Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 1, 2024
Latest Action
December 23, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Christopher H. SmithRepublican(NJ)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
91pct
326d open
vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d
No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.
Yes
776
No
28
Present
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Not Voting
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Party Breakdown
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Became Public Law No: 118-180.
Became Public Law No: 118-180.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 15 (Roll no. 502). (text: CR H7161-7162)
HouseResolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 15 (Roll no. 502). (text: CR H7161-7162)
HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| #502 | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Passed | December 16, 2024 |
| #424 | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | September 18, 2024 |
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of the debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7213.
Mr. Bucshon moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7161-7164, H7219-7220)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6731-6733)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6733)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 13 (Roll no. 424). (text: 09/17/2024 CR H5297-5298)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 13 (Roll no. 424). (text: 09/17/2024 CR H5297-5298)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5342)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7213.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5297-5300)
Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-620.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| September 18, 2024 |
| Reported in House | July 30, 2024 |
| Introduced in House | February 1, 2024 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic | NH |
| Blake D. Moore | Republican | UT |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brandon Williams | Republican | NY |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | CO |
| Carol D. Miller | Republican | WV |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Claudia Tenney | Republican | NY |
| Daniel Meuser | Republican | PA |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Derrick Van Orden | Republican | WI |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Donald G. Davis | Democratic | NC |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Garret Graves | Republican | LA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Greg Landsman | Democratic | OH |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic | MI |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| Jason Crow | Democratic | CO |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jill N. Tokuda | Democratic | HI |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Joyce | Republican | PA |
| Jonathan L. Jackson | Democratic | IL |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Kevin Kiley | Independent | CA |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | DE |
| Marcus J. Molinaro | Republican | NY |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Maria Elvira Salazar | Republican | FL |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mary Sattler Peltola | Democratic | AK |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Nikki Budzinski | Democratic | IL |
| Patrick Ryan | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Stauber | Republican | MN |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Republican | NJ |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
2025 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor, evaluate and respond on issues related to residential treatment centers; Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation (HRSA); Adolescent Health Issues (Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products (including Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Prohibition) (FDA); Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664) Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS); Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA); Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation (HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF); Infant sleep product safety (CPSC); Lead exposure prevention (EPA, CDC, HUD); Food safety (FDA, EPA, CDC); Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets (CPSC); Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation (CPSC); Vehicle emissions standards (EPA, NHTSA); Button battery ingestions (CPSC); Early childhood education (HHS); Child protection safety and injury prevention (CPSC); Furniture tip-overs (CPSC); Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants (ACF, HHS ASPE); Family First Prevention Services Act implementation (ACF); CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response (HHS); Title IV-B Reauthorization (including H.R. 9076: Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act) (ACF); Congregate care reform (HHS, ACF); Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth (HHS); Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation (EPA); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023) (ACF); Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks) (WH Domestic Policy Council; WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention; CDC; NIH; DOJ); Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation (EEOC); Childcare Funding & Resources (HHS); Native American Child Health (DOI, EPA, HHS); Water Beads (including H.R. 4648: Ban Water Beads Act; S. 4298: Esthers Law (CPSC) Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP (including H.R. 9688 - Keep Kids Covered Act) (HHS/CMS); Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 952 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) (HHS/CMS); Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP (HHS/CMS); Postpartum Medicaid Extension and Maternal Health Improvements; Medicaid/CHIP renewal policies (HHS/CMS); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirement (HHS/CMS); Vaccines for Children program improvements (HHS/CMS, CDC); Medicaid prior authorization and medical necessity determinations Standards in ORR Custody (ORR, HHAS); Licensure of ORR Shelters (ORR, HHS); Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC (USDA); SNAP/Farm Bill (USDA); Mental Health for Children (HRSA); H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424) FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Defense Health Agency - Autism Care Demonstration (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Defense Health Agency - Fluoride varnish (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices (FDA); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213/S.4762); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security (Social Security Administration); School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757/H.R.7189); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations (CDC, HHS); WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279); Probiotic use in the NICU (FDA, CDC, NIH) Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act (USAID); FY26 Appropriations - global child health accounts impacting children and youth at USAID (Vulnerable Children, International Basic Education, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition), Combating