Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

BOEM-2022-0031--Proposed Five Year Plan For 22023-2028 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program 023-2028--Finalization of new plan for offshore oil and gas leasing General resource access (including leasing, permitting, infrastructure interconnection, labor standards/requirements, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals, carbon capture utilization/sequestration and wind. HR 7292--The Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act--Provisions related to lease sales and lease sale 257 HR 7306--The Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 7285--The Unleashing American Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing Implementation regulations for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act --Funding for plug and abandonment work in the US Gulf of Mexico Renewable Energy on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act--Sections related to offshore wind leasing and permitting, including electric transmission lines HR 7900--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023--Potential amendment regarding offshore energy leasing BOEM No. 2021-0072--Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257--Efforts to re-instate lease sale decision in wake of court decision. S 2130, House Companion--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2021 or Budgeting for Renewable Electrical Energy Zone Earnings Act (BREEZE Act) of 2022--Provisions regarding revenue sharing for offshore wind, and hypothetical changes on uses of shared revenue HR 1506--Transparency and Production of American Energy Act--Eliminates bureaucratic hurdles to energy sector to innovation, expands access to federal lands and waters for energy development Draft Legislation on Offshore Oil and Gas--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as permitting for seismic. S.3714--Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions related to improvement of federal permitting process, including environmental review timelines and requirements, for all infrastructure types, not only for transportation, with appropriate consideration for independent agencies such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2022--Bill proposes to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to include provisions specific to offshore wind leasing

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; and H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response offshore wind energy, port infrastructure, CZMA, and renewable marine resources. H.R.455 - California Clean Coast Act of 2021 H.R.479- California Central Coast Conservation Act H.R.544 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 H.R.569- Defend our Coast Act H.R.570 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 H.R.998 - Offshore Wind Jobs Opportunity Act H.R.2519 - To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.2635 - To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.2643 - To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.2836 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.3048 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3053 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.3116 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. H.R. 3160 -To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts grant program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4334 - To empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to promote alternative energy development, and for other purposes. H.R. 4696/S.2468 - To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on drilling off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes. H.Res.614 Condemning the Biden administration's Executive actions imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters, given the administration has also called for increased importation of crude oil from OPEC+ countries and refused to implement congressionally mandated sanctions on the builders of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline H.R. 5634 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to contracts for oil spill response, and for other purposes. H.R. 5784 - To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.5707- To provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida until 2032, and for other purposes. H.R.5965- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to enter into contracts for payment of costs associated with using eligible hydrogen, and for other purposes. H.R.6728 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes. H.R.6780- To identify barriers to the deployment of hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes. H.R.6533- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and for other purposes. H.R.6643 - To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other purposes. H.R.7292- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, and for other purposes. H.R.7293- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to process applications for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7298- To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the publication of data on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7306- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide deadlines for the development of five-year oil and gas leasing programs, and for other purposes. H.R.7355- To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be construed to be required. H.R.7397 - To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes H.R.7434- To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.7439- To promote United States energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.6728 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes. H.R.6780 - To identify barriers to the deployment of hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes. H.R. 6916 - To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline and direct the President to take certain actions relating to the importation into the United States from Russia, and the exportation from the United States, of oil and gas, and for other purposes. H.R. 7584 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities in the inland navigable waters of the United States. H.R.8013 - To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the Department of Energy and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes. H.R.8117 - To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R.8176 - To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue decisions on applications for permits to drill that have been frozen in contravention of the spirit of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.8224 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out certain offshore oil and gas lease sales and finalize the next offshore oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes. H.R.8980/S.4943 - To establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R.9012 - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to limit the scope of environmental reviews required by such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.9025 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use certain previously completed environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to satisfy the review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 653/S.58 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 S.28 - Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act S.1115 - A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.1807 - Clean H2 Production Act S.2501 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes. S.2633 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure market competition in onshore oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes. S. 3104 - A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. S.3111- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct a study with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security on the feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as a shipping fuel. S.3112- A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, and for other purposes. S.3118- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program, and for other purposes. S.3731 - A bill to restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.4228 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to immediately resume oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes.

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; support for issues regarding recognition of uncompensated care costs and addressing social determinants of health in the Medicaid and Medicare populations; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; policy proposals to address mental and physical/medical comorbidities of beneficiaries in the Medicare/Medicaid programs; H.R. 1868/Pub. L. No. 117-7, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes/Medicare sequester; in general - protecting access to physician services for Medicare beneficiaries per preventing reductions resulting from Medicare sequestration, Statutory PAYGO, and reduction in Medicare conversion factor for CY2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

H.R. 570: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 2643: Offshore Pipeline Safety Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3078: Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3243: Pipeline Security Act; all provisions of the bill. P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376); provisions related to energy H.R. 6497: Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022; provisions related to energy infrastructure. H.R. 7285: Unleashing American Energy Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 7292: Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 7306: Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 9087: To restart onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, ensure transparency in energy development on Federal lands, and for other purposes; all provisions of the bill. S. 2085: Save Our Future Act; all provisions of the bill. S. 3600: Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; provisions related to energy infrastructure. S. 4815: Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act; provisions related to energy General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Department of the Interior (DOI) Notice of Availability of the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore Pipeline Issues

BOEM-2022-0031--Proposed Five Year Plan For 22023-2028 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program 023-2028--Finalization of new plan for offshore oil and gas leasing General resource access (including leasing, permitting, infrastructure interconnection, labor standards/requirements, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals, carbon capture utilization/sequestration and wind. H.R. 5376--The Build Back Better Act (Reconciliation-based Infrastructure Package) and related drafts and derivations--Issues in House or Senate packages related to offshore energy including renewable energy, hydrogen, offshore oil and gas acreage access, and carbon capture utilization and storage tax credits (including direct payment of such credits) and incentives for related infrastructure and manufacturing facilities, tax or fee increases on oil and gas operations production and revenue, a border carbon adjustment, tax credits for domestic vessel construction, a fee on methane or Methane Emissions Reduction Program, prohibitions or requirements of leasing and permitting for oil and gas, changes to oil and gas royalty policy, authorization of new leasing of offshore wind, and corporate minimum tax HR 7292--The Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act--Provisions related to lease sales and lease sale 257 HR 7306--The Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 7285--The Unleashing American Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 2635, S 3808--Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act--Language regarding leasing for offshore wind Potential bipartisan energy legislation in Senate--Language regarding leasing for offshore energy leasing, as well as tax support for offshore wind Implementation regulations for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act --Funding for plug and abandonment work in the US Gulf of Mexico Renewable Energy on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act--Sections related to offshore wind leasing and permitting, including electric transmission lines HR 7900--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023--Potential amendment regarding offshore energy leasing BOEM No. 2021-0072--Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257--Efforts to re-instate lease sale decision in wake of court decision. S 2130, House Companion--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2021 or Budgeting for Renewable Electrical Energy Zone Earnings Act (BREEZE Act) of 2022--Provisions regarding revenue sharing for offshore wind, and hypothetical changes on uses of shared revenue HR 1506--Transparency and Production of American Energy Act--Eliminates bureaucratic hurdles to energy sector to innovation, expands access to federal lands and waters for energy development Draft Legislation on Offshore Oil and Gas--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as permitting for seismic. S.3714--Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions related to improvement of federal permitting process, including environmental review timelines and requirements, for all infrastructure types, not only for transportation, with appropriate consideration for independent agencies such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response offshore wind energy, port infrastructure, CZMA, and renewable marine resources. H.R.455 - California Clean Coast Act of 2021 H.R.479- California Central Coast Conservation Act H.R.544 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 H.R.569- Defend our Coast Act H.R.570 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 H.R.998 - Offshore Wind Jobs Opportunity Act H.R.2519 - To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.2635 - To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.2643 - To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.2836 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.3048 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3053 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.3116 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. H.R. 3160 -To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts grant program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4334 - To empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to promote alternative energy development, and for other purposes. H.R. 4696/S.2468 - To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on drilling off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes. H.Res.614 Condemning the Biden administration's Executive actions imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters, given the administration has also called for increased importation of crude oil from OPEC+ countries and refused to implement congressionally mandated sanctions on the builders of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline H.R. 5634 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to contracts for oil spill response, and for other purposes. H.R. 5784 - To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.5707- To provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida until 2032, and for other purposes. H.R.5965- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to enter into contracts for payment of costs associated with using eligible hydrogen, and for other purposes. H.R.6728 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes. H.R.6780- To identify barriers to the deployment of hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes. H.R.6533- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and for other purposes. H.R.6643 - To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other purposes. H.R.7292- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, and for other purposes. H.R.7293- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to process applications for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7298- To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the publication of data on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7306- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide deadlines for the development of five-year oil and gas leasing programs, and for other purposes. H.R.7355- To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be construed to be required. H.R.7397 - To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes H.R.7434- To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.7439- To promote United States energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.6728 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes. H.R.6780 - To identify barriers to the deployment of hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes. H.R. 6916 - To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline and direct the President to take certain actions relating to the importation into the United States from Russia, and the exportation from the United States, of oil and gas, and for other purposes. H.R. 7584 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities in the inland navigable waters of the United States. H.R.8013 - To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the Department of Energy and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes. H.R.8117 - To exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R.8176 - To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue decisions on applications for permits to drill that have been frozen in contravention of the spirit of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.8224 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out certain offshore oil and gas lease sales and finalize the next offshore oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes. H.R. 653/S.58 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 S.28 - Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act S.1115 - A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.1807 - Clean H2 Production Act S.2501 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes. S.2633 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure market competition in onshore oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes. S. 3104 - A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. S.3111- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct a study with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security on the feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as a shipping fuel. S.3112- A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, and for other purposes. S.3118- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program, and for other purposes. S.3731 - A bill to restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.4228 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to immediately resume oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes.

H.R. 570: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 2643: Offshore Pipeline Safety Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3078: Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 3243: Pipeline Security Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 6497: Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022; provisions related to energy infrastructure. H.R. 7285: Unleashing American Energy Act; all provisions of the bill H.R. 7292: Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act; all provisions of the bill H.R. 7306: Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act; all provisions of the bill S. 2085: Save Our Future Act; all provisions of the bill. S. 3600: Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; provisions related to energy infrastructure. General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Program. Prepared in Response to Executive Order 14008, November 2021 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore Pipeline Issues

Client expense: $2,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-19 PHE; support for issues regarding recognition of uncompensated care costs and addressing social determinants of health in the Medicaid and Medicare populations; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility; policy proposals to address mental and physical/medical comorbidities of beneficiaries in the Medicare/Medicaid programs; H.R. 1868/Pub. L. No. 117-7, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes/Medicare sequester.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

BOEM-2022-0031--Proposed Five Year Plan For 2023-2028 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program--Finalization of new plan for offshore oil and gas leasing General resource access (including leasing, permitting, infrastructure interconnection, labor standards/requirements, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals, carbon capture utilization/sequestration and wind. H.R. 5376--The Build Back Better Act (Reconciliation-based Infrastructure Package) and related drafts and derivations--Issues in House or Senate packages related to offshore energy including renewable energy, hydrogen, offshore oil and gas acreage access, and carbon capture utilization and storage tax credits (including direct payment of such credits) and incentives for related infrastructure and manufacturing facilities, tax or fee increases on oil and gas operations production and revenue, a border carbon adjustment, tax credits for domestic vessel construction, a fee on methane or Methane Emissions Reduction Program, prohibitions or requirements of leasing and permitting for oil and gas, changes to oil and gas royalty policy, authorization of new leasing of offshore wind, and corporate minimum tax HR 7292--The Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act--Provisions related to lease sales and lease sale 257 HR 7306--The Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 7285--The Unleashing American Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 2635, S 3808--Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act--Language regarding leasing for offshore wind Potential bipartisan energy legislation in Senate--Language regarding leasing for offshore energy leasing, as well as tax support for offshore wind Implementation regulations for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--Funding for plug and abandonment work in the US Gulf of Mexico Renewable Energy on Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act--Sections related to offshore wind leasing and permitting, including electric transmission lines HR 7900--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023--Potential amendment regarding offshore energy leasing BOEM No. 2021-0072--Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257--Efforts to re-instate lease sale decision in wake of court decision. S 2130, Potential House Companion--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2021 or Budgeting for Renewable Electrical Energy Zone Earnings Act (BREEZE Act) of 2022--Provisions regarding revenue sharing for offshore wind, and hypothetical changes on uses of shared revenue Draft Legislation on Offshore Oil and Gas--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as permitting for seismic.

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response offshore wind energy, port infrastructure, CZMA, and renewable marine resources. H.R.455 - California Clean Coast Act of 2021 H.R.479- California Central Coast Conservation Act H.R.544 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 H.R.569- Defend our Coast Act H.R.570 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2021 H.R.998 - Offshore Wind Jobs Opportunity Act H.R.2519 - To prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.2635 - To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.2643 - To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.2836 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.3048 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3053 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.3116 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. H.R. 3160 -To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts grant program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4334 - To empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to promote alternative energy development, and for other purposes. H.R. 4696/S.2468 - To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on drilling off the coasts of the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes. H.Res.614 Condemning the Biden administration's Executive actions imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters, given the administration has also called for increased importation of crude oil from OPEC+ countries and refused to implement congressionally mandated sanctions on the builders of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline H.R. 5634 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to contracts for oil spill response, and for other purposes. H.R. 5784 - To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. H.R.5707- To provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida until 2032, and for other purposes. H.R.5965- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to enter into contracts for payment of costs associated with using eligible hydrogen, and for other purposes. H.R.6728 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for an exemption to the manning and crewing requirements for certain outer Continental Shelf vessels, vehicles, and structures, and for other purposes. H.R.6780- To identify barriers to the deployment of hydrogen as a fuel source, and for other purposes. H.R.6533- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and for other purposes. H.R.6643 - To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other purposes. H.R.7292- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, and for other purposes. H.R.7293- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to process applications for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7298- To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the publication of data on expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill, and for other purposes. H.R.7306- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide deadlines for the development of five-year oil and gas leasing programs, and for other purposes. H.R.7355- To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be construed to be required. H.R.7397 - To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes H.R.7434- To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.7439- To promote United States energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 653/S.58 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 S.28 - Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act S.1115 - A bill to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on Federal land, and for other purposes. S.1807 - Clean H2 Production Act S.2501 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes. S.2633 - A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure market competition in onshore oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes. S. 3104 - A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. S.3111- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct a study with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security on the feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as a shipping fuel. S.3112- A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, and for other purposes. S.3118- A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program, and for other purposes.

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-19 PHE; support for issues regarding recognition of uncompensated care costs and addressing social determinants of health in the Medicaid and Medicare populations; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Proposed Five Year Plan For 2022-2027--Creation of new plan for offshore oil and gas leasing Implementation Regulations for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration--Leasing and permitting related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage. General resource access (including infrastructure, leasing, permitting, energy interconnection, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) and royalty rates in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals, carbon capture utilization/sequestration and wind and related economic, environmental, and national security impacts. H.R. 5376--The Build Back Better Act (Reconciliation-based Infrastructure Package) and related drafts and derivations--Issues in House or Senate packages related to offshore energy including renewable energy, hydrogen, and carbon capture utilization and storage tax credits (including direct payment of such credits) and incentives for related infrastructure and manufacturing facilities, tax or fee increases on oil and gas operations production and revenue, funding for ports related to offshore wind, tax credits for domestic vessel construction, a clean energy standard or Clean Electricity Payment Program, a carbon tax, a fee on methane or Methane Emissions Reduction Program, prohibitions or requirements of leasing for oil and gas, changes to oil and gas royalty policy, changes to oil and gas accounting and legal requirements related to accounting, authorization of new leasing of offshore wind, reform regarding the National Environmental Policy Act, and corporate minimum tax S 2130, Potential House Companion--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2021--Provisions regarding revenue sharing for offshore wind, and hypothetical changes on uses of shared revenue BOEM No. 2021-0072--Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257--Efforts to re-instate lease sale decision in wake of court decision. HR 2635, S 3808--Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act--Language supporting leasing for offshore wind HR 7292--The Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act--Provisions related to lease sales and lease sale 257 HR 7306--The Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing HR 7285--The Unleashing American Energy Act--Provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME); H.R. 7053/S. 3792 - acute hospital care at home waiver flexibility.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-19 PHE; support for issues regarding recognition of uncompensated care costs and addressing social determinants of health in the Medicaid and Medicare populations; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, policies concerning Medicare graduate medical education (GME).

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-19 PHE; support for issues regarding recognition of uncompensated care costs and addressing social determinants of health in the Medicaid and Medicare populations; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-19 PHE; support for reforms to CMSs Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Funding for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (Medicaid DSH); Funding for Medicare graduate medical education (GME); Medicare site neutrality policies; COVID-19 regulatory changes in general; Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CPRSA) Act, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act - issues impacting hospital financing, Medicaid DSH, telehealth expansion, Provider Relief Funds; H.R. 266/P.L. 116-139, the Health Care Enhancement Act - provisions related to Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund; increase in FMAP funding per COVID-10 PHE; support for reforms to CMS's Accelerated Advanced Payment Program; H.R. 7292 - The COVID-19 Hospital Forgiveness Act; support of telehealth policies, including for audio-only telehealth services.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Advocate for several Medicare & Medicaid provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748), including a delay of Medicare sequestration cuts, a delay of the Medicare Fiscal Accountability Rule and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cut relief. Support increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) and FMAP flexibility at the state level in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) and the CARES Act (H.R. 748). Advocate for changes to indirect medical education payments to account for COVID-19 response efforts. Discuss issues related to Medicare accelerated payments with White House, HHS, CMS and Congressional staff. Advocate for continued Federal funding for New York States DSRIP program. Discuss Medicare and Medicaid issues with the CMS Administrator. Discuss COVID-19 response with White House staff and HHS leadership, including the HHS Secretary. Discuss GNYHA's legislative priorities with Congressional staff: a delay of cuts Medicaid DSH funding (support), site-neutral policies (oppose), 340B drug discount program (support), expanding federal graduate medical education programs (support), funding to address the opioid crisis (support), and the Affordable Care Act (support). Educate Congressional staff and lawmakers on Medicare for All. Support graduate medical education funding through the Medicare program, including support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 834/H.R. 2256) and the Opioid Workforce Act. Discuss technical assistance regarding the Opioid Workforce Act with committee staff. Discuss the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2021 (S. 909) with Congressional staff and committee staff. Discuss New York State's Partnership for Patients initiative with CMS contract officers. Discuss GME rural training tracks and possible reforms with Congressional staff. Discuss the ET3 model with staff from CMMI. Discuss the Medicare GME program, including issues related to oversight and transparency, with congressional staff. Spoke with CMS to review Medicare DGME policy (42 CFR 413.75) on residency counting issues Discuss issues concerning DSH hospitals with the Executive Branch. Discuss Medicare and Medicaid issues with the CMS Administrator. Discuss Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R.3) with Congressional staff. Discuss issues related to telehealth and HIT with staff from CMS, the White House and Congressional staff. Discuss the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) and other COVID-19 phase four response legislation with lawmakers, Congressional staff, HHS and the White House. Discuss disbursements from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund with HHS, the White House, and Congressional staff and lawmakers. Discuss Medicare Advance Payment forgiveness with HHS and Congressional staff, advocated for H.R. 7292 (support). Discuss a range of other COVID-19 priorities with Congressional staff including ensuring Medicare advantage plans comply with increased COVID-19 Medicare payments (support), an add-on payment for COVID-19 care (support), and crisis pay for health care workers (support). Support a delay of Medicaid DSH reimbursement cuts in COVID-19 response package and a delay or repeal of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation. Discuss increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (support) and increased funding for state and local governments (support) with Congressional staff. Discuss Medicare Rule on Physician Time Studies (42 CFR 415.60) with CMS. Discuss disclosure of patient information to the media with HHS. Discuss Medicare Rules regarding new teaching hospitals with CMS. Discuss alternate care site billing with CMS.

Advocate for several Medicare & Medicaid provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748), including a delay of Medicare sequestration cuts, a delay of the Medicare Fiscal Accountability Rule and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cut relief. Support increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) and FMAP flexibility at the state level in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) and the CARES Act (H.R. 748). Advocate for federal childcare benefits for members of the health care workforce. Advocate for increasing borrowing limits on SBA loans and ensuring health care providers are eligible. Support direct funding for health care providers treating COVID-19 patients, including funding through the Hospital Preparedness Program. Support funding and efforts to ensure health care providers have access to essential materials, such as PPE, for COVID-19 response and readiness. Advocate for changes to indirect medical education payments to account for COVID-19 response efforts. Advocate for direct Federal funding for state and local governments during the COVID-19 crisis. Discuss the distribution methodology for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund with the White House, HHS, CMS and Congressional staff. Discuss issues related to Medicare accelerated payments with White House, HHS, CMS and Congressional staff. Advocate for continued Federal funding for New York States DSRIP program. Discuss Medicare and Medicaid issues with the CMS Administrator. Discuss COVID-19 response with White House staff and HHS leadership, including the HHS Secretary. Discuss GNYHA's legislative priorities with Congressional staff: a delay of cuts to Medicaid DSH funding (support), site-neutral policies (oppose), 340B drug discount program (support), expanding federal graduate medical education programs (support), funding to address the opioid crisis (support), funding for hospital infrastructure (support), the Affordable Care Act (support), and liver allocation reforms (support). Discuss the need to reform the United States' liver allocation system with Congressional staff/members, HHS, HRSA, UNOS and OPTN. Educate Congressional staff and lawmakers on Medicare for All. Support graduate medical education funding through the Medicare program, including support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 834/H.R. 2256) and the Opioid Workforce Act. Discuss technical assistance regarding the Opioid Workforce Act with committee staff. Discuss the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2021 (S. 909) with Congressional staff and committee staff. Support surprise billing legislation reform and work with committee and Congressional staff on a range of issues. Discussed several bills including: Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R. 3502), Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895), No Surprises Act (H.R. 3630) and Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 (H.R. 5826). Discussed the inclusion of surprise billing legislation in COVID-19 response legislation. Discuss New York State's Partnership for Patients initiative with CMS contract officers. Discuss GME rural training tracks and possible reforms with Congressional staff. Discuss the ET3 model with staff from CMMI. Discuss the Medicare GME program, including issues related to oversight and transparency, with congressional staff. Spoke with CMS to review Medicare DGME policy (42 CFR 413.75) on residency counting issues Discuss provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748) related to health care provider liability and immunity with Congressional and committee staff. Attend cybersecurity briefing related to foreign threats with FBI. Discuss issues concerning DSH hospitals with the Executive Branch. Discuss Medicare and Medicaid issues with the CMS Administrator. Discuss Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R.3) with Congressional staff. Discuss issues related to telehealth and HIT with staff from CMS, the White House and Congressional staff. Discuss drug shortages related to the COVID-19 crisis with Congressional and Administration staff. Coordinate with ASPR, the Department of Defense, FEMA and the FDA on COVID-19 response efforts. Discuss the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) and other COVID-19 phase four response legislation with lawmakers, Congressional staff, HHS and the White House. Discuss disbursements from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund with HHS, the White House, and Congressional staff and lawmakers. Discuss hospital infrastructure spending with the White House and Congressional staff, including in the Invest in America Act (H.R. 2). Discuss Medicare Advance Payment forgiveness with HHS and Congressional staff, advocated for H.R. 7292 (support). Discuss supply chain issues, including PPE and ventilators, with Congressional staff, HHS and White House. Discuss a range of other COVID-19 priorities with Congressional staff including ensuring Medicare advantage plans comply with increased COVID-19 Medicare payments (support), an add-on payment for COVID-19 care (support), and crisis pay for health care workers (support). Support a delay of Medicaid DSH reimbursement cuts in COVID-19 response package and a delay or repeal of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation. Discuss increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (support) and increased funding for state and local governments (support) with Congressional staff. Discuss surprise billing legislation with White House staff. Discuss Medicare Rule on Physician Time Studies (42 CFR 415.60) with CMS. Discuss disclosure of patient information to the media with HHS. Discuss Medicare Rules regarding new teaching hospitals with CMS. Discuss alternate care site billing with CMS.