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Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2021 or the RISE Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, Health and Human Services, and Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Support may be used to provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution, national laboratory, or individual that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified; issue awards to research the effects of the current pandemic and potential future pandemics; and provide flexibility on awards to account for facility closures or other limitations during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible. Provided funds shall remain available through FY2021.
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Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 869/ S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8262, Interior and Environment Appropriations, 2023 H.R. 8295: Labor, Health, and Human Services, 2023 H.R. 8256/: Commerce, State, Justice, 2023 H.R. 8255: Energy-Water, 2022
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support appropriations for the Peer-Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP). PRORP is a competitive grant program that funds research pertaining to extremity war injuries. Support Research through support of HR 869/S289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Support legislation aimed at accelerating medical research and patient access to novel therapeutics H.R. 6000 the Cures 2.0 Act
Client expense: $326,542 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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.
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 482: NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 869: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 3932: THE PIONEERING ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO END UP SURGING RESISTANCE (PASTEUR) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 5030: DIVERSIFYING INVESTIGATIONS VIA EQUITABLE RESEARCH STUDIES FOR EVERYONE (DIVERSE) TRIALS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 5566: FINDING ORPHAN-DISEASE REMEDIES WITH ANTIFUNGAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (FORWARD) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 6000: CURES 2.0 ACT; ALL PROVISIONS S. 289: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 350: NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 2076: THE PIONEERING ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO END UP SURGING RESISTANCE (PASTEUR) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 2706: DIVERSIFYING INVESTIGATIONS VIA EQUITABLE RESEARCH STUDIES FOR EVERYONE (DIVERSE) TRIALS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS S. 3799: PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO EXISTING VIRUSES, EMERGING NEW THREATS, AND (PREVENT) PANDEMICS ACT; PROVISIONS REGARDING MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN, HEALTH DISPARITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FUNDING FOR HHS AND RELATED AGENCIES, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES, CDC AND RELATED AGENCIES, FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 869: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 6000: CURES 2.0 ACT; ALL PROVISIONS S. 289: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FUNDING FOR HHS AND RELATED AGENCIES, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES, CDC AND RELATED AGENCIES, FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| February 5, 2021 |
| Education and the Workforce Committee | House | Referred to | February 5, 2021 |
| Armed Services Committee | House | Referred to | February 5, 2021 |
| Science, Space, and Technology Committee | House | Referred to | February 5, 2021 |
| Democratic |
| TX |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | Democratic | FL |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | Democratic | CA |
| Albio Sires | Democratic | NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Alexander X. Mooney | Republican | WV |
| Alma S. Adams | Democratic | NC |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Andy Kim | Democratic | NJ |
| Andy Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Angie Craig | Democratic | MN |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic | NH |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic | MD |
| Anthony Gonzalez | Republican | OH |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic | PA |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Colin Z. Allred | Democratic | TX |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Cynthia Axne | Democratic | IA |
| Dan Crenshaw | Republican | TX |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David Rouzer | Republican | NC |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | NC |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Gregory F. Murphy | Republican | NC |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | MA |
| Jamaal Bowman | Democratic | NY |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Baird | Republican | IN |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jason Crow | Democratic | CO |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | VA |
| Jenniffer González-Colón | Republican | PR |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic | TN |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Kaiali’i Kahele | Democratic | HI |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy E. Manning | Democratic | NC |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | MD |
| Lauren Underwood | Democratic | IL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | TX |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Maria Elvira Salazar | Republican | FL |
| Marie Newman | Democratic | IL |
| Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | WA |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Democratic | GU |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Mondaire Jones | Democratic | NY |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Nikema Williams | Democratic | GA |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Ritchie Torres | Democratic | NY |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sara Jacobs | Democratic | CA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Sharice Davids | Democratic | KS |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | NM |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
| Young Kim | Republican | CA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications Prior authorization utilization policies Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (P.L. 114-10) Medicare Physician Payment Reform Issues Medicare sequestration cuts Drug Pricing and Shortages Issues Medicare Part B Drug Price Issues Expansion of Telehealth Services Vision Research Funding Implementation of No Surprise Act HR 3173/S 3018, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act HR 2163/S 464, Safe Step Act HR 1916/S 754, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Medicare Coverage for Low Vision Devices HR 4187, the Medicare Vision Act HR 869/S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID 19 Telehealth Act HR3662, Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021 HR 3353, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act HR4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act HR 5376, the Build Back Better Act HR 6000, Cures 2.0 Act S. 4333, the CLEAR Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety & Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act
Client expense: $406,636 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Public health program funding Federal research funding Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) FY 2023 NIH funding FY 2023 AHRQ funding FY 2023 CDC funding FY 2023 funding for CDC Sickle Cell Data Collection program FY 2023 funding for HRSA Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration program and Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening program Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8295/S. 4659) FY2023 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/23/2022) (H.R. 1437) FY2023 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/30/2022) (H.R. 4373) FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2617)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Sickle cell disease/trait issues Hematology/oncology treatment issues Hematology/oncology drug research and approval issues General hematology public health and research issues Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Open access policy for peer reviewed research journals Issues impacting blood supply shortages/safety Issues related to convalescent plasma Issues impacting delivery of bone marrow, peripheral blood, and cord blood Issues related to implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) Issues related to health equity/disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority populations COVID-19 vaccination policies/prioritization Clinical trials regulations and coverage Issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in hematology research, practice, and training Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act (S. 2706 / H.R. 5030) Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act (H.R. 5394) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585) Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act (H.R. 4128/S. 2209) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (S. 4348)
Client expense: $30,000 · 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period, Federal Trade Commission; Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 63,738-63,739, October 20, 2022) Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; Space Innovation; Facilitating Capabilities for In-space Services, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) (87 Fed. Reg. 56,365-56,372, September 14, 2022) Public Notice, Federal Communications Commission; Amendment of Section 15.255 of the Commissions Rules (ET Docket No. 21-264, June 22, 2021) Request for Information, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Implementation of the CHIPS Incentives Program (87 Fed. Reg. 61570-61573, October 12, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; potential childrens privacy legislation in omnibus spending bill; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; request for information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, artificial intelligence risk; management framework second draft (August 18, 2022); Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Freedom of Information requests: Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 P.L. 117-167, Supreme Court Funding Act of 2022, Division A (CHIPS Act of 2022) Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Consider strategies to prevent and address harassment in science and medicine Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Client expense: $876,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support appropriations for the Peer-Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP). PRORP is a competitive grant program that funds research pertaining to extremity war injuries. Support Research through support of HR 869/S289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Support legislation aimed at accelerating medical research and patient access to novel therapeutics H.R. 6000 the Cures 2.0 Act
Client expense: $326,542 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to biomedical research, basic science research, and reauthorization of 21st Century cures. S.236/H.R. 791, the Tracking COVID 19 Variants Act Issues related to genomic surveillance and sequencing H.R.869 / S.289, the Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2021 H.R. 7152/S. 3534, the Tracking Pathogens Act the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
University-based scientific research and development Regional innovation DOE Office of Science Authorization Public Access Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, machine learning high energy density physics, laser science and technologies, and quantum science and Inertial Fusion Energy. Planetary Defense / Near Earth Objects ARPA-H P.L. 115-368 - National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 Securing American Science and Technology Act H.R. 5685 - The Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act HR 869, S. 289 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontiers Act America LEADS Act H.R. 476, S. 871 - Innovation Centers Acceleration Act H.R. 144, S. 627 - Supporting Early Career Researchers Act S.1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act H.R. 2225 - NSF for the Future Act H.R. 4588 - Regional Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R.4346, P.L. 117-167 - Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022, CHIPS + Science Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.851/S.246 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act H.R.9200 - Stop Nurse Shortages Act S.2114/H.R. 5699- Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act H.R.8481/S. 3913-Improving DATA in Public Health Act H.R.8817/S.4844- National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 H.R. 6087- Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 7565- NIH IMPROVE Act H.R. 5721 VIPER Act S.4764/H.R.9040 - Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act of 2022 H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 S.104/H.R.379 - Improving the Social Determinants of Health Act S.167/H.R.736 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act S.289/H.R.869- RISE Act S.346/H.R.959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S.586/H.R. 3259 - NOPAIN Act S.1697/H.R.3352- Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act H.R. 3337/S.1716- The Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act (BABIES) Act S.2235/H.R. 2067 - Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act S.1568/H.R.4407 - The Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act H.R. 8812/S.5212- Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act S.4182 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S.674- Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S.2187/H.R.4124- National Biomedical Research Act S.467/H.R.1324- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act S.3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 831 - Health STATISTICS Act of 2021 H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 3550/S. 4905- Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act Support for clinical education, including graduate nursing education, and faculty Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health Infrastructure Needs Nursing faculty shortage Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce PPE, telehealth, mental health, and other resources and services to support Nursing Education, Practice, and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Public Health Emergency Waivers Ensure equity in COVID-19 efforts and health care Federal monkeypox response Comments on provider nondiscrimination Comments on the establishment of a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services
Client expense: $69,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2022 Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) S 289/HR 869 RISE Act - emergency funding for the NIH S 2187 - National Biomedical Research Act- establishes Biomedical Innovation Fund H.R. 5394- Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021 -ensures meaningful access to claims data by clinician-led clinical data registries HR 3773/S 1357- PACT Act of 2021- requires the NIH to support early career pediatric researchers
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 869 and S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 To authorize appropriations to offset costs resulting from reductions in research productivity in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1160: Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment (INFLUENCE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve protections against foreign influence at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act A bill to prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (provisions relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, pandemic preparedness university centers of excellence, and research at regional biocontainment labs). H.R. 5585: Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (provision relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health). H.R. 4369: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021 To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2589: Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3851: Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021 To improve support for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and workforce (ALL). H.R. 5388 and S. 2740: Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserves of Essential Medicines (PREPARE) Act To establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production (ALL). H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes (provisions relating to university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing and the authorization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health). Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research, biomedical research involving animals, research security, and facilities and administrative costs associated with research grants. White House and Executive Branch implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 869: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS P.L. 117-169: (H.R. 5376) INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022; PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICAID COVERAGE GAP, PART D OUT OF POCKET COSTS, AND EXTENDING THE ENHANCED PREMIUM TAX CREDITS H.R. 6000: CURES 2.0 ACT; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 6833: AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW ACT; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FDA USER FEE REAUTHORIZATION S. 289: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FUNDING FOR HHS AND RELATED AGENCIES, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES, CDC AND RELATED AGENCIES, FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 482: NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 869: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 3932: THE PIONEERING ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO END UP SURGING RESISTANCE (PASTEUR) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 5030: DIVERSIFYING INVESTIGATIONS VIA EQUITABLE RESEARCH STUDIES FOR EVERYONE (DIVERSE) TRIALS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS P.L. 117-169: (H.R. 5376) INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022; PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICAID COVERAGE GAP, PART D OUT OF POCKET COSTS, AND EXTENDING THE ENHANCED PREMIUM TAX CREDITS H.R. 5566: FINDING ORPHAN-DISEASE REMEDIES WITH ANTIFUNGAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (FORWARD) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 6000: CURES 2.0 ACT; ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 6833: AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW ACT; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FDA USER FEE REAUTHORIZATION S. 289: RESEARCH INVESTMENT TO SPARK THE ECONOMY (RISE) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 350: NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 2076: THE PIONEERING ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO END UP SURGING RESISTANCE (PASTEUR) ACT OF 2021; ALL PROVISIONS S. 2706: DIVERSIFYING INVESTIGATIONS VIA EQUITABLE RESEARCH STUDIES FOR EVERYONE (DIVERSE) TRIALS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATING TO FUNDING FOR HHS AND RELATED AGENCIES, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES, CDC AND RELATED AGENCIES, FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 869 and S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 To authorize appropriations to offset costs resulting from reductions in research productivity in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1160: Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment (INFLUENCE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve protections against foreign influence at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education). H.R. 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 Vehicle for the Houses comprehensive innovation and competitiveness legislation (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education; immigration provisions relating to advanced degree holders from U.S. institutions of higher education; and provision relating to university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing). H.R. 4346: CHIPS and Science Act Vehicle for bipartisan legislation to support domestic semiconductor research and development and reauthorize major science agencies (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education). S. 3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act A bill to prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (provisions relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, pandemic preparedness university centers of excellence, and research at regional biocontainment labs). H.R. 5585: Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (provision relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health). H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3593: Department of Energy Science for the Future Act To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 4369: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021 To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2589: Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3851: Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021 To improve support for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and workforce (ALL). H.R. 5388 and S. 2740: Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserves of Essential Medicines (PREPARE) Act To establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production (ALL). S. 4900 SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 A bill to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, and for other purposes (ALL). Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research, biomedical research involving animals, research security, and facilities and administrative costs associated with research grants. Pending federal legislation to enhance university climate research, service, and resiliency.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications Prior authorization utilization policies Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (P.L. 114-10) Medicare Physician Payment Reform Issues Medicare sequestration cuts Drug Pricing and Shortages Issues Medicare Part B Drug Price Issues Expansion of Telehealth Services Vision Research Funding Implementation of No Surprise Act HR 3173/S 3018, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act HR 2163/S 464, Safe Step Act HR 1916/S 754, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Medicare Coverage for Low Vision Devices HR 4187, the Medicare Vision Act HR 869/S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID 19 Telehealth Act HR3662, Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021 HR 3353, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act HR4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act HR 5376, the Build Back Better Act HR 6000, Cures 2.0 Act S. 4333, the CLEAR Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety & Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act
Client expense: $295,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5367, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 including provisions relating to FTC penalty and privacy H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8573/S. 4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, "Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications" (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13,2020); Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8573/S.4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies,Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Telemarketing Sales Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 33,677-33,695, June 3, 2022) Request for Extension of Time to File Comments, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Request for Information, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation; National AI Research Resource Interim Report (87 Fed. Reg. 31,914-31,915, May 25, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (S.289/H.R.869) America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 (America 'COMPETES' Act, H.R.4521) Endless Frontier Act / U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260/H.R.2731) Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S.1351) National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act (H.R.4819) National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R.2225) Department of Energy Science for the Future Act (H.R.3593) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R.6000) Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act (H.R.6291/S.3740) Energizing Technology Transfer Act (H.R. 4606) Hydrogen Hubs (no specific bill) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2021 (H.R.4033) American Data Privacy & Protection Act (H.R.8152) National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022 (S.4109) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R.7900,S.4543 provision related to R&D) CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (H.R.4346, now P.L 117-167) National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R.4609) National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022 (S.4109)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Support the nomination of Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to be the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Client expense: $912,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to biomedical research, basic science research, and reauthorization of 21st Century cures. S.236/H.R. 791, the Tracking COVID 19 Variants Act Issues related to genomic surveillance and sequencing H.R.869 / S.289, the Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2021 H.R. 7152/S. 3534, the Tracking Pathogens Act the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
S 289/HR 869 - RISE Act (support) HR 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act (support) HR 204 - STEM Opportunities Act (support) HR 144 - Supporting Early Career Researchers Act (support) HR 4521/S 1418 Bioeconomy Research & Development Act (support) HR 2471 - FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (support) S 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act (support) HR 4251 - America COMPETES Act (support) HR 5585 - ARPA H Act (support) S.3819 - ARPA-H Act (support) HR 6000 - Cures 2.0 Act (ARPA H section - support) Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, Supreme Court Funding Act of 2022, became known as the CHIPS and Science Act (support - Division B, Titles I, II, III, V, and VI)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2022 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act (support) S 289 HR 869 - RISE Act (support) H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law No: 117-169 (support) Text of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, Supreme Court Funding Act of 2022, became known as the CHIPS and Science Act (support - Division B, Titles I, II, III, V, and VI) HR 8294 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023 (support) HR 6833, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (support) HR 4521/S 1418 Bioeconomy Research & Development Act (support) FY 2023 draft appropriations bills Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, HR 8239, S. 4461 (support) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, HR 8256, S. 4664 (support) Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, HR 8255, S. 4660 (support) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, HR 8295, S. 4659 (support) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, HR 8238, S. 4759 (support)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support appropriations for the Peer-Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP). PRORP is a competitive grant program that funds research pertaining to extremity war injuries. Support Research through support of HR 869/S289 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act Support legislation aimed at accelerating medical research and patient access to novel therapeutics H.R. 6000 the Cures 2.0 Act
Client expense: $319,516 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 869/ S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8262, Interior and Environment Appropriations, 2023 H.R. 8295: Labor, Health, and Human Services, 2023 H.R. 8256/: Commerce, State, Justice, 2023 H.R. 8255: Energy-Water, 2022
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2022 Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) S 289/HR 869 RISE Act - emergency funding for the NIH S 2187 - National Biomedical Research Act- establishes Biomedical Innovation Fund H.R. 5394- Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021 -ensures meaningful access to claims data by clinician-led clinical data registries HR 3773/S 1357- PACT Act of 2021- requires the NIH to support early career pediatric researchers
Client expense: $125,406 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
University-based scientific research and development Regional innovation DOE Office of Science Authorization Public Access Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, machine learning high energy density physics, laser science and technologies, and quantum science and Inertial Fusion Energy. Planetary Defense / Near Earth Objects P.L. 115-368 - National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 Securing American Science and Technology Act H.R. 5685 - The Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act HR 869, S. 289 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontiers Act America LEADS Act H.R. 476, S. 871 - Innovation Centers Acceleration Act H.R. 144, S. 627 - Supporting Early Career Researchers Act S.1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act H.R. 2225 - NSF for the Future Act H.R. 3593 - Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 4588 - Regional Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 4521 - America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R.4346 - Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Public health program funding Federal research funding Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) FY 2023 NIH funding FY 2023 AHRQ funding FY 2023 CDC funding FY 2023 funding for CDC Sickle Cell Data Collection program FY 2023 funding for HRSA Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration program and Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening program Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8295/S. 4659) FY2023 Continuing Appropriations Act (through 12/16/2022) (H.R. 6833)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Sickle cell disease/trait issues Hematology/oncology treatment issues Hematology/oncology drug research and approval issues General hematology public health and research issues Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Open access policy for peer reviewed research journals Issues impacting blood supply shortages/safety Issues related to convalescent plasma Issues impacting delivery of bone marrow, peripheral blood, and cord blood Issues related to implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) Issues related to health equity/disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority populations COVID-19 vaccination policies/prioritization Clinical trials regulations and coverage Issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in hematology research, practice, and training Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act (S. 2706 / H.R. 5030) Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act (H.R. 5394) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585) Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act (H.R. 4128/S. 2209) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (S. 4348)
Client expense: $30,000 · 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 869/ S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 4372, Interior and Environment Appropriations, 2022 H.R. 4502/S. 3062: Labor, Health, and Human Services, 2022 H.R. 4505/S. 3042: Commerce, State, Justice, 2022 H.R. 4549/S. 2605: Energy-Water, 2022
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.851/S.246 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S.2114/H.R. 5699- Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act H.R.8481/S. 3913-Improving DATA in Public Health Act H.R.8817/S.4844- National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 H.R. 6087- Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 7565- NIH IMPROVE Act S.4764/H.R.9040 - Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act of 2022 H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 S.104/H.R.379 - Improving the Social Determinants of Health Act S.167/H.R.736 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act S.289/H.R.869- RISE Act S.346/H.R.959 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S.586/H.R. 3259 - NOPAIN Act S.1697/H.R.3352- Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act H.R. 3337- The Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act (BABIES) Act S.2235/H.R. 2067 - Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act S.1568/H.R.4407 - The Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses (TRAIN) Act S.674- Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S.2187- National Biomedical Research Act S.467- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act S.3799 - PREVENT Pandemics Act H.R. 831 - Health STATISTICS Act of 2021 H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 3550/S. 4905- Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act Support for clinical education, including graduate nursing education, and faculty Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs Nursing Education, Workforce, Research, and Public Health Infrastructure Needs Nursing faculty shortage Support Mental Health Programs for Nursing Students and the Workforce PPE, telehealth, mental health, and other resources and services to support Nursing Education, Practice, and the Workforce Safety and health of nurse educators and nursing students Public Health Emergency Waivers Ensure equity in COVID-19 efforts and health care Comments on new Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and the removal of physician supervision requirements for APRN's at such facilities Comments on the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Comments on Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories Comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care
Client expense: $69,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
The "Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2021 (H.R. 869, S. 289)"; the "Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 834, H.R. 2256); the "Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376)";the "PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799)"; the "VALID Act (S. 2209/H.R. 4128)", the "Food and Drug Amendments Act (H.R. 7667)"; the "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act (S. 4348)" the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938); the "Strengthening Mental Health Now Act (H.R. 7236)", the "Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 (H.R. 4040)", the "FAIR Act (H.R. 8850)", and the "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations act, 2023 (H.R. 6833)".
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issue: Support reducing administrative and regulatory burden on scientists and research institutions. H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Issue: Support efforts to promote research integrity, address harassment in science, and address potential for foreign influence in science using a balanced approach, including stakeholder engagement from institutions of higher education. Oppose Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of proposed gifts and contracts to U.S. research institutions. Oppose excessively burdensome regulations on foreign gifts reporting. Support exemption of STEM graduates and health professionals from immigration caps. Issue: Urge Congress to let science lead investigations of COVID-19 origins. Issue: Educate Congress on uses of gain of function research and prevent unreasonable restrictions. Issue: Support the use of a competitive peer review process for federal research grants and programs. Issue: Explore opportunities to improve research with cannabinoids. HR 869 / S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Issue: Support research recovery at federal science agencies due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Met with legislative staff to express support for biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to cosponsor the RISE Act (HR 869, S 289) to authorize supplemental funding to NIH to cover extraordinary COVID-19-related costs to biomedical research. Urged legislative staff to support a proposal to create and fund a COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence program (HR 4292, S 2307). Urged legislative staff to support S 168/HR 708, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act. Urged legislative staff to address telehealth provisions CMS identified as under Congress purview including audio-only visits and the ability for telehealth services to be provided to both new and established patients for acute and chronic conditions. Urged agency staff to create a dedicated fund within the provider relief fund to provide relief to faculty practice plans. Asked Representatives to consider legislation that makes changes to the regulation of laboratory testing (including the VALID Act) separately from the Medical Device User Fee Agreement (MDUFA) V legislative process.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 869 and S. 289: Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 To authorize appropriations to offset costs resulting from reductions in research productivity in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1160: Intelligence on Nefarious Foreign Leaders Using Education Networks for Corrupt Enrichment (INFLUENCE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve protections against foreign influence at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education). H.R. 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 Vehicle for the Houses comprehensive innovation and competitiveness legislation (provisions relating to funding for the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Commerce and Energy; provisions on research and development and foreign gift/contract reporting at U.S. institutions of higher education; immigration provisions relating to advanced degree holders from U.S. institutions of higher education; and provision relating to university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing). S. 3799: Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and (PREVENT) Pandemics Act A bill to prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (provisions relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, university centers of excellence in advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, pandemic preparedness university centers of excellence, and research at regional biocontainment labs). H.R. 5585: Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act To establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 6000: Cures 2.0 Act To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes (provision relating to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health). H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3593: Department of Energy Science for the Future Act To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 4369: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021 To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 2589: Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 A bill to amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on advanced and continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3851: Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021 To improve support for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and workforce (ALL). H.R. 5388 and S. 2740: Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserves of Essential Medicines (PREPARE) Act To establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production (ALL). Federal policy changes regarding fetal tissue research, biomedical research involving animals, research security, and facilities and administrative costs associated with research grants. Pending federal legislation to enhance university climate research, service, and resiliency.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2023 federal appropriations for cancer research and prevention funding at the NIH, NCI and CDC; emergency funding to restart COVID-19 impacted cancer research and clinical trials at the NIH; policy issues and funding related to the CDCs and FDAs tobacco work; issues and funding related to non-communicable diseases; and issues related to funding of domestic medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) program at the Department of Energy (DOE). H.R. 8295, FY23 House Labor, Health and Human Services legislation - NIH, NCI, CDC DCPC, and OSH funding Senate consideration, FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services legislation - NIH, NCI, CDC DCPC, and OSH funding FY23 Funding for defense health research programs funded through the Congressionally Directed Military Research Programs (CDMRP) - lung cancer, overall funding Funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) COVID-19 Uninsured Program HR 869/S. 289 RISE Act of 2021 S.962 - A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. Issues related to appropriations for consumer assistance programs, under the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. HR 2786/S. 1314 - Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 Cures 2.0 RFI - DeGette, Upton ARPA-H Principles
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
University-based scientific research and development Regional innovation DOE Office of Science Authorization Public Access Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, machine learning high energy density physics, laser science and technologies, and quantum science and Inertial Fusion Energy. Planetary Defense / Near Earth Objects P.L. 115-368 - National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 Securing American Science and Technology Act H.R. 5685 - The Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act HR 869, S. 289 - Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontiers Act America LEADS Act H.R. 476, S. 871 - Innovation Centers Acceleration Act H.R. 144, S. 627 - Supporting Early Career Researchers Act S.1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act H.R. 2225 - NSF for the Future Act H.R. 3593 - Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 4588 - Regional Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Sickle cell disease/trait issues Hematology/oncology treatment issues Hematology/oncology drug research and approval issues General hematology public health and research issues Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Open access policy for peer reviewed research journals Issues impacting blood supply shortages/safety Issues related to convalescent plasma Issues impacting delivery of bone marrow, peripheral blood, and cord blood Issues related to implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) Issues related to health equity/disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority populations COVID-19 vaccination policies/prioritization Clinical trials regulations and coverage Issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in hematology research, practice, and training Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act (S. 2706 / H.R. 5030) Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act (H.R. 5394) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585) Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act (H.R. 4128/S. 2209) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (S. 4348)
Client expense: $30,000 · 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Public health program funding Federal research funding Emergency funding for COVID therapeutics Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R. 869/S. 289) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) FY 2023 NIH funding FY 2023 AHRQ funding FY 2023 CDC funding FY 2023 funding for CDC Sickle Cell Data Collection program FY 2023 funding for HRSA Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration program and Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening program Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8295)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications Prior authorization utilization policies Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (P.L. 114-10) Implementation Issues Medicare Physician Payment Issues HR 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act Drug Pricing and Shortages Issues Medicare Part B Drug Price Issues Expansion of Telehealth Services Vision Research Funding Implementation of No Surprise Act HR 3173/S 3018, the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act HR 2163/S 464, Safe Step Act HR 1916/S 754, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Medicare Coverage for Vision Services Medicare Coverage for Low Vision Devices HR 4187, the Medicare Vision Act Coronavirus Pandemic Relief Measures HR 869/S 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 366, Protecting Access to Post-COVID 19 Telehealth Act HR3662, Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021 HR 3353, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act HR4122, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act HR 5376, the Build Back Better Act HR 6000, Cures 2.0 Act S. 4333, the CLEAR Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety & Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY 2022 Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) S 289/HR 869 RISE Act - emergency funding for the NIH S 2187 - National Biomedical Research Act- establishes Biomedical Innovation Fund H.R. 5394- Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021 -ensures meaningful access to claims data by clinician-led clinical data registries HR 3773/S 1357- PACT Act of 2021- requires the NIH to support early career pediatric researchers
Client expense: $155,610 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Notice, Request for Information, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: The Cybersecurity Framework and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (87 Fed. Reg. 9,579-9,581, February 22, 2022) Request for Comment; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Developing a Report on Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem (87 Fed. Reg. 24,134-24,139, April 22, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Affordable Connectivity Program (87 Fed. Reg. 8,385-8,390, February 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (S.289/H.R.869) America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 (America 'COMPETES' Act, H.R.4521) Endless Frontier Act / U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260/H.R.2731) Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S.1351) National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act (H.R.4819) National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R.2225) Department of Energy Science for the Future Act (H.R.3593) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R.6000) Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act (H.R.6291/S.3740) Energizing Technology Transfer Act (H.R. 4606) Hydrogen Hubs (no specific bill) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2021 (H.R.4033) American Data Privacy & Protection Act (H.R.8152) National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022 (S.4109) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R.7900, provision related to R&D)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)