Child, Early and Forced Marriage, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, Department of State Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, CEIU, ILAB, UNICEF, IDA, MRA, PEPFAR (OMB); Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting (HHS, NSC, USAID); U.S. Government pledge at the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit (USAID)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 8260 and S. 4350 (Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act), all provisions H.R. 10545 (American Relief Act, 2025), regarding HHS program funding and Medicaid program reform provisions National Institutes of Health program reforms generally S. 904 (Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care 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: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service - HIS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) - EPA; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation - HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety - CPSC; Lead exposure prevention - EPA, CDC, HUD, FDA; Food safety - FDA, EPA, CDC; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets - CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation - EPA; Vehicle emissions standards - EPA, NHTSA; Button battery ingestions - CPSC; Early childhood education - HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention - CPSC; Furniture tip-overs - CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants - HHS, ACF & ASPE; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation - HHS, ACF; CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response - HHHS, ACF; Title IV-B Reauthorization (including H.R. 9076: Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act) - HHS, ACF; Congregate care reform - HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth - HHS, ACF; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation - EPA; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023) - HHS, ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks) - WH Domestic Policy Council; WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention; CDC; NIH; DOJ; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation - EEOC; Childcare Funding & Resources - HHS, OCC; Native American Child Health - DOI; EPA, HHS, HIS; Water Beads (including H.R. 4648: Ban Water Beads Act; S. 4298: Esthers Law) - CPSC Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP (including H.R. 9688 - Keep Kids Covered Act) - HHS/CMS; Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 952 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) - HHS/CMS; Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP - HHS/CMS; Medicaid/CHIP renewal policies - HHS/CMS; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirement - HHS/CMS; Vaccines for Children program improvements - HHS/CMS, CDC; Medicaid prior authorization and medical necessity determinations; Telehealth - DEA tele-prescribing extension and Medicare telehealth extension - HHS, DEA; H.R. 10438 - Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act; S. 2243 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA); CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - CMS Standards in ORR Custody - ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters - ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC - USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill - USDA; Mental Health for Children HRSA; H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424) Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); FY25 SFOPS Appropriations - report language on children with disabilities globally; International Protections for Children with Disabilities Act (S.847) - subsection S.4797; Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act - USAID; Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting - HHS, NSC, USAID; Violence Against Children Surveys - Department of State; Issue/Bill - Agency FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act - Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency - Fluoride varnish; Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices - FDA; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213/S.4762); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security - Social Security Administration; School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757/H.R.7189); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations - CDC, HHS; WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279); Probiotic use in the NICU - FDA, CDC, NIH; Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation - Health Resources and Services Administration; Adolescent Health Issues, including mpox -Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products -Food and Drug Administration; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664); Ethical Considerations when Studying Youth Online -White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024 H.R. 7406, the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 H.R.2706 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act H.R. 6160- Lifespan Respite Care Act reauthorization H.R. 2706/S.1183, The Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, related to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants H.R.3308 - HEADs UP Act of 2023 - This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 8260 and S. 4350 (Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act), all provisions H.R. 10545 (American Relief Act, 2025), regarding HHS program funding and Medicaid program reform provisions National Institutes of Health program reforms generally S. 904 (Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2389: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 751: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7725 and S. 4115: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4247: No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act To establish Federal research award reimbursement limits for indirect costs for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4667: Risky Research Review Act A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, and for other purposes (ALL). Proposed rule on the federal governments use of march-in rights on federally-supported research.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions Federal policies regarding Lab-Developed Tests, generally H.R. 10545 (American Relief Act, 2025), regarding HHS program funding and Medicaid program reform provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2941/S.1332, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 7213/S.4762, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7300, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9026, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 9028, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing H.R. 9029, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation, and special education programs at the Department of Education S. 4539/H.R. 9614, ENABLE Act, all provisions S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program S.4942 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation and special education programs at the Department of Education S.4796 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 a provision related to research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing S. 3076, Disability Employment Incentive Act, all provisions S. 2522/H.R. 5102, ABLE Match Act, all provisions S. 4910, ABLE Awareness Act, all provisions S. 4911, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions S. 3528, Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act, all provisions H.R. 2706/S. 1183, CharlotteWoodwardOrgan Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 670/S. 4741, ThinkDifferentlyDatabase Act, all provisions S. 5070, The Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Programs Act, all provisions S.5378, EASE with 211 Act, all provisions H.R.10296, ABLE Tomorrow Act, all provisions H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, provisions related to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities Advocacy with the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, and Office of Management and Budget related to electrical stimulation devices A proposal for the creation of an Office of Caregiver Health at the Department of Health and Human Services A bill not yet introduced to enhance incentives to create accessible and inclusive workplaces
