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Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
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Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act This bill provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020, and extends several expiring health programs. DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 This division provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 11, 2020. DIVISION B--HEALTH EXTENDERS TITLE I--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID EXTENDERS (Sec. 1101) This section extends certain minimum adjustments to the work geographic index with respect to the payment of physician services under Medicare. (Sec. 1102) This section extends funding for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, and technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment with respect to Medicare and other programs. (Sec. 1103) This section extends funding for certain Medicare quality-measurement activities. (Sec. 1104) This section extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. (Sec. 1105) This section extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services. (Sec. 1106) This section delays certain reductions to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital allotments. (Sec. 1107) This section extends the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) TITLE II--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Public Health Extenders (Sec. 1201) This section extends funding for specified programs for community health centers; teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs; and the National Health Service Corps, which provides scholarships and student loan repayment programs for health care workers. (Sec. 1202) This section extends funding for research grants to prevent and cure Type I diabetes and grants for services to prevent and treat diabetes among Native Americans. (Sec. 1203) This section extends funding for certain grants for states to educate adolescents on the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Subtitle B--Food and Drug Administration Provisions (Sec. 1211) This section extends the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to designate a rare pediatric disease drug application as eligible for a priority review voucher. TITLE III--OFFSETS (Sec. 1301) This section requires the CMS to share Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare prescription drug benefit enrollment information with liability insurers in response to Medicare secondary payer inquiries. Specifically, the CMS must share whether the claimant who is the subject of the inquiry was entitled to Medicare benefits during the preceding three-year period on any basis, and must also share the plan name and address of any MA or prescription drug benefit plan in which the claimant was enrolled. (Sec. 1302) This section requires the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to revise regulations that allow a practitioner to administer narcotic drugs to a person for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the person awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. The regulations currently authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs at one time, for a total of up to three days. The DEA must revise these regulations so as to allow a practitioner to dispense up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to one person or for one person's use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, or both. (Sec. 1303) This section increases the funds available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for state activities relating to mechanized claims systems beginning in FY2025. TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS (Sec. 1401) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.
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Became Public Law No: 116-215.
Became Public Law No: 116-215.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7443-7444)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7443-7444)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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2021 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Housing
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Housing
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Banking
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Housing
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 343 - 67 (Roll no. 240). (text: CR H7062-7064)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 343 - 67 (Roll no. 240).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7092-7093)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8900.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7062-7066)
Ms. DeLauro moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| December 8, 2020 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| HR 1375 |
116th |
| Related bill |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2021 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting nonbank mortgage lenders, including implementation of H.R. 748, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," and H.R. 8900, the "Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021." Legislative and regulatory issues related to housing finance reform and FHA program, including proposed regulations to amend the "ability to repay" rule and qualified mortgage rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 133 - FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act, including S.Amdt.2731 - housing H.R. 1520 - FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act H.R. 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 - insurance H.R. 7668 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 - insurance H.R. 7669 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 - disaster mitigation funding H.R. 8900 - FY2021 Further Continuing Appropriations Act and Other Extensions Act H.J.Res.107 - FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act H.J.Res.110 - FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act Risk transfer legislation Senate fiscal year 2021 Department of Homeland Security appropriations - disaster mitigation funding Senate fiscal year 2021 financial services and general government appropriations - insurance
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 4049/HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 including issues related to Army procurement, Research Development Test Evaluation (RDTE), Missile Defense Agency procurement, space and missile defense programs, intelligence programs, cyber programs, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), helicopter, aircraft, technology programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 7617 - Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 including issues related to aircraft, helicopter, technology programs, Army procurement, RDTE, Missile Defense Agency procurement, space and missile defense programs, intelligence programs, cyber programs; HR 748 - CARES Act including issues related to health benefits, taxes, corporate governance issues, aircraft, helicopter, technology programs; HR 7612 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, Report 116-488, including issues related to US Forest Service modernization, aviation contracts, aircraft; HR 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Division C, Title III, Title IV, Title IX, including issues related to US Forest Service modernization, aviation contracts, aircraft, helicopter, technology programs, Army and Air Force missile procurement programs and research and development programs, US Forest Service aviation contracts, US Coast Guard aviation contracts, Army procurement, RDTE, Missile Defense Agency procurement, Navy and Marine Corps programs, space and missile defense programs, intelligence programs, cyber programs, O&M; HR 7669 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 including issues related to aircraft, Coast Guard provisions; HR 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act including issues related to space and missile defense programs, intelligence programs, cyber programs; S 3095/HR 7856 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 including issues related to classified intelligence matters; S.J. Res. 77, supported rejection of the resolution disapproving the proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services
Client expense: $2,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Aerospace
S 881/HR 5260 - PROSWIFT Act including issues related to space weather, monitoring solar activity, and activity that could affect satellites and terrestrial infrastructures; HR 7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 including issues related to deep space exploration, NASA science portfolios, human-rated spacecraft, robotic spacecraft, satellites, human landing system, space stations; HR 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 including issues related to deep space exploration, NASA science portfolios, human-rated spacecraft, robotic spacecraft, satellites, human landing system, space stations; S 2800 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020 including issues related to deep space exploration, NASA science portfolios, human-rated spacecraft, robotic spacecraft, satellites, human landing system, space stations; HR 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act including issues related to space, missile defense, intelligence, cyber, technology programs; S 914 - Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020 including issues related to space, Earth weather prediction and modeling
Client expense: $2,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 617 - Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act; H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 886 - Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Action of 2019; H.R. 1271 - Vet HP Act; H.R. 1812 - Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act; H.R. 2359 - Whole Veteran Act; H.R. 2372 - Veterans Care Quality Transparency Act; H.R. 2385 - Veterans Legacy Program; H.R. 2629 - CARE for Reservists Act of 2019; H.R. 3221 - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3504 - Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specialty Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3587 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 4477 - Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act; H.R. 4511 - Veteran Benefits Enhancement & Expansion Act; H.R. 4625 - Protect the GI Bill; H.R. 5050 - Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; H.R. 6168 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act; H.R. 6589 - VA Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7105 - DELIVER Act; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans Healthcare Eligibility Act; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act; H.R. 8207 - Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2020; H.R. 8247 - Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020; H.R. 8319 - FY 2021 Continuing Appropriations & Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8354 - Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020; H.R. 8412 - Community Care Wait Time Transparency Act; H.R. 8483 - Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act; H.R. 8484 - Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020; H.R. 8506 - Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances; H.R. 8559 - Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act; H.R. 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2021; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; S. 450 - Veterans Improved Access and Care Act; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 524 - Tribal Advisory Committee Act; S. 629 - Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act; S. 711 - CARE for Reservists Act of 2019; S. 743 - Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2096 - NCA Grants for Training; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2558 - Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act; S. 2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020; S. 2833 - Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; S. 3182 - HEALTH Act; S. 3753 - VA DROP Act; S. 4166 - Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021; S. 4287 - COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors; S. 4384 - K2 Advocacy Act; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4460 - State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; S. 4883 - Brian Tally Act; S. 4909 - Native American Veteran PACT Act; S. 4910 - GRACE Act.
Client expense: $416,877 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Department Field Activities, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 617 - Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act; H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 886 - Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Action of 2019; H.R. 1271 - Vet HP Act; H.R. 1812 - Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act; H.R. 2359 - Whole Veteran Act; H.R. 2372 - Veterans Care Quality Transparency Act; H.R. 2385 - Veterans Legacy Program; H.R. 2629 - CARE for Reservists Act of 2019; H.R. 3221 - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3224 - Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3504 - Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specialty Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3587 - VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019; H.R. 4477 - Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act; H.R. 4511 - Veteran Benefits Enhancement & Expansion Act; H.R. 4625 - Protect the GI Bill; H.R. 5050 - Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; H.R. 6168 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act; H.R. 6589 - VA Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020; H.R. 6933 - Caring for Survivors Act of 2020; H.R. 7105 - DELIVER Act; H.R. 7469 - Modernizing Veterans Healthcare Eligibility Act; H.R. 7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act; H.R. 8207 - Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2020; H.R. 8247 - Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020; H.R. 8319 - FY 2021 Continuing Appropriations & Other Extensions Act; H.R. 8354 - Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020; H.R. 8412 - Community Care Wait Time Transparency Act; H.R. 8483 - Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act; H.R. 8484 - Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020; H.R. 8506 - Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances; H.R. 8559 - Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act; H.R. 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2021; S. 332 - Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; S. 450 - Veterans Improved Access and Care Act; S. 514 - Deborah Sampson Act; S. 524 - Tribal Advisory Committee Act; S. 629 - Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act; S. 711 - CARE for Reservists Act of 2019; S. 743 - Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act; S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1047 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.; S. 2096 - NCA Grants for Training; S. 2216 - A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.; S. 2558 - Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act; S. 2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020; S. 2833 - Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act; S. 3182 - HEALTH Act; S. 3753 - VA DROP Act; S. 4166 - Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021; S. 4287 - COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors; S. 4384 - K2 Advocacy Act; S. 4393 - TEAM Act of 2020; S. 4460 - State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act; S. 4594 - Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020; S. 4883 - Brian Tally Act; S. 4909 - Native American Veteran PACT Act; S. 4910 - GRACE Act.
Client expense: $416,877 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Department Field Activities, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1375 and S 1989 The Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act, to create greater transparency of Medicare Secondary Payer information. We support this legislation which would require CMS to provide information to Responsible Reporting Entities on whether an individual is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or drug (Parts C and D) Plan. HR 8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act; that section involving The PAID Act (HR 1375) described above - support
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2021 Budget Resolution - lobbied against the Presidents FY 2021 budget. Lobbied against negative impact on federal employees' compensation and benefits including requiring employees to pay additional salary towards retirement. Lobbied against privatizing of airport screening jobs. FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations--Lobbied in support for additional funding of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Coast Guard (USCG), Federal Protective Service (FPS), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Specifically, lobbied for retention of prohibitions against the OMB Circular A-76 process in the Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) and on certain positions in CIS related to investigating and adjudicating immigration rights benefits. Lobbied for funding to restore health insurance for part-time Transportation Security Officers and to restore cleaning of checkpoint lanes at airports. FY 2021 Defense Appropriations -- Lobbied in support of limitations on use of appropriated funds for service contracts unless their planning, programming and budgeting is in compliance with section 2329 of title 10 and related total force management statutes. House directive report language. FY 2021 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations--Lobbied in support for funding to hire new employees to fill vacancies; provisions to provide adequate funding for VA health and benefits programs and against further contracting out. Lobbied for the inclusion of language to prevent unilateral implementation of collective bargaining agreements. FY 2021 Interior and Environment Appropriations - Lobbied for adequate funding of EPA, National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, issues related to contracting out, pay, and working conditions of federal employee jobs and proposed EPA spending cuts. FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations-Lobbied on contracting out, funding cuts to services such as college aid for students, rural health care services, and funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied against Administration proposal to close and transfer Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. Lobbied for increased Social Security Administration funding and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied to restore adequate funding to the Social Security Administration. Lobbied for an amendment to defund the EEOC official time proposed rule. Lobbied in support of blocking the EEOC official time proposed rule from being finalized in the federal register and lobbied in support of blocking the final rule in the Congressional Review Act in the 117th Congress. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied for full funding for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and to prohibit any funds from being spent to merge OPM with the General Services Administration (GSA) or Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations--Lobbied on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees. FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations-Lobbied against provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts to the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Lobbied against creation of a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef slaughter plants. FY 2021 Energy and Water Appropriations - Lobbied against any cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL). Lobbied against any limitation or elimination of official time to all appropriations bills. Lobbied for prohibition of realigning the Army Civilian Works program from Corps of engineers to Department of transportation and Department of Interior. Lobbied in support of the "Recognizing the Environmental Gains in Overcoming Negligence Act" (REGION Act) to ensure that no EPA office be closed, consolidated, or eliminated using funds made available in any appropriations act for any fiscal year. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5885/S. 3104, the "Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act." Lobbied for higher funding levels for the United States Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Economic Survey, and Bureau of Labor Statistics relocation FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
FY 2021 Interior and Environmental Appropriations--lobbied on provisions relating to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, job security, and contracting out of Department of Interior (DOI) employees. Lobbied against reopening of EPA offices without adequate health and safety protocols. FY 2021 Energy and Water Appropriations--Lobbied against any cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL). FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations--lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out, staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in CIS, ICE, CIS, FEMA, FPS, USCG, and TSA. Lobbied on issues surrounding safe workplaces under the coronavirus pandemic and standards for reopening of all agencies within Homeland Security. Lobbied in support of S. 944, the "Strengthening American Transportation Security Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code and H.R. 1140, the Rights for TSA Officers Act and for inclusion of H.R. 1140 as passed in the House into H.R. 2, the INVEST Act and for passage of H.R. 2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 372, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act," ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied for restoring the full-time health care subsidy for new part-time TSOs. Lobbied against transferring airport exit lane monitoring responsibilities to airports. Lobbied against S. 3730 which allows for the privatization of airport ID checks and allowing private companies to determine whether a passenger is subject to secondary screening. Lobbied in support of increased funding for TSO compensation and effects of pandemic related pay cuts. Lobbied in support of collective bargaining protections. Briefed Homeland Security staff and chair on the status of the collective bargaining agreement ratification for TSA employees and sought the Chairmans outreach to the agency regarding its sudden and ill-timed decision to restart the ratification process. Lobbied on proposed Air Travel Task Force legislation for inclusion of the unionized workforce view in decision-making. Lobbied on S. 4623, the Fly Safe and Healthy Act to make improvements to legislation requiring TSA to develop pilot programs to check the temperatures of individuals passing through screening checkpoints. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1433, the "DHS MORALE Act" to address workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Lobbied in support of H.R. 1171/S. 472, the "Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act," to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Lobbied against Ready Reserve Corps in the Public Health Service. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4020 the "Checkpoint Safety Act," to require armed law enforcement at checkpoints in large airports. Lobbied for more PPE for TSOs, for requiring passengers to wear masks and on the notion of TSOs doing temperature screenings at checkpoints. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6647, the "Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6655, the "Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6656, the "Coronavirus Workers' Compensation for TSA Employees Act." Lobbied in support of USCIS employees and to oppose any further threat of furlough of thousands and agency employees. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to increase the federal government's share of health benefits for its employees and retirees. Lobbied against proposal to increase Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)employee premiums. Lobbied in support of H.R. 748 the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019." FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
FY 2021 Foreign Operations Appropriations--lobbied on the provisions related to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of Department of State employees. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Defense
Lobbied in support of passage and veto override of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. Lobbied in support of the inclusion of Section 1106 of the House-passed bill, Limiting the number of local wage areas defined within a pay locality." Lobbied in support of the inclusion of Section 1101 of the House-passed bill, Paid parental leave technical corrections, which was included in Section 1103 of the final bill. Lobbied in support of the inclusion of Section 911 of the House-passed bill, Limitation on reduction of civilian workforce, and against cuts made to Defense Agencies and Field Activities. Lobbied in support of the inclusion of the Sections 1121 through 1128 of the House-passed bill, Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020," in the FY 2021 NDAA. Lobbied in support of the inclusion of the COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement, in FY 2021 NDAA. Lobbied in support of federal employee leave carry over during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in the FY 2021 NDAA: Section 714, Extension of organization requirements for Defense Health Agency, Section 715, Modification to limitation on the realignment or reduction of military manning end strength, Section 716, Modifications to implementation plan for restructure or realignment of military medical treatment facilities, and Section 722, COVID-19 global war on pandemics. Lobbied in support the House-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Updated business case analysis on consolidation of Defense Resale System. Lobbied in support of the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Prohibition on conducting additional BRAC. Lobbied in support of House-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Documentation pertaining to commercial items determinations, and Commercial product determination applies to components and support services. Lobbied against the expansion of direct hire provisions in the FY 2021 NDAA. Lobbied in support of clarification FY 2021 NDAA, Enhancement of public-private talent exchange programs in the Department of Defense. Lobbied to exclude or clarify Section 9401 of the Senate-passed bill, Exclusivity, consistency, and transparency in security clearance procedures, and right to appeal. Lobbied for the exclusion of Section 373 of the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Provision of protection to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the National Museum of the United States Army, the National Museum of the United States Navy, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Lobbied in support of exclusion Section 937 of the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Applicability to Other Provisions of Law. Lobbied in support of the exclusion of Section 946 of the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, "Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the Air Force employees assigned to acquisition positions within the Space Force. Lobbied in support of the exclusion of Section 841 from the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures. Lobbied in support of the exclusion of Section 842 from the Senate-passed bill FY 2021 NDAA, Truth in Negotiations Act threshold for Department of Defense contracts. Followed up with Armed Services Committee staff and members on allegations of discriminatory application of medical standards as conditions of employment. Lobbied House and Senate Armed staff and members regarding a Reduction in Force at the Ireland Army Medical Clinic at Fort Knox. Lobbied on requesting Review of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM's) decision-making related to the Global Household Goods Contract. Lobbied on requesting a review regarding GAO-20-532, Defense Workforce: DoD Needs to Assess its Use of Term and Temporary Appointments. Provided advice to HASC staff on previously enacted improvements to the Department of Defense planning, programming and budgeting of services contracts and examining the practice of their effect on civilian jobs. Lobbied for passage of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 in the final Omnibus funding for FY 2021 including prohibiting to DoD and civilian workforce personnel caps, misuse of term or temporary hiring authorities, and addressing chapter 71 and title 5 exceptions DOD. Lobbied on the Financial Services General Government Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2021 to include section 741 carryover provision that prohibits public-private competitions pursuant to OMB Circular A-76. Lobbied in support of prohibiting use of appropriated funds to implement the executive order that would allow conversion of federal employees to Schedule F. In the FY 2021 NDAA lobbied on: Section 338. "Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020." There are additionally various PFAS-related sections starting from Section 335. Section 588. "24-Hour Child Care." This section authorizes the SecDef to furnish childcare to each child of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense while that member or employee works on rotating shifts at a military installation. Section 631. "Base responders essential needs and dining access." Section 632. "First responder access to mobile exchanges." Section 642. "Permanent authority for and enhancement of the Government lodging program." Section 702. "Waiver of fees charged to certain civilians for emergency medical treatment provided at military medical treatment facilities." Section 901. "Repeal of position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense." Section 914. "Limitation on consolidation or transition to alternative content delivery methods within the Defense Media Activity." Section 1101. "Department of Defense policy on unclassified workspaces and job functions of personnel with pending security clearances." Section 1104. "Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas." Section 1105. "One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas." Section 1106. "One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian employees on official duty in a combat zone." Section 1109. "Fire fighters alternative work schedule demonstration project for the Navy Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services." Section 1110. "Special rules for certain monthly workers compensation payments and other payments." "Title XVIII-Transfer and Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes." Sections 1801-1885. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied on the confirmations of Chad Bungard, Dennis Dean Kirk, and Julia Clark to serve on the MSPB. Lobbied against confirmation of Catherine Bird to be General Counsel of FLRA. Lobbied against confirmation of John Gibbs to be director of the Office of Personnel Management. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1254, the "Equal COLA Act," to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S. 165, the "Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019," to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S. 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S. 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5690/S. 3231, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act" to provide federal employees with a 3.5% salary adjustment in 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 521 and H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S. 530 and H.R. 1316, the "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act," to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, the "Paycheck Fairness Act," To amend the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938" to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the "Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019." Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3463/S. 1970, the "Public Service Freedom to Negotiated Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 2474/S. 1306, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act." Lobbied against the nomination of Keith Sonderling (R) and Andrea Lucas (R) nominees for the EEOC. Lobbied in support of Jocelyn Samuels (D) nominee for the EEOC. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 7574, the "Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020." FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations--lobbied against the contracting out of federal employee jobs and potential food and public risks. Lobbied against funding cuts of the meat and poultry inspection program. Lobbied against further expanding the program of putting plant employees, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination. Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to create a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef slaughter plants. Lobbied against the Food Safety and Inspection Services' (FSIS) proposed rule on hog slaughter to eliminate hundreds of FSIS online inspector positions and transfer their responsibilities to rank and file hog company employees. Lobbied for language to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from implementing any performance appraisal system applicable to employees of the Department of Agriculture, other than Departmental Regulation DR 4040-430, dated February 6, 2019 expiring February 6, 2024. Lobbied for H.R. 7521 the "Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act" and S. 4338 the "Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 2020." FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations - lobbied for provisions relating to pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of USDA employees. Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to create a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef or hog slaughter plants. Lobbied for H.R. 7521 the "Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act" and S. 4338 the "Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 2020." Lobbied for language to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from implementing any performance appraisal system applicable to employees of the Department of Agriculture, other than Departmental Regulation DR 4040-430, dated February 6, 2019 expiring February 6, 2024. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations-Lobbied against proposals to compromise the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) ability to protect employees from employment discrimination, including staffing cuts and contracting out. FY 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6427, the "PANDEMIC ACT" to prevent the transfer of prisoners between Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 99/S. 1508, the "Thin Blue Line Act" which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3980 and S. 2264 "Eric's Law," to require that crimes punishable death receive a unanimous jury verdict or a new jury be impaneled. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provision to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and end voter suppression. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2694 the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
FY 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations--lobbied on provisions on CPB, CIS, and ICE relating to contracting out, pay, benefits, staffing levels, safety, and job security of these DHS employees. Lobbied against further threat of furloughs of more than 70% of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) workforce, effectively shutting down the agencys operations indefinitely. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · District of Columbia
Budget allocations involving the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of DC Government employees. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act, in particular its provision in support of statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 51 the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act." Lobbied for a provision in H.R. 925. the "Heroes Act" to fix the fact that D.C. was treated as a territory instead of as a state in the Coronavirus Relief Fund in H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security "CARES" Act. As a result, D.C. was deprived of $755 million. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied against implementation of pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76, contracting out, and contractor compensation. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied for protection of blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, federal retirement systems, and union representation. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied for full funding for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and to prohibit any funds from being spent to merge OPM with the General Services Administration (GSA) or Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied in support of protecting federal employee collective bargaining rights. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied in support of a 3.5% pay increase for federal workers. FY 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied for parity with military pay increase. Lobbied in support of a technical fix to the paid parental leave provision in the FY 2020 NDAA that would ensure all federal employees have access to federal paid parental leave. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5399/S. 3015, the "Locality Pay Equity Act" to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality. Lobbied in support of S. 944, the "Strengthening American Transportation Security Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code and for inclusion of H.R. 1140, the Rights for TSA Officers Act in H.R. 2 and lobbied for passage of H.R. 2, the INVEST Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 372, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1174/S. 1942, the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019," to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1255, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal firefighters. Lobbied in support of S. 858, the "Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act," requiring the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters in the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1195/S. 473, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. Lobbied for H.R. 748, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019," to the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). Lobbied for H.R. 860, Social Security 2100 Act, to increase various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and related taxes. Lobbied to support S. 478 and H.R. 1170, Social Security Expansion Act, to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. Lobbied on effects on workforce of proposed Sustainability Awareness Act. Lobbied on appointees to the Merit Systems Protection Board and Federal Labor Relations Authority. Lobbied in support of S. 2525, guaranteeing the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 582, the "Raise the Wage Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 2474, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019." Lobbied against H.R. 4090, the "Do Your Job Act of 2019." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3607, the "Fossil Energy Research and Development Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1534/S. 1174, the "Federal Employee Paid Leave Act" that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6906 the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act to provide compensation for injuries to any individual, or their families, who are deemed an essential worker and required to leave their home to perform services and who have become ill or died as a result of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6139 the COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 that would direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6955 the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020 that would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. Lobbied in support of S. 4347, the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act. Lobbied in support of a presumption of worksite illness for employees who apply for workers comp who get COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6246, the "Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6909, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3677/H.R. 6559, the "COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act." Lobbied in support of introduction of the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act to assist consumers with their credit reports during pandemic job loss. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6733, the "Federal Frontline Worker Leave Protection Act." Lobbied in support of S. 3561, the "Emergency Telework Act of 2020." Lobbied in support of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8457/S. 4777, the Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7340, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7496, the COVID PREPARE Act to require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7524/S. 4610, the Wear Your Mask Act to require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Lobbied in support of S. 4347, the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7076/S. 3855, the Coronavirus Oversight and Recovery Ethics (CORE) Act to ensure ethical and accountable use of COVID-19 relief funds, to prevent corruption and bias in the disbursement and supervision of those funds. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6373 to increase the amount available under the "Defense Production Act of 1950" to respond to the coronavirus epidemic. Lobbied in support of S. 3570 to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the "Defense Production Act of 1950." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398 the Frontline Health Care Workers Assistance Act to direct certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Lobbied in support of S. 3763 the Pandemic Responder Service Award Act to provide a flexible award for front line health care workers who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to pay off existing student loans, to obtain further education or to establish a savings account to help workers purchase housing, save for retirement or establish a childrens savings account for their dependents. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6390/S. 3568, the Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 directing the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6410 directing the President to use authority under the "Defense Production Act of 1950" to ensure an adequate supply of equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6746, the Emergency Benefits for Independent Workers Program Act to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6442/S. 3513, the Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 to provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Lobbied in support of H.R. 933 a congressional resolution recognizing COVID-19 frontline workers. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8349 to provide hazard pay to frontline essential workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in opposition to forced suspension of withholding FICA taxes from federal employees payroll Sept.-Dec. 2020 to be repaid Jan.-Apr. 2021 and for waiving or extending the repayment plan. Lobbied for legislation to make the payroll tax deferral optional for federal employees. Provided statement for the record to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on its hearing, Modernizing Federal Telework: Moving Forward Using the Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied against forced retirement or termination of federal employees who have been injured on the job and have had their medical treatment delayed because of COVID-19. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Lobbied for emergency funding for the aviation industry to protect jobs of airline and airport workers. Lobbied for H.R. 9052, a bill to nullify the Presidents Executive Order creating Schedule F by imposing limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service. Lobbied for H.R. 8687, Saving the Civil Service Act, a bill to nullify the Presidents Executive Order creating Schedule F. Lobbied for H.R. 8629 and S. 4810, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020, a bill to prohibit employers from deferring payment of payroll taxes unless affected employees provide written consent to a deferral. Lobbied against confirmation of John Gibbs to be director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Housing
FY 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations--lobbied on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions. Lobbied against H.R. 7287/S. 4365, A bill to clarify licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to S. 4511, Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020. Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied to support and amend H.R. 7784 the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8247, the COMPACT Act of 2020. Lobbied to support H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act. Lobbied for technical changes to S. 524/H.R. 2791, the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019. Lobbied for changes to the VA-SBA Act, as it appeared in S. 4520 and the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1615, the Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 805, the Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-Time for Debts for Veterans Act of 2020 or the SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020. Lobbied to support S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 4393, the Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020, or the TEAM Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7111, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020. Lobbied for changes to the VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019, including H.R. 1199, S. 746, S. 3587. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the DELIVER Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act on 2019. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights. Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38 and lobbied for more recruitment and retention incentives for VA psychologists. Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VA's behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Lobbied on changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium. Lobbied for AIR Act repeal. Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied to improve H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Specifically, sections on clinician reporting and clear record agreements. Lobbied against S. 1906/H.R. 3495, the "Improve Well-being for Veterans Act" to provide grants to outside groups to provide mental health treatment referrals for mental health treatment and wraparound services to veterans. Lobbied for Representative Takano's "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3495" Lobbied against S. 221, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act" to report every Title 38 clinician adverse action to national practitioner data bank and state licensing board and prohibit every VA employee from entering into a clear record agreement. Lobbied against H.R. 3996, the "VA Design Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019" that would force the VA to use the designed build process. Lobbied against H.R. 3995, the "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019." Lobbied against S. 1101, the "Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019." Lobbied against certain provisions in the draft legislation, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020. Lobbied for the expanded use of telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lobbied for a stronger and more transparent Defense Production Act with an expanded stakeholder role for front line employees and their unions, including additional PPE for VA employees at VA Medical Centers and Regional Offices. Lobbied for the presumption that VA Medical Workers who contract COVID-19 did so while on duty. Lobbied for VA Medical Workers to get Pandemic Premium Pay. AFGE provided a Statement for the Record for a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing entitled, VAs Response to COVID-19 across the VA Enterprise on December 9, 2020. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 8275, the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020." Lobbied to support H.R. 6141, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act. Lobbied to support S. 514, the Deborah Samson Act. Lobbied to support S. 629, Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 711, CARE for Reservists Act of 2019. Lobbied against S. 3235, Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. FY 2020 Emergency Supplemental Coronavirus Pandemic Response Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 925, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act; and H.R. 8319, the FY 2020 Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of federal workforce provisions in H.R. 8900 making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 18, 2020. Lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 20, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.J.Res. 110, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 21, 2020; lobbied for passage of H.R. 1520, making continuing appropriations for FY 2020 through December 28, 2020. FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations, H.R. 133 - Lobbied for passage of and inclusion of emergency coronavirus pandemic response provisions for FY 2021, including hazard pay, presumption of workplace illness for frontline employees who contract Covid-19, an OSHA emergency standard and additional PPE and resources to distribute the vaccine to federal workers.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
"H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Divisions M and N "Coronavirus Response and Releif Supplemental Appropriations and additional Coronavirus Response and Relief. "H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division A - Agriculture Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 "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. "H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division - B Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 "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 H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division C Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 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) "H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division - D Energy and Water Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 "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; FY19: Division A, Title III DOE Energy Programs: Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division G- Interior Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 Interior-Environment Appropriations: Division G, Title I: United States Geological Survey (USGS)- Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI); Title III: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division H - Labor - Health and Human Services - Education Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 "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 "H.R. 133, the FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) Division - L Transportation Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Division L, Title I Department of Transportation: Office of the Secretary, University Transportation 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; FY19: Title I Department of Transportation: Federal Transit Authority "H.R. 8337, FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (through 12/11/2020) "All provisions H.R. 8900, FY2021 Further Continuing Appropriations Act and Other Extensions Act (through 12/18/2020) All provisions H.J.Res.107, FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/20/2020)All provisions H.J.Res 110, FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/21/2020)All provisions H.R. 1520, FY2021 Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/28/2020)All provisions H.R.6074/Public Law No: 116-123 - the "Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020"- All provisions H.R. 6201/Public Law No: 116-127, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" - Divisions A, C, D, E, F, and G H.R. 748/Public Law No: 116-136, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act" Titles I, II, III, IV, V H.R. 6800, The Heroes ActDivisions A, B,C,K,L,M,O, and S
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Omnibus spending bill which included $900 billion in COVID relief, specifically a new round of lending under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). NSBA supports the small business provisions. H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports. H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports. H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes. H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports. H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports. H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill. H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports. H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports. H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports. H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports. H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019 The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports. H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports. H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. H.R.6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities. NSBA opposes the beneficial ownership provisions. H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act Bill moves the government funding deadline from Dec. 11 to Dec. 18, in addition to providing a one-week extension for certain health programs. NSBA supports. S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes. S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports. S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 840 - Healthy Families Act Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes. S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019 Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports. S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019 Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports. S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019 Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring. S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports. S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports. S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports. S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019 This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership. S. 2733 - TRUST Act The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring. S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA is monitoring. S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports. S. 3531 - Small Business Relief from Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency. NSBA is monitoring. S.3541 - A bill to modify requirements relating to small business disaster loans made in response to COVID-19, and for other pu
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Contacted Congressional officials regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit. H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority. Contacted Congressional officials regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority. Contacted Congressional offices regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Contacted Congressional officials regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit. Contacted Congressional officials regarding the acquisition of another company. H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority. Contacted Congressional offices regarding an upcoming industry virtual exhibit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority. Contacted Congressional offices regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority. Contacted Congressional officials regarding an upcoming industry exhibit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Contacted Congressional offices regarding an upcoming event hosted by Battelle regarding national security issues. Contacted Congressional officials regarding an upcoming virtual industry exhibit day. H.R.133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Title X, Sec. 1002) / H.R.8900, H.J.Res.107, H.J.Res.110, H.R.1520 (Continuing Appropriations Acts), All provisions relating to federal contractor authority.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6800 - The HEROES Act H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act H.R.7608 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act H.R.8406 - The Heroes Act H.R.925 - The Heroes Act H.R.8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act H.J.Res.107 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 H.J.Res.110 - Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.1520 - Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: $21,351 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2021, and Other Extensions Act, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, general issue regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7609 MilitaryConstruction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7610 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 6395 / S. 4049 National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, FY21, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7667 Commerce,Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; H.R. 7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations; and H.R. 7669 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2021, general issues regarding authorizations and appropriations.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
- H.R. 6800 (HEROES Act) - H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - H.R. 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Inclusion of agriculture technology funding in federal appropriations, including H.R. 7617 and H.R. 7608. Support the inclusion of above funding in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages: H.R. 8900 and H.R. 748.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Advocate for inclusion of agriculture technology funding in federal legislation, including H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act. Support the inclusion of such funding in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages: H.R. 8900 and H.R. 748
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Sports/Athletics
Issues related to reopening sports facilities. H.R.748 CARES Act, division A regarding the Paycheck Protection Program and other federal assistance programs. H.R. 6800 HEROES Act, including provisions relating to public venues. Inclusion of these provisions in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages: H.R. 8900 and H.R. 748.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax provisions for public venues - specifically deductions for food, beverage, and entertainment expenses. Tax provisions in H.R. 6800 and H.R. 748. Support the inclusion of above legislation in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages including H.R. 8900.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Support H.R. 1595 - SAFE Banking Act and its inclusion in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages: H.R. 8900 and H.R. 748.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Cannabis and agricultural issues including: Support passage of H.R. 3883 - MORE Act Support passage of H.R. 2093 - STATES Act Support passage of H.R. 8179 - Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act Support the inclusion of above legislation in omnibus and coronavirus relief packages: H.R. 8900 and H.R. 748
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
S.713, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; S. 2979, Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act - bill in its entirety; HR. 3409, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 - bill in its entirety; HR. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act - bill in its entirety; HR. 7904, Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 - bill in its entirety; S. 3728, Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 - bill in its entirety; HR. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act - Division A- Sec. 1101; Sec. 1104; Sec. 1204; Sec. 1205; Sec. 1212; Sec. 1301; Sec. 1302; Sec. 6001; Sec. 6002; Sec. 6003; Sec. 6004; Sec. 6005; Sec. 6006; Sec.6007; Sec. 6008; Sec. 6009; Sec. 6010; Sec. 8202; Division D; Sec.1603; Sec. 33301; HR.7095, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act - bill in its entirety; HR. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - Division G; Division L; Division O, Title VI; HR. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act - Sec. 1103; HR.8900, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act - Bill in its entirety; HJ. Res 107, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 - Bill in its entirety; HJ. Res 110, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 - Bill in its entirety; HR. 1520, Stopgap Funding Through Dec. 28, 2020 - Bill in its entirety; Issues related to truck size and weight; Issues related to standard and metrics; Issues related to an implementation plan for truck size and weight research; Issues related to the incorporation of cost-benefit analysis for regulatory action at the Surface Transportation Board; Issues related to a mode-neutral framework for the future regulation of emerging technologies; Issues related to railroad emergency response contractor hours of service; Issues related to FAST Act Reauthorization; Issues Related to CDC Guidance for critical infrastructure employees; Issues related to Rail Safety Week; Issues related to the Surface Transportation Board and their nominations; Issues related to the Railroad Retirement Board; Issues related to autonomous vehicles.
Client expense: $1,113,790 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 14 - Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act - Hudson - fighting COVID-19 H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - Cuellar - year-end Congressional package H.R. 925 - amended version of The Heroes Act (H.R.8406)- Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 1897 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Kelly - maternal health H.R. 4004 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Bustos - social determinants of health H.R. 4215 - Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 - Bucshon - maternal health H.R. 4768 - Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act - David - maternal health H.R. 4900 - Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 - Roe - telehealth H.R. 4932 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 - Thompson - telehealth H.R. 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 - Engel - maternal health outcomes H.R. 5190 - STAR Act - Harder - telemedicine assistance for rural health clinics and health centers H.R. 5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 - Cox - establish FCC telehealth program H.R. 5473 - Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act - Bilirakis - telehealth H.R. 5640 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Butterfield - maternal health H.R. 5681 - Protecting Communities from Hospital Closures Act of 2020 - Boyle - rural health H.R. 5754 - Rural ER Access Act - Green - rural health H.R. 5763 - National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act - Gianforte - telehealth H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act - Scott - surprise medical bills H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Neal - surprise medical bills H.R. 5916 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Gallagher - provider transparency in health care services H.R. 5924 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians - McKinley - rural health, loan program H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6132 - Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020 - McBath - maternal health and social determinants of health H.R. 6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act - Johnson - maternal health H.R. 6142 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 6143 - Moms MATTER Act of 2020 - Kennedy - maternal health H.R. 6144 - Kira Johnson Act - Adams - maternal health H.R. 6165 - Data to Save Moms Act of 2020 - Davids - maternal health H.R. 6232 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals - Cardenas - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for uninsured individuals H.R. 6261 - To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service - Ruiz - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for Native Americans H.R. 6351 - Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act - Harder - COVID-19 H.R. 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6426 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes - Max Rose - costs H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act - Chu - COVID19 H.R. 6467 -Coronavirus Community Relief Act - Neguse - COVID H.R. 6468 -To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes. - Perlmutter - COVID H.R. 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - Eshoo - rural health H.R. 6487 - ACCESS Act - Schakowsky - telehealth H.R. 6620 - To authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19.- Kuster - COVID H.R. 6634 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act - Axne - telehealth H.R. 6654 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act -Axne - telehealth H.R. 6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act - Rush - COVID H.R. 6719 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Khanna- COVID H.R. 6763 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Kelley - COVID H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act - Lowey - COVID H.R. 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - COVID H.R. 6926 - MIND Act -Boyle - COVID H.R. 6999 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 -Ryan - COVID H.R. 7017 - Right to Test Act - McHenry - Testing H.R. 7077 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Kelley - COVID H.R. 7190 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - Torres Small - COVID H.R. 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020 - Eshoo - broadband H.R. 7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes - Clyburn - Broadband H.R. 7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Kelley - Broadband H.R. 7534 - RURAL HELP Act of 2020 - Keller - study on cost disparities between rural and urban hospitals H.R. 7546 - Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020 - Lewis - minority, underserved communities access to public health and health care services during COVID-19 H.R. 7557 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments - OHalleran - COVID-19 relief funds H.R. 7571 -Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Young - expand telehealth mental health services to frontier states H.R. 7593 - TREATS Act - McKinley - Increase telehealth for SUD H.R. 7614 - Depts. of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - DeLauro - Appropriations H.R. 7618 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Adams - improve bias and anti-racism training for health entities H.R. 7649 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Morelle - initiative for national testing, contact tracing, pandemic response H.R. 7701 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Cartwright - program for prevention of opioid misuse H.R. 7732 - How Awareness and Prevention Protect You Act - Wasserman Schultz - CDC campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 virus H.R. 7758 - Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act - Scott - assistance to rural health facilities affected by COVID H.R. 7780 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 - Kennedy - community-based mental health and SUD services H.R. 7783 - Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020 - Peters - national awareness and outreach on plasma donation H.R. 7972 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Latta - rural communications infrastructure H.R. 7992 - Telehealth Act - Wagner - telehealth expansion H.R. 8027 - Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 8061 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Underwood - fund health depts to increase recommended immunizations H.R. 8086 - To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund - Burgess - appropriations for public health and social services fund H.R. 8098 - Hospital Competition Act of 2020- Banks - hospital price transparency H.R. 8141 - Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act - Cardenas - reduce health inequities for racial and ethnic minority H.R. 8156 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - Williams - extend telehealth provisions H.R. 8192 - COVID Community Care Act - Lee - health appropriations H.R. 8200 - To improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic - Kelly - health disparities in communities of color H.R. 8203 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Cardenas - action plan, grants, awareness campaign for COVID health disparities H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 - Lowey - Health appropriations H.R. 8351 - Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act - Dean - mental and behavioral health screenings H.R. 8368 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for rural broadband expansion and improvement - Barr - COVID-19, broadband H.R. 8406- The Heroes Act - Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 8417 - To facilitate direct primary care arrangements - Crenshaw - direct primary care H.R. 8419 - To prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing - Fletcher - COVID-19, surprise medical billing H.R. 8463 - To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes - Schiff - equity in health care H.R. 8496 - SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act - Sherrill - COVID-19 testing H.R. 8528 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 -Williams - telehealth expansion H.R. 8642 - Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2020 - Schweikert -telehealth coverage during COVID-19 H.R. 8677 - HEAT Act - Marshall - payments for home health services furnished via telehealth H.R. 8742 - To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund - Keating - COVID funding availability H.R. 8892 - Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020 - Wenstrup - funding for rural residency training H.R. 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act - Lowey - End of year extenders and appropriations H.R. 8921 - COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020 - Espaillat - COVID-19 vaccine admin funding H.R. 8966 - COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Support Act of 2020 - Wenstrup - public awareness campaign S. 116 - Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2019 (MOMS Act) - Gillibrand - maternal health S. 916 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Durbin - maternal health S. 2741 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 - Schatz - telehealth S. 2885 - Stop Marketing and Revealing the Wearables and Trackers Consumer Health Data Act - Cassidy - consumer health information S. 2986 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Young - Social Determinants of Health S. 3152 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Rosen - maternal health S. 3318 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Cassidy - disclosure of point-of-sale cash prices S. 3380 - Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 - Whitehouse - data collection and quality improvement S. 3424 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Harris - maternal health S. 3437 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - rural health S. 3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - telehealth S. 3517 - ACCESS Act - Klobuchar - telehealth S. 3568 - Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 - Murphy - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3570 - To provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Baldwin - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3721 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Harris - COVID S. 3769- Right to Test Act - Cruz - Testing S. 3825 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 - Klobuchar - COVID S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Schatz - COVID S. 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act -Schatz - broadband S. 3877 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID S. 3921 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Sanders - COVID S. 3951 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - McSally - COVID S. 3988 - Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act - Cassidy - Telehealth S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Thune - Rural S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Wicker - Broadband S. 4058 - A bill to authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19 - Smith - SUD S. 4059 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 - Smith - Mental Health S. 4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes - Wyden - Broadband S. 4103 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment - Portman - telehealth S. 4113 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved areas - Bennett - broadband S. 4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Klobuchar - broadband access S. 4163 - Timely and Effective Systematic Testing (TEST) Act - Gardner - Biosurveillance of COVID through testing S. 4211 - Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Sullivan - expand mental health services through telehealth S. 4242 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Durbin - program for prevention of opioid misuse S. 4248 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Harris - improve bias and anti-racism training for health care entities S. 4262 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Menendez - HHS action plan, grants, public awareness campaign for COVID-19 and racial and ethnic minorities S. 4269 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Kaine - maternal health S. 4291 - DEPLOY Broadband Act - Gardner - rural broadband appropriations S. 4315 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act - King - grants for testing and contact tracing, supported isolation at individuals residences S. 4317 -SAFE TO WORK Act - Cornyn - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4318 -American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - Grassley - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4319 -Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act - Scott - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4320 -Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Shelby - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4322 -Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act - Alexander - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4323 -TRUST Act of 2020 - Romney - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4388 - Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 - Menendez - mental health S. 4427 - Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act - Hassan - transparency in EUA of vaccines S. 4477 - Strengthening Social Connections Act of 2020 - Smith - Appropriations for social isolation services for older Americans S. 4507 - Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 - Warner - campaign for awareness on preventive health services S. 4737 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Smith - immunizations S. 4745 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Smith - Surprise Medical Billing S. 4769 - Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 - Warren - maternal health S. 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act - McConnell - COVID-19 relief S. 4789 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2020 - Cornyn - broadband access S. 4792 - RISER Act -Moran - Coronavirus Relief Fund payment funds S. 4794 - A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 -Smith - telehealth funds S. 4800 - The Heroes Act - Schumer - COVID-19 relief S. 4819 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 - Hirono - to improve minority health outcomes S. 4898 - A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period during which States, Indian Tribes, and local governments may use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments -Murkowski - extension of COVID-19 relief payments S. 4941- Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020- Warren - Emergency fund supplemental appropriations S. 4958 - COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Support Act of 2020 - Portman - public awareness campaign S. 5000 - CARA 2.0 Act of 2020 - Portman - substance use disorder S. 5034 - Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act - Cortez Masto - mental health S. 5073 - A bill to establish a program to support county and municipal government entities in reducing the spread of COVID-19 through standardized testing and evaluation measures - Scott - COVID-19 testing S. 5082 - A bill to provide Federal support for COVID-19 testing - Warren - COVID-19 testing Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to trauma-informed care; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telemedicine; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to health insurance tax; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office