Elder Justice Act of 2009

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3536, H.R. 746, H.R. 3810 H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, H.R. 4429, S. 1685: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2011 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 5987: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2011 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Tax Extenders Act, H.R. 4213, S. Amdt. 3353: providing an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2365, H.R. 4193, H.R. 5305: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of living-adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security into a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H.R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Distribution. H.R.424, H.R. 939: provisions relating to the suspension of minimum distribution rules for tax-deferred retirement plans. Public Pension Modifications. H.R. 1804: provisions safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Pension Reform and Improvements (no bill): pertaining to initiatives to improve the pension system by making it universal, more secure and adequate. Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill number): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce. Seniors Bill of Rights. S.Res. 553, H.Res. 1342: pertaining to resolutions expressing the sense of Congress that the dignity and independence of older Americans should be upheld. Elder Justice Act. H.R. 2006, S. 795: provisions establishing an Elder Justice program under Title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services), including an Elder Justice Coordinating Council within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and an Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 3590: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872: the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutional full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 647: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the trageting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities. S.1110: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sensible infrastructure ofr delivery system reform by renaming the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, making the Commission an executive branch agency, and providing the Commission new resources and authority to implement Medicare payment policy. S. 683: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older American with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. S. 46: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. S. 750: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. H.R. 2006: To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuing adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute edler abuse, neglect and exploitation, and for other purposes. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 448: Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1407: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title of certain non-instutional full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 702: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under Cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. H.R. 1255: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident. H.R. 1457: To amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S. 1679: An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. S. 1131: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to coordinated, primary care medical services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by a team of qualified and experiences health care professionals. S.1004: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management and coordination services, and for other purposes. H.R. 2: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. 795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. S.631: A bill to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. S. 458: A bill to amend the False Claims Act. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes. H.R. 1642: To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. H.R. 1494: To ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same rreimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster. H.R. 448: To protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, to establish programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse, and for other purposes. H.R. 3191: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. S. 386: A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institutional fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes. H.R. 5457: Nursing Home Patient and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010.

H.R. 3590: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment (HIRE) H.R. 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stablization, for fiscal year ending Sept. 30. 2009 and other purposes. S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title for certain non-instutionalized full benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 631: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. S. 245: A bill to expand, train and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1642: Fire safety legislation that would assist all of our nation's nursing facilities in becoming fully sprinklered. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 2536: To provide relief forthe shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing facilities and students, and for other purposes. S. 795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation bu ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. H.R. 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4626: Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act. H.Res.1291: Expressing support for designation of the week beginning May 9, 2010, as National Nursing Home Week. S.Res. 518: Senate support for National Nursing Home Week. H.R. 5457: Nursing Home Patient and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010.

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3536, H.R. 746, H.R. 3810 H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, H.R. 4429, S. 1685: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Tax Extenders Act, H.R. 4213, S.Amdt. 3353: provision provides an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2365, H.R. 4193, H.R. 5305: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of living-adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H.R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H.R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Distribution. H.R.424, H.R. 939: provisions relating to the suspension of minimum distribution rules for tax-deferred retirement plans. Public Pension Modifications. H.R. 1804: provisions safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill number): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce. Seniors Bill of Rights. S.Res. 553, H.Res. 1342: resolutions expressing the sense that Congress should unwaveringly uphold the dignity and independence of older Americans. Elder Justice Act. H.R. 2006, S. 795: provisions establishing an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services), including an Elder Justice Coordinating Council within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and an Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and on implementation of some of these provisions. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors. H.R. 5175/S. 3295 DISCLOSE (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections) Act - Discussed legislation that would modify federal compaign finance laws to comply with 2010 SCOTUS decision in Citizens United vs. FEC. S. 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Lobbied in support of the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

Client expense: $4,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and on implementation of some of these provisions. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors. H.R. 5175/S. 3295 DISCLOSE (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections) Act - Discussed legislation that would modify federal compaign finance laws to comply with 2010 SCOTUS decision in Citizens United vs. FEC. S. 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Lobbied in support of the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

Client expense: $4,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 795/H.R. 2006 -Elder Justice Act H.R. 3419/S. 1765 - Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act S. 678 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

Client expense: $176,792 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

P.L. 111-148 (formerly, H.R. 3590), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, provisions relating to formation of interstate health insurance compacts, provisions of S. 795 the Elder Justice Act (H.R. 3590), provisions on advance planning consultations (H.R. 3962), provisions to provide for parity in benefits for substance abuse disorders (both bills), (continued on next page....) provisions that would prohibit denying insurance benefits solely on the basis of the applicant's status as a victim of domestic violence (both bills), provisions to repeal the exemption from the federal antitrust laws for medical and health insurers (H.R. 3962); provisions to award grants to medical-legal partnerships to integrate lawyers in a healthcare setting to help patients navigate the complex legal system (H.R. 3962). ABA has principles related to the implementation of interstate health insurance compacts provisions in the legislation (both bills). ABA has policy related to provisions on legal remedies for those injured by malpractice (both bills) in support of voluntary dispute resolution after the dispute has arisen, apology legislation at the state level and pilot programs to collect information on near misses medical errors. Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008- comments related to equal access for mental health and addiction treatment.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 795, the Elder Justice Act, to establish a multi-pronged, coordinated strategy to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation at the federal, state, and local levels and H.R. 448 and S. 1821, legislation to authorize the Department of Justice to provide grants to state and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and courts for improving the investigation and prosecution of elder abuse and to improve services to victims of such crimes. S. 1150, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2009 - supporting components of legislation regarding advance planning and quality treatment of advanced chronic progressive conditions H.R. 1898, the Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009. H.R. 1255, legislation that would pertains to class actions and individuals who reside in intermediate care facilitiesinformation gathering only. General communications regarding issues related to adult guardianship data

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act S. 795/H.R. 2006 - Elder Justice Act H.R. 3419/S. 1765 - Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act S. 678 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

Client expense: $133,400 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and inclusion of bill in healthcare reform legislation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $3,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and inclusion of bill in healthcare reform legislation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $3,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3590: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872: the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutional full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 647: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the trageting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities. S.1110: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sensible infrastructure ofr delivery system reform by renaming the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, making the Commission an executive branch agency, and providing the Commission new resources and authority to implement Medicare payment policy. S. 683: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older American with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. S. 46: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. S. 750: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. H.R. 2006: To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuing adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute edler abuse, neglect and exploitation, and for other purposes. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 448: Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1407: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title of certain non-instutional full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 702: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under Cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. H.R. 1255: To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident. H.R. 1457: To amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S. 1679: An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. S. 1131: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to coordinated, primary care medical services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by a team of qualified and experiences health care professionals. S.1004: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management and coordination services, and for other purposes. H.R. 2: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. 795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. S.631: A bill to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. S. 458: A bill to amend the False Claims Act. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes. H.R. 1642: To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. H.R. 1494: To ensure that a private for-profit nursing home affected by a major disaster receives the same rreimbursement as a public nursing home affected by a major disaster. H.R. 448: To protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, to establish programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse, and for other purposes. H.R. 3191: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. S. 386: A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institutional fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3590: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment (HIRE) H.R. 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stablization, for fiscal year ending Sept. 30. 2009 and other purposes. S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title for certain non-instutionalized full benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 631: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. S. 245: A bill to expand, train and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1642: Fire safety legislation that would assist all of our nation's nursing facilities in becoming fully sprinklered. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 2536: To provide relief forthe shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing facilities and students, and for other purposes. S. 795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation bu ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. H.R. 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 4626: Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act.

Access to health care proposals--including access issues, privacy issues and legal remedies for those injured by malpractice. S. 1150, the Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act - regarding advance planning and quality treatment of advanced chronic progressive conditions. Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008- comments related to equal access for mental health and addiction treatment. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act - Section 2537, Medical-Legal Partnerships H.R. 3590, Affordable Health Care for America Act, and H.R 3962, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ABA generally supports access to quality heath care for all Americans and supports a number of provisions contained in H.R. 3590 and H.R 3962 including, provisions of S. 795 the Elder Justice Act (H.R. 3590), provisions on advance planning consultations (H.R. 3962), provisions to provide for parity in benefits for substance abuse disorders (both bills), provisions that would prohibit denying insurance benefits solely on the basis of the applicant's status as a victim of domestic violence (both bills), provisions to repeal the exemption from the federal antitrust laws for medical and health insurers (H.R. 3962); provisions to award grants to medical-legal partnerships to integrate lawyers in a healthcare setting to help patients navigate the complex legal system (H.R. 3962). ABA has principles related to the implementation of interstate health insurance compacts provisions in the legislation (both bills). ABA has policy related to provisions on legal remedies for those injured by malpractice (both bills) in support of voluntary dispute resolution after the dispute has arisen, apology legislation at the state level and pilot programs to collect information on near misses medical errors.

H.R. 1898, S. 1150, the Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 H.R. 1255, To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident. S. 795, the Elder Justice Act, to establish a multi-pronged, coordinated strategy to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation at the federal, state, and local levels and H.R. 448 and S. 1821, legislation to authorize the Department of Justice to provide grants to state and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and courts for improving the investigation and prosecution of elder abuse and to improve services to victims of such crimes---ABA supports S. 1150, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2009- supporting components legislation regarding advance planning and quality treatment of advanced chronic progressive conditions,

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Lobbied in favor of the Senate Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the combined Senate-House health reform bill, and specifically for inclusion of the following provisions and amendments: S. 647 and House language for the "Nursing Home Transparancy and Improvement Act of 2009;" Senate Wellness Exam for Medicare benficiaries and provision on "detection of any cognitive impairment;" S. 245 and H.R. 468, "Retooling the Health Care Workforce;" as well as specific provisions from the bill on direct care training; S. 697 and H.R. 1721, Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act;" S. 1131 and H.R. 2560, The Independence at Home Act; S. 795, "Elder Justice Act;" and S. 631, "Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act." Also lobbied in favor of the following amendments to the Senate health reform bill: Clinical trials amendment (Brown, 2871) Support for family caregivers under Medicare and Medicaid (Klobuchar 2908) Priorities for the National Health Care Workforce Commission (Casey 2928) Growing Geriatric Care Workforce (Boxer 2944) Improve Consumer Protections for Long-Term Care (Kohl 2996) Improves Medicare reimbursement to Primary Care (Klobuchar 2997) Also lobbied for a Senate sponsor for the Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act, S. 2809; for introduction and support of National Memory Screening Day resolutions (S.Res.185 and H.Res.910); and for co-sponsors for H.R. 3043, the Medicare Adult Day Care Services Act of 2009" and its inclusion in health reform.

Client expense: $22,500 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and inclusion of bill in healthcare reform legislation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $5,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation and inclusion of bill in healthcare reform legislation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $5,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1913 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 S. 909 Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act S. 795/H.R. 2006 Elder Justice Act S. 678 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009,& other purposes. H.R. 2: The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 46: Therapy caps. S. 631: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. S. 245: A bill to expand, train and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the U.S. H.R. 1642: Fire safety legislation that would assist all of our nation's nursing facilities in becoming fully sprinklered. H.R. 632: To encourage, enhance and integrate Silver Alert Plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes. S.795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. H.R. 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 497: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving mine safety. S. 1679: An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce.

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $5,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009,& other purposes. H.R. 2: The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. S. 534: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under Part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 46: Therapy caps. S. 631: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance. S. 245: A bill to expand, train and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the U.S. H.R. 1642: Fire safety legislation that would assist all of our nation's nursing facilities in becoming fully sprinklered. H.R. 632: To encourage, enhance and integrate Silver Alert Plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. H.R. 43: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. S. 1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 2043: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes. S.795: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation. H.R. 3040 The Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Lobbied in support of bill that would control mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors.

Client expense: $5,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 647, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act, requiring public disclosure of nursing home ownership and management - support, except for escrow provisions. S. 795, Elder Justice Act, to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation - support HR 1237/S 512, to ban pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts - oppose HR 1020/S 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, bans pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer, employment and franchise contracts - oppose

Client expense: $116,068 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1913 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 S. 909 Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act S. 795/H.R. 2006 Elder Justice Act H.R. 1064/S. 435 Youth Promise Act HR 2289 Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 S. 678 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 Keeping Families Together Juvenile Justice and Mental Health

Client expense: $154,056 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 690/ S. 144 -The Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act entire bill S. 795, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act H.R. 1032, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act entire bill H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 1643/S. 648, the Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act entire bill H.R. 1906, California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations funding for local resources to fight pandemic flu outbreaks H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act provisions relating to regulation of emissions of marine vessels FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Santa Maria River Levee; Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs; Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs: CDC State & Local Capacity, HRSA Hospital preparedness, Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; tuberculosis control and prevention; substance abuse block grants; community health centers; immunization programs; mental health block grants; preventative health services block grant; health care safety net grants; community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations Funding for Lompoc Veterans Building Renovation; funding for housing and community development programs Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing Anti-Gang legislation FEMA grant to assist in the construction of a new emergency operations center Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Transit - Small Starts Program BIA Land-into-Trust Notification Procedures

S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 690/ S. 144 -The Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act entire bill S. 795, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1032, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act entire bill H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 1643/S. 648, the Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act entire bill H.R. 1906, California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations funding for local resources to fight pandemic flu outbreaks H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act provisions relating to clean vehicles and funding for local energy efficiency programs FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Methamphetamine Enforcement, Regional Gang UnitForensic Scientists, DNA Services, Sexual Assault Enforcement Team, Computer Aided Dispatch Upgrade, Ventura County HUD Fraud Prevention Program; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for: Juvenile Wellness Court, Adult Protective Services Predictive Model; One-Stop Health Care Enrollment Center; Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team, Pathways to Improving the Lives of Children and Families. Funding for public health infrastructure programs: CDC State & Local Capacity, HRSA Hospital preparedness, Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; tuberculosis control and prevention; substance abuse block grants; community health centers; immunization programs; mental health block grants; preventative health services block grant; health care safety net grants; community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans; and Library Services and Technology Act funding FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program; funding for housing and community development programs Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing Anti-Gang legislation Title V Maternal & Child Health program Formula Recalculation Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Proposal to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to help fund expanded health care coverage NRCS Grant Funding for Beardsley Wash project

S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 690/ S. 144 -The Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act entire bill S. 795, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1032, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment (HEART) for Women Act entire bill H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 1643/S. 648, the Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations funding for local resources to fight pandemic flu outbreaks H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act impacts on local government FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs; funding for Thermal Affordable Housing FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: night vision binoculars for the Sheriffs Department, and the Sheriffs Departments digital management system; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations - Riverside County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program; Rancho California Water Reclamation project FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs; Funding for habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs Funding for Riverside County Regional Medical Center; funding for: CDC State & Local Capacity, HRSA Hospital preparedness, MMRS, DMAT, Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; tuberculosis control and prevention; substance abuse block grants; community health centers; immunization programs; mental health block grants; preventative health services block grant; health care safety net grants; community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans; and Library Services and Technology Act funding FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program; Funding for Emergency rental housing vouchers for Duroville residents, and Western Regional Homeless Multi-Service Center; funding for housing and community development programs Section 8, HOME Program, Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing Anti-Gang legislation Title V Maternal & Child Health program Formula Recalculation Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Proposal to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to help fund expanded health care coverage

S. 168, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 686, to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers - entire bill H.R. 690/ S. 144 -The Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employees (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act entire bill S. 795, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1214, the Payday Loan Reform Act entire bill H.R. 1219, the Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 1608, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act payday lenders H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 2054, the No Child Left Inside Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 2346, FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations funding for local resources to fight pandemic flu outbreaks H.R. 2397, ADA Notification Act entire bill H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act impacts on local government FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Regional Communications System Upgrade, DA Gang and Drug Crime Investigation and Prosecution, Regional Gang Enforcement Collaborative, Decreasing Juvenile Gang Involvement; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations - San Diego County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs CDC State & Local Capacity, HRSA Hospital preparedness, MMRS, DMAT, Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant; tuberculosis control and prevention; substance abuse block grants; community health centers; immunization programs; mental health block grants; preventative health services block grant; health care safety net grants; and community-based health and nutrition services for older Americans FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program; Funding for: Bradley Avenue/State Route 67 Interchange, South Santa Fe Widening, Otay Mesa Road Widening, and Camp Lockett; funding for housing and community development programs Section 8, HOME Program, Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts Emergency Cell phone Broadcasting technology Gang legislation Remediation of the former bombing range site at Brown Field in San Diego County Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Non-motorized transportation pilot program Title V Maternal & Child Health program Formula Recalculation Regulation of Pesticides for Mosquito Control State of California request to renew the waiver that allows Medicaid funding for services under the States IHSS Residual Program Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - outreach grant application

H.R.1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act; H.R.2510 Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act; H.R. 1739 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act - Discussed proposed legislation addressing voting rights and access. Discussed age discrimination and workforce protections (no bill). H.R. 2006/S.795 Elder Justice Act - Lobbied for coordination of state and federal resources to combat elder abuse and exploitation.

Client expense: $5,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 647, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act, requiring public disclosure of nursing home ownership and management - support, except for escrow provisions. S. 795, Elder Justice Act, to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation - support HR 1237/S 512, to ban pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts - oppose HR 1020/S 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, bans pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer, employment and franchise contracts - oppose

Client expense: $169,773 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1913 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 S. 909 Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act S. 795/H.R. 2006 Elder Justice Act H.R. 1064/S. 435 Youth Promise Act HR 2289 Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 S. 678 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009

Client expense: $200,751 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 795, Elder Justice Act - provides resources to collect data on, track, and ultimately prevent elder abuse - support

Client expense: $170,339 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE