Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

Supported H.R. 1156 - the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars. Supported S. 4016, the "Stop Unemployment Fraud Act," which would bolster the integrity in the unemployment insurance system by strengthening identify verification and fraud detection measures. Among other thigs it would require states to use advanced data matching and restrict benefit payments until applicant eligibility is confirmed.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,250

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $195,922 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Supported H.R. 1156 - the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars. Supported S. 4016, the "Stop Unemployment Fraud Act," which would bolster the integrity in the unemployment insurance system by strengthening identify verification and fraud detection measures. Among other thigs it would require states to use advanced data matching and restrict benefit payments until applicant eligibility is confirmed.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,250

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported H.R. 1156 - the "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars. Supported S. 4016, the "Stop Unemployment Fraud Act," which would bolster the integrity in the unemployment insurance system by strengthening identify verification and fraud detection measures. Among other thigs it would require states to use advanced data matching and restrict benefit payments until applicant eligibility is confirmed.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,250

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Employment & Training Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (OBBBA) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P) ARPA American Rescue Act Plan Funding OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Bill That Extends Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021 Healthcare Price Transparency Rules for Hospitals 340B Medicare DSH Medicare Physician Payment (MACRA) H.R. 365 The Primary Care Enhancement Act S. 898/H.R. 2141 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 258 / H.R. 169: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S. 1135: Hospital Payment Fairness Act H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 1343 / S. 688: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 1148 / H.R. 2124: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 2484 / H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2156: Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 H.R. 5406: Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 3298: Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R 1628: American Health Care Act S. 872 / H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act S. 377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act H.R. 1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) June 26 passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) Congress should act now to delay the Medicaid DSH cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $202,212 · Firm income: Not reported

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,250

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (OBBBA) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P) ARPA American Rescue Act Plan Funding OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Bill That Extends Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021 Healthcare Price Transparency Rules for Hospitals 340B Medicare DSH Medicare Physician Payment (MACRA) H.R. 365 The Primary Care Enhancement Act S. 898/H.R. 2141 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 258 / H.R. 169: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S. 1135: Hospital Payment Fairness Act H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 1343 / S. 688: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 1148 / H.R. 2124: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 2484 / H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2156: Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 H.R. 5406: Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 3298: Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R 1628: American Health Care Act S. 872 / H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act S. 377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act H.R. 1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) June 26 passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) Congress should act now to delay the Medicaid DSH cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Employment & Training Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S. 1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R. 5408, S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act

Client expense: $76,945 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (OBBBA) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P) ARPA American Rescue Act Plan Funding OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Bill That Extends Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021 Healthcare Price Transparency Rules for Hospitals 340B Medicare DSH Medicare Physician Payment (MACRA) H.R. 365 The Primary Care Enhancement Act S. 898/H.R. 2141 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 258 / H.R. 169: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S. 1135: Hospital Payment Fairness Act H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 1343 / S. 688: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 1148 / H.R. 2124: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 2484 / H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2156: Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 H.R. 5406: Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 3298: Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R 1628: American Health Care Act S. 872 / H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act S. 377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act H.R. 1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) June 26 passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) Congress should act now to delay the Medicaid DSH cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Employment & Training Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 581/S. 169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 H.R. 1000, Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 1119, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act H.R. 1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 2270, Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act H.R. 2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act H.R. 2952, SALT Act H.R. 3545, Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills (TEENS) Act H.R. 3552/S. 1843, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act S. 1499, The New Start Act of 2025 S. 2013, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2025 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants" Draft legislation titled Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Draft legislation titled Save Local Business Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act Draft legislation titled Fair and Open Competition Act Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842- 32,973, April 26, 2024) Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295, February 13, 2024) OSHA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (89 Fed. Reg. 70,698-70,699, August. 30, 2024) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining classification of independent contractors and employees under FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 1,638-1,743, January 10, 2024) Final OSHA rulemaking on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (89 Fed. Reg. 22,558-22,601, April 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices FTC Docket No: -2023-0026; Various issues relating to unemployment insurance; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); priorities for reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; East Coast port labor negotiations; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; corporate consolidation through serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); implementation of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act; accreditation of International Labor Conference delegation to the International Labor Organization; proposed restructuring plan for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and its National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; elimination of Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; antitrust grounded in economic analysis; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act sections 5, 13b and 19; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; duration of FTC consent orders; enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; regulation of digital platforms; Robinson-Patman Act-related policy and enforcement matters; concerns related to FTC Trade Regulation Rule rulemaking; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act; policy matters related to the FTCs unfair and deceptive acts and practices authority; FTC's final Hart-Scott-Rodino rule; negative option rule, including revocation under the Congressional Review Act; workforce development; second chance hiring; International Labor Organization and the international labor conference

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S. 1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect.

Client expense: $111,203 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Employment & Training Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (OBBBA) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P) ARPA American Rescue Act Plan Funding OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Bill That Extends Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021 Healthcare Price Transparency Rules for Hospitals 340B Medicare DSH Medicare Physician Payment (MACRA) H.R. 365 The Primary Care Enhancement Act S. 898/H.R. 2141 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 258 / H.R. 169: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S. 1135: Hospital Payment Fairness Act H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 1343 / S. 688: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 1148 / H.R. 2124: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 2484 / H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2156: Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 H.R. 5406: Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 3298: Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R 1628: American Health Care Act S. 872 / H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act S. 377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act H.R. 1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) June 26 passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) Congress should act now to delay the Medicaid DSH cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Supported HR 1156 to extend the period for prosecution of unemployment fraud

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Employment & Training Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Tax Relief and Reform Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017: Expressed support for extending/making permanent expiring provisions of the TCJA, including: individual tax rates, 20% small business deduction, restoring immediate R&D expensing, and 100% bonus depreciation. Continue to express opposition to raising taxes on small businesses, C-corps and individual taxpayers, carried interest, capital gains and tax increases that would undermine investment and capital availability. Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2025: Support House and Senate legislation to make permanent the 20% deduction for small- and family-owned businesses (Section 199A). American Innovation and Jobs Act of 2025: Support legislation in the House and Senate to restore immediate R&D expensing. Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025: Support House and Senate legislation to fully repeal the death tax. U.S. Budget Resolution and the Framework for Tax Permanency: Supported House and Senate passage of the budget resolution, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, and Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Access to Capital Accredited Investor Definition: Expressed support for efforts in the Congress to modernize the standard. U.S. House Financial Services Request for Comments on Access to Capital Proposals: Provided comments and support for legislative initiatives in the U.S. House to boost capital formation and access for entrepreneurs and small businesses, including: Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025, Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025, Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2025, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act of 2025, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act, Small Entrepreneurs Empowerment and Development (SEED) Act of 2025, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2025, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, and the Amendment for Crowdfunding Capital Enhancement and Small-business Support (ACCESS) Act of 2025. Small Business Technological Advancement Act (SBTAA): Support the Senate legislation. Regulation and Regulatory Reform Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Filing Mandate: Continued to express support for the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act to repeal the BOI reporting mandate. Advocated and expressed support for the U.S. Treasury Department to extend the deadline for filing, to scale back or exempt U.S. businesses from filing the report, and to not unduly penalize small businesses that were not aware of mandate. Support announced efforts by the U.S. Treasury and Interim Final Rule to apply the mandate to foreign businesses only. Privacy Framework: Continue to support a federal framework governing privacy rules for the United States. Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolutions: H.J. Res 42: Supported the resolution of disapproval of Department of Energy rule relating to Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment. IRSs DeFi Rule and H.J. Res. 25: Supported the House and Senate resolution to invalidate the Internal Revenue Services (IRSs) Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales rule. CFPB and S.J.Res.28: Supported House and Senate passage of the resolution to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule - Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications. CFPB and S.J. RES. 18: Supported House and Senate passage of the resolution to nullify the CFPB rule - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions DOE and H.J. Res 24: Support the resolution to nullify the Department of Energys (DOEs) energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. DOE and H.J. Res. 75: Support the resolution to repeal the Department of Energys (DOEs) energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Pre-Merger Notification Rule: Called for a CRA to overturn the FTC rulemaking. PROVE It Act: Support House and Senate legislation on the PROVE It Act to strengthen regulatory accountability and transparency for small businesses. Modern Worker Empowerment Act: Support this legislation in the House. Modern Worker Security Act: Support this legislation in the House. Faster Labor Contracts Act, S. 844: Oppose this Senate legislation. Midnight Rules Relief Act: Supported House passage. OSHA Heat Rule: Filed joint comments on OSHAs Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule, and urged the agency to withdraw the proposed rule. CMS Rule on GLP-1s: Supported the rule (CMS-4208-P) being proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). AI Action Plan: Submitted comments to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the importance of formulating a national artificial intelligence (AI) Action Plan. Trade Policy and Global Markets Special 301 Report: Urged Congress to review and take action on the Trade Representatives (USTR) consistent failure to leverage the Special 301 Report to hold foreign intellectual property thieves accountable. Digital Trade: Urged USTR Jamieson Greer to embrace a course of action on digital trade rules that would advance U.S. leadership and support American economic strength. Affordable Health Coverage Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Support efforts in the House and Senate to expand and improve the accounts. Telehealth and HSAs: Urged both the House and Senate to make permanent the telehealth provision that provides employers the flexibility to offer their employees with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) paired with a Health Savings Account (HSA) access to telehealth services pre-deductible. IP Rights and Protections Expressed concerns about a slate of bills being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee including: S. 1040, a bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping; S. 1041, a bill to amend Title 35 of the U.S. Code to address infringement of patents that claim biological products; S. 1097, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025; and S. 1096, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. USPTO Comments on WIPO Treaty: Expressed concern about the treatys mandatory patent disclosure requirements (PDRs) and their harm to the small businesses and startups that are the backbone of American innovation and economic growth. The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Support House and Senate legislation. Trump Administration Nominations - Leadership Votes Kelly Loeffler, SBA Administration: Supported the nomination and confirmation of Ms. Loffler. Dr. Casey Mulligans Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): Supported the nomination and confirmation of Dr. Mulligan. Former U.S. Billy Long for IRS Commissioner: Support the nomination and confirmation of Mr. Long. Paul Atkins as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Supported the nomination and confirmation of Mr. Atkins. Mike Johnson for Speaker: Supported. Presidential Executive Orders and Memorandums MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN BY EMPOWERING PATIENTS WITH CLEAR, ACCURATE, AND ACTIONABLE HEALTHCARE PRICING INFORMATION: SBE Council issued supportive statements on the Executive Order. National Energy Dominance Council EO: Issued supportive statements on the EO. Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator EO: Issued a supportive statement on the EO. Defending Americas Innovators Memorandum: Issued supportive statements on aspects of the memorandum. Government Accountability H.R. 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act: Supported this bill to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting and recouping stolen COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) funds.

H.R. 464, Skills Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 581/S. 169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 H.R. 1000, Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 1119, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 H.R. 1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants" Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act Draft legislation titled Fair and Open Competition Act Draft legislation titled Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Draft legislation titled Child Care Affordability and Accessibility Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Faster Labor Contracts Act Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842-32,973, April 26, 2024) Stay the effective date of overtime rule extension defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842-32,973, April 26, 2024) Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295, February 13, 2024) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining classification of independent contractors and employees under FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 1,638-1,743, January 10, 2024) Final OSHA rulemaking on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (89 Fed. Reg. 22,558-22,601, April 1, 2024) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (89 Fed. Reg. 70,698, August 30, 2024) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); priorities for reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; East Coast port labor negotiations; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; corporate consolidation through serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final Hart-Scott-Rodino rule; implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); implementation of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; elimination of Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; antitrust grounded in economic analysis; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act section 19/13b authority; Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; noncompete clauses in employment contracts; regulation of digital platforms; Robinson-Patman Act-related policy and enforcement matters; concerns related to FTC Trade Regulation Rule rulemaking; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act; changes to the FTCs Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act merger filing rule; policy matters related to the FTCs unfair and deceptive acts and practices authority; Hart-Scott-Rodino rule, including revocation under the Congressional Review Act; negative option rule, including revocation under the Congressional Review Act; junk fee rule; workforce development; international labor organization

Supported the H.R. 1156 - Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting the theft of COVID-era unemployment benefits, giving more time for law enforcement to complete current cases, open new ones and recoup billions of taxpayer dollars.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S. 1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S. 383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting (CMS 3442-P) ARPA American Rescue Act Plan Funding OSHA Covid-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Bill That Extends Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021 Healthcare Price Transparency Rules for Hospitals 340B Medicare DSH Medicare Physician Payment (MACRA) H.R. 365 The Primary Care Enhancement Act S. 898/H.R. 2141 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act S. 258 / H.R. 169: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 S. 1135: Hospital Payment Fairness Act H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R. 1343 / S. 688: Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act S. 1148 / H.R. 2124: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 2484 / H.R. 4442: CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2156: Medicare Audit Improvement Act H.R. 5164: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016 H.R. 5406: Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 3298: Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R 1628: American Health Care Act S. 872 / H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act S. 377: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act H.R. 1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) H.R. 4392 To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) June 26 passed the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) Congress should act now to delay the Medicaid DSH cuts that are scheduled to go into effect Nov. 22. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.