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2941/S.1332, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 7213/S.4762, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7300, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9026, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 9028, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing H.R. 9029, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation, and special education programs at the Department of Education S. 4539/H.R. 9614, ENABLE Act, all provisions S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program S.4942 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation and special education programs at the Department of Education S.4796 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 a provision related to research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing S. 3076, Disability Employment Incentive Act, all provisions S. 2522/H.R. 5102, ABLE Match Act, all provisions S. 4910, ABLE Awareness Act, all provisions S. 4911, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions S. 3528, Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act, all provisions H.R. 2706/S. 1183, CharlotteWoodwardOrgan Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 670/S. 4741, ThinkDifferentlyDatabase Act, all provisions S. 5070, The Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Programs Act, all provisions S.5378, EASE with 211 Act, all provisions H.R.10296, ABLE Tomorrow Act, all provisions H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, provisions related to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities Advocacy with the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, and Office of Management and Budget related to electrical stimulation devices A proposal for the creation of an Office of Caregiver Health at the Department of Health and Human Services A bill not yet introduced to enhance incentives to create accessible and inclusive workplaces
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of2024), all provisions H.R. 8260 and S. 4350 (Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act), all provisions H.R. I 0545 (American Relief Act, 2025), regarding HHS program funding and Medicaid program reform provisions National Institutes of Health program reforms generally S. 904 (Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act), all provisions
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024 H.R. 7406, the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 H.R. 670, Think Differently Database Act H.R.2706 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act H.R. 6160- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program
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 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health issues (incl. mental health parity, suicide prevention) General Health Care issues for people living with Tourette Syndrome or other Tic Disorders (preexisting coverage, Medicare/Medicaid) Medicare Part D Protected Class Drugs Coverage, Part D coverage Research, medical and scientific issues (including BRAIN initiative) Access to treatment and care issues (including step therapy, prior authorization, non-medical switching - S. 652/HR2630 Safe Step Act) Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S.1339 Drug Pricing Broadly Telehealth (including S.2016/HR4189 - Connect for Health Act) Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213) Medicaid Bump Act of 2024 (H.R. 4892/S. 3921)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reauthorization of Autism CARES Act, HR 7213 all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.2768/H.R.2584, the SAVE Act, issues related to violence against health care providers. H.R.5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, issues related to reimbursement cuts and administrative burdens on hospitals. S.765/H.R.1526, the Reducing Hereditary Cancers Act. H.R.4286, the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. H.R.1711/S.940, the Rural America Health Corps Act. S.3765/H.R.6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7251, the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R.7213, Autism CARES Act Reauthorization Issues related to solid organ transplantation and OPTN reforms. Issues related to regulation of laboratory developed tests. Issues related to the expansion of telehealth services. Issues related to electronic prescribing. Issues related to the proposed IOTA transplant reimbursement model.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024 H.R. 7406, the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 H.R. 670, Think Differently Database Act H.R.2706 - Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act H.R. 6160- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program
Client expense: $50,000 · 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
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 8260 and S. 4350 (Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions Federal policies regarding Lab-Developed Tests, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4247: No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act To establish Federal research award reimbursement limits for indirect costs for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4667: Risky Research Review Act A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, and for other purposes (ALL). Proposed rule on the federal governments use of march-in rights on federally-supported research.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2389: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 751: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7725 and S. 4115: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2941/S.1332, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 6468, Ban Water Beads Act, all provisions H.R. 7213/S.4762, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7300, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8018/S.3109, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, all provisions H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9026, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 9027, Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal to limit the Food and Drug Administration's ability to restrict certain uses of a device under certain circumstances H.R. 9028, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing H.R. 9029, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation, and special education programs at the Department of Education S. 4298, Esthers Law, all provisions S. 4539/H.R. 9614, ENABLE Act, all provisions H.R.9436 - SPECTRUM Act, all provisions S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program S.4942 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation and special education programs at the Department of Education S.4796 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing S. 3076, Disability Employment Incentive Act, all provisions S. 2522/H.R. 5102, ABLE Match Act, all provisions S. 4910, ABLE Awareness Act, all provisions S. 4911, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions S. 3528, Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act, all provisions H.R. 2706/S. 1183, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 670/S. 4741, Think Differently Database Act, all provisions A proposal for the creation of an Office of Caregiver Health at the Department of Health and Human Services A bill not yet introduced to enhance incentives to create accessible and inclusive workplaces
