Economic Recovery Act, 2008
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| #206 | senate | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-42, 3/5 majority required) | September 26, 2008 |
2009 · first_quarter · Agriculture
S. 2726--Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act, H.R. 7110/S. 3604--FY 2008 Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill, S. 3289--FY09 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3289 - Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, specifically targeted funding through the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, ARS; ; Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, specifically targeted funding through the State and Tribal Assistant Grants. S. 3230 - Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, Title II, targeted funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, specifically targeted funding through the Intermodal Infrastructure, Enhancement Program H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, general. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, general.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, targeted funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, targeted funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, targeted funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Request for report language in S. 3230 FY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill, Title II, specifically in the bill report under the National Institute on Drug Abuse H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, track funding for NIH. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, track funding for NIH.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Court Program Office, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, provisions relating to the National Institutes of Health. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, provisions relating to cancer research and skin cancer prevention. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, provisions relating to the National Institutes of Health. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, provisions relating to the National Institutes of Health. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, all provisions relating to medical research funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to community health centers. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, provisions relating to community health centers. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, provisions relating to commuity health centers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230 - Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, Title II, specifically targeted funding through the CDC's Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research program; the HHS's Secretary's Account; and, the NIH, specifically the NIMH all for autism research. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, track funding for NIH. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, track funding for NIH.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230 - Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, Title II, specifically targeted funding through the HRSA Account. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, track funding for Medicaid and NIH. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, track funding for Medicaid and NIH.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, targeted funding through Health Resources and Services Administration; Title I, targeted funding through Labor, Employment Trainining Administration ; Title III, targeted funding through the Fund for Innovation in Postsecondary Education. S.3289, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title I, targeted funding within USDA S. 3182 , Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title IV, targeted funding within NASA, Earth Science Applications; Title II, targeted funding within the Office of Justice Programs. S.3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, targeted funding within Fossil Energy Research and Development , Biomedical Sciences and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewble Energy. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, targeted funding within the Indian Health Services. S.3288, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, Title I, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2009, Title II, funding for Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses. H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, track potential supplemental funding for SSA Administrative Expenses. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, track potential supplemental funding for SSA Administrative Expenses
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3230 - Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, Title II, targeted funding through the HRSA Account H.R. 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, track health funding. S. 3604 and S. 3689: Economic Recovery Act, 2008, track health funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
2009 appropriations requests (FY 2009 Bills: Department of Defense; Transportation HUD; Financial Services; Commerce, Justice, State; Labor Health & Human Services); law enforcement (Tribal Law & Order Act S. 3320 / HR. 6583); government services and economic development initiatives; Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization (S. 1200 / HR. 1328); suicide prevention on the reservation; (HR. 2786 / S. 2062); Native American Heritage Day legislation (HR. 3585 / S. 1852 / HJ. Res. 62); water issues (S. 3258, FY 2009 Energy & Water Appropriations Bureau of Reclamation; proposed Economic Stimulus (HR 711o; S 3604: S 3689); Bureau of Reclamation rural water supply project); amending the McFadden Act banking issue on the reservation; Farm Service Administration (FSA) loan and interest repayment; President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Indian Country provision (HR. 5501 / S. 2731 (P.L. 110-293)); Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007 (HR. 3164 / S. 1850)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
Water delivery and wastewater facilities infrastructure on Jicarilla Apache reservation (S. 3258, FY 2009 Energy & Water Appropriations Bureau of Reclamation); Native American Heritage Day legislation (HR. 3585 / S. 1852 / HJ. Res. 62); allocation of mobile units awarded to the Nation; Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act (S. 1171 / HR. 1970); President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Indian Country provision (HR. 5501 / S. 2731 (P.L. 110-293)); Proposed Economic Stimulus (HR 7110; S. 3604; S. 3689); Indian Health Service - Dulce clinic issues; Tribal Govt Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Advocacy in support of increased funding for transportation planning, highway, bridge, transit, and safety programs in five-month Continuing Resolution H.R. 2638. Advocacy in support of H.R. 3999, the Bridge Repair and Inspection bill. Advocacy in support of highway, bridge, and transit infrastructure funding in proposed House and Senate stimulus bills, H.R. 7110, S 3604.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy in support of clean water infrastructure funding in House and Senate stimulus bills H.R. 7110, S. 3604. Advocacy in support of funding for clean water infrastructure in S. 3500, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Division B, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; Titles I through IV, provisions relating to renewable energy tax credit extensions H.R. 7110, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008; Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) H.R. 7324, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3288, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Titles I through V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development., and Titles III, IV, and VII, provisions relating to foreign military aid S. 3604, Economic Recovery Act, 2008, Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) Unnumbered, House State and foreign operations appropriations bill for FY 2009, Titles I though V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Unnumbered, Omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating for funding for the Department of State and foreign operations
Client expense: $405,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (also known as the Economic Recovery package). Provisions increasing the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) in Medicaid, increasing funding for Older Americans Act meals programs, providing funding for the implementation of health information technology. Supported inclusion of additional administrative funding for the Social Security Administration and opposed including reductions in Social Security and Medicare benefits. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 2817 A bill to establish the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. S 1696 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1751 An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 5140 To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. S 3604 A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $131,523 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR5658/S3001 - National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2009 An original bill to authorize the appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for the Department of Energy, to proscribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. An amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to authorize funding for the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment program. Opposition to the addition of an H2B Visa amendment. HR7110/S3604-Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act 2008 A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment and economic amd energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30,2009, and for other purposes. Entire Bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 2726--Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act, H.R. 7110/S. 3604--FY09 Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill, S. 3289--FY09 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
Client expense: $202,130 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Monitored H.R. 7110 and S. 3604
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 2726 -- Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act H.R. 7110/S. 3604 -- FY 2008 Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill S. 3289 -- FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Child Nutrition reauthorization issues S. 3689 -- Economic Recovery Bill of 2008 S. 3604 -- Economic Recovery Act, 2008 S. 3688 -- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 Stocks for Food Barter Program S. 2431 -- A bill to address food shortages at food banks S. 1575 -- Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007
Client expense: $202,130 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 7110/S. 3604 -- FY 2008 Second Supplemental Appropriations Bill S. 3289 -- FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Bill S. 3689 -- Economic Recovery Bill S. 3604 -- Economic Recovery Act, 2008 S. 3688 -- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 H.R. 6947/H.R. 3181 -- FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill H.R. 3261 -- FY 2009 VA-HUD Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $202,130 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 7110, Fiscal 2008 Second Supplemental / Stimulus S 3604, Fiscal 2008 Second Supplemental Appropriations
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Division B, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; Titles I through IV, provisions relating to renewable energy tax credit extensions H.R. 7110, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008; Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) H.R. 7324, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3288, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Titles I through V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development., and Titles III, IV, and VII, provisions relating to foreign military aid S. 3604, Economic Recovery Act, 2008, Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) Unnumbered, House State and foreign operations appropriations bill for FY 2009, Titles I though V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Unnumbered, Omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating for funding for the Department of State and foreign operations
Client expense: $405,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; HR 758 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act; HR 1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act; HR 2851 - Michelle's Law; HR 3997 - Tax Relief Act with MHP Extension; HR 4460 - Health Care Choice Act; HR 6908 - Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act; S 46 - Affordability in the Individual Market Act; S 358 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; S 459 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act; S 558 - Mental Health Parity Act; S 2447 - Health Care Choice Act; HR 7110 - Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act; S 3604 - Fiscal 2008 Second Supplemental Appropriations
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
HR 2095, funding authorizations for Amtrak and Washington, DC Metro system; HR 7110/S 3604/S 3689, funding for transportation infrastructure programs.
Client expense: $574,979 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 3261, FY'09 Transportation appropriations, provisions related to the funding of highway, transit, and aviation programs; S 3258, provisions related to the DOE Environmental Management and other clean-up programs, funding for Corps of Engineers programs under WRDA, funding for Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Act SRF programs; HR 7110, provisons related to infrastructure investment; S 3604/S 3689, provisions related to infrastructure investment; HR 3224, dam rehab and repair.
Client expense: $574,979 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Roads/Highway
HR 3999, provisions related to the improvement of the federal bridge inspection program and the qualifications of inspectors; HR 7110/S 3604/S 3689, infrastructure funding provisions.
Client expense: $574,979 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
HR 2881/S 1300, including reathorization and expansion of Airport Improvement Program and Passenger Facility Charge program, provisions to require the use of Qualifications-Based Selection to procure engineering services on PFC-funded projects; HR 7110/S 3604, Economic Stimulus legislation, provisions related to aviation construction programs.
Client expense: $574,979 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Drug Safety Implementation of Food & Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2008 Clinical Trial Registry and Results Databases Drug Safety Cont... Heparin Contamination FDA Globalization Act of 2008 E-Pedigree and Anti-counterfeiting H.R. 5839 Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 S.3409: The Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008 Funding for the Food and Drug Administration S.3289:Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Stem Cell Research Medicaid Rebates Medicaid/Medicare Packages Dual Proportionality Follow-on Biologics H.R. 1038 H.R. 1956 H.R. 5629 S. 1695 Federal Trade Commission Review of Competition & IP Issues FDA Regulatory Processes for First-Time Filers Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) S: 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Vaccine Financing National Vaccine Advisory Committee Draft Recommendations Outpatient Prospective Payment System S. 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 CMS ASP + 4% Proposed Regulation Medicare Reimbursement in Hospital Outpatient Setting Comparative Effectiveness Program Initiatives S. 3101 S.3408 International Market Access for U.S. Healthcare Products Alliance for Healthcare Competitiveness Funding for National Institutes of Health S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Drug Importation S.3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 S. 3181: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY 2009 S. 3289: Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines for Neglected Diseases and Diseases of Developing World U.S. Government Positions in WTO, WHO Negotiations
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Funding for National Institutes of Health S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for National Institutes of Health cont... H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for the Food and Drug Administration S.3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Comparative Effectiveness Program Initiatives S. 3101 S.3408 Stem Cell Research Drug Safety Implementation of Food & Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Clinical Trial Registry and Results Databases
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness cont... H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness S. 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S: 3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for the Food and Drug Administration (Human Drug, Biologics, Food Safety, Critical Path, Reagan-Udall Foundation, Center for Veterinary Medicine) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 (Cont...) Funding for the USDA (Office of General Counsel, Biotechnology Regulatory Service (APHIS), Animal Care & Veterinary Services (APHIS), Trade Activities (Office of the Secretary & Food Safety Inspection Service), Agriculture Research Service, Biofuels (Rural Development)) Drug Importation Livestock Cloning/Product Labeling S: 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) Drug Importation S: 3258/H.R. 7324: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Biofuels H.R. 7323/S.3260: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Sarbanes Oxley - Section 404 H.R. 7322/S: 3282: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Technology Innovation Program (TIP) S.3288: Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Biotechnology Research and Development Programs at the Agency for International Development H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Bill Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for the Food and Drug Administration Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3688: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act for 2008 Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for the Food and Drug Administration Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) S.3181: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Drug Importation
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Comparative Effectiveness Program Initiatives S. 3101 S.3408 Medicaid Rebates Medicaid/Medicare Packages Dual Proportionality Outpatient Prospective Payment System S. 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 CMS ASP+ 4% Proposed Regulation Medicare Reimbursement in Hospital Outpatient Department Setting Drug Importation S.3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 S. 3181: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY 2009 S. 3289: Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Drug Safety Implementation of Food & Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Clinical Trial Registry and Results Databases Heparin Contamination FDA Globalization Act of 2008 E-Pedigree and Anti-counterfeiting H.R. 5839 Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 S.3409: The Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008 Funding for the Food and Drug Administration S.3289:Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2008 H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3689: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.3604, "National Park Centurial Fund Act," Title III, relating to a temporary increase in Medicaid FMAP. H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R. 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act," provisions relating to the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. H.R. 1535, S.895, "Children's Health First Act," all provisions. H.R. 2357, "MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R. 2147, S.1364, "Healthy Kids Act of 2007," all provisions. S. 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008, all provisions. Issues relating to the collection of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set measures from all state Medicaid programs. Issues relating to implementation of Section 6004 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which allows childrens hospitals to participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. S.J. Res. 44, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Center For Medicare and Medicaid Services and that State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center. H.R. 7219, "Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act," all provisions. H.R. 7110 Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 and for other purposes, Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate. H.R. 7241, Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008. Sec. 3, relating to Medicaid Outpatient Hospital Services.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7110, S. 3604, S. 3688, The Job Creation, Infrastructure Investment, and Economic Assistance Package & HR 1424 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, relative to sections to temporarily increase the federal Medicaid matching rate (FMAP) for state Medicaid programs and require mental health parity for health insurance. HR 7067, Quality First (From Incentives, Reporting, Standards, and Technology) Act of 2008, provided Catholic hospitals prospective on Medicare value-based purchasing.
Client expense: $144,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
S. 3500 and S. 3617, SRF and Sewer Overflow provisions in the Water Infrastructure Financing Act; H.R. 7110 and S. 3604, water infrastructure funding as part of economic stimulus
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
MMM (Legislative Issues): H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Dingell); H.R. 976: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Rangel) (continued) H.R. 1990: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act (Pomeroy); H.R. 2945: Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act (Stark); H.R. 3025: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors Act (Doggett); H.R. 3061: Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act (Doggett); H.R. 3162: Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act (Dingell); H.R. 3932: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (Berry); H.R. 3963: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Dingell); H.R. 4296: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 5268: Medicaid FMAP (Pallone); H.R. 5480: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act (Hoyer-Boehner); H.R. 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act (Dingell); H.R. 5683: GAO Act (provisions relating to access to Medicare part C/part D data) (Davis); H.R. 5998: Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act (Pallone); H.R. 6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Medicaid, health care disparities, and electronic prescribing) (Rangel-Dingell); H.R. 6388: GAO Improvement Act (provisions relating to access to Medicare part C/part D data) (Waxman); H.R. 6359: Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act (Biggert); H.R. 6365: Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act (Kind); H.R. 7077: QI Program Supplemental Funding Act (Dingell) (provisions relating to cost sharing assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries); H.R. 7197: Medicare Advantage Funding (Gonzalez) (provisions relating to limiting increases in Medicare Advantage payment rates); H.Res. 1368 (provisions relating to Medicare Funding Warning); S. 3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Reid); S. 130: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act (Allard); S. 706: Medicare Advantage Stabilization Fund (Feingold); S. 799: Community Choice Act (Harkin); S. 1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act (Bingaman); S. 1103: Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act (Bingaman); S. 1107: Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act (Smith); S. 1108: Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act (Smith); S. 1200: Indian Health Care Improvement Act (includes Medicaid/MA provisions); S. 1507: Access to Medicare Data Act (Grassley); S. 1544: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (Gregg); S. 1589: Drug Rebate Equalization Act (Bingaman) (provisions relating to Medicaid drug rebates); S. 1827: Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare Act (Cochran); S. 1893: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Baucus); S. 1954: Pharmacy Access Improvement Act (Baucus); S. 2219: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (Durbin); S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act (Kerry); S. 2620: Medicaid FMAP (Rockefeller); S. 2662: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act (Baucus-Gregg); S. 2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Durbin-Snowe); S. 2819: Economic Recovery in Health Care Act (provisions relating to Medicaid funding) (Rockefeller); S. 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Medicaid, health care disparities, electronic prescribing) (Baucus); S. 3560: QI Program Supplemental Funding Act (Baucus) (provisions relating to cost sharing assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries); S. 3604: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (provisions relating to Medicaid FMAP); S. 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare Act (Schumer) (provisions relating to Medicare and Medicaid regulation); S. 3869: Economic Stimulus (Reid) (provisions relating to Medicaid FMAP and Medicaidd MCO provider taxes); S. 3710: Medicare Early Access Act (Rockefeller) (provisions relating to Medicare "buy-in" option); and S.J.Res. 44 (provisions relating to blocking implementation of SCHIP requirements). MMM (Regulatory Issues) Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology and data issues, (including audit and encounter data issues), bidding and payment issues (including MA coding intensity, Part D reinsurance, low income subsidies, application process, and audits), application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, SSA and CMS premium withhold processing issues, enrollment rules, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff, measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality meaasures, grievance and appeals processes, compliance/fraud and abuse training, and Medicare/Medicaid integration issues for Special Needs Plans (SNPs); Federal premption of State authority over MA and Part D plans, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, and other operational issues; Medicare creditable drug coverage reporting requirements; implementation issues for the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy program; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education program; ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare cost plan program including enrollment, marketing materials review and approval and other operational issues, MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting inititiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; Medicare clinical trials; Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, grievance and appeals processes, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost/rebate issues affecting Medicaid health plans; health plan-related State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including documentation of citizenship requirements, state benefit flexibility options, and Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; and health information technology standards and policies.
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Division B, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; Titles I through IV, provisions relating to renewable energy tax credit extensions H.R. 7110, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008; Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) H.R. 7324, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3258, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, provisions relating to Weapons Activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation S. 3288, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Titles I through V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development., and Titles III, IV, and VII, provisions relating to foreign military aid S. 3604, Economic Recovery Act, 2008, Title I, provisions relating to food stamps; Title III, provisions relating to Medicaid; Title IV, provisions relating to unemployment insurance; and provisions relating to foreclosure mitigation (not included) Unnumbered, House State and foreign operations appropriations bill for FY 2009, Titles I though V, provisions relating to funding for the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Unnumbered, Omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating for funding for the Department of State and foreign operations
Client expense: $405,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Reid/Byrd Economic Recovery Act of 2008 H.R.7110/S.3604, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008(provisions related to FMAP, food assistance and unemployment compensation). H.R.1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (provisions related to the FMAP and the Child Tax Credit)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Proposed House / Senate Stimulus Package expected to pass Congress in early 2009, support for education and university research S. 3689 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for Job Creation and Preservation, Infrastructure Investment, and Economic and Energy Assistance S. 3230 - Labor, Health and Human services Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, Title II, specifically targeted funding through the HRSA account. H.R. 7110 - Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008 S.3604 - Economic Recovery Act, 2008
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2638/S 3230: FY2009 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, title II -- provisions related to university-based research and training in the Public Health Service agencies, including NIH, HRSA, CDC and AHRQ. HR 1232/S 746: The Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act -- entire bill S 3604: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations -- sections referring to additional funding for NIH HR(TBD)/S(TBD): Economic Stimulus Package -- sections referring to additional funding for NIH
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
HR 2638/S 3182: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2009 -- Title I and Title III, all provisions related to research and education in NASA, NSF, NIST and NOAA HR 2638/S 3258: FY 2009 appropriations for energy and water development, title III -- all provisions related to science and research including future nuclear physics research facilities HR 1908/S 1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007 -- entire bill S 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 -- entire bill HR 2642: FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations -- Title II, all provisions related to funding the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy, Office of Science S 3604: FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations -- sections referring to additional funding for Department of Energy, Office of Science HR(TBD)/S(TBD): Economic Stimulus Package -- sections referring to additional funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy, Office of Science
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R.7110 - A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Provisions Title I - Infrastructure investment and Title II - Unemployment extension and job creation. S.3604 - A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Provisions- Title I 0- Infrastructure, Energy, and Economic Recovery and Title IV - Unemployment Extension. Economic Recovery Package for the 111th Congress. Infrastructure Investment for the purpose of creating jobs, and job training programs.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331) (Part D issues) Economic Stimulus (H.R. 7110/S. 3604) (to add Medicaid funding)
Client expense: $26,261 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE