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Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 19, 2007
Latest Action
February 25, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratic(CA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
90pct
159d open
vs 3,722 other S bills in the 110th — cohort avg 42d
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
-S. 635, "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007," regarding providing for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories; issues regarding Federal judicial salaries; -S. 2274, "Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions; -S. 1378, "Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes; -S. 1276, "Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 ", A bill to establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions. -S.2071, "A bill to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
-S. 635, "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007," regarding providing for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories; issues regarding Federal judicial salaries; -S. 2274, "Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions; -S. 1378, "Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes; -S. 1276, "Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 ", A bill to establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions. -S.2071, "A bill to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services correctional facilities and forcing these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badeg of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correction Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would auhtorize annula tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 4120, the Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act, will make prosecutions of child pornographers easier by removing the requirement that Federal officials must prove interstate transmission in child pornography cases; H.R. 2747/S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act, which would expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of those chemicals used in the production of methamphetamines H.R. 5057, the "Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act," which would reauthorize funding for DNA analysis programs; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5938, the "Former Vice President Protection Act," expands Secret Service protection for former Vice Presidents and their families; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6045/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; H.R. 6831/ S.3666, the Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008, which would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper; H.R. 3711/S. 2511, legislation that would authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to waive the matching fund requirements for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program; H.R. 7015, legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; H.R. 7311, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which would extend and expand efforts to combat human trafficking and aid its victims. The FOP originally joined the U.S. Department of Justice in raising concerns with specific provisions in the bill, which were addressed in this version, allowing us to support its passage; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 2956, the "Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," will help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 2168, the "Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act," which would authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred and allow prosecution of computer fraud offenses for conduct not involving an interstate or foreign communication, and would also eliminate the requirement in current law that damage to a victim's computer aggregate at least $5,000 before a prosecution can be brought for unauthorized access to a computer and expand other aspects of Federal computer fraud and identity theft law; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
-S. 635, "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007," regarding providing for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories; issues regarding Federal judicial salaries; -S. 2274, "Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions; -S. 1378, "Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007", A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes; -S. 1276, "Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 ", A bill to establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes, regarding all provisions. -S.2071, "A bill to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
H.R. 365, S. 635, H. Rept. 110-8, PL 110-143 -- Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 - entire bill H.R. 1028/S 560, A bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - entire bill S. 2071, H.R. 5619 -- Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 - entire bill S. 884, H.R. 405 -- Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 - sections pertaining to residual substance abuse treatment -- specifically in rural areas S. 1276, H.R. 2747, P.L. 110-415 -- Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,800
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
**see addendum page Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) (S. 3409) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulatioin (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) (S. 3409) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R.970, the Dextromethorphan Distribution Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. H.R.971, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act, as related to provider negotiations in the Medicare program. H.R.1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as related to fiscal sustainablity of healthcare services. H.R.1474, the Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act, as related to provider reimbursement in the Medicare program. H.R.3700, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, as related to provider participation in the Medicaid program. H.R.5839, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008, as related to drug safety and electronic tracking of pharmaceuticals. H.R.6353/S.980, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, as related to online pharmacies. H.R.6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy involvement in health information technology. H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 as related to pharmacy involvement in health information technology H.R. 7110, the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, as related to increased funding for state Medicaid programs. S.484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, all provisions related to the safety of prescription medicines. S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act as related to recordkeeping requirements for pharmacies. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, as related to health information technology. S.1827, Pharmacists Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act, as related to provider participation in the Medicare program. S.1915, Electronic Prescribing Drug Act, as related to the regulation of electronic prescribing of pharmaceuticals. S.1951, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. S.1954, Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act, as related to access standards to pharmacies. S.2013/H.R.390, Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act, as related to prescription requirements in the Medicaid program. S.2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, as related to the distribution of legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine. S.2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. S.2408/H.R.4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, as related to electronic health care in the Medicare program. S.3101/H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid and Medicare programs and electronic health care. Various issues related to the disposal of prescription drugs and drug Take Back programs, no specific legislation
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET), Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force, Crime Lab Microscope, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, funding for El Rio forebay project; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work,Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects, and Channel Islands Harbor FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Anti-obesity demonstration programs H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill Economic stimulus Medicaid FMAP and Disproportionate Share Hospital funding Moratorium on CMS Medicaid Outpatient Services regulation County Organized Health System (COHS) Implementation
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding, Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation andCuyama Recreation Center FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - PILT; clean air funding, FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Funding for Santa Maria River Levee, Lower Mission Creek, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, and Goleta Beach FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act - Ryan White Part C Funding H.R. 7110/S. 3624 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act - infrastructure funding Forest Service Wildfire Response Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill Economic Stimulus Increased Funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers Medicaid FMAP Emergency Broadcasting via public radio stations
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program S. 1300, the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria H.R.1950, enrollment broker services - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; border security FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for regional communications infrastructure, Virtual Public Defender project FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; funding for South Santa Fe Widening, Camp Lockett cleanup, Rancho Santa Fe Roundabouts, Lonestar Road project FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for San Diego County SAMP, Borrego Springs Flood Control project FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; San Pasqual Academy; Edgemoor Geriatric hospital; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Management System funding for removal of dead and dying trees and brush removal Stowe Trail Land Transfer Night firefighting flights on Federal landsCDC Strategic Alliance for Health grants SAFER grant proposal for Volunteer Reserve Firefighter Program Federal funding for sand replenishment Funding for domestic violence programs Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program S. 2736, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act - national senior housing clearing house H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 - Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill Economic stimulus Medicaid FMAP and Disproportionate Share Hospital funding Federal Emergency Declaration Procedures SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, including highway projects, non-motorized transportation pilot program, and Lonestar Road project Emergency Mass Notification
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; Riverside County Medical Center; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding,funding for Construction of Nursing Education Building FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for re-entry tracking of probationers, funding for regional fingerprint ID program, funding for Corrections video surveillance system FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Riverside County SAMP Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 - Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill Economic stimulus Medicaid FMAP and Disproportionate Share Hospital funding Moratorium on CMS Medicaid Outpatient Services regulation Wildfire suppression funding
2008 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Pharmacy Issues related to the sale of food and drugs, drug safety and drug abuse. HR 5839, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs. HR 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 S. 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 HR 4911, Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007 S 877, Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 S. 2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007 S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007 H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act of 2007 HR 5904, Safe FEAST Act of 2008 S. 3666 and HR 6831, Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act
Client expense: $1,316,532 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
H.R. 365, S. 635, H. Rept. 110-8, PL 110-143 -- Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 - entire bill H.R. 1028/S 560, A bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - entire bill S. 2071, H.R. 5619 -- Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 - entire bill S. 884, H.R. 405 -- Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 - sections pertaining to residual substance abuse treatment -- specifically in rural areas S. 1276, H.R. 2747, P.L. 110-415 -- Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,800
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
**see addendum page Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) (S. 3409) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: $140,673 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
See addendum. H.R.970, the Dextromethorphan Distribution Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. H.R.971, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act, as related to provider negotiations in the Medicare program. H.R.1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as related to the regulation of the sale of tobacco products. H.R.1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as related to fiscal sustainablity for healthcare services. H.R.1474, the Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act, as related to provider reimbursement in the Medicare program. H.R.3700, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. H.R.4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007, as related to fair credit card practices. H.R.5491, Emilys Act, as related to the certification of pharmacy technicians. H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, as related to provider participation in the Medicaid program. H.R.5658, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, as related to provider participation in the TRICARE program. H.R.5839, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008, as related to drug safety and electronic tracking of pharmaceuticals. H.R.6353/S.980, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, as related to online pharmacies. H.R.6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy involvement in health information technology. H.R. 6491/S.3434, the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008, as related to the prosecution of organized theft. H.R. 6713, the E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2008, as related to the prosecution of organized theft. H.R. 6831/S.3666, the Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008 as related to theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper. H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 as related to pharmacy involvement in health information technology H.R. 7110, the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, as related to increased funding for state Medicaid programs. S.484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, all provisions related to the safety of prescription medicines. S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act as related to recordkeeping requirements for pharmacies. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, as related to health information technology. S.1827, Pharmacists Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act, as related to provider participation in the Medicare program. S.1915, Electronic Prescribing Drug Act, as related to the regulation of electronic prescribing of pharmaceuticals. S.1951, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. S.1954, Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act, as related to access standards to pharmacies. S.2013/H.R.390, Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act, as related to prescription requirements in the Medicaid program. S.2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, as related to the distribution of legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine. S.2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. S.2408/H.R.4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, as related to electronic health care in the Medicare program. S.2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices S.3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, as related to provider participation in the TRICARE program. S.3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices. S.3101/H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid and Medicare programs and electronic health care.
2008 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 4120, the Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act, will make prosecutions of child pornographers easier by removing the requirement that Federal officials must prove interstate transmission in child pornography cases; H.R. 2747/S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act, which would expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of those chemicals used in the production of methamphetamines H.R. 5057, the "Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act," which would reauthorize funding for DNA analysis programs; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5938, the "Former VIce President Protection Act," expands Secret Service protection for former Vice Presidents and their families; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6045/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; H.R. 3711/S. 2511, legislation that would authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to waive the matching fund requirements for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program; H.R. 7015 (Filner, D-CA), legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to la enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 2956, the "Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," will help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 2168, the "Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act," which would authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred and allow prosecution of computer fraud offenses for conduct not involving an interstate or foreign communication, and would also eliminate the requirement in current law that damage to a victim's computer aggregate at least $5,000 before a prosecution can be brought for unauthorized access to a computer and expand other aspects of Federal computer fraud and identity theft law; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
2008 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding, Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation andCuyama Recreation Center FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - PILT; clean air funding, FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Funding for Santa Maria River Levee, Lower Mission Creek, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, and Goleta Beach FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act - Ryan White Part C Funding H.R. 7110/S. 3624 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act - infrastructure funding Forest Service Wildfire Response Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill
2008 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET), Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force, Crime Lab Microscope, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, funding for El Rio forebay project; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work,Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects, and Channel Islands Harbor FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Land Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 6049 Energy Improvement and Extension Act - mental health parity Flood insurance rate map revisions H.R. 6532, Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act - entire bill H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act - entire bill
2008 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; Riverside County Medical Center; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding,funding for Construction of Nursing Education Building FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for re-entry tracking of probationers, funding for regional fingerprint ID program, funding for Corrections video surveillance system FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Riverside County SAMP Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 - Byrne Grant Reauthorization - entire bill S. 3155 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill
2008 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program S. 1300, the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria H.R.1950, enrollment broker services - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; border security FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for regional communications infrastructure, Virtual Public Defender project FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; funding for South Santa Fe Widening, Camp Lockett cleanup, Rancho Santa Fe Roundabouts, Lonestar Road project FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for San Diego County SAMP, Borrego Springs Flood Control project FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; San Pasqual Academy; Edgemoor Geriatric hospital; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Management System funding for removal of dead and dying trees and brush removal Stowe Trail Land Transfer Night firefighting flights on Federal landsCDC Strategic Alliance for Health grants SAFER grant proposal for Volunteer Reserve Firefighter Program Federal funding for sand replenishment Funding for domestic violence programs Anti-obesity demonstration programs Nieghborhood Stabalization Program S. 2736, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act - national senior housing clearing house H.R. 2677 IMPACT Act - entire bill S. 3256, Federal Ladn Assistance and Management Enhancement Act - entire bill H.R. 1386/S. 803 - Child Support Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 7221 - Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act - entire bill H.R. 5698, Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 231 - Byrne Grant Reauthroziation - entire bill S. 3155 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill
2008 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
2008 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Pharmacy Issues related to the sale of food and drugs, drug safety and drug abuse. HR 5839, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs.; HR 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007; S. 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007; HR 4911, Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007; S 877, Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007; S. 2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007; S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007 H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act of 2007 HR 5904 Safe FEAST Act of 2008
Client expense: $1,010,101 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria H.R. 2918/S. 151 - California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Authorization for Ventura County to operate a County Organized Health System FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for Regional California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET), Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force, Crime Lab Microscope, and the Ventura County Family Justice Center, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, Outer Continental Shelf moratorium; funding for El Rio forebay project; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work,Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects, and Channel Islands Harbor FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
2008 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities HH.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria H.R. 2918/S. 151 - California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill S. 1881, the American with Disabilities Act Restoration Act - impacts on public sector employers H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government disaster preparedness and response activities; FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding, Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation andCuyama Recreation Center FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - PILT; clean air funding, Outer Continental Shelf moratorium; FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Funding for Santa Maria River Levee, Lower Mission Creek, Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, and Goleta Beach FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; funding for Juvenile Wellness Court; funding for law enforcement training related to the mentally ill; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
2008 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act - entire bill H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program S. 1300, the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act - Airport Improvement Program and Contract Tower Program H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 3479 ADA Notification Act entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria H.R.1950, enrollment broker services - entire bill H.R. 2918/S. 151 - California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - entire bill FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities; border security FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for regional communications infrastructure, Virtual Public Defender project FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; funding for South Santa Fe Widening, Camp Lockett cleanup, Rancho Santa Fe Roundabouts, Lonestar Road project FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, Outer Continental Shelf moratorium; Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for San Diego County SAMP, Borrego Springs Flood Control project FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; San Pasqual Academy; Edgemoor Geriatric hospital; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Management System Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Reauthorization of Endangered Species Act Preservation of Rancho Guejito Funding for gang suppression projects funding for removal of dead and dying trees
2008 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauhtorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1512/S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S.3101/HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Increased funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers H.R. 1041/S. 573, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment (Heart) for Women Act - entire bill S. 456/HR 1582, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - entire bill S. 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act - entire bill H.R. 1783/S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act - entire bill H.R. 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - veterans' housing S. 1551/H.R. 1532 - Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act H.R. 3058, Public Lands Communities Transition Act - Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) H.R. 5450/s. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act - entire bill H.R. 2642, the FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act - Medicaid moratoria FY 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill - funding for local government homeland security and disaster preparedness and response activities FY 2009 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - Funding for local health care programs; SSBG; CSBG; bioterrorism and TB control funding; job training funding; funding for older Americans; Riverside County Medical Center; Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Library Services and Technology Act funding,funding for Construction of Nursing Education Building FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill - Public Safety funding, SCAAP, funding for re-entry tracking of probationers, funding for regional fingerprint ID program, funding for Corrections video surveillance system FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations bill - farmland conservation, pest detection and control FY 2009 Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill - community development, low income housing, airport funding; FY 2009 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill - habitat conservation funding; Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; PILT; clean air funding, habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations bill - funding for Riverside County SAMP Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Reauthorization of Endangered Species Act
2008 · second_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
H.R. 365, S. 635, H. Rept. 110-8, PL 110-143, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 - entire bill H.R. 1028/S 560, A bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - entire bill S. 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 - entire bill S. 884, Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 - sections pertaining to residual substance abuse treatment -- specifically in rural areas S. 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,800
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
**see addendum page Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
See addendum. H.R.970, the Dextromethorphan Distribution Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. H.R.971, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act, as related to provider negotiations in the Medicare program. H.R.1038/S.623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, as related to the approval of generic biopharmaceuticals. H.R.1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as related to the regulation of the sale of tobacco products. H.R.1474, the Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act, as related to provider reimbursement in the Medicare program. H.R.3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act, as related to Medicaid provider reimbursement. H.R.3193, Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act, as related to Medicaid provider reimbursement. H.R.3700, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. H.R.4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007, as related to fair credit card practices. H.R.5491, Emilys Act, as related to the certification of pharmacy technicians. H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, as related to provider participation in the Medicaid program. H.R.5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, as related to the availability of generic pharmaceuticals. H.R.5658, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, as related to provider participation in the TRICARE program. H.R.5839, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008, as related to drug safety and electronic tracking of pharmaceuticals. H.R.6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, as related to provider participation in the Medicare competitive bidding program. H.R.6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy reimbursement, electronic health care, and Medicare programs. H.R.6353, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, as related to online pharmacies. H.R.6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, as related to health information technology. S.484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, all provisions related to the safety of prescription medicines. S.980, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008, as related to online pharmacies. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, as related to health information technology. S.1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, as related to the approval of generic biopharmaceuticals. S.1827, Pharmacists Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act, as related to provider participation in the Medicare program. S.1915, Electronic Prescribing Drug Act, as related to the regulation of electronic prescribing of pharmaceuticals. S.1951, the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, as related to pharmacy reimbursement in the Medicaid program. S.1954, Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act, as related to access standards to pharmacies. S.2013/H.R.390, Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act, as related to prescription requirements in the Medicaid program. S.2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, as related to the distributio of legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine. S.2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act, as related to the abuse of dextromethorphan. S.2408/H.R.4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, as related to electronic health care in the Medicare program. S.2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices S.3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, as related to provider participation in the TRICARE program. S.3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, as related to fair credit card practices. S.3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, as related to pharmacy reimbursement and electronic health care.
2008 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
2008 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: $235,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161) (S. 1644) Rx Pedigree (H.R. 5839) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980) (H.R. 6353)
Client expense: $235,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services correctional facilities and forcing these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
2008 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 5839, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs.; HR 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007; S. 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007; HR 4911, Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007; S 877, Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007; S. 2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007; S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007
Client expense: $928,643 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 5839, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs.; HR 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007; S. 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007; HR 4911, Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007; S 877, Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007; S. 2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007; S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007
Client expense: $928,643 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
**see addendum page S. 2071 - Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 980 - Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 ***, no specific bill(s), FDAAA Implementation, Pedigree, Prescription Drug Importation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · first_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
HR 365/PL 110-143, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 - entire bill HR 1028/S 560, A bill to create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - entire bill S 2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 - entire bill S 884, Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 - sections pertaining to residual substance abuse treatment -- specifically in rural areas S 1276, Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,800
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3161, S. 1644) Rx Pedigree Methaphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S. 2071) Internet Pharmacy (S. 980)
Client expense: $165,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauhtorization Act - entire bill S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill S. 558, the Mental Health Parity Act -entire bill H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act Extension of moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill FY 2009 Funding for the Airport Improvement Program FY 2009 funding for California County pest detection and surveillance program FY 2009 funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program FY 2009 funding for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Authorization of Ventura County to operate a County Organized Health System Funding for Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project Funding for El Rio Forebay Groundwater Contaminant Elimination Project Funding for Juvenile Wellness Court Funding for California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine (Cal-MMET) Funding for Family Justice Center Funding for Ventura County Small Watershed Programs and Emergency Watershed Protection Feasibility Study Projects Funding for Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan Funding for Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team Task Force Funding for Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work Funding for Crime Lab Microscope Funding for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program Funding for Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects Funding for Channel Islands Harbor, CA
2008 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
See addendum. 1.S.242/H.R.380, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007, as related to provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. 2.S.251, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2007, all provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. 3.S. 484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions related to the safety of prescription medicines. 4.S. 604, the Military Health Care Protection Act, as related to provider participation in the Department of Defense TRICARE program. 5.S. 980, Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007, as related to the regulation of online pharmacies. 6.S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, all provisions related to reducing fraud and abuse in the Medicare program. 7.S. 1276/H.R.2747, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007, as related to the distribution of legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine. 8.S. 1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007, as related to improving health information technology. 9.S. 1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, as related to the approval of generic biopharmaceuticals. 10.S. 1827, Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2007 as related to provider participation in the Medicare program. 11.S.1915, Electronic Prescription Drug Act of 2007, as related to the regulation of electronic prescribing of pharmaceuticals 12.S.1951/H.R.3700, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007, as related to Medicaid provider reimbursement. 13.S.1954, Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act of 2007, as related to access standards to pharmacies. 14.S.2013/H.R.3090, Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007, as related to prescription requirements in the Medicaid program. 15.S.2071, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007, as related to the distribution of legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine. 16.S.2274, Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007, as related to steps to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan. 17.S.2408/H.R.4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, as related to the regulation of electronic prescribing of pharmaceuticals. 18.H.R.976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions associated with work-related tax credits. 19.H.R. 970, the Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007, as related to steps to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan. 20.H.R. 971/S.855, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007, as related to provider negotiations in the Medicare program. 21.H.R.1038/S.623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, as related to the approval of generic biopharmaceuticals. 22.H.R. 1474, the Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007, as related to provider reimbursement in the Medicare program 23.H.R.1585/S.1548, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as related to retail pharmacy participation in the Department of Defense TRICARE program. 24.H.R.1845, the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007, as related to provider inclusion in the Medicare Part B program. 25.H.R.1902, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007, as related to the availability of generic pharmaceuticals. 26.H.R.2716, the Reducing Fraudulent and Imitation Drugs Act of 2007, as related to the safety of prescription drugs. 27.H.R. 2900, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments of 2007, all provisions related to prescription drug information and safety. 28.H.R.3109, the Dental Health Promotion Act of 2007, all provisions related to payment for health services. 29.H.R.3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007, as related to Medicaid provider reimbursement. 30.H.R.3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions related to health insurance in the Medicare program. 31.H.R.3193, Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007, as related to Medicaid provider reimbursement. 32.H.R.3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, all provisions related to prescription drug information and safety. 33.H.R.3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007, provisions related to the safety of prescription drugs. 34.H.R.5268/S.2620, Temporary Increase of Medicaid FMAP, all provisions related to payments in the Medicaid program. 35.H.R.5480/S.2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions related to provider access and payments in the Medicare program. 36.H.R.5491, Emilys Act, as related to the certification of pharmacy technicians. 37.H.R.5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, as related to fees associated with credit card purchase. 38.H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions related to provider participation in the Medicaid program. 39.H.R.5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act, as related to the availability of generic pharmaceuticals. 40.H.Con.Res.312/S.Con.Res.70, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, all provisions related to healthcare providers and prescription drugs.
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauhtorization Act - entire bill S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, pest detection and surveillance H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill Extension of moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill S. 1881, the American with Disabilities Act Restoration Act - impacts on public sector employers H.R. 2518, the Marine Vessels Emissions Reduction Act - entire bill H.R. 2897/S. 2188, the Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act - entire bill FY 2009 Funding for the Airport Improvement Program H.R. 1017, the Protecting Childrens Health In School Act - entire bill FY 2009 funding for California County pest detection and surveillance program FY 2009 funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program FY 2009 funding for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding for Santa Maria River Levee Funding for Lower Mission Creek Funding for Lake Cachuma Recreation Area Funding for Goleta Beach Funding for Lompoc Veterans Building Rennovation Funding for Cuyama Recreation Center Funding formula for Federally Qualified health Centers Regulation of Marine Vessels Emissions Co-location of Forest Services Headquarters in County facility Aquatic invasive species control
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauhtorization Act - entire bill S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill Extension of moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules S. 211/H.R. 211, the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill border fence construction Section 8 funding Retention of the Disaser Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) medical supply cache in San Diego County FY 2009 Funding for the Airport Improvement Program Funding for Edgemoor Hospital Facility Renovation Funding for Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program Funding for Regional Communications System Upgrade Funding for San Diego County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program Funding for San Pasqual Academy IT Infrastructure Expansion Funding for Lonestar Road project Funding for Emergency Preparedness and Public Health Management System Funding for South Santa Fe Widening Funding for Camp Lockett cleanup Funding for Rancho Santa Fe Roundabouts Funding for Virtual Public Defender project Funding for Borrego Springs Flood Control project FY 2009 funding for California County pest detection and surveillance program FY 2009 funding for Section 6 Cooperative Endangered Species Fund FY 2009 funding for the Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative FY 2009 funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program FY 2009 funding for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative
2008 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauhtorization Act - entire bill S. 2587, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill S. 2588, the Ensure Timely Reimbursement of SCAAP Act - entire bill S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act - repeal of tax withholding from vendors by government entities H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act - Food Stamp Act reauthorization, childhood obesity, conservation programs, pest detection and surveillance, specialty crops provisions H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - entire bill S. 2460, extension on moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules - entire bill H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment & Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act - entire bill S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act - entire bill Extension of moratoria on implementation of Medicaid rules Funding for renovation of trauma center in Riverside County Funding for low income housing in Riverside County Funding for habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains Funding for re-entry tracking of probationers Funding for regional fingerprint ID program Funding for Corrections video surveillance system Funding for Construction of Nursing Education Building Funding for Rancho California Bureau of Reclamation project Funding for Health Information Systems Upgrade Funding for Regional Homeless Multi-Service Center Support for Women, Infant, and Children Nutrition Services FY 2009 Funding for the Airport Improvement Program FY 2009 funding for California County pest detection and surveillance program FY 2009 funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program FY 2009 funding for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2007 · year_end · Pharmacy
Importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 3580, H.R. 3161, S. 1644) Counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 3580) Pharmaceutical Pedigree requirements (H.R. 3580) Methamphetamine/Pseudoephedrine Regulation (S.2071); Internet Pharmacy (S. 980)
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2007 · year_end · Pharmacy
S. 877 - Controlling the Abuse of Prescription Act of 2007 S. 2071 - Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1276 - Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 3837- Food Import Safety Act of 2007, S. 654- Safe Food Act of 2007
Client expense: $457,385 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2007 · year_end · Pharmacy
S. 877 - Controlling the Abuse of Prescription Act of 2007 S. 2071 - Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1276 - Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 3837- Food Import Safety Act of 2007, S. 654- Safe Food Act of 2007
Client expense: $457,385 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
| Democratic |
| NY |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | MO |
| Chuck Grassley | Republican | IA |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | MO |
| Daniel K. Akaka | Democratic | HI |
| Daniel K. Inouye | Democratic | HI |
| Elizabeth Dole | Republican | NC |
| Evan Bayh | Democratic | IN |
| Gordon Smith | Republican | OR |
| Harry Reid | Democratic | NV |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | NY |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | NM |
| John Ensign | Republican | NV |
| John F. Kerry | Democratic | MA |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Jon Kyl | Republican | AZ |
| Ken Salazar | Democratic | CO |
| Kent Conrad | Democratic | ND |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mark L. Pryor | Democratic | AR |
| Max Baucus | Democratic | MT |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | KY |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | MN |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Byrd | Democratic | WV |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Ted Stevens | Republican | AK |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tom Coburn | Republican | OK |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), President of the U.S., SENATE
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Marines, White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Marines, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), President of the U.S., SENATE
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE