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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for: the Department of Labor; most of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Department of Education (ED); and several related agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the National Labor Relations Board. The bill does not include funding for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are included within HHS, but considered in other appropriations bills. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The majority of the funding in the bill is mandatory funding for entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income that are funded in annual appropriations bills. These programs, known as appropriated entitlements, are included in annual appropriations bills, though the amounts provided for the programs are generally determined by authorizing statutes that control details of the programs such as eligibility rules and benefit levels. The bill decreases discretionary funding compared to FY2017 levels. It also includes provisions that affect polices in areas such as: implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, abortion, human embryo research, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, collective bargaining, and needle exchange programs. Full Summary: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances, State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds, and Program Administration. Provides appropriations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Provides appropriation to Labor for: the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Labor-Management Standards, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including: Salaries and Expenses, Veterans Employment and Training, IT Modernization, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 101) Prohibits Job Corps funds provided by this bill from being used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate that exceeds Executive Level II. (Sec. 102) Permits specified Labor funds to be transferred between accounts and sets forth requirements for the transfers. (Sec. 103) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the procurement of goods and services utilizing forced or indentured child labor. (Sec. 104) Requires specified funds available for job training grants under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to be used only for competitive grants to train individuals who are over the age of 16 and are not in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support the training. (Sec. 105) Prohibits a recipient of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) funds from using the funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at a rate in excess of Executive Level II, with an exception for vendors providing goods and services. Permits states to establish lower limits for salaries and bonuses. (Sec. 106) Permits the ETA to: (1) transfer funds provided for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration if the services will be more efficiently performed by federal employees, and (2) transfer specified Program Administration funds to carry out program integrity activities. (Sec. 107) Limits the funds that may be reserved for evaluation of programs and activities and requires the Chief Evaluation Officer to submit a plan to Congress in advance of transferring funds to be used for evaluations. (Sec. 108) Permits Labor to select an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis if the center has had consistently low performance. (Sec. 109) Exempts certain personnel employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to a major disaster from the maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for two years after a state or federal declaration of a disaster or catastrophe. (Sec. 110) Rescinds specified advance appropriations from the ETA's Dislocated Workers Assistance National Reserve account. (Sec. 111) Provides employers in the seafood industry with flexibility with respect to bringing H-2B nonimmigrant workers into the United States. (The H-2B program allows U.S. employers or U.S. agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.) (Sec. 112) Sets forth requirements for determining the prevailing wage for the H-2B program. (Sec. 113) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to enforce the definition of corresponding employment or the three-fourths guarantee rule definition found in specified regulations for the H-2B program. Specifies the definition of temporary need that applies for the purpose of regulating admission of temporary workers under the H-2B program. (Sec. 114) Nullifies a Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. (The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to pension and retirement plans. Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. The rule changed the definition of "investment advice" to treat people who provide investment advice to pension and retirement plans for a fee or other compensation as fiduciaries in a wider array of advice relationships.) TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides appropriations to the Health Resources and Services Administration for: Primary Health Care, the Health Workforce, Maternal and Child Health, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Health Care Systems, Rural Health, Program Management, and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund. Provides appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for: Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and Health; Public Health Scientific Services; Environmental Health; Injury Prevention and Control; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; Global Health; Public Health Preparedness and Response; Buildings and Facilities; and CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; the National Institute of Nursing Research; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the National Institute of Mental Health; the National Human Genome Research Institute; the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; the John E. Fogarty International Center; the National Library of Medicine; the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; the Office of the Director; Buildings and Facilities; and the NIH Innovation Account. Provides appropriations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse Prevention, and Health Surveillance and Program Support. Provides appropriations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Provides appropriations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for: Grants to States for Medicaid, Payments to Health Care Trust Funds, Program Management, and the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Children and Families for: Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, Refugee and Entrant Assistance, Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Children and Families Services Programs, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, and Payments for Foster Care and Permanency. Provides appropriations to the Administration for Community Living for Aging and Disability Services Programs. Provides appropriations to the Office of the Secretary for: General Departmental Management, the State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis Account, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Office of Inspector General, the Office for Civil Rights, Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers, and the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. (Sec. 201) Limits the funds provided by this title that may be used for official reception and representation expenses. (Sec. 202) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, in excess of Executive Level II. (Sec. 203) Restricts HHS's use of funds for program evaluation activities unless a report is submitted to Congress regarding the proposed use of the funds or the funds are specifically provided in this bill. (Sec. 204) Permits up to 2.4% of the funds provided for programs authorized under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) to be used for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title. (Sec. 205) Sets forth restrictions and requirements for the transfer of HHS funds between appropriations accounts. (Sec. 206) Permits National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program contracts to be cancelled up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in FY2018. (Sec. 207) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available under title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act unless the applicant certifies that it: (1) encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services, and (2) provides counseling to minors on resisting attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. (Sec. 208) Specifies that no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act may be exempt from any state law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. (Sec. 209) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Medicare Advantage program if HHS denies participation to an otherwise eligible entity because it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions. (Sec. 210) Prohibits funds provided by this title from being used to advocate or promote gun control. (Sec. 211) Limits the number of Public Health Service employees that may be assigned to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization. (Sec. 212) Permits HHS to exercise specified spending authority to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during FY2018. (Sec. 213) Permits the NIH, jointly with the Office of AIDS Research, to transfer specified HIV research funds among NIH institutes and centers if Congress is notified in advance. (Sec. 214) Makes NIH funds for HIV research available to the Office of AIDS Research. (Sec. 215) Permits the NIH: (1) to use specified funds to enter into certain transactions to carry out research in support of the NIH Common Fund; and (2) utilize peer review procedures, as determined to be appropriate by the NIH and in lieu of what would otherwise be required under the PHS Act, to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. (The NIH Common Fund supports cross-cutting, trans-NIH programs that require participation by at least two NIH Institutes or Centers or would otherwise benefit from strategic planning and coordination.) (Sec. 216) Limits the funds that the NIH may use for the alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities. (Sec. 217) Transfers specified funds provided to the NIH for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) to: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care, and (2) to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. (Sec. 218) Permits the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to enter into multiyear contracts of up to 10 years for the purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, subject to specified requirements. (Sec. 219) Requires HHS to establish a publicly accessible website that provides details regarding expenditures from the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Sec. 220) Requires the HHS budget justifications to include specified details regarding federal employees and contractors involved in activities related to PPACA. (Sec. 221) Requires HHS to include in the FY2019 budget specified details regarding: (1) the uses of funds by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for health insurance exchanges for each year since the enactment of PPACA, and (2) the proposed uses of the funds for FY2019. (Sec. 222) Requires HHS to report to Congress on: (1) monthly enrollment figures from exchanges established under PPACA, and (2) any new or competitive grant awards authorized under section 330 (Health Centers) of the PHS Act. (Sec. 223) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for payments relating to the risk corridors program established by PPACA. (Sec. 224) Requires HHS to include in the FY2019 budget justification an analysis of how a provision of the PHS Act related to coverage of preventive health services will impact eligibility for discretionary HHS programs. (Sec. 225) Transfers mandatory funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by PPACA to accounts within HHS activities outlined under the heading ''Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the report accompanying this bill. (Sec. 226) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the PHS Act. (Sec. 227) Requires HHS to use the recommendations last issued before 2009 to administer any law referring to the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention. (Sec. 228) Requires the NIH, in making federal financial assistance, to continue to apply the provisions relating to indirect costs in specified regulations, including with respect to the approval of deviations from negotiated rates, as the NIH applied the provisions in the third quarter of FY2017. Prohibits the NIH from using funds provided by this bill to develop or implement a modified approach to such provisions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal effect of the approval of the deviations from negotiated rates beyond the proportional effect of the approvals in the quarter. (Sec. 229) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Navigators program, which was created by PPACA to carry out public education activities, provide information to prospective enrollees about insurance options and federal assistance, and examine enrollees' eligibility for other federal or state health care programs, such as Medicaid. TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Education (ED). Provides appropriations to ED for: Education for the Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Improvement Programs, Indian Education, Innovation and Improvement, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education, English Language Acquisition, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Services. Provides appropriations for Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities, including: the American Printing House for the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University. Provides Appropriations to ED for: Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Student Financial Assistance, Student Aid Administration, Higher Education, Howard University, the College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program, the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, including: Program Administration, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 301) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to transport teachers or students in order to: (1) overcome racial imbalance in any school, or (2) carry out a racial desegregation plan. (Sec. 302) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to require the transportation of students to a school other than the school nearest to the student's home, except for students who require special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Sec. 303) Specifies that no funds provided by this bill may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools. (Sec. 304) Permits ED to transfer certain funds between accounts, subject to specified restrictions and requirements. (Sec. 305) Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to permit the Republic of Palau to continue to receive certain federal funds. (Sec. 306) Permits funds provided by this bill and consolidated for evaluation purposes under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to be obligated from July 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019. (Sec. 307) Permits certain institutions of higher education to continue to use endowment income for student scholarships, subject to specified limits and requirements. Applies this section until titles III and V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) are reauthorized. (Sec. 308) Extends the authorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity through 2018. (Sec. 309) Extends through 2018 ED's authority to provide account maintenance fees to guaranty agencies for federal student loans. (Sec. 310) Rescinds specified discretionary unobligated balances from the Pell grant program. TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES Provides appropriations for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. Provides appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Payment to the National Service Trust, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 401) Requires the CNCS to make any significant changes to program requirements or policy through rulemaking. Prohibits CNCS employees from disclosing specified information during a grant selection process to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive the information (Sec. 402) Sets forth minimum share requirements for AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program. (Sec. 403) Requires certain donations made to the CNCS to be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. (Sec. 404) Requires certain education awards at GI bill-eligible institutions to be limited to veterans. (Sec. 405) Permits State Commissions on National and Community Service established under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to receive criminal history record information. under the terms of the National Child Protection Act. Provides appropriations for other related agencies, including: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the National Council on Disability, and the National Labor Relations Board. (Sec. 406) Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from using funds to provide employees with electronic voting to determine a collective bargaining representative. (Sec. 407) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enforce the National Labor Relations Act against any Indian tribe, including any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands. (Sec. 408) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from be used for specified administrative activities and proceedings based on joint employer standards set forth by the National Labor Relations Board in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc., 362 NLRB No. 186 (August 27, 2015). (Sec. 409) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that conflicts with the standard articulated in the majority opinion in Wheeling Island Gaming Inc. and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 23,355 NLRB 127 (August 27, 2010), subject to specified exceptions. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any standard for initial bargaining unit determinations that utilizes the overwhelming community of interest test except in accretion cases. Provides appropriations to the National Mediation Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Provides appropriations to the Railroad Retirement Board for: the Dual Benefits Payments Account, Federal Payments to the Railroad Retirement Accounts, Administration, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for: Payments to Social Security Trust Funds, the Supplemental Security Income Program, Administrative Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 501) Permits Labor, HHS, and ED to transfer certain unexpended balances to accounts to be used for the same purposes as the original appropriation. (Sec. 502) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless otherwise specified. (Sec. 503) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for lobbying and related activities. (Sec. 504) Limits the official reception and representation expenses for specified departments and agencies. (Sec. 505) Requires grantees receiving federal funds provided by this bill to clearly state specified details regarding the federal funding and non-governmental funding sources in documents related to federally funded projects. (Sec. 506) Prohibits funds provided by this bill or in any trust fund which received funds in this bill from being used for: (1) abortions, or (2) health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (Sec. 507) Provides an exception to the prohibition on funding for abortion if: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Bars the availability of funds to a federal agency or program, or to a state or local government, if it subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (Sec. 508) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for certain research involving human embryos. (Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for promoting the legalization of controlled substances. Includes an exception when there is medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of the drug or federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. (Sec. 510) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for regulations to provide a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. (Sec. 511) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enter into or renew a contract with a contractor that has not submitted to Labor a required annual report concerning employment of certain veterans. (Sec. 512) Prohibits the transfer of funds provided by this bill to any federal department, agency, or instrumentality, except pursuant to an appropriations Act. (Sec. 513) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for libraries unless they are in compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act. (Sec. 514) Sets forth requirements, procedures, and restrictions for the reprogramming of funds. (Sec. 515) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to: (1) require candidates for scientific advisory committees to disclose their political activities, or (2) disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. (Sec. 516) Requires departments and agencies funded in this bill to submit operating plans. (Sec. 517) Requires Labor, HHS, and ED to report to Congress on the number and amounts of certain contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements awarded on a non-competitive basis. (Sec. 518) Prohibits the SSA from processing earnings for work performed under a fraudulent Social Security number if the performance of the work has formed the basis of a conviction for violating specified provisions of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 519) Prohibits the SSA from using funds provided by this bill to establish totalization arrangements between the U.S. Social Security system and the social security system of Mexico. (A totalization agreement coordinates the payment of Social Security taxes and benefits for workers who divide their careers between two countries.) (Sec. 520) Restricts the use of funds provided by this bill to purchase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. (Sec. 521) Requires computer networks of agencies funded by this bill to block pornography, subject to an exception for law enforcement activities. (Sec. 522) Prohibits funds from being provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. (Sec. 523) Sets forth reporting requirements for spending on conferences. (Sec. 524) Requires agencies funded by this bill to clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. (Sec. 525) Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots that: (1) are designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth; (2) include communities that have recently experienced civil unrest; and (3) involve federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, or that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. (Sec. 526) Requires Labor, HHS, ED, and SSA to submit specified reports to Congress on the status of balances of appropriations. (Sec. 527) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce provisions of PPACA and related laws, with specified exceptions. (Sec. 528) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to conduct or support research using human fetal tissue if the tissue is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. (Sec. 529) Restricts funding for certain essential community providers and tax-exempt organizations that perform abortions, or provide any funds to any other entity that performs abortions. Includes exceptions for an abortion performed: (1) in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life endangering physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy itself. (Sec. 530) Rescinds specified unobligated balances from the HHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. (Sec. 531) Rescinds funds previously provided for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. (Sec. 532) Prohibits specified amounts in the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund from being obligated during the current fiscal year. (Sec. 533) Rescinds specified unobligated balances of funds provided by PPACA for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program. (Sec. 534) Rescinds specified funds from the Children's Health Insurance Program Performance Bonus Fund. (Sec. 535) Rescinds specified funds previously provided for the Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) Program. Conscience Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 536) Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. (Sec. 537) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce Labor's "Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors" regulation, with respect to federal contracts or permits related to seasonal recreational services or equipment rental for the general public in connection with federal property or land. Includes an exception for lodging and food services associated with seasonal recreation services. (Sec. 538) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)
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Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-277.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 176.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-244, by Mr. Cole.
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Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-277.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-277.
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2019 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FDA regulation of mitochondrial replacement therapy Sections 736 in Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5054/ S.2956); FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018; H.R. 1370, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-96); H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123); H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141); H.R. 6470/S/3158, departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019; H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Health and science related funding issues; H.J. Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019; fiscal year 2020 Appropriations; H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.
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2019 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FDA regulation of mitochondrial replacement therapy Sections 736 in Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5054/ S.2956); FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018; H.R. 1370, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-96); H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123); H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141); H.R. 6470/S/3158, departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019; H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Health and science related funding issues; H.J. Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019; fiscal year 2020 Appropriations; H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.
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2019 · 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. 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 Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9. Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10. Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11. FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12. FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17. Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18. Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20. A concurrent resolution setting forth 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 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21. American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25. Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28. Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29. Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33. Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34. Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35. Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36. Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40. Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41. Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42. Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43. Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328) 47. Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50. Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51. Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52. Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 53. Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 54. Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 55. Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 56. Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 57. SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 58. FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 59. FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 60. FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 61. Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 62. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 63. Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 64. LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 65. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 66. Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 67. The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 68. The WIC Act (not yet introduced) 69. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 70. Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 71. The Support Act (H.R. 6) 72. Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 73. FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 74. NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 75. Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 76. Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 77. FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 78. Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA
2019 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 3358/S.3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education,and Related Agencies, FY '19/2420.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $36,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FDA regulation of mitochondrial replacement therapy Sections 736 in Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5054/ S.2956); FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018; H.R. 1370, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-96); H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123); H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141); H.R. 6470/S/3158, departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019; H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Health and science related funding issues; H.J. Res. 31 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019; fiscal year 2020 Appropriations.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-277.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-277.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-277.
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $33,373 · 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. 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 Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11.FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12.FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13.Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20.A concurrent resolution setting forth 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 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6783) 47.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 53.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 54.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 55.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 56.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 57.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 58.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 59.FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 60.FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 61.FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 62.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $30,059 · 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)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to government operations and appropriations. State Department Reorganization - S.3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019. H.R. 6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019. H.R. 3358 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. Issues related to FDA Center of Excellence, S. 2979 - Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. H.R.3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018. H.R. 695, issues related to continuing appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Coal and Energy Research & Development of 2019 Coal CCS and Power Systems Program DOE Fossil Energy Research & Development Program H.R. 3358 FY 2018/2019 Labor/HHS/Education H.R. 3354/S.3073 FY 2018/2019 Interior/Environment Concurrent Resolution H128 and S 27 on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019
Client expense: $152,459 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
CJS OMNI, FY 2019, H.R 3354, H.R. 3267, S.1662, H.R. 3358, S. 1771, and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and Cyber Issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. 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 Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9. Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10. Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11. FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12. FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17. Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18. Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20. A concurrent resolution setting forth 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 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21. American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25. Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28. Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29. Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33. Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34. Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35. Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36. Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40. Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41. Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42. Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43. Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328) 47. Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50. Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51. Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52. Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 53. Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 54. Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 55. Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 56. Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 57. SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 58. FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 59. FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 60. FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 61. Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 62. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 63. Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 64. LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 65. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 66. Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 67. The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 68. The WIC Act (not yet introduced) 69. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 70. Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 71. The Support Act (H.R. 6) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $28,207 · 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)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
All federal agencies and programs funding dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health education, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs, and services. H.R.3268 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) S.1603 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) H.R.695 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Defense (Dental research programs) H.R.695 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Defense (Dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Education and Workforce (student loan programs, child nutrition programs) H.R.3354 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (funding for IHS dental programs) H.R.3358 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) S.1771 - Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) H.R.5961 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) S.2976 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Agriculture (FDA/Tobacco, child nutrition programs) H.R.6157 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Defense (Dental research programs) S.3159 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Defense (Dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Education and Workforce (student loan programs, child nutrition programs) H.R.6147 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (funding for IHS dental programs) S.3073 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (funding for IHS dental programs) H.R.6470 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) S.3158 - Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies)
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2018 appropriations (LHHS, Defense) -- H.R.3354 "Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018"; H.R.3219 "Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018"; H.R.3358 "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018"; S.1771 "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018"; H.J.Res.123 Continuing Resolution; H.R.1370 Continuing Resolution; H.R.195 (Continuing Resolution (through February 8, 2018)); H.R.1301 (Continuing Resolution); H.R.1625 (Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018); FY 2019 Defense appropriations -- HR 6157 "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019" and S. 3159 -- "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019"; FY 2019 Labor-HHS appropriations -- House Subcommittee Draft (no number has been posted) and S. 3158 -- "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $69,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 3358 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. Advocate the continuation of the Minority Fellowship Program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 3353/S 1655 THUD Approps, provisions related to highway and airport funding,Passenger Facility Charge. HR 3358/S 1771 Labor HHS Approps, provisions related to compliance assistance for small producers/Office of Small Mines funding.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 3358 / S. 1771 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 6258 / S. 3107 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, general issues regarding national defense authorizations, appropriations, accounting, and auditing; FY18 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, general issues regarding Office of Personnel Management IT programs and general issues regarding the SEC; H.R. 5961 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues regarding multi-agency appropriations in FY19; H.R. 6147 Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues related to government operations and appropriations; S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues related to government operations and appropriations; S. 2979 Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, general issues regarding budget authority; and General issues regarding multi-agency appropriations in FY18.
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3358 / S. 1771 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, general issues regarding Centers for Disease Control (CDC) information technology; and General issues regarding health reform and health care policy.
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to health care legislative issues, including Medicare, Medicaid and budget issues; Issues related to nursing home arbitration; Issues related to group and concurrent therapy; Issues related to post acute care reform; Issues related to H.R. 3358 & S.1771, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, 2018; Issues related to H.R. 6470, S.3158 & H.R. 6157 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations and and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 3358/S.3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies, FY '19.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,400
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
assist the organization with budgeting issues pertaining to healthcare, education and clean water preservation as it specifically relates to the welfare of children. HR 1628 American Health Care Act 2017- Health care, repeal and replace ACA; S 1771, HR 3358 Labor, HHS and Education, FY 2018; HR 3354 Omnibus FY 2018 Appropriations for LHHS and Education etal; HR 3529 WIC Improvement Act;S3158 Labor HHS and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
monitor budget issues pertaining to nutrition programs for women, infants and children and issues relative to medicare/medicaid; H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017; FY 2018 S1771/HR 3358 Labor, HHS and Education as it pertains to healthcare; HR 3354 Omnibus(FY 2018 Appropriations for Interior and Environment, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor HHS etal as it pertains to healthcare.4. H.Res.500 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; S 3158 Labor HHS and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration H.R.3358 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S.1771 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.1609/H.R.3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (issues related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) S.1771/H.R.3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (issues related to funding for LIHEAP) H.R.5952/S.3072, Appropriations for Commerce-Justice-State FY 2019, provisions related to NOAA study on offshore wind environmental review H.R.6147, Appropriations for Interior FY 2019, provisions related to siting of offshore wind H.R.6157, Departments of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Title II - Department of Health and Human Services: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) H.R.5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (issues related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission budget)
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Education
Support for arts education in implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (The Every Student Succeeds Act) and funding for the Assistance for Arts Education within Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies appropriations for FY 2019 (H.R. 3358/S.1771). Support for full funding for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; and H.R. 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires; H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, (Division D - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division G - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division H - Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R.1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Division B - Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R. 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Division A - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies); HR 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2019 (Title I - Department of the Interior, Title II - Environmental Protection Agency, Title III - Related Agencies); Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Title II - Department of Health and Human Services: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); FY 19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; H.R. 6157, Departments of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Title II - Department of Health and Human Services: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); R&D funding for energy storage; DOE lab and electric utility funding opportunities.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Permitting of outfitted and guided and other recreational use of federal lands and waters, including H.R. 289, the Guides and Outfitters Act, S. 2335, the Guides and Outfitters Act, H.R. 2771, the Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act, H.R. 3400, Recreation Not Red-Tape Act, and H.R. 3358, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2018, and S.3550, the Public Land Recreational Opportunities Improvement Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Education
Early childhood education. Child Care and Development Block Grants and Preschool Development Grants. H.R. 3358, Health and Human Services Appropriations, FY2019, provisions on early education funding. Child care tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FDA regulation of mitochondrial replacement therapy Sections 736 in Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5054/ S.2956); FY2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2018; H.R. 1370, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-96); H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123); H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141); H.R. 6470/ S. 3158, departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019; H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L.115-245); Health and science related funding issues.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 2771, Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act, and applicability of certain wage and hour requirements to certain seasonal recreational employees in national parks and national forests; H.R. 3358 - Labor Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
CJS OMNI, FY 2019, H.R 3354, H.R. 3267, S.1662, H.R. 3358, S. 1771, and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and Cyber Issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 Funding for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program via H.R.3358, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Issues relating to funding/appropriations for programs included in the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law No: 114-255) Support for reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Support for continued funding for the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and its Drug Free Communities (DFC) and High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) programs. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2019 Support for CDC research funding re: gun violence H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Support for reauthorization of loan repayment for pediatric subspecialists (Section 775 of the Public Health Service Act) as part of the effort to reauthorize the Title VII health professions workforce programs
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 195/P.L.115-120; Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; All provisions. H.R. 1625/P.L.115-141; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions. H.R. 1892/P.L.115-123; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; All provisions. H.R. 2998/S. 1557; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to iEHR/VISTA, T4, VA benefits, IT, mental health and wellness, care in the community, medical exams. H.R. 3219; Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to military health, IT, iEHR, DHMSM, procurement, operations, sustainment and RDT&E, base and supplemental (OCO) budgets. H.R. 3266/S. 1609; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to renewable energy and clean energy, smart grid, environmental remediation, environmental management, nuclear waste, and physical security. H.R.3267/S. 1662; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; All provisions related to NASA and NSF appropriations. H.R. 3268/S. 1603; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the Food and Drug Administration. H.R. 3354; Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to FEMA, TSA, border control, CBP, DNDO, NPPD, S&T and Cyber Security. H.R. 3358/S. 1771; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to the National Institutes for Health and IT systems. H.R. 3362/S.1780; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to USAID, Malaria vaccines and research, and state and foreign operations. No bill number; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; State and Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions. No bill number; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; All provisions.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3358/S. 1771; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Provisions related to NIH, Health and IT, LHHS, and CMS. No bill number; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; Provisions related to NIH, Health and IT, LHHS, and CMS.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 3762 "Occupational Therapy Mental Health Act," all provisions. S 1815 / HR 1037 The Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act, all provisions. Issues relating to draft criteria to certify Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC). HR 1761 "Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015," all provisions. HR 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, all provisions. S 1893 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015, all provisions. S 1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, all provisions. HR 4435 "Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016," all provisions. S 2680 "Mental Health Reform Act of 2016," all provisions. Issues pertaining to FY 2018 Labor, HHS, Education (LHHS) appropriations. HR 3358 "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, all provisions pertaining to mental health. Issues pertaining to HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141). HR 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Funding for: NICS, National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP); FBI, ATF, National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), Community Based Violence Prevention Program (CBVP), Ending Childhood/Children Exposed to Violence Initiative, Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods), Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program, Community Policing Development Program, Office on Violence Against Women, National Institute of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), Minority Youth Violence Prevention Program (MYVP), Hospital-based violence intervention programs, United States Crime Victims Fund; Firearm trafficking; Extreme risk protection orders; H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 3107, FY19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; FY19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations; FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; S. 3072, FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations; H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; H.R. 6517, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 5271, Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; National Firearms Act; Supreme Court of the United States; Presidential Cabinet appointments; Judicial appointments; ATF white paper - Options to Reduce or Modify Firearms Regulations; Deregulation of silencers; Interstate transport of firearms; Federal firearm licensee break-ins; Appropriations; Guns in schools; Firearm suicide; Hospital-based violence intervention programs; Microstamping; Smart gun technology; Bump stocks; Semiautomatic firearms; Firearm accessories; Extreme risk protection orders; Gun permitting; Firearm exports; Firearm tracing; 3D printing of firearms; Firearm permitting; Lost and stolen firearms; Firearm prohibitors; Child access prevention laws; Violence Against Women Act; Consumer product safety; H.R. 38, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017; H.R. 367, Hearing Protection Act; S. 59, Hearing Protection Act; S. 446, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017; H.R. 629, Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 1181, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 1475, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017; H.R. 1478, Gun Violence Research Act; H.J. Res. 40, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; S.J. Res. 14, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; S. 1185, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Arms Act; S. 834, Authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention; H.R. 1832, Authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention; H.R. 2598, Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017; S. 1212, Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017; H.R. 34, Safe Students Act; H.R. 2841, Disarm Hate Act; S. 1321, Disarm Hate Act; H.R. 2670, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act; Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act), Discussion Draft; H.R. 2909, D.C Personal Protection Reciprocity Act; H.R. 1537, Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2017; H.R. 2490, To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States, with certain exceptions; H.R. 2945, To grant Members of Congress the right to carry a firearm anywhere in the United States, except in the United States Capitol; H.R. 2951, To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions; H.R. 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act; H.R. 3207, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; S. 1539, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act; H.R. 3361, SECURE Firearms Storage Act; H.R. 3576, Second Amendment Guarantee Act (SAGA); S. 1505, Silencers Help Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act; H.R. 3139, Hearing Protection Act; S. 2009, Background Check Expansion Act; H.R. 4240, Public Safety and Second Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 4143, Domestic Violence Records Reporting Act; H.R. 4168, Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act; S. 2094, Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act; S. 2129, Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act; S. 2135, Fix NICS Act of 2017; H.R. 4434, Fix NICS Act of 2017; H.R. 4477, Fix NICS Act of 2017; H.R. 4025, Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1916, Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act; H.R. 3947, Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act; H.R. 3999, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, possession, or transfer of any part or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun, and for other purposes; H.R. 4471, NICS Denial Notification Act; H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3358, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 2386, Veterans Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act of 2018; H.R. 1278, Ghost Guns Are Guns Act; H.R. 5088, No MAGA Act; H.R. 5087, Assault Weapons Ban of 2018; H.R. 5090, Raise the Age Act; S. 2458, Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act; S. 2475, BUMP Act; S. 2521, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act; H.R. 5225, Strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 2018; S. 2492, NICS Denial Notification Act; S. 2546, MASS Act; H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 3107, FY19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act; FY19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations; FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations; S. 3072, FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations; FY19 Department of Defense Appropriations; H.R. 5383, Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018; H.R. 5490, Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act; S. 2662, Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act; H.R. 5717, Jake Laird Act of 2018; S. 2974, Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act; H.R. 5607, Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018; H.R. 5134, STOP Straw Purchases Act; S. 1992, SECURE Firearms Storage Act; H.R. 6109, Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology (SAFETY) Act; H.R. 5941, Child Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 6075, Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2018; H.R. 3692, Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2017; S. 3135, Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act; S. 3300, The Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018; H.R. 6643, The Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018; S. 3304, 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018; H.R. 6649, 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018; H.R. 7027, Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act; H.R. 6545, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 6747, Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018; H.R. 6105, LEOSA Reform Act; H.R. 6629, No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018; H.R. 6278, AVERT Future Gun Violence Act; S. 593, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R. 7017, PLASTIC Act; H.R. 5271, Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act; H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; H.R. 6517, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 1556, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act; H.R. 7115, 3D Firearms Prohibitions Act; H.R. 3458, MICRO Act.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); H.R.3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, FY 2018; H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (amendment re: Waters of the United States rule); H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity, smart grid); S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST); S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP); H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires; H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, (Division D - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division G - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; Division H - Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R.1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Division B - Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018); H.R. 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Division A - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies); HR 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2019 (Title I - Department of the Interior, Title II - Environmental Protection Agency, Title III - Related Agencies); Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Title II - Department of Health and Human Services: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); FY 19 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Coal and Energy Research & Development of 2019 Coal CCS and Power Systems Program DOE Fossil Energy Research & Development Program H.R. 3358 FY 2018/2019 Labor/HHS/Education H.R. 3354/S.3073 FY 2018/2019 Interior/Environment Concurrent Resolution H128 and S 27 on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019
Client expense: $146,884 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY18: H.R. 3268/S. 1603/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Agriculture Appropriations), Division A, Title I Agriculture Programs: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Hatch Act Funds, Smith Lever Funds, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Veterinary Medicine Loan repayment Program, Veterinary Services Grant Program FY19: H.R. 5961/S. 2976 - FY19 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Title I Agriculture Programs: National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Research and Education Activities, Hatch Act, and Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI); National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Extension Activities, Smith Lever Act. FY18: H.R. 3267/S. 1662/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141): Consolidated Appropriations act, 2018 (Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations) Division B, Title I Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)- Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY19: H.R. 5952/S. 3072 - FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Title I Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Title III Science: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Science Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Research Directorate FY17: H.R. 5293/S. 3000, H.R. 244 (PL 115-31) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 Division C Title IV FY18: H.R. 3219/Senate Draft/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Defense Appropriations/Make American Secure Appropriations Act Department of Defense) Division C Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense-wide): 6.1 Basic Research; Title VI Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY19: H.R. 6157/S. 3159 - FY19 Defense Appropriations: Title IV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (Defense-wide): 6.1 Basic Research; Title VI Air Force Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Applied Research Materials, and Human Effectiveness; Title IV Other Department of Defense Programs: Defense Health Program; Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) FY18: H.R. 3266/S. 1609/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Energy and Water Appropriations) Division D, Title III DOE Energy Programs: Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Continuing Resolution funding 21st Century Cures Act FY18: H.R. 3354/Senate Draft/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations) Division G, Title I: United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) FY18: H.R. 3358/S. 1771/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations) Division H, Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO), Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), International Education Programs, Institute of Education Sciences; Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Professions Funding FY19: House Draft/S. 3158 - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: Title II Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH) and SAMHSA; Title III Department of Education (ED): Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work Study Program, and International Education Programs FY18: H.R. 3362/S. 1780/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (State-Foreign Operations) Division K, Title II Agency for International Development (USAID): Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Labs FY18: H.R. 3353/S. 1655/H.R. 1625 (PL 115-141) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations) Division I, Title I Department of Transportation: Office of the Secretary, University Transporation Centers; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Operations and Research Highway Safety Research & Development; Autonomous Vehicle Development and Report Language re: Designated AV Research Site H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; all provisions
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 3358 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. Advocate the continuation of the Minority Fellowship Program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3358 / S. 1771 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, general issues regarding Centers for Disease Control (CDC) information technology.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 3358 / S. 1771 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 3280 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, general issues regarding national defense authorizations, appropriations, accounting, and auditing; FY18 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, general issues regarding Office of Personnel Management IT programs and general issues regarding the SEC; H.R. 5961 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues regarding multi-agency appropriations in FY19; H.R. 6147 Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues related to government operations and appropriations; S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019, general issues related to government operations and appropriations; S. 2979 Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, general issues regarding budget authority; and General issues regarding multi-agency appropriations in FY18.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to government operations and appropriations. State Department Reorganization - S.3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019. H.R. 6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019. H.R. 3358 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. Issues related to FDA Center of Excellence, S. 2979 - Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. H.R.3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. 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 Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11.FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12.FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13.Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20.A concurrent resolution setting forth 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 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378) 47.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 53.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 54.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 55.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 56.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 57.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 58.FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 59.FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 60.FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 61.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 62.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 63.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 64.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 65.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 66.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 67.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 68.The WIC Act (not yet introduced) 69.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $31,434 · 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)
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
assist the organization with budgeting issues pertaining to healthcare, education and clean water preservation as it specifically relates to the welfare of children. HR 1628 American Health Care Act 2017- Health care, repeal and replace ACA; S 1771, HR 3358 Labor, HHS and Education, FY 2018; HR 3354 Omnibus FY 2018 Appropriations for LHHS and Education etal; HR 3529 WIC Improvement Act;S3158 Labor HHS and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
monitor budget issues pertaining to nutrition programs for women, infants and children and issues relative to medicare/medicaid; H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017; FY 2018 S1771/HR 3358 Labor, HHS and Education as it pertains to healthcare; HR 3354 Omnibus(FY 2018 Appropriations for Interior and Environment, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor HHS etal as it pertains to healthcare.4. H.Res.500 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; S 3158 Labor HHS and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 3358/S.3158, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies, FY '19.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $38,400
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Retirement
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Retirement Choice Protection Act (H.R. 3922 - 114th Congress), DOL fiduciary rulemaking. The SAVERS Act (H.R. 4294, S.2505 - 114th Congress), DOL fiduciary rulemaking. The SAVE Act (H.R. 4067 - 114th Congress), improve existing SIMPLE IRA and SIMPLE 401(k) retirement plans to make it easier for small businesses to offer savings plans to their employees. Womens Pension Protection Act (S.2110 - 114th Congress), strengthen consumer protections to safeguard retirement savings, improve access to retirement savings plans for long-term, part-time workers - the majority of whom are women - and help increase womens financial literacy. The Senior Safe Act of 2017 (H.R. 3758, S.223), clarify existing laws to allow and encourage financial service representatives at banks and credit unions, investment advisors, and broker-dealers to report suspected financial fraud targeting seniors to regulators, law enforcement, or adult protective service agencies. The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610), amends ERISA of 1974 and IRC of 1986 to provide for electronic delivery of pension plan information. The Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016 (S.3078 - 114th Congress), to increase the portability of and access to retirement savings. Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10). Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension Accounts (SAVE UPs) Act (H.R. 5731 - 114th Congress). Sen. Wyden Discussion Draft on Retirement Savings and IRAs (114th Congress). Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act (H.R. 2823). Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (S.1321). Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act (H.R. 2030). The Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 3857). The Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354). The FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill (H.R. 3358). The FY 2018 Budget Resolution (H.R. Con. Res. 71). Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res 66). Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res 67). The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (H.R. 2055, S.868). The PROSPERS Act (H.R. 2523, S.1035). Implementation of Public Law No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R.4524). The Increasing Access to Secure Retirement Act (H.R.4604). The Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2017 (H.R. 4637). Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 5282, S.2526). Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625). Senior Safe Act 2017 included as Title III (H.R. 2255). Retirement Security Act of 2017 (H.R. 854, S.1383). SAVE Act of 2017 (H.R. 4637). The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019 (S.3158). The Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 (S.2753). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2018 (S.3221). Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act (S.3219). Family Savings Act (H.R. 6757). The Strengthening Financial Security through Short-Term Savings Act (S.3218). Senior Security Act of 2018 (H.R.6323). JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (S.488).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Insurance
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, implementation and regulatory reform. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require disclosure of lifetime income equivalents (H.R. 2055, S.868). Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential rulemaking on the harmonization of the standard of care for investment advisors and broker-dealers. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2015 (114th Cong.), commonly known as NARAB II, which is legislation to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers to provide for streamlined non-resident insurance agent and broker licensing. Proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a rulemaking to provide for the acceptance of a summary prospectus for variable annuities. International Insurance Standards Transparency Act (H.R. 2141 - 114th Congress). The Retirement Choice Protection Act (H.R. 3922 - 114th Congress), DOL fiduciary rulemaking. The SAVERS Act (H.R. 4294, S.2505 - 114th Congress), DOL fiduciary rulemaking. The SAVE Act (H.R. 4067 - 114th Congress), improve existing SIMPLE IRA and SIMPLE 401(k) retirement plans to make it easier for small businesses to offer savings plans to their employees. Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10). Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act (H.R. 2823). Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act (S.1321). The Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 3857). The Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354). The FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill (H.R. 3358). Implementation of Public Law No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 3746). The Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (H.R. 3110, S.1463). Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018 (H.R. 5666). Portable Retirement and Investment Act (H.R. 6990). Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act (S. 3219). Family Savings Act (H.R. 6757). The Strengthening Financial Security through Short-Term Savings Act (S. 3218).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential rulemaking on the harmonization of the standard of care for investment advisors and broker-dealers. Proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a rulemaking to provide for the acceptance of a summary prospectus for variable annuities. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10). Sen. Wyden Discussion Draft on Retirement Savings and IRAs (114th Congress). The Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 3857). The Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354). The FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill (H.R. 3358). Senior Safe Act of 2017 (H.R. 3758, S.223). The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). Implementation of Public Law No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 3746). The Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act (H.R. 3110, S. 1463). The Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354). FY 2018 Budget Resolution (H.R. Con Res 71). Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 5282, S.2526). Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625). Senior Safe Act 2017 included as Title III (H.R. 2255). The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019 (S.3158). The Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018 (H.R. 5666). Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744). Senior Security Act of 2018 (H.R. 6323). The Strengthening Financial Security through Short-Term Savings Act (S.3218). The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.3220). JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (S.488).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of