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation (HRSA); Adolescent Health Issues (Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products (including Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Prohibition) (FDA); Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664) Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS); Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA); Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation (HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF); Infant sleep product safety (CPSC); Lead exposure prevention (EPA, CDC, HUD); Food safety (FDA, EPA, CDC); Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets (CPSC); Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation (CPSC); Vehicle emissions standards (EPA, NHTSA); Button battery ingestions (CPSC); Early childhood education (HHS); Child protection safety and injury prevention (CPSC); Furniture tip-overs (CPSC); Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants (ACF, HHS ASPE); Family First Prevention Services Act implementation (ACF); CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response (HHS); Title IV-B Reauthorization (including H.R. 9076: Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act) (ACF); Congregate care reform (HHS, ACF); Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth (HHS); Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation (EPA); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023) (ACF); Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks) (WH Domestic Policy Council; WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention; CDC; NIH; DOJ); Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation (EEOC); Childcare Funding & Resources (HHS); Native American Child Health (DOI, EPA, HHS); Water Beads (including H.R. 4648: Ban Water Beads Act; S. 4298: Esthers Law (CPSC) Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP (including H.R. 9688 - Keep Kids Covered Act) (HHS/CMS); Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 952 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) (HHS/CMS); Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP (HHS/CMS); Postpartum Medicaid Extension and Maternal Health Improvements; Medicaid/CHIP renewal policies (HHS/CMS); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirement (HHS/CMS); Vaccines for Children program improvements (HHS/CMS, CDC); Medicaid prior authorization and medical necessity determinations Standards in ORR Custody (ORR, HHAS); Licensure of ORR Shelters (ORR, HHS); Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC (USDA); SNAP/Farm Bill (USDA); Mental Health for Children (HRSA); H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424) FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Defense Health Agency - Autism Care Demonstration (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Defense Health Agency - Fluoride varnish (Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency); Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices (FDA); SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213/S.4762); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security (Social Security Administration); School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757/H.R.7189); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations (CDC, HHS); WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279); Probiotic use in the NICU (FDA, CDC, NIH) Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act (USAID); FY26 Appropriations - global child health accounts impacting children and youth at USAID (Vulnerable Children, International Basic Education, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition), Combating Child, Early and Forced Marriage, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, Department of State Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys, CEIU, ILAB, UNICEF, IDA, MRA, PEPFAR (OMB); Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting (HHS, NSC, USAID); U.S. Government pledge at the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit (USAID)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health issues (incl. mental health parity, suicide prevention) General Health Care issues for people living with Tourette Syndrome or other Tic Disorders (preexisting coverage, Medicare/Medicaid) Medicare Part D Protected Class Drugs Coverage, Part D coverage Research, medical and scientific issues (including BRAIN initiative) Access to treatment and care issues (including step therapy, prior authorization, non-medical switching - S. 652/HR2630 Safe Step Act) Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S.1339 Drug Pricing Broadly Telehealth (including S.2016/HR4189 - Connect for Health Act) Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213) Medicaid Bump Act of 2024 (H.R. 4892/S. 3921)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3884 and S. 1852 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of2024), all provisions H.R. 8260 and S. 4350 (Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act), all provisions Pediatric organ procurement and transplant policies generally Violence prevention programs generally
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2941/S.1332, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 6468, Ban Water Beads Act, all provisions H.R. 7213/S.4762, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7300, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8018/S.3109, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, all provisions H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9026, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 9027, Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal to limit the Food and Drug Administration's ability to restrict certain uses of a device under certain circumstances H.R. 9028, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing H.R. 9029, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation, and special education programs at the Department of Education S. 4298, Esthers Law, all provisions S. 4539/H.R. 9614, ENABLE Act, all provisions H.R.9436 - SPECTRUM Act, all provisions S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program S.4942 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs, vocational rehabilitation and special education programs at the Department of Education S.4796 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing S. 3076, Disability Employment Incentive Act, all provisions S. 2522/H.R. 5102, ABLE Match Act, all provisions S. 4910, ABLE Awareness Act, all provisions S. 4911, ABLE Employment Flexibility Act, all provisions S. 3528, Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act, all provisions H.R. 2706/S. 1183, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, all provisions H.R. 670/S. 4741, Think Differently Database Act, all provisions A proposal for the creation of an Office of Caregiver Health at the Department of Health and Human Services A bill not yet introduced to enhance incentives to create accessible and inclusive workplaces
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 7213, S. 4762, Autism CARES Act, All provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation-Health Resources and Services Administration; Adolescent Health Issues-Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products (including Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Prohibition)-Food and Drug Administration; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664). Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP-HHS/CMS; Medicaid Payment Parity-HHS/CMS; The Kids Access to Primary Care Act (HR 952); Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP-HHS/CMS; Postpartum Medicaid Extension and Maternal Health Improvements; Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Redeterminations-HHS/CMS; Ex Parte Medicaid Unwinding Issues-HHS/CMS; Medicaid for Every Child Act (S. 2816); QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056-Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196-Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment benefit-HHS/CMS; Medicaid payment for family caregivers-HHS/CMS; Vaccines for Children program improvements-HHS/CMS, CDC. Standards in ORR Custody-ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters-ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC-USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill-USDA; Mental Health for Children-HRSA; H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424); Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program-USDA; Public Health Preparedness and Response-ASPR; National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters; Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women-FDA, HHS, NIH; Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act; Funding for Pediatric Device Consortia; Funding for Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program; Funding for WIC-OMB, USDA; Donor Milk (S. 2819/H.R. 5486); Dietary Guidelines-USDA, HHS; Child Poverty; Child Poverty Reduction Act (H.R. 5629/S. 2906); Suicide Prevention-SAMHSA; School Meal Standards-USDA; WIC Food Packages-USDA; Universal School Meals (H.R. 3204/S. 1568)-USDA, White House; Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 6067); Unaccompanied Children (Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 - S. 3065); Equality Act; Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 3713); Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act; Child Tax Credit (H.R. 7024); Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act; Gender Affirming Care-HHS; Safety of Pediatricians and Children's Hospitals-DOJ, HHS; Same Day Billing Restrictions in Mental Health (S. 2556/H.R. 7996); Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act; FAA Reauthorization/ Emergency Medical Kits; Drug Shortage Prevention Act; Prevention and Early Intervention Set-Aside in Mental Health Block Grant (H.R. 7808); Child Poverty Reduction Act (S. 2906/H.R. 5629); Compact Impact Fairness Act (S. 792/H.R. 1571); Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act (H.R. 3331/S. 754); Pride in Mental Health Act (H.R. 7644); Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (S. 2176/H.R. 4340); Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 3778); School Meals Expansion Act (H.R. 2567); Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R. 3713); EMSC Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 6960, S. 3765); CARE for Kids Act; School Hunger Elimination Act; Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Act; No Hungry Kids in Schools Act; Expanding Access to School Meals Act; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act; US Senate Commission on Mental Health Act of 2024. FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency-Autism Care Demonstration-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency-Fluoride varnish-Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency; Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices-FDA; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Social Security Administration School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); Youth Sports Facilities Act; SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations-CDC, HHS; WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279). Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service-IHS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA)-EPA; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation-HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety-CPSC; Lead exposure prevention-EPA, CDC; Food safety-FDA; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets-CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation-EPA; Vehicle emissions standards-EPA, NHTSA; Button battery ingestions-CPSC; Early childhood education-HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention-CPSC; Furniture tip-overs-CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants-ACF, HHS ASPE; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation-ACF; CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response-HHS; Title IV-B Reauthorization-ACF; Congregate care reform-HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth-HHS; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation-EPA; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023)-ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks)-WH Domestic Policy Council, WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention, CDC, NIH, DOJ; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation-EEOC; Childcare Funding & Resources-HHS; Native American Child Health-DOI, EPA; Water Beads (including Ban Water Beads Act)-CPSC. Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act-USAID; FY25 Appropriations - SFOPS bill (overall foreign assistance funding: Vulnerable Children, Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health (including Gavi), WASH, Department of State Child Protection Compacts, Efforts to end Child Marriage, IDA, MRA); FY25 Appropriations - LHHS bill focused on CDCs global immunization account, Violence Against Children Surveys, Bureau of International Labor Affairs; FY26 Appropriations - global child health accounts impacting children and youth at USAID (Vulnerable Children, International Basic Education, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition), Combating Child, Early and Forced Marriage, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, Department of State Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, ILAB, UNICEF, IDA, MRA, PEPFAR-OMB; Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting-HHS, NSC, USAID; Supporting U.S. Program to Protect Vaccines and Immunizations in Low-Income Countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (H. Res. 1286 / S. Res. 684); Advocacy on the unique humanitarian needs of children in Gaza-USAID.
Client expense: $323,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4247: No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act To establish Federal research award reimbursement limits for indirect costs for institutions of higher education, and for other purposes (ALL). Proposed federal policies relating to fetal tissue and gain-of-function research. Proposed rule on the federal governments use of march-in rights on federally-supported research.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2389: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 751: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7725 and S. 4115: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to access to autism services; H.R. 7213, Autism CARES Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to reauthorization of Autism CARES Act, HR 7213 all provisions; Issues related to FY25 autism appropriations, HR 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; HR 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; HR 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; HR 9028, Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine Section 340B Drug Pricing Program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Sickle cell disease research funding generally Drug pricing reforms generally Mental and behavioral health legislation generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3884 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions Site neutral payments to providers generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 H.R. 6960 and S. 3765 (Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024), all provisions H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2941/S.1332, Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, all provisions H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 6468, Ban Water Beads Act, all provisions H.R. 7213, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7300, Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8018/S.3109, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act H.R. 8108, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add a Medicaid State plan requirement with respect to the determination of residency of certain individuals serving in the Armed Forces, all provisions H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 9026, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 9027, Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal to limit the Food and Drug Administration's ability to restrict certain uses of a device under certain circumstances H.R. 9028, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing H.R. 9029, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education S. 4298, Esthers Law, all provisions S. 4549, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain provisions with respect to qualified ABLE programs permanent, all provisions A House bill not yet introduced to increase funding for autism research focused on women and girls A Senate bill not yet introduced to provide Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for the Department of Defense, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program A Senate bill not yet introduced to provide Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education A Senate bill not yet introduced to provide Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies, a proposal for research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development on autism and housing A Senate bill not yet introduced to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purpose A proposal for the creation of an Office of Caregiver Health at the Department of Health and Human Services
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), President of the U.S., SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Funding for long-term supports and services workforce Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability H.R.7213-Autism CARES Act of 2024
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3884 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4822 (Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 7808 (EARLY Minds Act), regarding pediatric mental health H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid program reforms, including telemedicine and prior authorization issues Section 340B Drug Pricing program, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 202 Drug pricing reforms generally Juvenile mental and behavioral health legislation generally Gun violence prevention programs generally "Food as medicine" nutrition programs generally Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health program generally H.R. 3884 (Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 3391 (Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0), all provisions H.R. 3887 (Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023), all provisions Medicare "site neutral" payment policy generally, including H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), Section 203 Pediatric cancer research generally Pediatric access to cell and gene therapies generally H.R. 4822 (Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 7808 (EARLY Minds Act), regarding pediatric mental health H.R. 4758 (Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act), all provisions Laboratory developed tests generally, including H.R. 2369 (Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2023), all provisions H.R. 7213 (Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024), all provisions
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health issues (incl. mental health parity, suicide prevention) General Health Care issues for people living with Tourette Syndrome or other Tic Disorders (preexisting coverage, Medicare/Medicaid) Medicare Part D Protected Class Drugs Coverage, Part D coverage Research, medical and scientific issues (including BRAIN initiative) Access to treatment and care issues (including step therapy, prior authorization, non-medical switching - S. 652/HR2630 Safe Step Act) Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S.1339 Drug Pricing Broadly Telehealth (including S.2016/HR4189 - Connect for Health Act) Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 implementation (H.R. 2882) Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213) Medicaid Bump Act of 2024 (H.R. 4892/S. 3921)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2389: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 751: Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 7725: Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (ALL). H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7213: Autism CARES Act of 2024 To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes (ALL). Proposed federal policies relating to fetal tissue and gain-of-function research. Proposed rule on the federal governments use of march-in rights on federally-supported research.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2670/S.2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provisions related to study of TRICARE Autism Care Demonstration program and study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4259, Think Differently about Education Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4365/S.2587, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 6296/S.3113, HCBS Relief Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6468, Ban Water Beads Act, all provisions H.R. 7055, Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act, all provisions H.R. 7165/S.3702, Credit for Caring Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7213, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions S.2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for the Kevin and Avontes Law program S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education Implementation of P.L. 117-263, provision related to reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program Implementation of P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions related to funding for mental health research at the National Institute of Mental Health, autism and aging research at the National Institute on Aging, and funding for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Implementation of P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, section 3306 A Senate bill not yet introduced to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purposes
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2023 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to UNOS and heart transplant criteria. H.R.2369 - VALID Act of 2023. H.R.7213 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. Reauthorization of PAHPA. SUPPORT Act reauthorization.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES