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions impacting the funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. S. 2804 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 - budget issues generally impacting the electric utility industry.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3040, Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2017. H.R. 5055 (H. Rept. 114-532), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation: budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program). H.R. 5538 (H. Rept. 114-632), FY 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation: budget issues generally, Waters of the US, Coal Combustion Residual regulation, Steam Effluent Electric guidelines, Endangered Species Act, Avian Protection, Sage-Grouse Habitat Preservation and Vegetation Management. S. 2804 (S. Rept. 114-236), FY 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations legislation: budget issues generally, grid resilience, DOE-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program, Cyber Mutual Assistance program, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) program, and Transformer Reliance and Advanced Components (TRAC) program. H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. Issues related to Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
-- H.R. 5926 / S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; H.R. 2028 - Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act: FY 2017 federal research funding for pelvic floor disorders at the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. -- H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: Essential benefits package, Medicaid expansion and coverage assistance.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
general funding for autism research, services, and treatment; HR 5926, S 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; HR1301, Defense Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric and natural gas transmission projects, electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy, the Deepwater Wind project (RI), the Merrimack Valley Reliability Project (MA), the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project (MA), the Access Northeast project (MA), Maine Green Line (MA), Fields Point Project (RI), and the Granite State Power Link (NH); interstate natural gas pipeline permitting processes; New York and New England energy efficiency projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Western New York power generation/transmission options; wholesale electricity markets in New York and New England; Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) in New York; and distribution rate cases in New York and Massachusetts, and winter rate filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Legislation affecting Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding, including: H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H. Rept. 114-699); and S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Rept. 114-274). Federal policy regarding extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Implementation of P.L. 114-183 and provisions relating to natural gas distribution lines, including: S. 2276, the Securing Americas Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; and H.R. 4397, Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016. Federal policy regarding wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and transmission planning in New York and New England, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0495 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603), per its authority under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. Legislation relating to workforce development, including: H.R. 338, to promote a 21st century workforce; and H.R. 1837, 21st Century Energy Workforce Act. FCC Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (WC Docket No. 17-84), provisions relating to rules on pole attachments. Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments. H.R. 587/S. 186, Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act, provisions relating to the rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issuing an order. Federal policy regarding the electrification of the transportation sector and smart grid technologies. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provisions relating to environmental permitting for electric transmission infrastructure. U.S. Department of Energy Quadrennial Energy Review, provisions relating to the integrated study of the U.S. electricity system from generation through end use. Discussion draft of legislation to expand the Fisherman Contingency Fund to include lease holders of renewable energy production.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, FY 2016, Cooley's Anemia research and services S. 3040, H.R. 5926, P.L. 114-113 HR 2028 Further Continuing & Security Assistance Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, primary immunodeficiency diseases research and programs, S. 3040, H.R. 5926, P.L. 114-113 HR 2028 Further Continuing & Security Assistance Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, FY 2016, neuroscience research, S. 3040, HR 5926, P.L. 114-113 HR 2028 Further Continuing & Security Assistance Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 5054/S. 2956, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 -Funding for agricultural research and education H.R. 2578/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 -Funding for NSF, NIST and NASA H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 -Funding for 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research and development programs within DOD H.R. 5055/S. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 -Funding for the DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 -Funding for DHS S&T programs H.R. 5926/S. 3040, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. -Funding for NIH, Pell Grants and other higher education programs through the Department of Education H.R. 5394/H.R. 2577/S. 2844, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. -Funding for transportation research and development
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 3000/HR 5293 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs including development and procurement, Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), U.S. Coast Guard and joint federal firefighting aircraft programs, acquisition reform; S 2943/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to Army and Missile Defense Agency procurement, RDTE, S 3346 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 including issues related to space programs, OCO, O&M, aircraft and technology programs, acquisition reform; HR 2039 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 including issues related to space programs; S 2837/HR 5393 and S.Rept.114-239 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, National Science Foundation programs, space programs; S 3117 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to foreign military sales and foreign military pricing; S 2806/HR 4974 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Veterans Healthcare programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations, military construction; S 2844/HR 5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aviation, airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Information Technology Fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Transformation Fund Initiatives; S 3067/HR 5485 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Treasury and financial systems, General Services Administration, Internal Revenue Service; S 3040/HR 5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Social Security Administration information technology infrastructure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid services, National Institutes of Health, Department of Education; HR 5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act including issues related to aircraft and technology programs; S 3001/HR 5634 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to U.S. Coast Guard long range surveillance aircraft and border security domain awareness technology, Coast Guard funding; S 3068/HR 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to US Forest Service wildland firefighting technology and management funding provisions; HR 4851 - Electronic Warfare Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2016 including issues related to defense; S 3240/HR 4955 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude the receipt and disbursement of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from the federal budget and to prohibit the use of premiums paid to the PBGC premiums from being counted as general revenue for purposes of budgetary scorekeeping; H. Con. Res. 125, the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution including issues related to defense, aircraft and technology programs
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · third_quarter · Education
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs; Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents; Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME; Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME; Support for teaching Health Center Reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
Client expense: $749,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. Interest in Medicaid. S 2943 - Urge conferees on NDAA S 2943 to drop Tricare telehealth provision: Preserve state license-Physician is site of telehealth care. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA PL 114-198, S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046:Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC). No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: draft letter of support for permanence in the Independence at Home Demonstration model. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a Resolution to support the stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Injury and Violence Prevention Network bfg: Preventing injury and death are key to public health. No Bill No. - Transforming Primary Care for 21st Century THC, GME and NHSC. No Bill N0. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care; increasing primary care workforce. No Bill No. Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders rule comments: Reduce administrative burden and increase MAT patient limit. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on APRNs re Concern with APRN expansion. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Women Veterans. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Advisory Comm. to the Director. No Bill No. - Letter to SAMHSA on opioid use: Opioid use disorder reporting. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC nominating FPs: Infection advisory committee. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship categories and codes: How to implement patient relationship categories and codes as required by MACRA. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2017 proposed Medicare physician fee schedule: Comments on the 2017 regulation. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on ESRD payment models: Not replacing fragmented FFS with fragmented APMs. No Bill No. - Letter nominating FPs to MEDCAC: Medicare coverage. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on opioid prescribing education: Required CME. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on contraceptive services: Expanding the availability of contraceptives. No Bill No. - Letter to VA on protected patient info: Support for allowing HIV and sickle cell negative results to be transmitted. Non Bill No. - Nominating FPs to CDC Committee: Health disparities subcommittee. No Bill No. - GME: Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for Health IT and interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - Chronic Disease Bill: Support for eliminating the chronic care managemnt codes copayment. No Bill No. - Drug Pricing: Expressed interest in drug pricing generally. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - National Defense Authorization Act: Remove national licensure provisions in NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
Client expense: $749,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2956; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Appropriation Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act: Zika public health response funding in FY 2016 & FY 2017. No Bill No. - Coalition for Health Funding - AAFP Health is Primary booth: Raising awareness of AAFP and value of primary care. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
Client expense: $749,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2804; H. R. 2028; H.R. 5055: "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," Title III, "Department of Energy" (Funding for Office of Science: Fusion Energy; High Energy Physics; Basic Energy Sciences H.R. 5325) H.R. 5393; S. 2837: "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," Title I, "Department of Commerce" (Funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Title III, "Science," (Funding for National Science Foundation, including Major Research Equipment and Facilities Program, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)) H.R. 5293; S. 3000: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017," Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, (Funding for Basic Research; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) S.3040 ; H.R.5926 : "Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2016," Title III, "Education" (Funding for Pell Grants; Work-Study; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant; Javits-Gann; International Education); Title II, "Health and Human Services" (Funding for National Institutes of Health) S. 3068; H.R. 5538: "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, Title III, Related Agencies, (Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2804; H.R. 2028; H.R. 5055: "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," Title III, "Department of Energy" (Funding for Office of Science: Fusion Energy; High Energy Physics; Basic Energy Sciences) (All); H.R. 2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (All) H.R. 5393; S. 2837: "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017," Title I, "Department of Commerce" (Funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Title III, "Science," (Funding for National Science Foundation, including Major Research Equipment and Facilities Program, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)) H.R. 5293; S. 3000: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017," Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, (Funding for Basic Research; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) S. 3040; H.R. 5926: "Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2016," Title III, "Education" (Funding for Pell Grants; Work-Study; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant; Javits-Gann; International Education); Title II, "Health and Human Services" (Funding for National Institutes of Health) S. 3068; H.R. 5538: "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, Title III, Related Agencies (Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Accelerating Biomedical Research Act(S.318/ H.R.531) American Cures Act (S.289/ H.R.2104) FY2016 Agriculture Appropriations (S.1800/ H.R.3049) FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.5054/S.2956) FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations-provisions relating to CDC,HRSA,AHRQ, NIH,and Education(S.3040/H.R.5926) FY2017 Milcon-VA Appropriations-telestroke(S.2806/H.R.2577) FY2017 Transportation/HUD Approps (air ambulance amendment) House Energy and Commerce Committee Budget Reconciliation Instructions House/Senate Health Care Budget Reconciliation (H.R.3762) National Biomedical Research Act (S.2624) National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017(S.2943) Research for All Act(H.R.2101) Senate Innovations Bill
Client expense: $166,728 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research.
Client expense: $626,287 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title VII, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. Cures (HR 6) and Mental Health Reform Bill (HR 2646); Support for health IT interoperability, mental health integration and mental health parity. HR 6 - Cures: Engagement on the Cures bill and key primary care provisions. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanance: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. PL 114-198 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Support, advocate investment in PDMPs, treatment, naloxone. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization; maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for introduction of a House companion bill to allow HSA population access to direct primary care (DPC); advocate for bill to remove Part B co-insurance for Medicare CCM code (99490); advocate for expansion and further development of PCMH and CPC+. No Bill No. - Physician payment reform under Medicare: Defense and modification of MACRA and its payment models. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus: Urge Members to join the Caucus and support the Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care; Increased membership in Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. No Bill No. - Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Promoting Public Health. No Bill No. - Affordable Care Act: Urge for health care coverage for all. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: Medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No. - Zika Funding Request: prompt action on public health emergency. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on 2018 marketplaces: How exchanges should cover primary care services. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on Title X: re: coverage for family planning. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS nominating Family Physicians: Advisory Committee on Minority Health. No Bill No. - Letter to PTAC on payment models: How APMs should be structured. No Bill No. - Letter to DOT on PCPs and diabetic drivers: Allowing PCPs to do exams on commercial drivers. No Bill No. - Letter to HRSA with nominations: childhood vaccine nominees. No Bill No. - Letter to SSA on medical evidence: what is covered as a disability. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on sodium reduction: sodium reduction goals. No Bill No. - Letter to CDC on ACIP nominations: re: immunizations. No Bill No. - Letter to FDA on tobacco nominations: nomination of FP to FDA tobacco committee. No Bill No. - Letter to VA nominating for rural health: FP nomination. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on MACRA final rule: MACRA physician payments. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on tobacco FAQ: tobacco cessation FAQ. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on outpatient 2017 final rule: site of service neutrality. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on patient relationship codes: MACRA required codes. No Bill No. - Letter to HHS on vaccine report: vaccine terms and studies. No Bill No. - Letter to CMS on final medicare rule: re administrative simplification and payment. No Bill No. - Health IT/Interoperability/Cures: Support for health IT interoperability legislation. No Bill No. - Mental Health reform: Support mental health reform integration and mental health parity. No Bill No. - US Preventative Services Task Force: Support for maintaining USPSTF integrity. No Bill No. - Preventative Health and Primary Care: HELP Committee preparation for the HHS Secretary nomination and 115th Congress. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Remove national licensure provisions in the NDAA legislation health provisions. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace Issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network Adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Children's Health Insurance: CHIP/Medicaid. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative proposals.
Client expense: $626,287 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Education
S. 3040; HR 5926 - HHS FY 17 Appropriations priorities: AHRQ, HRSA, Title X, NHSC, Title X, CARA: AAFP federal spending priorities for primary care training research and access. HR 899: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education: Increasing primary care workforce; maintain the stability of the THCGME program. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Express AAFP's overall GME reform policies to Congress; Advocate for members to co-sponsor a Resolution to support stability in the Teaching Health Center GME program; Support for Teaching Health Center reauthorization. No Bill No. - FY2018 appropriations for HRSA Title VII 747: Primary Care Training and Enhancement Grants. No Bill No. - National Health Service Corps trust fund and appropriated funding: Increased level of medical student debt relief, improved access to primary care. No Bill No - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care.
Client expense: $626,287 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
P.L. 114-223, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, Issues pertaining to FY 2017 funding for all federal agencies. H.R. 5926, S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to CDC, NIH, funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education at HRSA, and antimicrobial resistance. H.R. 5055, S. 2804, FY 2017 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to the National Nuclear Security Administration's Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation programs. H.R. 5393, S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to NSF, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 5293, S. 3000, FY 2017 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to energetic materials, and other research and development at the Department of Defense. H.R. 5538, S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for EPA and the Forest Service. H.R. 5054, S. 2956, FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations, Issues pertaining to USDA research and related programs. H.R. 5394, S. 2844, FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research funding for the Department of Transportation. H.R. 5912, S. 3117, FY 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to global health and global development funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
P.L. 114-223, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, Issues pertaining to FY 2017 funding for all federal agencies. H.R. 5926, S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NIH, AHRQ, medical education, education research, and federal student aid. H.R. 5055, S. 2804, FY 2017 Energy/Water Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research, development, and education at DOE. H.R. 5393, S. 2837, FY 2017 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NSF, NIST, NASA, and EDA. H.R. 5293, S. 3000, FY 2017 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development at the Department of Defense. H.R. 5912, S. 3117, FY 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the Fulbright grant program. H.R. 5538, S. 3068, FY 2017 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for NEH and NEA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
P.L. 114-223, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, Issues pertaining to FY 2017 funding for all federal agencies. H.R. 5926, S. 3040, FY 2017 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for health professions training at HRSA, including the BHWET program, the Minority Fellowship Program at SAMHSA, student aid programs, Pell, GAANN program, and funding for NIH.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE