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Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act
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Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include data on certain maternal health outcomes in its broadband health mapping tool. This is an online platform that allows users to visualize, overlay, and analyze broadband and health data at national, state, and county levels. The FCC must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which maternal health outcomes should be incorporated.
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 11 (Roll no. 110). (text: 4/4/2022 CR H4133)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 11 (Roll no. 110).(text: 4/4/2022 CR H4133)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4180)
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. 1218.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4133-4134)
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| house |
| On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Passed |
| April 5, 2022 |
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards H.R. 7995, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 1512, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 3348, SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7878, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions S. 4307, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 7475, Mamas First Act, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, provisions related to menstrual products coverage in Medicaid Medicare program: Physician Payment and Delivery Reform Medicare program: Impending Medicare payment cuts Medicare program: Medicare Evaluation and Management/budget neutrality Medicare program: Statutory PAYGO/Sequester Relief Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations/specialty care Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models Medicare program: AMA Recovery Plan for Americas Physicians/payment reform Medicare program: Global and Professional Direct Contracting alternative payment model/REACH ACOs Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria and Prior Authorization Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/prior authorization regulation Medicare program: Automatic blood pressure measurement devices/coverage Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: MIPS/Promoting Interoperability/Cost/Improvement Activities Medicare program: MIPS/data sharing/transparency Medicare program: MACRA physician burdens Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Health IT burden Medicare program: Public Health Emergency COVID-19 /Accelerated and Advance Payments Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Modifier 25 Medicare program: Split/shared billing Medicare program: Interoperability/data blocking/HIPAA Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Provider compliance/Regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Prescription drug pricing/Pharmacy Benefits Managers Medicare program: Step Therapy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA Oversight Medicaid program: Improving Access to Physical and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP draft Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health Equity Medicaid program: Maternal Mortality Medicaid program: Uninsured and healthcare coverage/COVID-19 Medicaid program: Special Enrollment Period Medicaid program: Sickle Cell Disease
Client expense: $4,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 -- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 -- Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline the broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to the electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7598 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8573 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; H.R. 8575 - FAIR Contributions Act; H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act; H.R. 9463 - SAT Streamlining Act of 2022; H.R. 9569 - ALERT Parity Act; S. 113 -- BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 -- Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 -- Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 -- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 -- National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 -- Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 -- Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 -- Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 -- American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 -- Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 -- Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 -- Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 -- Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 -- Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 -- A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 -- Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 -- Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 -- PACT Act; S. 922 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 -- A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 -- A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 -- A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 -- A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022; S. 4590 - Uncap America Act; S. 4676 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022; S. 4767 - PLAN for Broadband Act; and S. 5321 - DIGITAL Reservations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High-Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions Issues relating to Device Exclusivity and Availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities Issues relating to Implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to Telecommunication Workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act Issues related to Technological Competitiveness and Cybersecurity H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427/H.R. 8575, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347, To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447, Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060, Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593,Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692,NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541, Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768, To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824, Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982, Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112, Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132, Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7116, 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7598, Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities H.R. 7642, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 7783, Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 8152, The American Data Privacy and Protection Act - issues relating to consumer privacy H.R. 7900, The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 4117, the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum S. 4126, the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund. H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021/America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues relating to Supply Chain S. 4676/H.R. 8573, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to FCC Process and Authority S. 4661, Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4763, GRID Broadband Act of 2022 - issues related to infrastructure S. 4767/H.R. 8679, PLAN for Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4968, A bill to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 5001/H.R. 9343, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve access by Indian Tribes to support from Universal Service programs of the FCC - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 5021/H.R. 9449, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income - issues related to infrastructure deployment S. 5127/H.R. 3898, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act - Issues relating to privacy S. 5137, Rural Internet Improvement Act - issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment S. 5239/H.R. 9490, Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states (NETWORKS) Act - Issues relating to cybersecurity and supply chain S. 5321, Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing (DIGITAL) on Reservations Act - Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum H.R. 4275, Ensuring Phone and Internet Access Through Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program Act of 2022 - Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High-Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 9129/S. 4368, American Technology Leadership Act - Issues related to technological competitiveness and cybersecurity H.R. 9236, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, cybersecurity and supply chain H.R. 9356, Resources for Emergency and Security Infrastructure Logistics In Every Neighborhood to Curb Extremism (RESILIENCE) Act of 2022 - Issues relating to Infrastructure, cybersecurity and supply chain H.R. 9569, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process H.R.7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - Issues relating to cybersecurity and supply chain H.R.2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process H.R.6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 - Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process, issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process, Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Draft, Hospital Competition Act of 2021 (no bill number) - procedural changes around The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPEA) litigation H.R. 19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021- Rep. McMorris, Rodgers - prescription drug prices for Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 340 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Medicaid expansion H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz - Social Determinants of Health H.R. 432 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021- Rep. Thompson, Mike - mental health services under Medicare H.R. 778 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Rep. Speier, Jackie - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 H.R. 908 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - federally facilitated exchanges H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - maternal mental health conditions and SUD H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy -SDOH and maternal health H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - maternal health including in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 1212 - Kira Johnson Act - Rep. Adams, Alma - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. -maternal health data H.R. 1268 - Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021 - Rep. Velazquez, Nydia - COVID-19 H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1350 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1364 - Parity Enforcement Act of 2021 - Rep. Norcross, Donald - mental health and SUD H.R. 1400 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony -COVID-19 and health disparities H.R. 1406 - COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021 - Rep. Curtis, John - telehealth and COVID-19 H.R. 1544 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health and SUD grants for community peer support H.R. 1647 - TREATS Act - Rep. McKinley, David - increase use of telehealth for SUD treatment H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Broadband H.R. 1835 - COVID Community Care Act - Rep. Lee, Barbara - COVID-19 response H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - broadband and public health infrastructure H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities H.R. 1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021 - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila - public option H.R. 1985 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 - Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - quality and transparency H.R. 2010 - Public Option Deficit Reduction Act- Rep. DeFazio, Peter - public option H.R. 2163 - Safe Step Act - Rep. Ruiz, Raul - commercial plans and medication step-therapy requirements H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Rep. Connolly, Gerald - continued Medicaid and Medicare provisions and funding for FY2023 H.R. 3173 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Rep. DelBene, Suzan - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage H.R. 3753 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health parity H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021- Rep. Cheney, Liz - telehealth H.R. 4595 - Medicaid Saves Lives Act - Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn - Medicaid expansion H.R. 6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 - Rep. Craig, Angie - continued funding for Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 7236 - Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act of 2022 - Rep. Eshoo, Anna - mental health and Medicaid H.R. 7427 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes. - Rep. Matsui, Doris - behavioral health and electronic health records H.R. 7512 - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act - Rep. Hayes, Jahana - excepted benefits coverage H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 - Rep. Pallone, Frank - reauthorization of several behavioral health programs H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 - Rep. Eshoo, Anna - reauthorization of user fee programs H.R. 7780 - Mental Health Matters Act - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark - changes to the procedure around MHPEA litigation H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - data privacy H.R. 8594 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Clarke, Yvette - reform of the Medicare Secondary Payer act H.R. 8876 - The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 - Rep. Davis, Danny - funding for maternal and early childhood health programs H.R. 8878 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Chu, Judy - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8879 - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act - Rep. Evans, Dwight - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8881 - To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes. - Rep. Horsford, Steven - commercial plans H.R. 8884 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by opioid treatment programs under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly Mike - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8885 - Better Health Care Directories Act - Rep. Kildee, Daniel - commercial plans H.R. 8886 - Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act - Rep. Moore, Gwen - commercial plans H.R. 8889 - RICE Act - Rep. Plaskett, Stacey - commercial plans H.R. 8890 - Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022 - Rep. Ruiz, Raul - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8891 - No Surprises for Survivors Act of 2022 - Rep. Sanchez, Linda - requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for forensic medical exams with no cost sharing H.R. 8892 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage of Federal requirements relating to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services, and for other purposes. - Rep. Sewell, Terri - commercial plans H.R. 8908 - Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act - Rep. Estes, Ron - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8910 - Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022 - Rep. Smith, Jason - mental health and Medicare S. 24 - Protecting Personal Health Data Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - privacy S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina - health disparities S. 199 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 S. 201 - Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky - rural health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert - maternal health S. 340 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - telehealth, SUD and mental health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal health and health disparities S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - maternal health data S. 352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Sen. Warner, Mark - health care costs and coverage S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - maternal health S. 464 - Safe Step Act - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa - commercial plans and medication step-therapy requirements S. 512 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 Data Collection S. 586 - NOPAIN Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - non-opioid treatment S. 674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - public health infrastructure S. 708 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Sen. Kelly, Mark - mental health and SUD national strategy S. 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - broadband S. 779 - Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021- Sen. Warner, Mark R. - state innovation waivers S. 782 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - nursing home quality and transparency S. 783 - COVID Community Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 response S. 851 - Social Determinants for Moms Act- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard - SDOH and maternal health S. 893 - Tech to Save Moms Act- Sen. Menendez, Robert - maternal health S. 983 - CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option S. 987 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - SUD prevention and treatment S. 1010 - Turn the Tide Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - Substance Use Disorder S. 1042 - Kira Johnson Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - maternal health S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - expansion of telehealth for Medicare S. 1873 - Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021 - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Cancer screening in Medicare S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher - mental health parity S. 2164 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 - Sen. Crapo, Mike - prescription drug prices for Medicare and Medicaid S. 2315 - Medicaid Saves Lives Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - Medicaid expansion S. 2499 - SAFE DATA Act - Sen. Wicker, Roger - consumer data privacy and data transparency and security S. 3018 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Sen. Marshall, Roger - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - Sen. Cantwell, Maria - data privacy S. 3799 - Prevent Pandemics Act - Sen. Murray, Patty - pandemic preparedness S. 3983 - PATCH Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - data privacy S. 4264 - Advancing Integration in Medicare and Medicaid (AIM) Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - coordinating full-benefits for dual eligible individuals S. 4293 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - Sen. Cantwell, Maria and Sen. Grassley, Chuck - scope of PBM practices S. 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - behavioral health S. 4750 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Sen. Menendez, Robert - reform of MSP Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, enforcement; cybersecurity; 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 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 the end of the public health emergency; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telehealth; issues related to the cost of insulin, including price, copays, rebates, and medical management tools; 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 and reproductive health; 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; ACA 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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: $2,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561), Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act (H.R. 7011), Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 1916/S. 754), Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act (H.R. 7073/S.3824), Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666), PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PREVENT Pandemics Act of 2022 (S. 3799),the BABES Enhancement Act (H.R. 8695/S.4880), the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act of 2022 (H.R. 8450), the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876), and Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2022 (H.R. 9487).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); H.R. 1218/S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to fraud, waste, and abuse S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to fraud, waste, and abuse H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities H.R. 1364, Parity Enforcement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3753, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 1962, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act, provisions relating to hospital-at-home flexibilities H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions S. 346, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6878, Pregnant Women in Custody Act, all provisions S. 5027, Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2235, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7234, Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act, all provisions H.R. 8908, Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 8891, No Surprises for Survivors Act of 2022, al provisions H.R. 8885, Better Health Care Directories Act, all provisions H.R. 8886, Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 8892, Access to Mental Health Services Act, all provisions H.R. 8881, Mental Health Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 8889, Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations (RICE) Act, all provisions S. 5041, Training Psychiatrists for the Future Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5602, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3244, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, provisions related to gun violence H.R. 7910, Protecting Our Kids Act, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8318, To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce, all provisions H.R. 8296, Womens Health Protection Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8297, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, all provisions H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, all provisions H.R. 1235, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 3301, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, all provisions S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 3085, Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5030, Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) To Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7232, 9-8-8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022, all provisions S. 4090, Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, all provisions No Surprises Act/implementation Hospice Code Modernization Act of 2022 Cybersecurity Climate change and inhalers WIC/Nutrition Opioids/Pain Care and Substance Use Disaster funding/Puerto Rico and Florida Gender reassignment surgery/provider threats Health Equity Long-term care/special needs Data Privacy Prior authorization Artificial Intelligence(AI)/Bias/Equity Digital health/AI/Digital therapeutics Maternal mortality and morbidity/Equity Infectious disease - COVID-19, monkey pox, RSV COVID-19/testing/misinformation/vaccines/therapeutics Opioids Reproductive health Cannabis/marketing/unapproved medical claims Emergency departments/patient boarding Precision medicine/diagnostics Section 1557/nondiscrimination
2022 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Abortion-related provisions pertaining to modifying PL 111-148 are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 61/H.R. 1080), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. Contacts in support of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Ban Act (H.R. 558) to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619/ S.123), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a urging signing of a discharge petition. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (S.401), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of similar House legislation. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (S. 139/H.R. 541/S.1881/H.R. 188/S.95/H.R.2619) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065). No position taken. Contacts regarding the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620). No position taken. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 581/H.R.343/H.R. 6702 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 705 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.552) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.243/S.88/H.R. 500) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in support of legislation dealing with the disposal of fetal remains (H.R. 555/ H.R. 620/S.293). Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in support of the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act (S.75/ H.R.532) to prohibit abortions on the basis that the unborn child has or may have Down syndrome. Contacts in support of the Support and Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2021 (S.78 /H.R. 554) to prevent labeling changes for already approved abortion drugs; prevents providers from dispensing these abortion drugs remotely, by mail, or via telemedicine; and prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving new chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R.626/S. 3252) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (S.99/H.R. 1011) and the Sanctity of Human Life Act (H.R. 877), and similar legislation based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 109/H.R.627/H.R.2223/H.R.627/S.16) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a state line, with the intent that the minor obtains an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision. Contacts in support of the Informed Consent Act (H.R. 1382/S.446) to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 28/S.87) which would extend existing Hyde Amendment protections to any COVID-19-related healthcare provisions. Contacts in support of PRENDA (S.86) to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021(H.R. 563/S.77) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus, which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.92/H.R. 18). Contacts in support of defeating a Previous Question in order to initiate a procedure to provide for the immediate consideration of HR 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Smith bill would make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 3755/H.R.8296) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts regarding the Family Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 2119) in regard to abortion expanding provisions. Contacts in opposition to changes to Title X regulations which bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions including support of a CRA overturning Biden administration regulation (S.J.Res. 41/H.J.Res. 76). Contacts in support of the Simon Crosier Act (H.R. 5656) which requires certain policies to be in place relating to do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physicians orders for unemancipated minors receiving services. Contacts in support of the Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2021 (H.R. 5995) to provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2022 (H.R.6536) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regard to Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act (H.R.1218) and impact on abortion reporting. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of the Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2022 (H.R.7179) which would prohibit the performance of an abortion on an unborn child due to a diagnosis of Turner syndrome. Contacts in regard to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to legislation (not introduced) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs and changes to REMS regarding chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in regard to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938). No position taken. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (S. 4868/H.R. 8851 Providing for Life Act, H.R. 8384/S.4541 Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regards legislation to respond to violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case. Contacts in opposition to the Build Back Better reconciliation bill (H.R. 5376). H.R. 5376 contains numerous provisions to fund elective abortion in violation of the longstanding principles of the Hyde Amendment, would mandate abortion funding in Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) plans in states that did not expand Medicaid in 2024, and direct billions of dollars to various public health grants without Hyde Amendment protections. Contacts in opposition to the Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 8373) which includes provisions related to the funding of abortion providers and includes language that could permit the use of drugs to induce an abortion weeks or months into a pregnancy. Contacts in opposition to H. Res. 1434 dealing with the preemption of state law in regard to abortion drugs. Contacts regarding H. R. 6878, the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, as it relates to travel for abortion. No position taken.
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 -- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 -- Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline the permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to the electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8573 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; H.R. 8575 - FAIR Contributions Act; H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act; S. 113 -- BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 -- Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 -- Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 -- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 -- National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 -- Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 -- Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 -- Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 -- American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 -- Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 -- Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 -- Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 -- Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 -- Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 -- A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 -- Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 -- Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 -- PACT Act; S. 922 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 -- A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 -- A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 -- A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the buildout of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 -- A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022; S. 4590 - Uncap America Act; S. 4676 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022; and S. 4767 - PLAN for Broadband Act.
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 4787/S. 1675), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561), Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act (H.R. 7011), Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 1916/S. 754), Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act (H.R. 7073/S.3824), Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666), PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PREVENT Pandemics Act of 2022 (S. 3799),Cures 2.0 Act of 2022 (H.R. 6000),the BABES Enhancement Act (H.R. 8695/S.4880), the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act of 2022 (H.R. 8450), and the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8876).
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Draft, Hospital Competition Act of 2021 (no bill number) - procedural changes around The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPEA) litigation H.R. 19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021- Rep. McMorris, Rodgers - prescription drug prices for Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 340 - Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Medicaid expansion H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz - Social Determinants of Health H.R. 432 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021- Rep. Thompson, Mike - mental health services under Medicare H.R. 778 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Rep. Speier, Jackie - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 H.R. 908 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - federally facilitated exchanges H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - maternal mental health conditions and SUD H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy -SDOH and maternal health H.R. 959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - maternal health including in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 1212 - Kira Johnson Act - Rep. Adams, Alma - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. -maternal health data H.R. 1268 - Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021 - Rep. Velazquez, Nydia - COVID-19 H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1350 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1364 - Parity Enforcement Act of 2021 - Rep. Norcross, Donald - mental health and SUD H.R. 1400 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony -COVID-19 and health disparities H.R. 1406 - COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021 - Rep. Curtis, John - telehealth and COVID-19 H.R. 1544 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health and SUD grants for community peer support H.R. 1647 - TREATS Act - Rep. McKinley, David - increase use of telehealth for SUD treatment H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Broadband H.R. 1835 - COVID Community Care Act - Rep. Lee, Barbara - COVID-19 response H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - broadband and public health infrastructure H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities H.R. 1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021 - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila - public option H.R. 1985 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 - Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - quality and transparency H.R. 2010 - Public Option Deficit Reduction Act- Rep. DeFazio, Peter - public option H.R. 2163 - Safe Step Act - Rep. Ruiz, Raul - commercial plans and medication step-therapy requirements H.R. 3173 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Rep. DelBene, Suzan - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage H.R. 3753 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health parity H.R. 4040 - Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021- Rep. Cheney, Liz - telehealth H.R. 4595 - Medicaid Saves Lives Act - Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn - Medicaid expansion H.R. 7236 - Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act of 2022 - Rep. Eshoo, Anna - mental health and Medicaid H.R. 7427 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes. - Rep. Matsui, Doris - behavioral health and electronic health records H.R. 7512 - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act - Rep. Hayes, Jahana - excepted benefits coverage H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 - Rep. Pallone, Frank - reauthorization of several behavioral health programs H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 - Rep. Eshoo, Anna - reauthorization of user fee programs H.R. 7780 - Mental Health Matters Act - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark - changes to the procedure around MHPEA litigation H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - data privacy H.R. 8594 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Clarke, Yvette - reform of the Medicare Secondary Payer act H.R. 8876 - The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 - Rep. Davis, Danny - funding for maternal and early childhood health programs H.R. 8878 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Chu, Judy - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8879 - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Improvement Act - Rep. Evans, Dwight - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8881 - To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes. - Rep. Horsford, Steven - commercial plans H.R. 8884 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by opioid treatment programs under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8885 - Better Health Care Directories Act - Rep. Kildee, Daniel - commercial plans H.R. 8886 - Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act - Rep. Moore, Gwen - commercial plans H.R. 8889 - RICE Act - Rep. Plaskett, Stacey - commercial plans H.R. 8890 - Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022 - Rep. Ruiz, Raul - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8891 - No Surprises for Survivors Act of 2022 - Rep. Sanchez, Linda - requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for forensic medical exams with no cost sharing H.R. 8892 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage of Federal requirements relating to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services, and for other purposes. - Rep. Sewell, Terri - commercial plans H.R. 8908 - Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act - Rep. Estes, Ron - mental health and Medicare H.R. 8910 - Behavioral Health Integration Awareness Act of 2022 - Rep. Smith, Jason - mental health and Medicare S. 24 - Protecting Personal Health Data Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - privacy S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina - health disparities S. 199 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 S. 201 - Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky - rural health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert - maternal health S. 340 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - telehealth, SUD and mental health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal health and health disparities S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - maternal health data S. 352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Sen. Warner, Mark - health care costs and coverage S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - maternal health S. 464 - Safe Step Act - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa - commercial plans and medication step-therapy requirements S. 512 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 Data Collection S. 586 - NOPAIN Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - non-opioid treatment S. 674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - public health infrastructure S. 708 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Sen. Kelly, Mark - mental health and SUD national strategy S. 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - broadband S. 779 - Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021- Sen. Warner, Mark R. - state innovation waivers S. 782 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - nursing home quality and transparency S. 783 - COVID Community Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 response S. 851 - Social Determinants for Moms Act- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard - SDOH and maternal health S. 893 - Tech to Save Moms Act- Sen. Menendez, Robert - maternal health S. 983 - CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option S. 987 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - SUD prevention and treatment S. 1010 - Turn the Tide Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - Substance Use Disorder S. 1042 - Kira Johnson Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - maternal health S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - expansion of telehealth for Medicare S. 1873 - Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021 - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Cancer screening in Medicare S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher - mental health parity S. 2164 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 - Sen. Crapo, Mike - prescription drug prices for Medicare and Medicaid S. 2315 - Medicaid Saves Lives Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - Medicaid expansion S. 2499 - SAFE DATA Act - Sen. Wicker, Roger - consumer data privacy and data transparency and security S. 3018 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 - Sen. Marshall, Roger - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - Sen. Cantwell, Maria - data privacy S. 3799 - Prevent Pandemics Act - Sen. Murray, Patty - pandemic preparedness S. 3983 - PATCH Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - data privacy S. 4264 - Advancing Integration in Medicare and Medicaid (AIM) Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - coordinating full-benefits for dual eligible individuals S. 4293 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - Sen. Cantwell, Maria and Sen. Grassley, Chuck - scope of PBM practices S. 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - behavioral health S. 4750 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Sen. Menendez, Robert - reform of MSP Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, enforcement; cybersecurity; 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 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 the end of the public health emergency; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telehealth; issues related to the cost of insulin, including price, copays, rebates, and medical management tools; 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 and reproductive health; 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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.
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, provisions relating to social determinants of health, mental health, and social services S. 509, LINC to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, provisions relating to social determinants of health, mental health, and social services H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, MAT Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5602, Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3244, BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1364, Parity Enforcement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3753, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 1962, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions H.R. 7232, 9-8-8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2235, MATE Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, all provisions S. 4090, Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8296, Womens Health Protection Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, all provisions H.R. 8318, To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce, all provisions H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions S. 2866, Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3085, Equity in Neuroscience and Alzheimers Clinical Trials (ENACT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5030, Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, VALID Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7910, Protecting Our Kids Act, all provisions S. 2938, Protecting Our Kids Act, all provisions H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8297, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, all provisions H.R. 1235, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions S. 3301, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 168, TREAT Act, all provisions H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 5541, Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, NOVID Act, all provisions H.R. 6904, Patients Before Profits Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7116, 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8890, Physician Wellness Program Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8908, Fighting Stimulant and other Substance Use Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 8891, No Surprises for Survivors Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8885, Better Health Care Directories Act, all provisions H.R. 8886, Promoting Clarity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act, all provisions H.R. 8892, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage of Federal requirements relating to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 8881, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 8889, Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations (RICE) Act, all provisions H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6279, Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 3352, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7559, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 8289, Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act of 2022, all provisions Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act No Surprises Act/implementation Global health security/pandemics Digital Health/AI/Digital Therapeutics Privacy/non-HIPAA covered health apps Abortion/Dobbs decision Drug overdose epidemic Telehealth Scope of practice/patient safety Prior authorization Physician burnout/mental health stigma Health equity/COVID-19 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund COVID-91/testing/misinformation/vaccine issues/therapeutics Section 1557/nondiscrimination/limited English proficiency Maternal Mortality Modifier 25, Impossible Day Hunger, Nutrition and Health WIC/SNAP/Nutrition Strengthening primary health care Data privacy Physician-led aerospace medicine teams Men who have sex with men/blood donations Federally qualified health centers and clinical trials
2022 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Abortion-related provisions pertaining to modifying PL 111-148 are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 61/H.R. 1080), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. Contacts in support of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act (S. 4840/H.R. 8814), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Ban Act (H.R. 558) to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619/ S.123), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a urging signing of a discharge petition. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (S.401), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of similar House legislation. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (S. 139/H.R. 541/S.1881/H.R. 188/S.95/H.R.2619) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065). No position taken. Contacts regarding the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620). No position taken. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 581/H.R.343/H.R. 6702 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 705 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.552) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.243/S.88/H.R. 500) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in support of legislation dealing with the disposal of fetal remains (H.R. 555/ H.R. 620/S.293). Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in support of the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act (S.75/ H.R.532 ) to prohibit abortions on the basis that the unborn child has or may have Down syndrome. Contacts in support of the Support And Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2021 (S.78 /H.R. 554) to prevent labeling changes for already approved abortion drugs; prevents providers from dispensing these abortion drugs remotely, by mail, or via telemedicine; and prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving new chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R.626/S. 3252) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (S.99/H.R. 1011) and the Sanctity of Human Life Act (H.R. 877), and similar legislation based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the informed consent legislation to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 109/H.R.627/H.R.2223/H.R.627/S.16) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a State line, with the intent that the minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision Contacts in support of the Informed Consent Act (H.R. 1382/S.446) to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 28/S.87) which would extend existing Hyde Amendment protections to any COVID-19-related healthcare provisions. Contacts in support of PRENDA (S.86) to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021(H.R. 563/S.77) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus, which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.92/H.R. 18). Contacts in support of defeating a Previous Question in order to initiate a procedure to provide for the immediate consideration of HR 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Smith bill would make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 3755/H.R.8296) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts regarding the Care for Her Act (H.R. 5163) to extend services for pregnant women. Contacts regarding the Family Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 2119) in regards to abortion expanding provisions. Contacts in opposition to changes to Title X regulations which bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions including support of a CRA overturning Biden administration regulation (S.J.Res. 41/H.J.Res. 76). Contacts in support of the Simon Crosier Act (H.R. 5656) which requires certain policies to be in place relating to do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physicians orders for unemancipated minors receiving services. Contacts in support of the Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2021 (H.R. 5995) to provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2022 (H.R.6536) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regards to Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act (H.R.1218) and impact on abortion reporting. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of the Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2022 (H.R.7179) which would prohibit the performance of an abortion on an unborn child due to a diagnosis of Turner syndrome. Contacts in regards to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to legislation (not introduced) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs. Contacts in regards to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938). No position taken. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women including (S. 4868/H.R. 8851 Providing for Life Act, H.R. 8384/S.4541 Standing with Moms Act, and others). Contacts in regards to violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case. Contacts in regards to the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021 (H.R.4017). No position taken.
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427/H.R. 8575, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060 Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541 Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824 Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982 Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112 Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132 Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7116 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7598 Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities H.R. 7642 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security H.R. 7783 Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 8152 The American Data Privacy and Protection Act - issues relating to consumer privacy H.R. 7900 The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 4117 - the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security S. 4126 - the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund. H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021/America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum and security S. 4676/H.R. 8573, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to FCC Process and Authority S. 4661, Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 4664 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2023 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022 - issues related to infrastructure S. 4767/H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 4968 - A bill to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 5001 - a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve access by Indian Tribes to support from Universal Service programs of the FCC - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 5021 - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income - issues related to infrastructure deployment
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the buildout of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; and S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022.
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 4787/S. 1675), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561), Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act (H.R. 7011), Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 1916/S. 754), Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act (H.R. 7073/S.3824), Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666), PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PREVENT Pandemics Act of 2022 (S. 3799),and Cures 2.0 Act of 2022 (H.R. 6000).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Abortion-related provisions pertaining to modifying PL 111-148 are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 61/H.R. 1080), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age as well as similar legislation (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Ban Act (H.R. 558) to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619/ S.123), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a urging signing of a discharge petition. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (S.401), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of similar House legislation. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (S. 139/H.R. 541/S.1881/H.R. 188/S.95/H.R.2619) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts regarding legislation to ensure affiliate rules in law are applied to abortion providers receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in violation of the law. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065). No position taken. Contacts regarding the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620). No position taken. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 581/H.R.343/H.R. 6702 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 705 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.552) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in opposition to agency action expanding the use of tissue from aborted babies. Contacts in regards to FDA oversight of prenatal testing products and efficacy. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.243/S.88/H.R. 500) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in support of legislation dealing with the disposal of fetal remains (H.R. 555/ H.R. 620/S.293). Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in support of the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act (S.75/ H.R.532 ) to prohibit abortions on the basis that the unborn child has or may have Down syndrome. Contacts in support of the Support And Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2021 (S.78 /H.R. 554) to prevent labeling changes for already approved abortion drugs; prevents providers from dispensing these abortion drugs remotely, by mail, or via telemedicine; and prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving new chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R.626/S. 3252) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (S.99/H.R. 1011) and the Sanctity of Human Life Act (H.R. 877), and similar legislation based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the Women's Right to Know Act (not introduced) to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion. Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 109/H.R.627/H.R.2223/H.R.627/S.16) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a State line, with the intent that the minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision Contacts in support of the Informed Consent Act (H.R. 1382/S.446) to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 28/S.87) which would extend existing Hyde Amendment protections to any COVID-19-related healthcare provisions. Contacts in support of PRENDA (S.86) to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021(H.R. 563/S.77) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus, which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.92/H.R. 18). Contacts in support of defeating a Previous Question in order to initiate a procedure to provide for the immediate consideration of HR 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Smith bill would make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 3755/H.R.8296) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts regarding the Care for Her Act (H.R. 5163) to extend services for pregnant women. Contacts regarding the Family Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 2119) in regards to abortion expanding provisions. Contacts in opposition to changes to Title X regulations which bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions including support of a CRA overturning Biden administration regulation (S.J.Res. 41/H.J.Res. 76). Contacts in support of the Simon Crosier Act (H.R. 5656) which requires certain policies to be in place relating to do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physicians orders for unemancipated minors receiving services. Contacts in support of the Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2021 (H.R. 5995) to provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2022 (H.R.6536) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regards to Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act (H.R.1218) and impact on abortion reporting. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of the Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2022 (H.R.7179) which would prohibit the performance of an abortion on an unborn child due to a diagnosis of Turner syndrome. Contacts in regards to legislation (not introduced) to abortion operations on Federal lands. Contacts in opposition to legislation (not introduced) to codify Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. Contacts in support of legislation (not introduced) to enforce laws related to the illegal shipment of abortion drugs. Contacts in regards to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938). No position taken. Contacts in support of numerous pieces of legislation to make further resources, funding, and information available to pregnant women. Contacts in regards to violence directed at pro-life organizations, pregnancy resource centers, and churches related to Supreme Court action on the Dobbs case. Contacts in regards to the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021 (H.R.4017). No position taken.
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060 Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541 Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824 Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982 Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112 Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132 Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7116 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety H.R. 7598 Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities H.R. 7642 - Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 7783 Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 8152 The American Data Privacy and Protection Act - issues relating to consumer privacy H.R. 7900 The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 4117 - the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 - issues relating to spectrum S. 4126 - the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund. H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021/America COMPETES Act of 2022 - issues relating to Supply Chain
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz - Social Determinants of Health H.R. 778 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Rep. Speier, Jackie - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 H.R. 908 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - federally facilitated exchanges H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - maternal mental health conditions and SUD H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy -SDOH and maternal health H.R. 1212 - Kira Johnson Act - Rep. Adams, Alma - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. -maternal health data H.R. 1268 - Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021 - Rep. Velazquez, Nydia - COVID-19 H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1350 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1364 - Parity Enforcement Act of 2021 - Rep. Norcross, Donald - mental health and SUD H.R. 1400 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony -COVID-19 and health disparities H.R. 1406 - COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021 - Rep. Curtis, John - telehealth and COVID-19 H.R. 1544 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health and SUD grants for community peer support H.R. 1647 - TREATS Act - Rep. McKinley, David - increase use of telehealth for SUD treatment H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Broadband H.R. 1835 - COVID Community Care Act - Rep. Lee, Barbara - COVID-19 response H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - broadband and public health infrastructure H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities H.R. 1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021 - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila - public option H.R. 1985 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 - Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - quality and transparency H.R. 2010 - Public Option Deficit Reduction Act- Rep. DeFazio, Peter - public option H.R. 7427 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes. - Rep. Matsui, Doris - behavioral health and electronic health records H.R. 7512 - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act - Rep. Hayes, Jahana - excepted benefits coverage H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 - Rep. Pallone, Frank - reauthorization of behavioral health programs H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 - Rep. Eshoo, Anna - reauthorization of user fee programs H.R. 7780 - Mental Health Matters Act - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark - behavioral health programs for early schooling S. 24 - Protecting Personal Health Data Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - privacy S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina - health disparities S. 199 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 S. 201 - Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky - rural health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert - maternal health S. 340 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - telehealth, SUD and mental health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal health and health disparities S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - maternal health data S. 352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Sen. Warner, Mark - health care costs and coverage S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - maternal health S. 512 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 Data Collection S. 586 - NOPAIN Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - non-opioid treatment S. 674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - public health infrastructure S. 708 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Sen. Kelly, Mark - mental health and SUD national strategy S. 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - broadband S. 779 - Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021- Sen. Warner, Mark R. - state innovation waivers S. 782 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - nursing home quality and transparency S. 783 - COVID Community Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 response S. 851 - Social Determinants for Moms Act- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard - SDOH and maternal health S. 893 - Tech to Save Moms Act- Sen. Menendez, Robert - maternal health S. 983 - CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option S. 987 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - SUD prevention and treatment S. 1010 - Turn the Tide Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - Substance Use Disorder S. 1042 - Kira Johnson Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - maternal health S. 3799 - Prevent Pandemics Act - Sen. Murray, Patty - pandemic preparedness S. 4264 - Advancing Integration in Medicare and Medicaid (AIM) Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - coordinating full-benefits for dual eligible individuals S. 4293 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - Sen. Cantwell, Maria and Sen. Grassley, Chuck - scope of PBM practices S. 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - behavioral health Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, 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 the end of the public health emergency; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telehealth; issues related to the cost of insulin, including price, copays, rebates, and medical management tools; 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 related to repeal of the antitrust-related portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage and reproductive health; 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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.
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4014, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education S. 2094, Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021, provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education H.R. 1332, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 368, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards S. 3018, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, provisions relating to Prior Authorization and attachment standards H.R. 7995, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation (NO PAIN) Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 748, Medicare Sequester Relief Act, all provisions H.R. 2903, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 1512, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions H.R. 2256, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions S. 834, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions H.R. 3407, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions S. 411, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act, all provisions H.R. 3441, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions S. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 955, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions S. 285, Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2654, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6020, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3314, Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021, all provisions S. 801, Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act, all provisions H.R. 1738, Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 1025, Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 66, Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed (CARING) for Kids Act, all provisions S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 4043, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2416, New Opportunities for Value that Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4755, Seniors Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6308, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act, all provisions H.R. 6048, Medicare Stability for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 3348, SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act, all provisions H.R. 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2166, Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2228, Rural Behavioral Health Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3447, Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, all provisions H.R. 7051, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions S. 3791, Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 7878, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions S. 4307, Kidney Health Connect Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions S. 987, CARA 3.0 Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1438, Opioid Workforce Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 7475, Mamas First Act, all provisions H.R. 3746, Accountable Care in Rural America Act, all provisions H.R. 4587, Value in Health Care Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, provisions related to menstrual products coverage in Medicaid Medicare program: Physician Payment and Delivery Reform Medicare program: Impending Medicare payment cuts Medicare program: Medicare Evaluation and Management/budget neutrality Medicare program: Statutory PAYGO/Sequester Relief Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations/specialty care Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models Medicare program: AMA Recovery Plan for Americas Physicians/payment reform Medicare program: Global and Professional Direct Contracting alternative payment model/REACH ACOs Medicare program: Appropriate Use Criteria and Prior Authorization Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/prior authorization regulation Medicare program: Automatic blood pressure measurement devices/coverage Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) Medicare program: MIPS/Promoting Interoperability/Cost/Improvement Activities Medicare program: MIPS/data sharing/transparency Medicare program: MACRA physician burdens Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Health IT burden Medicare program: Public Health Emergency COVID-19 /Accelerated and Advance Payments Medicare program: Primary Care First models Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Medicare program: Modifier 25 Medicare program: Split/shared billing Medicare program: Interoperability/data blocking/HIPAA Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Provider compliance/Regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Prescription drug pricing/Pharmacy Benefits Managers Medicare program: Step Therapy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA Oversight Medicaid program: Improving Access to Physical and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP draft Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health Equity Medicaid program: Maternal Mortality Medicaid program: Uninsured and healthcare coverage/COVID-19 Medicaid program: Special Enrollment Period Medicaid program: Sickle Cell Disease
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Mifepristone (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Title VIII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Social Determinants of Health (General) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; implementation of P.L. 117-105, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S. 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411, MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007/S. 2444, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 804/S. 248, FAMILY Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act; H.R. 4151/S. 2238, FASD Respect Act; H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H); H.R. 5376/S.___, Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act; H.R. 5239/ S. 2941, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021; H.R. 4576/S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act; H.R 6143, Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act; H.R. 7073/S.3824, Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022; H.R.5487/S.3972, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) (general); H.R.4128/ S.2209, VALID Act of 2021; Pandemic Preparedness (general); S.3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act; S.Res.560, A resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as an unmet chronic disease for women and designating March 2022 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month"; Disclosure of Ingredients in Menstrual Products (general); H.R.7011/S.3797, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022; Healthy Start Program (HRSA); Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars (OMB); Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigars (OMB); H.R. 2234/S. 1021, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH) Act; S. 4467, Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act; S.Res.664, A resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential healthcare, including the full range of sexual and reproductive healthcare such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes; H.Res.589, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that policies governing access to medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science; H.R. 7894/S. 4347, Affordability is Access Act (AAA); H.R. 6005/S. 3223, Access to Birth Control Act; H.R. 7845, NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act of 2022; H.R. 4217, TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021; H.R.7974 - Endometriosis CARE Act of 2022; H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022; H.R. 8185/S. 4440 Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act; H.R. 7617/S. 309, Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022; H.Res.1072/S.Res.602, Expressing support for the designation of April 30, 2022, as "National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day"; Safety and efficacy of noninvasive prenatal screening tests (FDA/CMS); COVID-19 public health emergency unwinding (general); ; Implementation of the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act and Rural MOMS Act included in P.L. 117-103H.R.2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; fertility fraud and assisted reproductive technology (general); health care provider conscience protections (general).
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; and S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022.
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz - Social Determinants of Health H.R. 778 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Rep. Speier, Jackie - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 H.R. 908 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - federally facilitated exchanges H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - maternal mental health conditions and SUD H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy -SDOH and maternal health H.R. 1212 - Kira Johnson Act - Rep. Adams, Alma - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. -maternal health data H.R. 1268 - Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021 - Rep. Velazquez, Nydia - COVID-19 H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1350 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin - maternal health outcomes H.R. 1364 - Parity Enforcement Act of 2021 - Rep. Norcross, Donald - mental health and SUD H.R. 1400 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony -COVID-19 and health disparities H.R. 1406 - COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021 - Rep. Curtis, John - telehealth and COVID-19 H.R. 1544 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2021 - Rep. Cardenas, Tony - mental health and SUD grants for community peer support H.R. 1647 - TREATS Act - Rep. McKinley, David - increase use of telehealth for SUD treatment H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - Rep. Veasey, Marc - Broadband H.R. 1835 - COVID Community Care Act - Rep. Lee, Barbara - COVID-19 response H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. - broadband and public health infrastructure H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa - Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities H.R. 1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021 - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila - public option H.R. 1985 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 - Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - quality and transparency H.R. 2010 - Public Option Deficit Reduction Act- Rep. DeFazio, Peter - public option S. 24 - Protecting Personal Health Data Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - privacy S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina - health disparities S. 199 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2021 - Sen. Schatz, Brian - digital contact tracing for COVID-19 S. 201 - Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky - rural health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert - maternal health S. 340 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - telehealth, SUD and mental health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory - maternal health and health disparities S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina - maternal health data S. 352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Sen. Warner, Mark - health care costs and coverage S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - maternal health S. 512 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 Data Collection S. 586 - NOPAIN Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - non-opioid treatment S. 674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act- Sen. Murray, Patty - public health infrastructure S. 708 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Sen. Kelly, Mark - mental health and SUD national strategy S. 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - broadband S. 779 - Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021- Sen. Warner, Mark R. - state innovation waivers S. 782 - Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. - nursing home quality and transparency S. 783 - COVID Community Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - COVID-19 response S. 851 - Social Determinants for Moms Act- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard - SDOH and maternal health S. 893 - Tech to Save Moms Act- Sen. Menendez, Robert - maternal health S. 983 - CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option S. 987 - TREATS Act - Sen. Portman, Rob - SUD prevention and treatment S. 1010 - Turn the Tide Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - Substance Use Disorder S. 1042 - Kira Johnson Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - maternal health S. 3799 - Prevent Pandemics Act - Sen. Murray, Patty - pandemic preparedness Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, 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 the end of the public health emergency; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telehealth; issues related to the cost of insulin, including price, copays, rebates, and medical management tools; 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 related to repeal of the antitrust-related portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act; 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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.
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 4787/S. 1675), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561), Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act (H.R. 7011), Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (H.R. 1916/S. 754), Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act (H.R. 7073/S.3824), PREVENT Pandemics Act of 2022 (S. 3799),and Cures 2.0 Act of 2022 (H.R. 6000).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 54, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3753, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 1962, Parity Implementation Assistance Act, all provisions S. 3904, Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 4128, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act, all provisions S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act, all provisions S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions S. 2866, Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to waste, fraud, and abuse in telehealth S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions relating to waste, fraud, and abuse and telehealth H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S.937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 6279, Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions H.R. 6904, Patients Before Profits Act of 2022, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 3352, Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act, all provisions H.R. 4098, Non-Opioid Directive Act, all provisions S. 3620, Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act, all provisions Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act Primary Care Physician Reentry Act 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Affordable Care Act (ACA)/Stabilization Ryan Haight Act/telemedicine/controlled substances No Surprises Act/implementation Physician workforce issues Opioid overdose epidemic Medical device user fee reauthorization Telehealth study COVID-19/vaccine distribution/vaccine in physician offices COVID-19/health equity/vaccine COVID-19/testing/personal protective equipment(PPE)/misinformation Pandemic preparedness and public health Health insurance affordability Mental health parity Prior authorization Health equity and technology/biometric technologies Health Equity COVID-19/Provider Relief Fund Modifier 25/OIG Information blocking/Patient privacy Naloxone/over the counter (OTC) EHR Certification Precision medicine/diagnostics/coverage/payment/coding Digital health/AI/Digital therapeutics/transparency/equity
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act Issues relating to implementation of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities S. 3587/H.R. 7060 Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3593Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act - issues relating to rural broadband S. 3692NET Act - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6541 Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses Nonprofits and Local Governments Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6768 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority. - issues relating to public safety H.R. 6824 Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act - issues relating to cybersecurity H.R. 6982 Public Lands Telecommunications Act - issues relating H.R. 7112 Internet Exchange Act of 2022 - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 7132 Safe Connections Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety and consumer issues H.R. 7116 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 - issues relating to public safety
2022 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of appropriations, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Abortion-related provisions pertaining to modifying PL 111-148 are reported on the HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 61/H.R. 1080), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age as well as similar legislation (not introduced). Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Ban Act (H.R. 558) to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619/ S.123), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a urging signing of a discharge petition. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (S.401), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of similar House legislation. Contacts regarding legislation to defund certain abortion providers (S. 139/H.R. 541/S.1881/H.R. 188/S.95/H.R.2619) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts regarding legislation to ensure affiliate rules in law are applied to abortion providers receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in violation of the law. Consultations regarding various bills to restrict abortion; no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065). No position taken. Contacts regarding the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 1620). No position taken. Contacts regarding legislation to improve abortion reporting (H.R. 581/H.R.343/H.R. 6702 and others not introduced). Contacts in support of the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 705 and others not introduced) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Contacts in support of the Second Chance at Life Act (H.R.552) to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind. Contacts in opposition to agency action expanding the use of tissue from aborted babies. Contacts in regards to FDA oversight of prenatal testing products and efficacy. Contacts in support of legislation (H.R.243/S.88/H.R. 500) to make changes to the Title X program to ensure it does not grant funding to abortion facilities, grantees do not co-locate with abortion clinics, and grantees are not required to refer clients for abortions. Contacts in support of legislation dealing with the disposal of fetal remains (H.R. 555/ H.R. 620/S.293). Contacts in opposition to agency action weakening regulation surrounding the use of mifepristone and RU-486. Contacts in support of the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act (S.75/ H.R.532 ) to prohibit abortions on the basis that the unborn child has or may have Down syndrome. Contacts in support of the Support And Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act of 2021 (S.78 /H.R. 554) to prevent labeling changes for already approved abortion drugs; prevents providers from dispensing these abortion drugs remotely, by mail, or via telemedicine; and prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving new chemical abortion drugs. Contacts in opposition to regulation to make abortion drugs available by telemedicine. Contacts in support of the Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R.626/S. 3252) to prohibit abortionists from performing chemical abortions without being physically present. Contacts explaining nonsupport for the Life at Conception Act (S.99/H.R. 1011) and the Sanctity of Human Life Act (H.R. 877) based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of the Women's Right to Know Act (not introduced) to give women truthful, non-misleading information prior to an abortion. Contacts in support of the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and similar legislation (S. 109/H.R.627/H.R.2223/H.R.627/S.16) to prohibit the knowing transportation of a minor across a State line, with the intent that the minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in fact abridges the right of a parent of the minor under a law requiring parental involvement in a minors abortion decision Contacts in support of the Informed Consent Act (H.R. 1382/S.446) to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 28/S.87) which would extend existing Hyde Amendment protections to any COVID-19-related healthcare provisions. Contacts in support of PRENDA (S.86) to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts in support of the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021(H.R. 563/S.77) to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion. Contacts in support of Protecting Life on College Campus, which would prohibit federal funds from being directed to institutions of higher education that offer abortion procedures and chemical abortion drugs to students and faculty. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S.92/H.R. 18). Contacts in support of defeating a Previous Question in order to initiate a procedure to provide for the immediate consideration of HR 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Smith bill would make permanent and government-wide the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to fund abortions. Contacts in opposition to the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 3577) which would enshrine into law abortion-on-demand and would overturn existing pro-life laws and prevent new protective laws from being enacted at the state and federal levels. This bill seeks to strip away from elected lawmakers the ability to provide even the most minimal protections for unborn children, at any stage of their pre-natal development. Contacts regarding the Care for Her Act (H.R. 5163) to extend services for pregnant women. Contacts regarding the Family Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 2119) in regards to abortion expanding provisions. Contacts in opposition to changes to Title X regulations which bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions including support of a CRA overturning Biden administration regulation (S.J.Res. 41/H.J.Res. 76). Contacts in support of the Simon Crosier Act (H.R. 5656) which requires certain policies to be in place relating to do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physicians orders for unemancipated minors receiving services. Contacts in support of the Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2021 (H.R. 5995) to provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss. Contacts in support of Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2022 (H.R.6536) which would require abortionists to report reasonable suspicion of sex trafficking. Contacts in regards to Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act (H.R.1218) and impact on abortion reporting. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of the Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2022 (H.R.7179) which would prohibit the performance of an abortion on an unborn child due to a diagnosis of Turner syndrome.
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Mifepristone (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Social Determinants of Health (General) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R.1667/S. 610, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S. 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411, MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007/S. 2444, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 804/S. 248, FAMILY Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act; H.R. 4151/S. 2238, FASD Respect Act; H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H); H.R. 5376/S.___, Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act; H.R. 5239/ S. 2941, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021; H.R. 4576/S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act; H.R 6143, Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act; H.R. 7073/S.3824, Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022; H.R.5487/S.3972, SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) (general); H.R.4128/ S.2209, VALID Act of 2021; Pandemic Preparedness (general); S.3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act; S.Res.560, A resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as an unmet chronic disease for women and designating March 2022 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month"; Disclosure of Ingredients in Menstrual Products (general); H.R.7011/S.3797, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022; Healthy Start Program (HRSA); Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars (OMB); Tobacco Product Standard for Menthol in Cigars (OMB).
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; and S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 4787/S. 1675), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561).
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - issues relating to broadband deployment and adoption H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 3236/H.R. 6314, Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund S. 3288, NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 3335, Robocall Traceback Enhancement Act - issues relating to robocalls and related activities
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 205 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] - broadband H.R. 341 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] - telehealth H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 - Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] - telehealth H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] - SDOH H.R. 434 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] - mental health and SUD H.R. 596 - ACCESS Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - telehealth H.R. 675 - COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - price gouging H.R. 747 - Access to TESTs Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] - COVID-19 H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - maternal health H.R. 925 - Data to Save Moms Act - Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] - maternal health H.R. 937 - Tech To Save Moms Act - Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] - maternal health H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] - maternal health H.R. 951 - Maternal Vaccination Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] - maternal health H.R. 959 - To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes - Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] - maternal health H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] - broadband H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] - maternal health H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] - telehealth H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes - Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] - broadband and telehealth H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - health education H.R. 1888 - Improving Access to Indian Health Services Act- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] - FMAP for Indian health services H.R. 2010 - To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option - Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] - public option H.R. 3063 - MOMMIES Act - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] - maternal health H.R. 3126 - Healthy MOM Act - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] - maternal health H.R. 3407 - MOMMAs Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 3688 - To address maternal mortality and morbidity - Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] - maternal health H.R. 3753 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] - mental health and SUD H.R. 4026 - Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021 - Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] - SDOH H.R. 4387 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 - Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] - health care funding H.R. 4918 - Rural Telehealth Expansion Act - Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] - telehealth and rural health H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - health care funding H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act - Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] - telehealth and rural health H.R. 5837 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment - Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] - telehealth SUD services S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - SDOH S. 168 - TREAT Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - telehealth S. 287 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - maternal health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] - maternal health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - maternal health S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] - telehealth S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - maternal health S. 851 - A bill to address social determinants of maternal health - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] - SDOH S. 983 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] - public option S. 1333 - A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] - maternal health S. 1542 - MOMMIES Act - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 1622 - HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021 - Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] - maternal health S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] - telehealth S. 1804 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 1833 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act - Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] - maternal health S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - mental health and SUD S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] - telehealth S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] - telehealth S. 2779 - TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021 - Sen. Hassan, Maggie [D-NH] - maternal health and mental health S. 3039 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 - Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] - SDOH S. 3062 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] - HHS 2022 appropriations Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, 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 health equity; issues related to vaccination; 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 related to repeal of the antitrust-related portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act; 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6000, CURES 2.0 Act, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4217, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, all provisions S. 2779, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions related to fraud, waste, and abuse In telehealth S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, provisions related to fraud, waste, and abuse In telehealth H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 6202, Telehealth Extension Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 2448, Health Misinformation Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5963, Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 6072, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3614, Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5224, Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3755, Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, provisions relating to parental notification and consent laws for unemancipated youth S. 1975, Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, provisions relating to parental notification and consent laws for unemancipated youth S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 5248, Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies (TRIAGE) Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 6311, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions S. 3418, Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2021, all provisions 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Primary Care Physician Reentry Act COVID-19/Vaccine distributions/vaccines in physician offices COVID-19/Vaccine/Health Equity COVID-19/monoclonal antibodies/therapeutics/testing/counseling reimbursement VOCID-19/PPE/misinformation COVID-19/retail pharmacies/HIPAA Health equity/race corrections in clinical algorithms Surprise billing Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Maternal health/mortality Maternal health/bias Pharmacy Benefit Managers/Rx drug price transparency Drug overdose epidemic Biometrics Telemedicine/HIPAA Social determinants of health Information blocking/privacy Human cell donating/men who have had sex with men PL 115-271, Section 3204/harmful interpretation Naloxone/over-the-counter/standing orders Menstrual products/poverty/medical necessities Abortion/mandatory parent notification/consent Coding - CPT Panel Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) - Accutane Opioids Physical therapy Digital Health/AI/Digital Therapeutics Precision Medicine/Diagnostics
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act.
Client expense: $141,181 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Mifepristone (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Social Determinants of Health (General) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R.1667/S. 610, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S, 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411, MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007/S. 2444, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 804/S. 248, FAMILY Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act; H.R. 4151/S. 2238, FASD Respect Act; H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H); H.R. 5376/S.___, Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act; H.R. 5239/ S. 2941, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021; H.R. 4576/S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act; H.R 6143, Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act.
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act.
Client expense: $167,501 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Mifepristone (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Tobacco Cessation (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; H.R. _/S. _, VACCINES Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. _/S._, the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act; H.R.1667/S. 610, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S, 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411, MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; H.Res.375, Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; ; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 804/S. 248, FAMILY Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act; H.R. 4151/S. 2238, FASD Respect Act; H.R. ___, Cures 2.0 Act; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H); H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act; H.R. 5239/ S. 2941, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021; H.R. 4576/S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act
2021 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Tobacco Cessation (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; H.R. _/S. _, VACCINES Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. _/S._, the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act; H.R.1667/S. 610, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S, 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411; MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; Implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; H.Res.375, Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; S.Res.172/H.Res.344, a Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis; H.R. 666/S. 162, the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2427 - The FAIR Contributions Act - all sections. S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021 - all sections. S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage - all sections. S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Development Act - all sections. S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act - all sections. H.R. 1042 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act - all sections. H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - all sections. H.R. 1049 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - all sections. H.R. 1058 - Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - all sections. H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - all sections. H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act - all broadband sections. H.R. 1650 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband networks associated with services offered by edge providers, and for other purposes - all sections. H.R. 2489 - Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act - all sections. H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act - all sections. H.R. 3193 - E-BRIDGE Act - all sections. H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - all broadband sections. H.R. 3919 - Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - all sections. H.R. 4046 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - all sections. H.R. 4208 - Section 331 Obligation Clarification Act - all sections. H.R. 5028 - Information Sharing and Advanced Communication - all sections. H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - all sections. H.R. 5378 - Spectrum Innovation Act - all sections. H.R. 5400 - Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Funds Act - all sections. H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 - all sections. H.R. 5512 - Rural Broadband Mapping Act - all sections. H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF, including contributions, performance testing, coordination among programs, buildout obligations, eligible telecommunications carrier designation, USACs HUB filing system, and the FCCs Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDAs ReConnect Program. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to state and local role in supporting broadband deployment. Legislative and regulatory issues related to supply chain security. Legislative and regulatory issues related to telecommunications workforce. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband permitting applications.
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping; (House and Senate); and Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act.
2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Maternal and child health including Medicaid postpartum coverage provisions, public health, maternal therapeutics, vaccination, and other health-related bills. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346), Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA'S Act (S. 411), Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act or the Rural MOMS Act (H.R. 769), Newborn Screening Saving Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 482/S. 350), Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act, Maternal Immunization Coverage Act, The Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act (H.R. 2347), Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 (H.R. 379/S.104), the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 674), the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2021 (H.R. 1550), Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 4787/S. 1675), Data Mapping to Save Moms Act of 2021 (H.R. 1218/S. 198), The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021) for New Mothers Act (H.R. 4217/ S. 2779), Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 or SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5487), Improving the Health of Children Act (H.R. 5551), Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5552), and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 (H.R. 5561).
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2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 205 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] - broadband H.R. 341 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] - telehealth H.R. 366 - Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 - Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] - telehealth H.R. 379 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 - Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] - SDOH H.R. 434 - Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act - Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] - mental health and SUD H.R. 596 - ACCESS Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - telehealth H.R. 675 - COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] - price gouging H.R. 747 - Access to TESTs Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] - COVID-19 H.R. 909 - Moms Matter Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - maternal health H.R. 925 - Data to Save Moms Act - Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] - maternal health H.R. 937 - Tech To Save Moms Act - Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] - maternal health H.R. 943 - Social Determinants for Moms Act - Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] - maternal health H.R. 951 - Maternal Vaccination Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] - maternal health H.R. 959 - To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes - Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] - maternal health H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] - broadband H.R. 1218 - Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] - maternal health H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - COVID-19 relief H.R. 1332 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] - telehealth H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes - Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] - broadband and telehealth H.R. 1872 - MORE Health Education Act - Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] - health education H.R. 1888 - Improving Access to Indian Health Services Act- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] - FMAP for Indian health services H.R. 2010 - To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option - Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] - public option H.R. 3063 - MOMMIES Act - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] - maternal health H.R. 3126 - Healthy MOM Act - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] - maternal health H.R. 3407 - MOMMAs Act - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 3688 - To address maternal mortality and morbidity - Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] - maternal health H.R. 3753 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] - mental health and SUD H.R. 4026 - Social Determinants of Health Data Analysis Act of 2021 - Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] - SDOH H.R. 4387 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] - maternal health H.R. 4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 - Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] - health care funding H.R. 4918 - Rural Telehealth Expansion Act - Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] - telehealth and rural health H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act - Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - health care funding S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - SDOH S. 168 - TREAT Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - telehealth S. 287 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - maternal health S. 334 - IMPACT to Save Moms Act - Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] - maternal health S. 345 - Maternal Vaccinations Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 346 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 347 - Data to Save Moms Act - Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] - maternal health S. 368 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] - telehealth S. 408 - Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act - Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] - maternal health S. 411 - MOMMAs Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - maternal health S. 851 - A bill to address social determinants of maternal health - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] - SDOH S. 983 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] - public option S. 1333 - A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] - maternal health S. 1542 - MOMMIES Act - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] - maternal health S. 1622 - HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021 - Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] - maternal health S. 1704 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] - telehealth S. 1804 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] - maternal health S. 1833 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act - Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] - maternal health S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] - mental health and SUD S. 1988 - Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] - telehealth S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] - telehealth S. 2779 - TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021 - Sen. Hassan, Maggie [D-NH] - maternal health and mental health Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers, 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 health equity; issues related to vaccination; 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 related to repeal of the antitrust-related portions of the McCarran-Ferguson Act; 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 and enhancements included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); issues related to Medicaid coverage gap; 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.
2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 708, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 4058, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 S. 2061, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 4480, Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1446, Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1306, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions S. 412, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, all provisions H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 610, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3778, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 1976, Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, all provisions S. 2448, Health Misinformation Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2503, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, all provisions S. 509, Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2163, Safe Step Act, all provisions S. 464, Safe Step Act, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 925, Data to Save Moms Act, all provisions H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, provisions relating to medical debt H.R. 3755, Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, all provisions S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act, all provisions H.R. 4217, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, provision relating to physician representation S. 2779, Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act of 2021, provision relating to physician representation S. 253, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 379, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 104, Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 1218, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act, all provisions S. 1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1384, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions S. 445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions S. 162, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, all provisions Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 2019 21st Century Cures 2.0 Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Primary and Virtual Health Care Affordability Act Affordable Care Act family glitch Waste, fraud, and abuse in telehealth Digital Therapeutics Digital Health/Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation Telehealth studies Dialysis Centers/COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities continuation Physician burnout and suicide issues Vaccine distribution/vaccines in physician offices/health equity Provider Relief Fund Prior Authorization/attachment standards ERISA Plans/prior authorization requirements Health equity/race corrections in clinical algorithms Maternal mortality Prescription drug pricing Data Privacy Information blocking Drug overdose epidemic Social Determinants of Health Cybersecurity and HIPAA Clinical and administrative data COVID-19/health equity/testing/PPE/misinformation/vaccine issues COVID-19/OSHA/emergency temporary standard (ETS) Precision Medicine/Diagnostics/Coding Nomination of Rahul Gupta, MD, to be Director of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Mental health parity Prior authorization Physician health programs
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Infrastructure siting S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2382, A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on non-reimbursable basis - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 2427, Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act - issues relating to USF S. 2474, American Telecommunications Security Act - issues relating to supply chain S. 2483, Improving Cyber Security of Small Organizations Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2473, Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to infrastructure S. 2668, A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access - issues relating to broadband deployment and NTIA process and authority S. 2754, A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 - issues relating to public safety S. 2911, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers - issues relating to rural broadband S. 2979, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to supply chain security and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4347 - To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 4656 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band - issues relating to spectrum H.R. 4659 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - issues relating to network management H.R. 4663/S.2447 - Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS) Act - issues relating to USF H.R. 4825, To establish broadband expansion grant programs - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 5028, To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 9-1-1 disability alerting system - issues relating to public safety H.R. 5058, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure siting and permitting H.R. 5440, The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act - issues relating to cybersecurity
2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Health Disparities (general); Breastfeeding (general); Assisted Reproductive Technology (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Intimate Partner Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Contraception (general); Abortion (general); Mifepristone (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (general); Community Health Centers (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Health care workforce (general); Title VII Health Workforce Programs (general); Special Diabetes Program (general); Special Diabetes Program for Indians (general); Sexuality Education (general); Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Sexually Transmitted Infections (general); Tobacco Cessation (general); Access and Provision of Medication-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (HHS); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Health Care Reform (general); Title X Family Planning Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); Administrative Burden (general); COVID-19 Response (general); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (general); Data Collection (general); Health Equity (general); Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (CDC); Provider Relief Fund (general); Maternal Mental Health (general); Violence Against Women Act (general); COVID-19 Vaccine (general); H.R. 3755/S. 1975, Womens Health Protection Act; H.R. _/S. _, VACCINES Act; implementation of P.L. 115-344, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act; implementation of P.L. 115-320, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 4387/S.1675, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act; H.R. 959/ S. 346, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021; implementation of P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020; implementation of P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; implementation of P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of P.L. 116-139, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 3021 the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act; H.R. 1065/S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. _/S._, the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act; H.R.1667/S. 610, Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act; S, 176, Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act; H.R. 736/S. 167, Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act; H.R. 1350/ S.408, Supporting Best Practices for Healthy Moms Act; H.R. 3407/S. 411, MOMMAs Act; H.R. 769/S.1491, Rural MOMS Act; implementation of P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R. 2216 /S.1063, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; H.R. 2007, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021; H.R. 3110/S. 1658, PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 2903/S.1515, CONNECT for Health Act; H.R. 3671/S.1958, Doctors of Community (DOC) Act; H.Res.375, Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, the 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of the No Surprises Act contained in P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; ; S. 1234/H.R. 2556, the Maternal CARE Act; S. 1333, the MOMS Act; S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1439, Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021; S. 1622, the HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021; H.R. 482/S. 350, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; H.R. 804/S. 248, FAMILY Act; H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act; H.R. 4151/S. 2238, FASD Respect Act; H.R. ___, Cures 2.0 Act; Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H); H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5218, Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act; H.R. 5239/ S. 2941, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021; H.R. 4576/S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Broadband Access and Provision of Telehealth (general); S. 198/H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act.
Client expense: $151,161 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); and Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R.1833 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; and S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act.
2021 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, the Lifeline Program, and determining wireless broadband coverage maps Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Spectrum auctions Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Authority and Process Issues relating to National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment and siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to robocalls and related activities Issues relating to implementation of the RAY BAUMS Act in P.L. 115-141 Issues relating to telecommunication workforce Issues relating to the Internet of Things Issues relating to the CARES Act Issues relating to the Consolidated Appropriations Act Issues relating to the American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 678, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act - issues relating to numbering H.R. 870, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1032, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to telecommunication workforce H.R. 1038, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1039, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1043, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1045, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1046, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1047, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021- Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1049, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1050, Connecting Communities Post Disasters - Issues relating to Broadband deployment and public safety H.R. 1051, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1053, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1055, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1058, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1056, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1060, Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1067, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1069, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) of Broadband Infrastructure Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1073, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment and public safety H.R. 1074, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1084, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1141, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1156, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1218/S.198, Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act - issues relating to wireless broadband coverage maps H.R. 1250, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 1525, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1590, Tribal Internet Expansion Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1631, Community Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process H.R. 1673/S. 724, To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. - issues relating to the Universal Service Fund H.R. 1700, To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure - Issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 1721, Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act - Issues relating to FCC Authority and Process and The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1783/S. 745, The Accessible Affordable, Internet for All Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1841, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program - Issues relating to NTIA authority and process H.R. 1848, The LIFT America Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1934, Promoting US International Leadership in 5G Act - Issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 113, the BROWSER Act - issues relating to privacy S. 120, Safe Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - issues relating to workforce S. 279, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 326, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 390, Emergency Reporting Act - issues relating to public safety S. 446, Kelsey Smith Act - issues relating to public safety S. 553, Government Spectrum Valuation Act - issues relating to spectrum S. 592, Broadband Reserve Fund Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 608, Keeping Critical Connections Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 741, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA) - Issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 835, A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President - Issues relating to Broadband deployment S. 965, Cyber Shield Act - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 979, A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse - issues relating to FCC process and authority and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 S. 1036, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority S. 996, Improving Minority Participation and Careers in Telecommunications (IMPACT) Act - issues relating to workforce S. 997, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act - issues relating to device availability S. 1563, The Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Act - issues relating to NTIA process and authority and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1676, The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 1790/H.R. 3919, The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain S. 1885, The Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment S. 1884, the Broadband Parity Act - issues relating to broadband deployment S. 2018, the Digital Equity Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority S. 2166, Recognizing and Ensuring Taxpayer Access to Infrastructure Necessary for GPS and Satellite Communications (RETAIN GPS) Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3003, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021 - issues relating to NTIA process and authority H.R. 3346, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3435, The American Broadband Act - issues relating to Infrastructure deployment H.R. 3369, The Rural Broadband for America Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3370, The Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3376, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority H.R. 3377, Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - issues relating to rural broadband H.R. 3703, The Nationwide Dig Once Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 3784, Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021 - issues relating to IoT H.R. 3970, The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to rural broadband and infrastructure deployment H.R. 4067, Community Security Advisory Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 4046, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act - issues relating to cybersecurity and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4045, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act - issues relating to FCC process and authority. H.R. 4032, Open Ran Outreach Act - Issues relating to Supply Chain H.R. 4029, TEAM TELECOM Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4028, Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and NTIA process and authority H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act - issues relating to cybersecurity
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-286.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| February 23, 2021 |
| Democratic |
| IL |
Client expense: $5,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $3,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $4,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $4,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $4,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $6,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $4,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $141,181 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $167,501 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $167,084 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $3,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $151,161 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE