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Safe Food Act of 2015 This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to: promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness; administer a national food safety program based on an analysis of the hazards associated with different foods and the processing of different foods; require that all food and feed facilities register before operation or importation of food, feed, or ingredients; establish an accreditation system for foreign governments seeking to certify food for importation to the United States; establish requirements for tracing food and animals from point of origin to retail sale; establish and administer a food safety technology program to foster innovations with the potential to improve food safety; maintain or access an active surveillance system of food and epidemiological evidence; establish a sampling system to monitor contaminants in food; rank categories of food based on their health hazard; establish a national public education campaign on food safety; and conduct research relating to food safety. This bill includes provisions regarding prohibited acts, recall authority, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistle-blower protection, and civil actions.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act S. 764
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2. Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111- 353) 3. Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4. Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111- 296) 5. Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6. Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10. Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11. National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12. Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13. FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14. Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17. Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18. Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19. Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20. American Cures Act (S. 289) 21. School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22. Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23. Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24. Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25. Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26. Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27. Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28. 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R 34) 29. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31. Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32. Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (H.R. 2629) 34. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35. Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36. Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37. Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39. CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40. Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41. EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43. Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44. Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46. Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47. Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48. Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49. FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50. Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51. Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52. Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53. Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54. Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55. Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56. School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57. Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58. Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59. Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60. Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61. Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62. Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63. Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65. Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66. Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67. Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68. Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69. Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71. Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73. Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76. On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78. Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79. Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80. Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81. Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82. Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83. FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (S. 2837/H.R. 5393) 84. FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 3067/H.R. 5485) 85. Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86. Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87. GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88. CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89. TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90. FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91. NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93. The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94. Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95. To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96. Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97. Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98. Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99. Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100. Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101. The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102. FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 103. FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 104. FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 105. FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 106. FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 107. FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 108. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 109. PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 110. Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 111. Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 112. A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 113. FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 114. FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 115. Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 116. SMASH Act (S. 3039) 117. Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003) 118. Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) 119. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (S. 3068/H.R. 5538) 120. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 2882) 121. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) 122. Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 (H.R. 5543) 123. Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 5303/S. 2848) 124. Further Continuing and Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, ESRD, clinical laboratory payment H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 Part B demonstration H.R. 5122 - Part B demonstration H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act ***, no specific bill(s), Medicare Reimbursement, Medicaid Rebate, Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement, quality indicators, coding, MS, Infusion, oncology, CMMI S. 275/H.R. 609 - Home Infusion Site of Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention Lead contamination of drinking water H.R. 6/H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R. 1151 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4479 - Families of Flint Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5065/S. 3299 - Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Act H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 612 - Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 764 - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2380 - Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 2873/H.R. 5395 - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act S. 3136 - Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S. 3190 - Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016 S. 3239 - Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act S. 3245 - Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; S.2947 & H.R.5298 Food Date Labeling Act; S.1653 & H.R. 3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act S. 764
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20.American Cures Act (S. 289) 21.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 29.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 34.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83.FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (no bill number) 84.FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (no bill number) 85.Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86.Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87.GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88.CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89.TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90.FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91.NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93.The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94.Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96.Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97.Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98.Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99.Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100.Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101.The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102.FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika preparedness and response (no bill number) 103.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 104.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 105.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 106.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 107.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 108.FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 109.Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 110.PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 111.Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 112.Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 113.A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 114.FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 115.FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 116.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 117.SMASH Act (S. 3039) 118.Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003) 119.Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) 120.Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 121.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 2882) 122.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943) 123.Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 (H.R. 5543)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention Lead contamination of drinking water H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4479 - Families of Flint Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 764 - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2380 - Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 3190 - Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016 S. 3239 - Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act S. 3245 - Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, ESRD, clinical laboratory payment H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 Part B demonstration H.R. 5122 - Part B demonstration ***, no specific bill(s), Medicare Reimbursement, Medicaid Rebate, Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement, quality indicators, coding, MS, Infusion, oncology S. 275/H.R. 609 - Home Infusion Site of Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; S.2947 & H.R.5298 Food Date Labeling Act; S.1653 & H.R. 3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20.American Cures Act (S. 289) 21.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 25.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 26.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 27.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 28.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 29.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 30.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 31.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 32.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 33.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 34.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 35.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865/S. 3101) 36.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 37.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 38.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 39.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 40.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 41.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 42.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 43.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 44.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 45.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 46.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 47.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641/H.R. 4063) 48.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 49.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 50.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 51.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 52.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 53.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 54.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 55.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 56.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 57.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 58.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 59.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 60.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 61.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 62.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 63.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 64.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 66.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 67.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 68.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 69.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 70.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 71.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 72.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 73.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 74.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 75.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 76.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 77.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 78.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 79.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 80.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 81.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 82.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 83.FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (no bill number) 84.FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (no bill number) 85.Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 86.Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 87.GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 88.CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 89.TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 90.FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 91.NURSE Act (S. 2572) 92.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 93.The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 94.Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 95.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 96.Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 97.Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 98.Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (S. 3136) 99.Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 100.Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 101.The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 102.FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika preparedness and response (no bill number) 103.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 104.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 105.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 106.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 107.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 108.FY2017 Military Construction-VA Appropriations and Zika Supplemental (H.R. 2577) 109.Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4525) 110.PREPARE Act (H.R. 3583) 111.Zika Response Appropriations Act (H.R. 5243) 112.Making Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus (H.R. 5044) 113.A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis (S. 2843) 114.FY 2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 3040) 115.FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 2956/H.R. 5054) 116.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5475) 117.SMASH Act (S. 3039) 118.Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act (H.R. 5003)
2016 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act S. 764
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation, ESRD, clinical laboratory payment H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 Part B demonstration H.R. 5122 - Part B demonstration ***, no specific bill(s), Medicare Reimbursement, Medicaid Rebate, Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement, quality indicators, coding, MS, Infusion, oncology S. 275/H.R. 609 - Home Infusion Site of Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; S.3136 & H.R.5003 Child Nutrition Reauthorization; S.2936 & H.R.5232 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R.2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R.2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; S.764 & H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Bottled water; Sodium standards; Soda warning labels; Supporting Dietary Guidelines.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act
2016 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 H.R.2152, Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R.2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 S.1539, Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 S.1844, to amend the 1946 Ag Marketing Act to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for meat, other S.2621, Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act, S.2609, An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes S.2651 PRIME Act Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; S.2217 & H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 & H.R.3886 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Public information about medical research; Soda warning labels.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 11.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 12.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 13.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 14.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 15.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 16.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 17.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 18.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 19.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 20.American Cures Act (S. 289) 21.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 22.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 23.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 24.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 25.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 26.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 27.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 28.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 29.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 30.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 31.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 32.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 33.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 34.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 35.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 36.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865) 37.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 38.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 39.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 40.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 41.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 42.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 43.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 44.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 45.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 46.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 47.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 48.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641) 49.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 50.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 51.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 52.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 53.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 54.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 55.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 56.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 57.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 58.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 59.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 60.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 61.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 62.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 63.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 64.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 65.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 66.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 67.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 68.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 69.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 70.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 71.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 72.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 73.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 74.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 75.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 76.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 77.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 78.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 79.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 80.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 81.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 82.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 83.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787) 84.FY2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations (not introduced) 85.FY2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (no bill number) 86.FY2017 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act (no bill number) 87.FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (no bill number) 88.Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) 89.Hallways to Health Act (S. 2590/H.R. 4621) 90.GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016 (S. 2588) 91.CLEAR Act (S. 2587) 92.TEST KIDS Act (S. 2586) 93.FUND Water Act (S. 2583) 94.NURSE Act (S. 2572) 95.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (S.J.Res.22) 96.The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (H.R. 4775) 97.Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4000) 98.To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1085) 99.Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 (H.R. 4725) 100.Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H.Con.Res. 125) 101.Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 (no bill number) 102.Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act (S. 2742) 103.Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act (S. 2503) 104.The Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act (S. 2055) 105.FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations request for Zika preparedness and response (no bill number) 106.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 107.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 108.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 109.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 110.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act S.521 - BPA in Food Packaging S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 11.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 12.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 13.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 14.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 15.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 17.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 18.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 19.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 20.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 21.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 22.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 23.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 24.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282/S. 2260) 25.American Cures Act (S. 289) 26.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 27.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 28.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 29.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 30.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 31.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 32.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 33.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 34.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 35.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 36.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 37.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 38.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 39.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 40.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 41.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865) 42.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 43.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 44.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 45.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 46.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 47.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 48.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 49.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 50.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 51.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 52.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 53.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641) 54.Recovery Enhancement for Treatment (TREAT) Act (S. 1455/H.R. 2536) 55.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 56.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 57.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 58.Secret Science Reform Act (S. 544) 59.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 60.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 61.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 62.Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act (H.R. 2013/S. 1075) 63.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 64.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 65.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 66.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 67.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 68.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 69.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 70.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 71.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 72.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 73.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 74.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 75.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 76.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 77.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 78.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 79.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 80.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) 81.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) 82.Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762/Senate Amendment) 83.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 84.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res 22) 85.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23) 86.On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res 24) 87.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 2017/S. 2217) 88.Food Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061/S. 2301) 89.Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-93) 90.Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 91.Puerto Rico Assistance Act, 2015 (S. 2381) 92.Full-Service Community Schools Act, 2015 (S. 1787)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act
2015 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 H.R.2152, Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R.2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 S.1539, Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 S.1844, to amend the 1946 Ag Marketing Act to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for meat, other Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; dietary supplements; powdered caffeine; GRAS; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 & H.R.3886 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act; H.R.712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R.1155 SCRUB Act; Public information about medical research.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act S.521 - BPA in Food Packaging S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695/H.R. 3020) 11.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (S. 1800/H.R. 3049/S. 2129) 12.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (H.R. 2995/S. 1910/S. 2132) 13.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 14.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619/H.R. 3128/S.2131) 15.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 17.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 18.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 19.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 20.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 21.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3660) 22.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 23.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 24.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282) 25.American Cures Act (S. 289) 26.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 27.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 28.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 29.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 30.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 31.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 32.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 33.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 34.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 35.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 36.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 37.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 38.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 39.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 40.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 41.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 42.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865) 43.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 44.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 45.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 46.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 47.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 48.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 49.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 50.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 51.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 52.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 53.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 54.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641) 55.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 56.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 57.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 58.Secret Science Reform Act (S. 544) 59.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 60.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 61.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 62.Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act (H.R. 2013/S. 1075) 63.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 64.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 65.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 66.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 67.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 68.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 69.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 70.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 71.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 72.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 73.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 74.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 1654) 75.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850) 76.Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S. 1539/H.R. 2715) 77.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1793/H.R. 1499) 78.Restoring Americas Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act (no bill number yet) 79.Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134) 80.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 719) 81.Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299)
2015 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; powdered caffeine; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; H.R.1687 Federal Excise Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report; S.540 & H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act; S.569 & H.R.1061 Farm to School Act; H.R.2407 School Milk Nutrition Act; S.1833 Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act/CACFP Bill; S.497 & H.R.932 Healthy Families Act; H.R.3564 Interstate Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3563 Milk Freedom Act; H.R.3187 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Coverage for Employees Act H.R. 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act
2015 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 H.R.2152, Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R.2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 S.1539, Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 S.1844, to amend the 1946 Ag Marketing Act to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for meat, other Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act S.521 - BPA in Food Packaging S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; powdered caffeine; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; H.R.1687 Federal Excise Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; S.1653 & H.R.3147 Food Labeling Modernization Act; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; H.R. 2303 Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act; H.R. 2017 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.1599 Require FDA or USDA to have oversight over food safety of GE crops; Address labeling of foods made from or avoiding GE crops; Supporting 2015 DGAC report.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (S. 1695) 11.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) 12.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (not yet introduced) 13.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 14.FY2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (S. 1619) 15.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 17.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 18.FIT Kids Act (S. 1075/H.R. 2013) 19.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 20.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1509/H.R. 2404) 21.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (not yet reintroduced) 22.Developing a Reliable and Innovation Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (S. 1647) 23.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613/H.R. 1728) 24.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282) 25.American Cures Act (S. 289) 26.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 27.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 28.Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 29.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 30.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 31.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 32.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 33.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 34.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 35.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) 36.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 37.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 38.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 39.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 40.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 41.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 42.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865) 43.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 44.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707/H.R. 1821) 45.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 46.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 47.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 48.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 49.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 50.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 51.Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) 52.Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act (H.R. 1687) 53.Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act (S. 705) 54.Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act (S. 1641) 55.FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R. 2058) 56.Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act (H.R. 2303) 57.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 58.Secret Science Reform Act (S. 544) 59.Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042) 60.Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (S. 1324) 61.Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190/S. 141) 62.Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act (H.R. 2013/S. 1075) 63.Family Asthma Act (S. 1064) 64.School Asthma Management Plan Act (S. 1065) 65.Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 453/S. 923) 66.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102) 67.Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (S. 1146/H.R. 2508) 68.Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R. 1504) 69.Safe Streets Act (H.R. 2071) 70.Healthy Kids Outdoors (S. 1078/H.R. 2014) 71.Highway and Transportation Funding Act (H.R. 2353) 72.Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140) 73.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (H.R. 2530) 74.Overdose Prevention Act (S. 1654) 75.Stop Overdose Stat Act (H.R. 2850)
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1559 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R. 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act
2015 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 H.R.2152, Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R.2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 S.1539, Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act S.521 - BPA in Food Packaging S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 7.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 8.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 9.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 10.FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) 11.FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) 12.FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (not yet introduced) 13.FY2016 Congressional Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 11/H.Con.Res 27) 14.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 418) 15.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1192/S. 586) 16.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 156) 17.FIT Kids Act (not yet reintroduced) 18.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 1275) 19.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (not yet reintroduced) 20.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (not yet reintroduced) 21.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (not yet reintroduced) 22.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 613) 23.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 282) 24.American Cures Act (S. 289) 25.School Food Modernization Act (S. 540) 26.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 430/H.R. 478) 27.Bicyle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 199) 28.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 29.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (not yet reintroduced) 30.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 594) 31.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 185) 32.Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act (H.R. 931) 33.Safe Food Act of 2015 (H.R. 609/S. 287) 34.21st Century Cures Act (House discussion draft) 35.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1552) 36.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 621) 37.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 932/S. 497) 38.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act (H.R. 512) 39.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act (not yet introduced) 40.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res. 117) 41.Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 865) 42.Head Start on Vaccinations Act (H.R. 933/S. 486) 43.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 707) 44.Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524/H.R. 953) 45.CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 522/H.R. 919) 46.Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (S. 544/H.R. 1030) 47.EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 (S. 543/H.R. 1029) 48.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2) 49.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 50.Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization discussion draft (not yet introduced) 51.To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, to dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in priority populations, and for other purposes (H.R. 1687) 52.A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program. (S. 705)
2015 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
2015 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.511 - Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act; a bill to require the mandatory labeling of GE foods; all provisions in the bill. H.R. 913 - Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act; a bill to require the mandatory labeling of GE foods; all provisions in the bill. H.R. 1599- Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014, a bill to preempt the ability of states to require the labeling of GE foods, prevent the Food and Drug Administration from requiring labeling, require companies to comply with existing pre-market notification safety process for GE foods, and compel FDA to establish labeling requirements for certain foods labeled as "natural"; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 609 - The Safe Food Act of 2015; a bill to establish an independent food safety agency; all provisions in the bill. S. 287 - The Safe Food Act of 2015; a bill to establish an independent food safety agency; all provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Marketing food to children; school food; menu labeling; food safety; nutrition; child nutrition reauthorization; S.2342 & H.R.2831 Eliminating the tax deduction for marketing/advertising expenses for unhealthy food; S.621 Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act; H.R.1552 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment; S.287 & H.R.609 Safe Food Act; H.R.1687 Federal Excise Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; Supporting voluntary FDA sodium targets; FDA oversight of biotech crops.
Client expense: $23,739 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.57 - Food Stamp Fraud H.Res.101 - Charitable Deductions for Food H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act S.521 - BPA in Food Packaging S.540 - Food Safety Modernization H.R.913 and S.511 - GE Right to Know Act H.R.609 and S.287 - Safe Food Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.609, Safe Food Act of 2015 H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R.913, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1061, Farm to School Act of 2015 S.287, Safe Food Act of 2015 S.511, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act S.569, Farm to School Act of 2015 Issues other than legislation: Implementation of country-of-origin labeling program. Establishment of national organic food and food production standards. Food Safety. Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. Domestic Food Assistance and hunger. Food stamps and domestic Nutrition Programs.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Democratic |
| NY |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $43,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office