Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 22.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 12.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues pertaining to vector-borne disease. S.2580, SMASH 2.0 Act, Issues pertaining to re-introduction, expanded and clarified use of funds for vector management. Kay Hagan Tick Act, Issues pertaining to re-authorization, continuation and expansion of support for response to vector born disease. H.R. 4420, S. 2333, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, including provisions on vector management. One Health Security Act, All provisions, including issues pertaining to vector-borne disease and scientific research.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 2940 and S. 1355 (PASTEUR Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 4420 (Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act), all provisions H.R. 4421 (Preparing for all Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act), all provisions S. 2333 (Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act), all provisions Note: Elizabeth Horner, a lobbyist for the listed client, did not lobby, and did not make any communication to, appearance before, or lobbying contact with, the Senate, any Senator or any officer or employee of the Senate, on behalf of the listed client.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4531, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R. 2534, PROTECT 340B Act of 2023 H.R. 5013, the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 7050 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act S.4101/ H.R.7931 - the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act Keeping Obstetrics Local Act S.4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act Issues related to essential hospital designation Issues related to health equity Issues related to the 340B Drug Pricing program Issues related to contact pharmacies Issues related to the health care workforce Issues related to Community Paramedicine Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Health Care Issues related to hospital digital infrastructure Issues related to cybersecurity H.R. 9351 Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024 Issues related to Opioid overdose reduction
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 9161/S.4773) 15.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (S.5474) 16.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 5182) 17.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 18.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 19.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 20.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 21.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (H.R.6766/ S.3512) 22.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 24.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 25.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 26.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 27.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 28.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 29.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 30.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 31.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 32.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 33.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 34.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 35.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 36.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 37.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S.2433/H.R. 4531) 38.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 39.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378/ H.R. 5819) 40.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 41.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 42.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 43.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 44.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 45.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 46.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 47.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 48.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 49.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 50.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 51.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 52.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 53.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) 54.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 9214) 55.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R. 9577) 56.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 57.American Family Act (H.R. 3899) 58.H.Res.1375 - Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children. House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 2940 and S. 1355 (PASTEUR Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 4420 (Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act), all provisions H.R. 4421 (Preparing for all Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act), all provisions S. 2333 (Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $39,452 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1770, S.2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; Clinical trial diversity, health equity; Emergency preparedness and response; PAHPA reauthorization H.R. 4420 and 4421, S.2333; Healthcare innovation, ARPA-H, oncology research; H.R. 1835: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act; Community Health Center Reauthorization; Benefit cost and transparency, real time benefit tools and patient APIs - S. 1339; Controlled Substance Reporting - H.R. 501; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Chain Shortage - H.R. 3793; Alleviating drug shortages; H.R. 7623: Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024; H.R.4011 Timely Access to Cancer Treatment Act; H.R.2630, S.652 The Safe Step Act; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act; H.R. 4473, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4531, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R. 2534, PROTECT 340B Act of 2023 H.R. 5013, the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 7050 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act S.4101/ H.R.7931 - the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act Keeping Obstetrics Local Act S.4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act Issues related to essential hospital designation Issues related to health equity Issues related to the 340B Drug Pricing program Issues related to contact pharmacies Issues related to the health care workforce Issues related to Community Paramedicine Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Health Care Issues related to hospital digital infrastructure Issues related to cybersecurity H.R. 9351 Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024 Issues related to Opioid overdose reduction
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protecon Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4921 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; H.R. 9774, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 5194 Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 652 Safe Step Act; HR 2630 Safe Step Act; HR 10515, American Relief Act, 2025; HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; H.R. 165 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; S. 67 Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act; S. 240 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1 Lower Energy Costs Act; HR 1435 to prevent the elimination of the sale of combustion vehicles; S 615 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1293 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1705 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; S 919 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; HR 1023 To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund; HR 1131 To require the Administrator of the EPA to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes; HR 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes; HR 1141 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act;; S 1229 Green New Deal for Health; S. 1449RESTART ACT; S. 1399 Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; HR 1640Save Our Gas Stoves Act; S 1772Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act; Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act; S. 1930 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure and Workforce Act; S 2179 Clean Cooking Support Act; H.R 4455 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Buses Infrastructure Act; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; S. 2125 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2023; S. 2195 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4211 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023; S 2045 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023;; HJ Res 69 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; SJ Res 31 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; HR 4077 Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2023; HR 5533 Healthy At Home Act; S 2834 Healthy At Home Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 1435 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; HR 4468 The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act;; SJ Res 11 a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards"; S 2383 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; HR 4733 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act;; HR 6013 Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act; S 3371 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; HR 6621 Smoke Mitigation Occupational and Key Enhancements Act; S 3094 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; ; HR 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; HR 6421 Affordable HOMES Act;;; S 1863 PROVE It Act of 2024; S 2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act; HR Res 987 Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes; SJ Res 58 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces"; HJ Res 11 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces; HR 7193 Wildfire Air Quality Act; HR 7039 Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act; HR7650 Air Quality Standards Implementation Act; S 3826 Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act; HR Res 117Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act; HR 7645 Clothes Dryer Reliability Act; HR 7700 Stop the Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act; HR 7637 Refrigerator Freedom Act; HR 7626 Affordable Air Conditioning Act; HR 7526 DC Consumer Vehicle Choice Protection Act; HR 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund.; S 4072 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency; SJ Res 65A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; S 4153 A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry, and for other purposes; H.J. Res 128 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review"; SJ Res 71A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review".; HJ Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 74 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; HJ Res 133 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; SJ Res 88 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; HJ Res 150 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; SJ Res 87 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; HJ Res 148 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; S. 4405 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax; S. 4424 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.R. 8557 National Prescribed Fire Act; SJ Res 92 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HJ Res 163 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 1507 Stop Corporate Capture Act; HR 8998 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2025; HR 9028 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Act; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4802 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2025; S 4796 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 8656 Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act; HR 9131 To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to indoor air contaminants, and for other purposes; S 4753 Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024; S.J. Res 104 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond; HR 9230 The Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act; HR8784 Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act; S 5308 Stop CARB Act; HR 9574 Stop CARB Act; HR 9676 Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act; HR 8790 Fix Our Forests Act; HR 7980 End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles Act; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 9894 Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2024; S 5318 Healthy Home at Base Act; HR 5533 Healthy Home at Base Act; HR 9982 Childrens Health Protection Act; HJ Res 228 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions"; SJ Res 122 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". HR 10515, American Relief Act, 2025; HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.652 - Safe Step Act (Murkowski/Hassan), support passage H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act, support passage S.935- Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 485, Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act, oppose passage as currently written S.127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, support passage Urged HELP and House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold roundtables and advance proposals that address workforce issues within the healthcare community. S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, support passage H.R. 824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, oppose passage H.R. 4421, Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation H.R. 4420, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation Committee Draft -The Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act, support passage S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, support passage S.127, the PBM Transparency Act of 2023, support passage S.113, The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023, support passage S.2052, Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act H.R. 1692, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3561, the PATIENT Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers Compete Act, support passage H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, support passage H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act, support passage H.R. 2816, PBM Sunshine and Accountability Act, support passage S.79- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023, support passage S. 142- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, support passage S.148- Stop STALLING Act, support passage S.150- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023, support passage S.775-Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act, monitoring S.1067-Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023, support passage S. 2780 Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Ac H.R. 4189, the CONNECT for Health Act, support passage H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act, support passage H.R. 8018, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage S. 3109, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage H.R.6302, the Health Share Transparency Act of 2023 H.R.7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024
Client expense: $51,247 · 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), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
FY 2024 and 2025 Appropriations, including Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs), PAHPA reauthorization, and S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act; H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act; S.4667 - Risky Research Review Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Access to emergency medical supplies (including Personal Protective Equipment, COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and medications) during COVID-19 public health emergency Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421, the Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act S.2333-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
Client expense: $407,855 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act S. 4847 - Advancing Medical Readiness Act of 2024 H.R. 10073 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act Scope of Practice Expansion Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Q4 Lobbying Report (Oct.1 -Dec. 31) HCR Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389) No Surprises Act regulations Food and Drug Amendments No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act (H.R. 3387) Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (H.R. 2544) Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act (H.R. 3561) Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act (H.R. 2666) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 3290) Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 3281/H.R. 2691)) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction (S. 1302) Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 3046) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) Chronic Care Management Improvement Act (H.R. 2829) Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584) Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 977/S.470) FEMA re: COVID-19 related reimbursement Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 4529) Public Health Emergency Congressional Review Act (H.R. 4381) CDC Leadership Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 3813) Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4421) Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4420) Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 3887) Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. 4822) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378 Transparency in Coverage Act (H.R. 4507) GOLD Card Act of 2023 (H.R. 4968) No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R.6487) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute (H.R. 7397) Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act (H.R. 7050) 340B PATIENTS Act (H.R. 7635) The 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act (H.R. 8574) Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act (H.R. 8702/S.4532) The Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act (H.R. 7931) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) MMM Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding Telehealth flexibilities and payment Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Organ acquisition payment policies Californias Medicaid Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program Medicare Advantage BUD FY 2025 Appropriations bills Nursing and allied health workforce funding FY 2025 budget request Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 6363) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 5894) Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 (H.R. 7463) Submitted Comments Regulatory Comment Letters SUBJECT: CMS-10913, Medicare Part C Utilization Management Annual Data Submission and Audit Protocol Data Request; Notice, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Federal Register (Vol 89, No 145), September 10, 2024
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), H.R. 2819, entire bill; Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (regarding public health emergency and disaster response), S. 2333, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals; Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act (regarding public health preparedness and response), H.R. 4420, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals; Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (regarding public health preparedness and response), H.R. 4421, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. H.R.9161/S.4773 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program and transition 340B into a rebate model. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.7635 - 340B Pharmaceutical Access to Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments and Support (340B PATIENTS) Act Issue: Support amending the 340B statute to codify covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Draft Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B (SUSTAIN 340B) Act Issue: Support efforts to prohibit pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against covered entities. Oppose efforts to define patient in the context of the program. Oppose efforts to impose additional administrative and reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.8574 - 340B ACCESS Act Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. P.L. 118-159 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S.4638 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Issue: Oppose prohibition on coverage for gender affirming care. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing FDA regulation of the development of LDTs at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs. Issue: Support clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; health care for people with disabilities; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about resident physician practice decision making post US SCOTUS decision in Dobbs. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 Issue: Support codification of HRSAs rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Educate Congress on vaccine safety. Issue: Encourage changes to HRSA financial aid programs as a result of FAFSA updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. S.4031 - Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act Issue: Support HRSA grants to expand provider pipeline programs to create pathways to health care careers. H.R.7258/S.3968 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support enhanced community-based training opportunities for medical students, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, and fostering long-term sustainable physician practices in high-need communities. H.R.7153/S.3673 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of HRSA to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. Issue: Provide input on Next Generation Cures initiative. Issue: Promote overdose prevention. H.R. 10047 The Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act Issue: Support extension of SAMHSA harm reduction programs.
Client expense: $632,324 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Lobbied on the legislation on the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (S. 2333, H.R. 4420) on resources for ground ambulance service organizations in order to be prepared to respond to future public health emergencies, natural disasters and acts of terrorism.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Access to emergency medical supplies (including Personal Protective Equipment, COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and medications) during COVID-19 public health emergency Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421, the Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act S.2333-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
Client expense: $428,634 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. H.R.9161/S.4773 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict the use of contract pharmacies, define patient in the context of the program, and impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose pharmaceutical industry efforts to transition 340B into a rebate model. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.7635 - 340B Pharmaceutical Access to Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments and Support (340B PATIENTS) Act Issue: Support amending the 340B statute to codify covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Draft Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B (SUSTAIN 340B) Act Issue: Support efforts to prohibit pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against covered entities. Oppose efforts to define patient in the context of the program. Oppose efforts to impose additional administrative and reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.8574 - 340B ACCESS Act Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing FDA regulation of the development of LDTs at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Support clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; health care for people with disabilities; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about resident physician practice decision making post Dobbs. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 Issue: Support codification of HRSAs rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Educate Congress on vaccine safety. Issue: Encourage changes to HRSA financial aid programs as a result of FAFSA updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. S.4031 - Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act Issue: Support HRSA grants to expand provider pipeline programs to create pathways to health care careers. H.R.7258/S.3968 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support enhanced community-based training opportunities for medical students, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, and fostering long-term sustainable physician practices in high-need communities. H.R.7153/S.3673 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of HRSA to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. Issue: Provide input on Next Generation Cures initiative. Issue: Promote overdose prevention.
Client expense: $617,103 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. H.R.9161/S.4773 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict the use of contract pharmacies, define patient in the context of the program, and impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose pharmaceutical industry efforts to transition 340B into a rebate model. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.7635 - 340B Pharmaceutical Access to Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments and Support (340B PATIENTS) Act Issue: Support amending the 340B statute to codify covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Draft Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B (SUSTAIN 340B) Act Issue: Support efforts to prohibit pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against covered entities. Oppose efforts to define patient in the context of the program. Oppose efforts to impose additional administrative and reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.8574 - 340B ACCESS Act Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing FDA regulation of the development of LDTs at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Support clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; health care for people with disabilities; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about resident physician practice decision making post Dobbs. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 Issue: Support codification of HRSAs rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Educate Congress on vaccine safety. Issue: Encourage changes to HRSA financial aid programs as a result of FAFSA updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. S.4031 - Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act Issue: Support HRSA grants to expand provider pipeline programs to create pathways to health care careers. H.R.7258/S.3968 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support enhanced community-based training opportunities for medical students, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, and fostering long-term sustainable physician practices in high-need communities. H.R.7153/S.3673 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of HRSA to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. Issue: Provide input on Next Generation Cures initiative. Issue: Promote overdose prevention.
Client expense: $617,103 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 2940 and S. 1355 (PASTEUR Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 4420 (Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act), all provisions H.R. 4421 (Preparing for all Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act), all provisions S. 2333 (Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Q3 Lobbying Report (July 1-Sept. 10) HCR Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389) No Surprises Act regulations Food and Drug Amendments No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act (H.R. 3387) Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (H.R. 2544) Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act (H.R. 3561) Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act (H.R. 2666) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 3290) Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 3281/H.R. 2691)) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction (S. 1302) Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 3046) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) Chronic Care Management Improvement Act (H.R. 2829) Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584) Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 977/S.470) FEMA re: COVID-19 related reimbursement Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 4529) Public Health Emergency Congressional Review Act (H.R. 4381) CDC Leadership Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 3813) Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4421) Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4420) Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 3887) Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. 4822) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378 Transparency in Coverage Act (H.R. 4507) GOLD Card Act of 2023 (H.R. 4968) No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R.6487) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute (H.R. 7397) Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act (H.R. 7050) 340B PATIENTS Act (H.R. 7635) The 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act (H.R. 8574) Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act (H.R. 8702/S.4532) The Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act (H.R. 7931) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) MMM Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding Telehealth flexibilities and payment Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Organ acquisition payment policies Californias Medicaid Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program Medicare Advantage BUD FY 2024 Appropriations bills Nursing and allied health workforce funding FY 2024 budget request Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 6363) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 5894) Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 (H.R. 7463) Submitted Comments Regulatory Comment Letters SUBJECT: CMS-1809-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs, including the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; Health and Safety Standards for Obstetrical Services in Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Prior Authorization; Requests for Information; Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility; Medicaid Clinic Services Four Walls Exceptions; Individuals Currently or Formerly in Custody of Penal Authorities; Revision to Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; and All-Inclusive Rate Add-On Payment for High-Cost Drugs Provided by Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities, (Vol 89, No 140), July 22, 2024 SUBJECT: CMS-1803-P, Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements; HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Items and Services Rate Update; and Other Medicare Policies, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 128), July 3, 2024 SUBJECT: CMS-5535-P, Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 97), May 17, 2024 Legislative Comment Letters Letter to HHS on Johnson & Johnson's Proposed Changes to 340B Drug Discount Program, Sept. 19, 2024
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (regarding ensuring access to care by protecting certain medical volunteers from lawsuits), H.R. 2819, entire bill; Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (regarding public health emergency and disaster response), S. 2333, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals; Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act (regarding public health preparedness and response), H.R. 4420, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals; Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (regarding public health preparedness and response), H.R. 4421, no specific sections but possible amendments regarding liability protections for volunteer health professionals.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1770, S.2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; Clinical trial diversity, health equity; Emergency preparedness and response. PAHPA reauthorization H.R. 4420 and 4421, S.2333; Healthcare innovation, ARPA-H, oncology research; H.R. 1835: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act; Community Health Center Reauthorization; Benefit cost and transparency, real time benefit tools and patient APIs - S. 1339; Controlled Substance Reporting - H.R. 501; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Chain Shortage - H.R. 3793; Alleviating drug shortages; H.R.4011 Timely Access to Cancer Treatment Act; H.R.2630, S.652 The Safe Step Act; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act; H.R. 4473, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4531, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R. 2534, PROTECT 340B Act of 2023 H.R. 5013, the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 7050 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act S.4101/ H.R.7931 - the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act Keeping Obstetrics Local Act S.4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act Issues related to essential hospital designation Issues related to health equity Issues related to the 340B Drug Pricing program Issues related to contact pharmacies Issues related to the health care workforce Issues related to Community Paramedicine Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Health Care Issues related to hospital digital infrastructure Issues related to cybersecurity H.R. 9351 Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2024 Issues related to Opioid overdose reduction
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.652 - Safe Step Act (Murkowski/Hassan), support passage H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act, support passage S.935- Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 485, Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act, oppose passage as currently written S.127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, support passage Urged HELP and House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold roundtables and advance proposals that address workforce issues within the healthcare community. S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, support passage H.R. 824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, oppose passage H.R. 4421, Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation H.R. 4420, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation Committee Draft -The Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act, support passage S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, support passage S.127, the PBM Transparency Act of 2023, support passage S.113, The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023, support passage S.2052, Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act H.R. 1692, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3561, the PATIENT Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers Compete Act, support passage H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, support passage H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act, support passage H.R. 2816, PBM Sunshine and Accountability Act, support passage S.79- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023, support passage S. 142- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, support passage S.148- Stop STALLING Act, support passage S.150- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023, support passage S.775-Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act, monitoring S.1067-Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023, support passage S. 2780 Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Ac H.R. 4189, the CONNECT for Health Act, support passage H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act, support passage H.R. 8018, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage S. 3109, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage H.R.6302, the Health Share Transparency Act of 2023 H.R.7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024
Client expense: $60,810 · 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), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420 - The Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421 - The Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R. 715/S. 494 - The Bipartisan Background Checks Act/Background Check Expansion Act S. 1140/H.R. 1781 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act H.R. 2416 - MISSION Zero Reauthorization S. 220/H.R. 731 - Workforce Mobility Act (Non-compete Legislation) S. 705/H.R. 2761 - The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act S. 704/H.R. 1202 - The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act S. 1653 - Prevent BLEEDing Act S. 2644 - Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act H.R. 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act H.R. 5213 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care H.R. 6487/S. 3805 - No Fees for EFTS H.R. 6960/S. 3765 - Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization S. 3679/H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. RES. 567 - Resolution for Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness S. 1447 - The Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act H.R. 2819 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 1894/H.R. 3382 - Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act H.R. 3086 - Find it Early Act H.R. 8702/S. 4532 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R. 7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act S. 2768/H.R. 2584 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act H.R.9001 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act Episodes of Care/Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) reform Telehealth issues MACRA reforms through MIPS e-prescribing Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Safe opioid disposal policy Bilateral Exchange Visa Issues/Visas for physician educational and cultural exchange (Conrad-30 Waiver Program) Medicare Price Transparency Labor HHS Appropriations Medicare Physician Payment Cuts AI Taskforce Neglected Surgical Conditions Age Friendly Hospital Measure in IQR program Stop the Bleed program Cancer Advocacy Agenda Trauma Advocacy Agenda Workforce Advocacy Agenda National Trauma and Emergency Preparedness System (NTEPs) Administrative Burden/Prior Authorization Legislation Physician Burnout and Wellbeing Organ Transplant National Cancer Database (NCDB) updates Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Health Equity Firearm injury prevention research Global Code data collection Surgeon compensation studies Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) rural surgery studies Surgical Hospital Measures
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protecon Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4921 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; HR 9494 Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act 2025; H.R. 9774, Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 5194 Health Care Affordability Act of 2024; S. 652 Safe Step Act; HR 2630 Safe Step Act
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; H.R. 165 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; S. 67 Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act; S. 240 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1 Lower Energy Costs Act; HR 1435 to prevent the elimination of the sale of combustion vehicles; S 615 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1293 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1705 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; S 919 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; HR 1023 To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund; HR 1131 To require the Administrator of the EPA to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes; HR 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes; HR 1141 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act;; S 1229 Green New Deal for Health; S. 1449RESTART ACT; S. 1399 Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; HR 1640Save Our Gas Stoves Act; S 1772Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act; Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act; S. 1930 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure and Workforce Act; S 2179 Clean Cooking Support Act; H.R 4455 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Buses Infrastructure Act; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; S. 2125 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2023; S. 2195 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4211 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023; S 2045 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023;; HJ Res 69 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; SJ Res 31 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; HR 4077 Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2023; HR 5533 Healthy At Home Act; S 2834 Healthy At Home Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 1435 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; HR 4468 The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act;; SJ Res 11 a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards"; S 2383 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; HR 4733 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act;; HR 6013 Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act; S 3371 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; HR 6621 Smoke Mitigation Occupational and Key Enhancements Act; S 3094 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; ; HR 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; HR 6421 Affordable HOMES Act;;; S 1863 PROVE It Act of 2024; S 2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act; HR Res 987 Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes; SJ Res 58 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces"; HJ Res 11 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces; HR 7193 Wildfire Air Quality Act; HR 7039 Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act; HR7650 Air Quality Standards Implementation Act; S 3826 Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act; HR Res 117Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act; HR 7645 Clothes Dryer Reliability Act; HR 7700 Stop the Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act; HR 7637 Refrigerator Freedom Act; HR 7626 Affordable Air Conditioning Act; HR 7526 DC Consumer Vehicle Choice Protection Act; HR 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund.; S 4072 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency; SJ Res 65A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; S 4153 A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry, and for other purposes; H.J. Res 128 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review"; SJ Res 71A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review".; HJ Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 74 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; HJ Res 133 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; SJ Res 88 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; HJ Res 150 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; SJ Res 87 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; HJ Res 148 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; S. 4405 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax; S. 4424 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.R. 8557 National Prescribed Fire Act; SJ Res 92 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HJ Res 163 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 1507 Stop Corporate Capture Act; HR 8998 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2025; HR 9028 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 9029 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies Act; S. 4942 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S 4802 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2025; S 4796 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; HR 8656 Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act; HR 9131 To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to indoor air contaminants, and for other purposes; S 4753 Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024; S.J. Res 104 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond; HR 9230 The Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act; HR8784 Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act; S 5308 Stop CARB Act; HR 9574 Stop CARB Act; HR 9676 Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act; HR 8790 Fix Our Forests Act; HR 7980 End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles Act; HR 890 Guidance out of Regulatory Darkness Act; HR 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; HR 9494 Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act 2025
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 9161/S.4773) 15.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 5182) 17.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 18.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 19.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 20.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 21.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (H.R.6766/ S.3512) 22.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 24.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 25.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 26.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 27.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 28.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 29.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 30.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 31.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 32.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 33.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 34.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 35.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 36.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 37.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 38.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 39.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 40.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 41.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 42.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 43.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 44.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 45.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 46.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 47.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 48.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 49.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 50.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 51.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 52.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 53.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) 54.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 9214) 55.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R. 9577) 56.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 57.American Family Act (H.R. 3899) 58.H.Res.1375 - Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to children's health and well-being, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children. House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Client expense: $41,497 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Lobbied on the legislation on the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (S. 2333, H.R. 4420) on resources for ground ambulance service organizations in order to be prepared to respond to future public health emergencies, natural disasters and acts of terrorism.
Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (S. 3085) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1884/H.R. 3713) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (H.R. 2412) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 1774/H.R. 3761) 5.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 3726) 6.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1700/H.R. 3548) 7.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 1426) 8.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (S. 923) 9.Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) 10.FY 2024 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm Bill 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (H.R. 4781/S. 3847) 14.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (Not yet introduced) 15.SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 (S.2326/ H.R.4909) 16.SWEET Act (Not yet introduced) 17.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 (S. 2015/ H.R. 4149) 18.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 19.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 20.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 (H.R. 1147/ S. 1957) 21.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397) 22.CDC Oral Health Reauthorization Act (Not yet introduced) 23.GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 4856) 24.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 25.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 3305/S. 1606) 26.Older Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 28.REAADI Act (S. 1049) 29.Improving Data in Public Health Act (H.R. 3791) 30.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) 31.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 1995) 32.BIO Early Warning Act (Not yet introduced) 33.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) 34.The PEER Support Act (S. 2733/H.R. 7212) 35.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378) 36.The Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3759) 37.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R. 4851) 38.Influenza Act (H.R. 5846) 39.Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S. 2840) 40.National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2226) 41.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res 319) 42.Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415) 43.Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act (H.R. 6928) 44.Local 988 Response Act (S. 3444) 45.Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost, and Extenders Act (S. 3430) 46.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 47.The Medicaid Bump Act (S. 3921/H.R. 4892) 48.The Kid PROOF Act (S. 3364/H.R. 6663) 49.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 50.EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 7808) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Client expense: $47,102 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; H.R. 165 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; S. 67 Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act; S. 240 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; HR 1 Lower Energy Costs Act; HR 1435 to prevent the elimination of the sale of combustion vehicles; S 615 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1293 Cabin Air Safety Act; HR 1705 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; S 919 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act; HR 1023 To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund; HR 1131 To require the Administrator of the EPA to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes; HR 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes; HR 1141 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act;; S 1229 Green New Deal for Health; S. 1449RESTART ACT; S. 1399 Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; HR 1640Save Our Gas Stoves Act; S 1772Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act; Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act; S. 1930 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Bus Infrastructure and Workforce Act; S 2179 Clean Cooking Support Act; H.R 4455 Community Facilities Program for Rural Clean School Buses Infrastructure Act; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; S. 2125 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2023; S. 2195 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; HR 4211 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023; S 2045 Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023;; HJ Res 69 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; SJ Res 31 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; HR 4077 Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2023; HR 5533 Healthy At Home Act; S 2834 Healthy At Home Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; HR 1435 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; HR 4468 The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act;; SJ Res 11 a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards"; S 2383 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; HR 4733 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act;; HR 6013 Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act; S 3371 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking; HR 6621 Smoke Mitigation Occupational and Key Enhancements Act; S 3094 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023; ; HR 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; HR 6421 Affordable HOMES Act;;; S 1863 PROVE It Act of 2024; S 2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act; HR Res 987 Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes; SJ Res 58 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces"; HJ Res 11 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces; HR 7193 Wildfire Air Quality Act; HR 7039 Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act; HR7650 Air Quality Standards Implementation Act; S 3826 Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act; HR Res 117Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act; HR 7645 Clothes Dryer Reliability Act; HR 7700 Stop the Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act; HR 7637 Refrigerator Freedom Act; HR 7626 Affordable Air Conditioning Act; HR 7526 DC Consumer Vehicle Choice Protection Act; HR 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund.; S 4072 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency; SJ Res 65A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; S 4153 A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the forest biomass combustion for electricity when developing relevant rules and regulations and to carry out a study on the impacts of the forest biomass industry, and for other purposes; H.J. Res 128 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review"; SJ Res 71A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review".; HJ Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.; SJ Res 74 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; HJ Res 133 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3"; SJ Res 88 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; HJ Res 150 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review"; SJ Res 87 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; HJ Res 148 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern; S4405 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax; S. 4424 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.R. 8557 National Prescribed Fire Act; SJ Res 92 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HJ Res 163 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 1507 Stop Corporate Capture Act; Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Act, 2025; Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; HR 277 REINS Act; S 184 REINS Act; HR 1075 Medicaid Work Requirements Act; S. 1063 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs; HR 1551 Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act; H.R. 2583 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1114 Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act; H.R. 1692 Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; S 1452 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 2811 Limit Save Grow Act; HR 442 Regulatory Accountability Act; S 1615 Regulatory Accountability Act;; HR 288 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023; S 1411, Prove It Act of 2023; S 1995 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act; HR 824 Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 2813 The Self-Insurance Protecon Act; HR 3799 CHOICE Arrangement Act; HR 2868 Association Health Plans Act; S 2213 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; HR 4363 Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act; S. 2016 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023; HR 4189 CONNECT for Health Act of 2023;; HR 5749 Family Asthma Act; HR 4286 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 890 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 791 The Guidance Out of Darkness Act; S 2245 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; HR 4534 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act; S 2333 Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; HR 4420 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; S 1489 National Task Force on the COVID-19 Pandemic Act;; HR 6302 Health Share Transparency Act; HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking;; S3821 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR7829 Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act; HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023; HR 7867 Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act; HR 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act, HR 1602, Health Care Affordability Act of 2023; S. 8 Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2023; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8774 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2025
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3046/S.1403 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023 Issue: Support grants for primary care training in medically under-resourced communities. Draft Social Determinants Accelerator Act Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health. Draft Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act H.R.4697 - Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 Issues: Support the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act with increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support authorities to strengthen CDCs and ASPRs ability to prevent and respond to existing and emerging threats. S.1995 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, restrict the use of contract pharmacies, define patient in the context of the program, and impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.2534 - Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2023 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. H.R.3290 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. Issue: Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Draft Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B (SUSTAIN 340B) Act Issue: Support efforts to prohibit pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against covered entities. Oppose efforts to define patient in the context of the program. Oppose efforts to impose additional administrative and reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. H.R.8574 - 340B ACCESS Act Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Issue: Educate Congress about the impacts of drug shortages on academic medical centers and the patients they serve. Support measures to address drug shortages and strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain. Draft End Drug Shortages Act Issue: Support policies to increase visibility into the pharmaceutical supply chain. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. H.R.2369 - Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing FDA regulation of the development of LDTs at academic medical centers. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic medical centers, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency on the academic medicine community and the patients they serve. H.R.3887 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.3841 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Issue: Support clean reauthorization of the Childrens Hospital GME program. Issue: Express concern regarding actions to inappropriately undermine FDA regulatory authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education on nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; trans health; preventing fraud and abuse; diversity, equity, and inclusion; menopause management; health care for people with disabilities; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about resident physician practice decision making post Dobbs. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.7855 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 Issue: Support codification of HRSAs rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Educate Congress on vaccine safety. Issue: Encourage changes to HRSA financial aid programs as a result of FAFSA updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. S.4031 - Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act Issue: Support HRSA grants to expand provider pipeline programs to create pathways to health care careers. H.R.7258/S.3968 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support enhanced community-based training opportunities for medical students, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas, and fostering long-term sustainable physician practices in high-need communities. H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of HRSA to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders.
Client expense: $742,323 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Council on Disability, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1770, S.2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; Clinical trial diversity, health equity; Emergency preparedness and response. PAHPA reauthorization H.R. 4420 and 4421, S.2333; Healthcare innovation, ARPA-H, oncology research; H.R. 1835: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act; Community Health Center Reauthorization; Benefit cost and transparency, real time benefit tools and patient APIs - S. 1339; Controlled Substance Reporting - H.R. 501; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Chain Shortage - H.R. 3793; Alleviating drug shortages; H.R.4011 Timely Access to Cancer Treatment Act; H.R.2630, S.652 The Safe Step Act; H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 3561, PATIENT Act; H.R. 4473, Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment Act
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Access to emergency medical supplies (including Personal Protective Equipment, COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and medications) during COVID-19 public health emergency Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4421, the Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act S.2333-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
Client expense: $509,774 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
FY 2023 and 2024 Appropriations, including Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs), PAHPA reauthorization, including S.2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act; H.R.4420 - Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act; and H.R.4421 - Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Q2 Lobbying Report (April 1-June 30) HCR Transparency (surprise medical bills; public posting of hospital charges) 340B Drug Pricing Program Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389) No Surprises Act regulations Food and Drug Amendments No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act (H.R. 3387) Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (H.R. 2544) Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act (H.R. 3561) Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act (H.R. 2666) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 3290) Transparent PRICE Act (H.R. 3281/H.R. 2691)) Resident Physician Shortage Reduction (S. 1302) Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 3046) Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) Chronic Care Management Improvement Act (H.R. 2829) Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584) Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 977/S.470) FEMA re: COVID-19 related reimbursement Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 4529) Public Health Emergency Congressional Review Act (H.R. 4381) CDC Leadership Accountability Act of 2023 (H.R. 3813) Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4421) Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4420) Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 3887) Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. 4822) Providers and Payers COMPETE Act (H.R. 3284) Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378 Transparency in Coverage Act (H.R. 4507) GOLD Card Act of 2023 (H.R. 4968) No Fees for EFTs Act (H.R.6487) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7153) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute (H.R. 7397) Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act (H.R. 7050) 340B PATIENTS Act (H.R. 7635) The 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net (ACCESS) Act (H.R. 8574) Improving Seniors Access to Timely Care Act (H.R. 8702/S.4532) The Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act (H.R. 7931) Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization Act (H.R. 5989) MMM Accelerated and Advance Payment Program repayment flexibility Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding Telehealth flexibilities and payment Annual Prospective Payment System Rules Organ acquisition payment policies Californias Medicaid Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program BUD FY 2024 Appropriations bills Nursing and allied health workforce funding FY 2024 budget request Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 6363) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 5894) Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 (H.R. 7463) Submitted Comments Regulatory Comment Letters SUBJECT: CMS-1808-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Programs Requirements; and Other Policy Changes; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 86), May 2, 2024 SUBJECT: CMS-4207-NC, Medicare Program; Request for Information on Medicare Advantage Data, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 20), January 30, 2024 SUBJECT: CMS-1806-P, Medicare Program; FFY 2025 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System - Rate Update, Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 65), April 3, 2024 SUBJECT: CMS-1804-P, Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FFY 2025 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 89, No. 62), March 29, 2024 SUBJECT: Docket No. ATR 102 - Request for Information on Consolidation in Health Care Markets SUBJECT: CMS-3367-P, Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflict of Interest, and Related Provisions, Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol 89, No 32), February 15, 2024 Legislative Comment Letters Rep. Ami Bera Request for Information Regarding the Current State of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Health Care Industry, April 30, 2024 Senate Request for Information Regarding Draft SUSTAIN 340B Act, April 1, 2024
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2024 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 2940 and S. 1355 (PASTEUR Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 4420 (Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act), all provisions H.R. 4421 (Preparing for all Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act), all provisions S. 2333 (Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.652 - Safe Step Act (Murkowski/Hassan), support passage H.R. 830 - HELP Copays Act, support passage S.935- Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 485, Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act, oppose passage as currently written S.127, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, support passage Urged HELP and House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold roundtables and advance proposals that address workforce issues within the healthcare community. S. 2333 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, support passage H.R. 824, Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, oppose passage H.R. 4421, Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation H.R. 4420, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, monitor legislation Committee Draft -The Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act, support passage S. 1339, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, support passage S.127, the PBM Transparency Act of 2023, support passage S.113, The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023, support passage S.2052, Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act H.R. 3561, the PATIENT Act of 2023, support passage H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers Compete Act, support passage H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, support passage H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act, support passage H.R. 2816, PBM Sunshine and Accountability Act, support passage S.79- Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023, support passage S. 142- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, support passage S.148- Stop STALLING Act, support passage S.150- Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023, support passage S.775-Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act, monitoring S.1067-Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023, support passage S. 2780 Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Ac H.R. 4189, the CONNECT for Health Act, support passage H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act, support passage H.R. 8018, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage S. 3109, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, support passage H.R.6302, the Health Share Transparency Act of 2023 Joined together with coalition allies to offer recommendations for the 2026 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP), as well as future rulemaking, to advance the goals of making healthcare accessible, adequate, and affordable. Joined together with coalition allies to advocate to the federal government, including HHS and CMS, to ensure that any revision of the cost-sharing rule related to copay accumulator adjustment policies includes clear, commonsense protections guaranteeing that copayments made by or on behalf of an enrollee are counted as payments toward their annual cost-sharing contributions.
Client expense: $41,572 · 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), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act H.R. 3305 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act H.R. 4420, the Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act H.R. 4531, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act H.R. 2534, PROTECT 340B Act of 2023 H.R. 5013, the Value in Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program. H.R. 7050 - Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act S.4101/ H.R.7931 - the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act Keeping Obstetrics Local Act S.4088, Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act Issues related to essential hospital designation Issues related to health equity Issues related to the 340B Drug Pricing program Issues related to contact pharmacies Issues related to the health care workforce Issues related to Community Paramedicine Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Health Care Issues related to hospital digital infrastructure Issues related to cybersecurity
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2580, SMASH 2.0 Act, Issues pertaining to expansion of vector management. H.R. 4420, S. 2333, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, including provisions on vector management.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2580, SMASH 2.0 Act, Issues pertaining to expansion of vector management. H.R. 4420, S. 2333, Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, including provisions on vector management.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE