Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014
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| #228 | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (56-43, 3/5 majority required) | July 16, 2014 |
2015 · first_quarter · Religion
Religious Freedom/Free Speech On-Air and Online; International Religious Freedom, especially case of Saeed Abedini; S.815/H.R.1755 (113th Congress bill #) -"Employment Non-Discrimination Act" - Religious Exemption; S.2219/HR 3878 (113th Congress bill #) - "The Hate Crime Reporting Act"; S.2578 (113th Congress bill #) - "Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act" - RFRA; S.178 - "Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act" - religious freedom concern with S.Amdt.290 ("Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act")
Client expense: $7,780 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2014 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division J - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. H.R. 5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 2499, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 119, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 2738, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2291, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H. Con. Res. 36, a resolution recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change, all provisions. H.R. 1793, Global Partnerships Act of 2013, titles I (chapters 3 and 8, in particular), III, and XI, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health and to womens empowerment. H.R. 3206, Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 3571, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2307, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 1414, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. S. 2407, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. S. 2853, Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014, all provisions. Senate ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disablities, reservations related to Article 25 of the convention requiring non-discriminatory provision of health care to persons with disabilities. Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance.
2014 · fourth_quarter · Religion
"Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies," issued by the Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division in June 2003, should be updated to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of discriminatory profiling 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Amending the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352) and other omnibus approaches to achieving equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community incl. such employment protections as provided by the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815) and Executive Order 13672 Programs, events, and education, outreach, and training initiatives for the White House, other Federal officials, and Congress to undertake in commemorating, celebrating, and restating our national commitment to stop hate violence Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Continued funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), also maintenance of existing evidence-based commitment in these programs Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democratic | MD |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | HI |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Harry Reid | Democratic | NV |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | Democratic | WV |
| John E. Walsh | Democratic | MT |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Kay R. Hagan | Democratic | NC |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mark Begich | Democratic | AK |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Mark Udall | Democratic | CO |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
"Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies," issued by the Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division in June 2003, should be updated to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of discriminatory profiling 113th H.R. 3899 and S. 1945 - Voting Rights Amendment Act 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Achieving the transparency goals of the Obama Administration and its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Public Law No: 89-487) agenda (Memorandum, January 21, 2009) incl. core legislative mandates such as those contained in the FOIA Improvement Act (113th S. 2520) Amending the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352) and other omnibus approaches to achieving equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community incl. such employment protections as provided by the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815) and Executive Order 13672 Ending the criminalization of Black youth and youth of color by increasing community oversight and accountability over law enforcement agencies; repealing criminal laws targeting young people; implementing programs requiring police to wear body cameras; ending the War on Drugs, starting with marijuana decriminalization; demilitarizing the law enforcement agencies; and increasing enforcement of existing federal civil rights laws Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures Money in politics and voting rights, both their general consideration and their intersectionality Programs, events, and education, outreach, and training initiatives for the White House, other Federal officials, and Congress to undertake in commemorating, celebrating, and restating our national commitment to stop hate violence Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007 Revelations regarding government surveillance programs, especially as they relate to Sections 206 and 215 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act (Public Law No: 107-56) and Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevent Act (Public Law No: 108-458)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Continued funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) and the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), also maintenance of existing evidence-based commitment in these programs Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S.1635/H.R.3353, Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act, in opposition to Farm Bill SNAP cuts; S.2578/H.R.5051, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, in support of women of access to basic preventive care - namely contraception, which was previously covered under the Affordable Care Act; S.1696/H.R. 3471, Women's Health Protection Act of 2013, in opposition to restricting the provision of abortion services; S.2291/H.R.4578, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, in opposition to restricting the provision of abortion services for those in the Peace Corps.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals H.R. 5860, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 (Boustany) -addresses use of Health Reimbursement Accounts and other employer funding of premiums Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 45-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire bill HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act: entire bill Public Law No. 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: entire law Public Law No. 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire law HR 2457- Womens Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act: entire bill HR 1975- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill S. 942- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill HR 2632- School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2676- Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill S. 1286- Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2810- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment for physicians' services, and for other purposes: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1871- SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1871- SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act: entire bill HR 4302- Protecting Access to Medicare Act: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning HR 3723 - Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013: entire bill HR 5364/S 2461 - Amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the CHIP Program: entire bill HR 5353 - Amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 5 years payment parity with Medicare for primary care services: Entire bill HR 5380 - Medicare Parity Act: entire bill S 2662 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2014: entire bill HR 5481 - To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purpose (Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2014"): entire bill S 2629 - Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act: entire bill S 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act: entire bill S 2908 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan, and for other purposes: entire bill S 2578/ HR 5150 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act: entire bill HR 5294 - Health Equity and Accountability Act HR 5723 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
Client expense: $73,680 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 45-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire bill HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act: entire bill Public Law No. 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: entire law Public Law No. 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire law HR 2457- Womens Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act: entire bill S 2578/ HR 5150 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act: entire bill
Client expense: $156,297 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions. H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy. H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans. H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs. H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market. H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans. H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage. S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees. S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer. S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment. S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements. S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage. S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate. S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Womens Health Protection Act (S.1696) Advocate for bill protecting womens access to reproductive health care Senate Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act (S. 2687/H.R.5524) Advocate for bill improving access to reproductive health care and counseling for women in the military and their dependents Senate/House Advocate for protection from using religion to discriminate (no bill introduced) House/Senate HR 1797 Advocate against a bill that would ban abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy. House S. 137 Advocate against a bill that would codify the Weldon Amendment. HR 3279 Advocate against a bill regarding notification of abortion coverage in private insurance. House S.2578/H.R. 5051 Advocate for insurance coverage of contraception and other health issues. H.R. 1797/S. 1670 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Advocate against bill banning abortions Advocate for eliminating restrictions regarding coverage of abortion in federal health insurance (no bill introduced) House Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (S. 1372) Advocate for coverage of funding of abortion care in case of life endangerment, rape, and incest for Peace Corps volunteers Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83) Advocate against provisions restricting womens health
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (S. 1670). Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in opposition to the "Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act" (S. 2578/H.R. 5051), legislation which would further empower the Obama Administration to mandate that certain insurance plans cover abortion pills such as RU-486, surgical abortion (including late abortions), assisted suicide, or anything else the Administration chooses to classify as preventive services, overriding all existing federal laws that protect religious freedom and conscience rights; the Senate refused to invoke cloture to proceed to this legislation on July 16, 2014. Contacts in support of possible inclusion of abortion non-discrimination language in FY 2015 omibus appropriations legislation (not included), H.R. 83 (became Public Law 113-235). Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 4660/S. 2437), Financial Services (H.R. 5016), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 5013/S. 2499) appropriations bills; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of continuation of abortion-related limitation provisions in omnibus appropriations measure, H.R. 83 (became Public Law 113-235). Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. Contacts in opposition to language proposed by Sen. Shaheen to State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (S. 2499) to preclude a president from re-applying pro-life conditions to private organizations that receive foreign aid grants (e.g., "Mexico City Policy"), as adopted in Senate Appropriations Committee June 19, 2014. Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language ("Aderholt-Carter Amendment") to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 4903). Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Harris-Nunnelee Amendment"), added to FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016) at House Appropriation Committee markup, June 25, 2014, 29-21. H.R. 5016 passed the House July 16, 2014, without challenge to this provision. Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). (continued)Contacts in support of H.R. 4698, the Every Child is a Blessing Act (legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action), introduced by Rep. Palazzo on May 21, 2014. Consultations regarding anti-trafficking legislation, H.R. 3530; no position taken on substitute as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2014, and approved by the House on May 20, 2014. Contacts in support of adding language to parallel Senate proposals, to prevent funding of abortion, including potential amendments to S. 2646 or S. 2599. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 1091/S. 583 and H.R. 2764, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Client expense: $97,899 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Issues, H.R. 3522- Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014, H.R. 4414, H.R. 5364, H.R. 5533, S. 2461, S. 2859, S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014
Client expense: $227,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act (S 2578/HR 5051) Women's Health Protection Act (S 1696/HR 3471)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
On July 4, we wrote a letter to the Food and Drug Administration requesting that the agency reverse its decision to green-light the clinical trials of Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, whose expensive experimental cancer treatments have proven scientifically baseless and dangerous. On July 9, we urged U.S. Senators to support a bill that bars employers from refusing to cover any health coverage - including contraceptive coverage - promised to employees and their dependents under federal law. Proposed by U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), the "Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2014" (S. 2578) states that employers cannot refuse to cover any health coverage promised to employees and their dependents under federal law. It includes the exemption for houses of worship and the accommodation for religious non-profits already put into place by the Obama administration. On July 30, we joined 36 national organizations in urging the Senate to approve a proposal that would provide for comprehensive contraceptive coverage and family planning counseling for all servicemembers, as well as their dependents who rely on the military for health care. Introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 (S. 2687) would bring the militarys contraceptive coverage policies in line with civilian employer-based insurance plans. Under the militarys current health care program, all active servicemembers have coverage of all prescriptions without co-pay, no matter where or how they obtain their prescription. But, due to a statutory provision, the program does not cover dependents or women not on active duty; they are required to pay if their contraceptive prescription is filled anywhere but a military treatment facility. On August 8, we had our members contact their Senators and urge them to support the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 (S. 2687).
Client expense: $10,350 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 45-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire bill HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act: entire bill Public Law No. 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: entire law Public Law No. 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire law HR 2457- Womens Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act: entire bill S 2578/ HR 5150 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act: entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 45-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire bill HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act: entire bill Public Law No. 111-148- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: entire law Public Law No. 111-152- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: entire law HR 2457- Womens Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act: entire bill HR 1975- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill S. 942- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: entire bill HR 2632- School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2676- Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill S. 1286- Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2013: entire bill HR 2810- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment for physicians' services, and for other purposes: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1871- SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1871- SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act: entire bill HR 4302- Protecting Access to Medicare Act: amendments and provisions related to and affecting reproductive health and family planning HR 3723 - Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013: entire bill HR 5364/S 2461 - Amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the CHIP Program: entire bill HR 5353 - Amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 5 years payment parity with Medicare for primary care services: Entire bill HR 5380 - Medicare Parity Act: entire bill S 2662 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2014: entire bill HR 5481 - To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purpose (Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2014"): entire bill S 2629 - Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act: entire bill S 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act: entire bill S 2908 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan, and for other purposes: entire bill S 2578/ HR 5150 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act: entire bill HR 5294 - Health Equity and Accountability Act
Client expense: $484,122 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R.3353/S.1635, Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act, in opposition to Farm Bill SNAP cuts; H.R.5051/S.2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, in support of women of access to basic preventive care - namely contraception, which was previously covered under the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 3471/S.1696, Women's Health Protection Act of 2013, in support of actions that prevent unlawful measure or action that restricts the provision of abortion services, or the facilities that provide them, that is similar to any of those described above if it singles out abortion services or make abortion services more difficult to access and does not significantly advance women's health or the safety of abortion services.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1696, H.R. 3471 Women's Health Protection Act, H.R. 4240 HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act, S. 2578 Protect Women from Corporate Interference Act, S. 2291, H.R. 4578 Peace Corps Equity, S. 2687, H.R. 5524 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act, Helms Amendment, DC Medicaid Abortion Ban, Abortion Coverage Legislation, General reproductive issues
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · third_quarter · Religion
HR 5285/S 2706 "Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014," all provisions. HR 3133/S 1808 "Marriage and Religious Freedom Act," all provisions. S 2578 "Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014," all provisions.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1670/H.R. 1797: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; S.1696: Womens Health Protection Act; S. 946/H.R. 7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; S.1848/H.R. 3279: Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2013; S. 2578, Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act; H.R. 5411, Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1670/H.R. 1797: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; S.1696: Womens Health Protection Act; S. 946/H.R. 7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; S.1848/H.R. 3279: Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2013; S. 2578, Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act; H.R. 5411, Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: EO 13665, Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. EO 13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights.Legislation Cont.: H.J. Res. 50, Parental Rights Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Implications of Parental Rights Amendment. H.R. 1262, A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Domestic Drones. H.R. 1312, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. H.R. 1318, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. H.R. 148, DISCLOSE Act & Numerous CFR Measures and Constitutional Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. H.R. 1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 1575, Kelsey Smith Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Personal/Data Privacy. H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Basic Rights and Liberties. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 1962, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. H.R. 2175, World War II Memorial Prayer Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. H.R. 2523, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; LGBT Rights. H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R. 3382, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. H.R. 3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 3471, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. H.R. 3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights; Access to Justice; Privacy Rights. H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. H.R. 3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. H.R. 4215, Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4870, House Defense Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: 702 surveillance. H.R. 4989, Justinas Law. H.R. 5005, Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Racial Justice; Disability Rights. H.R. 5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5091, Drone Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; National Security. H.R. 5114, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5212, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 5230, Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5240, CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: Declassification, Privacy. H.R. 5272, A bill to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens - Issues Lobbied: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program; Immigration. H.R. 5285, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. H.R. 5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5617, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Surveillance. H.R. 964, Respect States and Citizens Rights Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Detention. S. 1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. S. 1044, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. S. 1057, Safeguarding Privacy and Fostering Aerospace Innovation Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.Legislation Cont.: S. 1236, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 1307, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. S. 1599, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 1631, FISA Improvements Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. S. 1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; BOP Reform. S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. S. 1696, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1808, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT. S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 2076, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2399, Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2410, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. S. 2526, DISCLOSE Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2531, Better Options for Kids Act - Issues Lobbied: School discipline; School-to-Prison Pipeline. S. 2536, SAVE Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2567, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2611, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2644, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 2648, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2685, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 2687, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. S. 2779, Expatriate Terrorists Act - Issues Lobbied: Revocation of U.S. Citizenship. S. 2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy. S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; National Security; Indefinite Detention. S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 619, The Justice Safety Valve Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S. 639, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. S. 678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 813, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Basic Rights and Liberties. S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. S. 777, MARCH for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S.J. Res 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers: Abortion Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Authorization for Use of Force Against ISIS - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Authorization for Use of Military Force - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Big Data Civil Rights Principles - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights, Discrimination. Border Enforcement Supplemental Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement, Excessive Use of Force - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Broadband Adoption Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Buckhannon Fix - Issues Lobbied: Freedom of Information Act. Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Contraceptive Coverage Bill - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Border Militarization, Torture. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights Treaty Ratification. Copyright Succession for LGBT Spouses - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers Cont.: Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Access to Justice. Customs and Border Protection 100-mile rule - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Internet Privacy. Department of Defense Contraception Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Draft resolution regarding LGBT discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Draft Resolution Regarding LGBT Discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Election Administration - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Family Detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Federal Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. Follow the Money Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. Government Use of Datamining Technologies - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Guantanamo Bay - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention. Immigration. June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. Juvenile Solitary Confinement - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. LGBT Employment Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Library Internet Content Filtering - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Militarization of Police - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Military Abortion coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Operation Streamline - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Over-Criminalization Task Force - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Oversight of Executive Branch Actions to Comply with International Human Rights Treaty Obligations (US Helsinki Commission - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. Peace Corps Reproductive Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Police Militarization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Potential changes to RFRA - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Prison Reform - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports. Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Multistakeholder Process - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Pledge. Private Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Reporter Shield - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Reproductive Health Care Refusals at Catholic-affiliated Hospitals - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Rules Transparency. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Stand Your Ground Laws - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Racial Profiling. Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National Secuirty. Targeted Killing - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; National Security. Torture Report - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, National Security. Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Trafficking. Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) crisis - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied Minors - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Various bills responding to IRS targeting - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Voting Rights. War Authority - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Weldon Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Abortion rights. Womens Rights. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Solitary Confinement; Access to Counsel; Juvenile Solitary Confinement; Private Prisons. Central Intelligence Agency - Issues Lobbied: Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Financial Privacy, Consumer Complaint Narratives. Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Law Enforcement Militarization; Religious Accommodation in the Military; Spousal Benefits; Force feeding at Guantanamo Bay. Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Data Collection Comments; Disparate Treatment for Disabled Students of Color. Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody; Abortion Insurance Coverage; PREA. Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: National ID; Employment Verification; Privacy; Laptop Search; Unaccompanied Minors; Immigration (Office of Inspector General); Private Prisons (Office of Inspector General); Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Bond Hearings; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030);Agencies Lobbied Cont.: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual; Criminal Exclusions. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Fair Housing; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Police Militarization; Watchlisting Reform; National Security and Torture; Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Unaccompanied Minors; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Prison Rape Elimination Act; National Security Issues raised under CAT; Contraception for Native American Women; Employment Discrimination against LGBT People of Color; Housing Access and Implementation of VAWA; Implementation of Fair Labor Standards Act for Home Care Workers; Revision of DoJ Guidance on Use of Race; Signals Intelligence; Global Surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Federal Infrastructure for Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); Juvenile Life without Parole; Federal Over-Criminalization; DOJ Media Guidelines & Regulations; 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; Spousal Benefits; Marriage Recognition; Disparity for Pregnant Defendants; Special Litigation. Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; DOL Rule: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to Domestic Service; Rulemaking on OFCCP Wage Compensation Data Collection Tool; Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages (EO 13665); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673). Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; National Security and Torture; Human Rights Law; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Signals Intelligence; U.S. government Involvement in the Organization of American States and Inter American Rights System. Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: . Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; Guantanamo Bay; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; Countering Violent Extremism Domestic Counterterror Programs; Cybersecurity; LGBT Non-discrimination Employment EO; Worker Rights; UPR; Abortion Funding; LGBT Rights; Law Enforcement Bias; Federal Contractor Non-discrimination; DACA Healthcare; Border Enforcement; Immigration Healthcare; Police Militarization; Executive Action on Immigration; Radicalization; Family Detention. Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Armed Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); Domestic Spying. Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Media Ownership Rule; Low Power FM Application Window; IP Transition; E-Rate Rulemaking; Open Internet Rule; JSA/SSA Order; Net Neutrality; Media Diversity; Harris Corp.. Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights; Discrimination. Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4; IRS c4 Rulemaking; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42. National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Privacy Multistakeholder Process; Consumer Privacy. Office Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Domestic Spying. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Non-discrimination. Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National ID; Law Enforcement Militarization; Budget and Appropriations Issues. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Securities and Exchange Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Social Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Spousal Benefits. Transportation Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports; SPOT Program. U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement; Excessive Use of Force; Conditions of Custody; PREA; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Immigration Reform (Legalization); CBP Border Reform; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody. U.S. Forest Service - Issues Lobbied: Forest Service Rule.Agencies Lobbied Cont.: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigrant Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); ICE Enforcement Issues; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commision on Civil Rights Reforms. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting. U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Reductions in the Drug Quantity Table. United States Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; Unaccompanied Minors; Detention (White House Policy Council and National Security Council); Pregnancy Discrimination; International Abortion Coverage/Helms Amendment; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Sentencing Reform and Clemency Project 2014; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations (Domestic Policy Council); International Aid for Development of the Internet (Office of Science and Technology Policy); End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; My Brothers Keeper Initiative; Law Enforcement Militarization (Domestice Policy Council); Executive Order: LGBT Non-Discrimination for Federal Contractors (Pending); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673).
Client expense: $445,557 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 (S. 2578/H.R. 5051) Advocate for bill protecting womens access to birth control Senate/House Access to Birth Control Act (S. 2625) Advocate for bill improving womens access to birth control House Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act (S. 2629) Advocate for bill improving disclosure of employer policies regarding insurance coverage of preventive care Senate Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014(S.2687/H.R.5524) Advocate for access to contraception for women in the military and military dependents Senate/House Emergency Contraception Access and Education Act of 2014 (S. 2876) Advocate for patient education about emergency contraception and access to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims Senate
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to the continuation of reporting requirements for state LTCI partnership programs; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; and issues related to supplemental products, and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S 2578 Religious exception to health care mANDATES
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Medicare Improving access to home care services HR 5364, S 2461 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Extension HR 5294 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 Increasing access to medical language interpreters HR 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act (part of HR 4) HR 4414 - Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act Repeal of Affordable Care Act's excise tax on high cost plans HR 4 - Jobs for America Act HR 2575 - Save American Workers Act (part of HR 4) S 2253 - Health Care Fairness and Stability Act Protecting the ACA in general S 2578 - Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act H Res 676 - Authorizing civil action against President with respect to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care Federal excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health care
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act (Camp) - ACA provisions. H.R. 99, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) - antitrust policy. H.R. 544, LIBERTY Act (Gingrey-Matheson) - age rating rules. H.R. 743, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (DeFazio) - antitrust policy. H.R. 762, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - national marketplace for individual coverage. H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1019, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 1188, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act (Marino) - antitrust policy. H.R. 1205, Patients Right to Know Act (Walden) - disclosures on SBC documents. H.R. 1558, Small Business Health Relief Act (Collins) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. H.R. 2328, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (Rogers-Barrow) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act (Young) - delay of ACA individual mandate. H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act (Norton) - short-term disability program for federal employees. H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement health reforms. H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act (Upton) - continuation of existing plans. H.R. 3425, Health Care Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Lipinski-Sinema) - delay of open enrollment and individual mandate penalties. H.R. 3489, (Tiberi) - repeal of ACA transitional reinsurance fee. H.R. 3504, Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act (Schakowsky) - rate review. H.R. 3517, Federal and State Insurance Exchange Access Fairness and Penalty Delay Act (Schrader) - individual mandate delay. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act (Cassidy) - continuation of current group coverage. H.R. 3541, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Griffin) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 3598, Catastrophic Plan Bill (Fortenberry) - expanded access to catastrophic plans. H.R. 3745, Coverage Protection Act (Kirkpatrick) - continuation of coverage for consumers unable to enroll in QHPs. H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Coffman) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3851, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act (Lance) - ACA reinsurance and risk corridor programs. H.R. 3985, Stop ACA's Risky Provisions Act (Westmoreland) - ACAs reinsurance, risk corridor, and risk adjustment programs. H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act (Jenkins) - delay in ACA individual mandate penalties. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pitts) - ACA Limits on Deductibles for Plans in Small Group Market. H.R. 4354, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Griffin) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4406, Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act (Carney) - relief from ACA for expatriate health plans. H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Nolan-McKinley) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 5175, Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts Act (Lance) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act (Portman) - HIT repeal, other ACA changes. S. 482, Health Insurance Rate Review Act (Feinstein) - rate review. S. 650, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Landrieu) - MLR impact on agents and brokers. S. 764, Patients Right to Know Act (Cornyn) - disclosures on SBC documents. S. 1473, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) - model disclosure forms. S. 1481, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) - third party review of disputed claims. S. 1642, Keeping the ACA Promise Act (Landrieu-Manchin) - continuation of existing plans, notification requirements. S. 1671, (Manchin-Kirk) - individual mandate delay. S. 1693, ACA Enrollment Extension Act (Shaheen) - extending open enrollment, delaying individual mandate penalties. S. 1699, Continuous Coverage Act (Mark Udall) - continuation of existing plans. S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - repeal of ACA risk corridor program. S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act (Begich) - adding copper level of coverage to ACA Exchanges. S. 1866, Coverage Protection Act (Merkley) - continuation of coverage, retroactive coverage. S. 2166, Treating Families Fairly Act (Manchin) - ACA determinations of full-time equivalent employees. S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act (Heitkamp) - ACA definition of a large employer. S. 2173, Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act (Landrieu) - ACA direct enrollment. S. 2174, Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Act (Warner) - offering health insurance coverage across state lines. S. 2175, Enhancing Access for Agents and Brokers Act (Landrieu) - access for independent agents and brokers to information about Exchange enrollment. S. 2176, Commonsense Reporting Act (Warner) - ACA reporting requirements. S. 2214, ACA Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridor program. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act (Franken-Kirk) - ACA transitional reinsurance program. S. 2578, Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act (Murray) - contraceptive coverage. S. 2733, Obamacare Opt-Out Act (McCain-Barrasso) - certification process for opting out of ACA individual mandate. S. 2801, Health Care Consumer Choices Preservation Act (Enzi) - conditions on automatic renewals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Religion
113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Amending the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352) and other omnibus approaches to achieving equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community Executive Order 13672 - Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, incl. prior discussions regarding need for, exemptions from, and issuance of such an Order, and rescission of Executive Order 13279's amendment of Executive Order 11246, which exempted religious organizations that contract with the government from the prohibition against employment discrimination on the basis of religion Federal solutions that will empower state and local law enforcement agencies to prevent tragedies like the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri from happening again, especially an update to "Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies," issued by the Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division in June 2003, and passage of the End Racial Profiling Act (113th H.R. 2851 and S. 1038), also the investigation by DOJ of the Ferguson tragedy and its aftermath Implementation of the hate crime data collection categories new in 2013 and the 2015 Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA) mandate to collect data on hate crimes directed against Arabs, Sikhs, Hindus, and others Programs, events, and education, outreach, and training initiatives for the White House, other Federal officials, and Congress to undertake in commemorating, celebrating, and restating our national commitment to stop hate violence Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007 Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
113th H.R. 3471 and S. 1696 - Women's Health Protection Act 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007 Urging the Department of Justice to promptly announce that same-sex couples legally married in Arkansas, Indiana and Wisconsin will be treated as married for purposes of federal law
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
113th H.R. 3471 and S. 1696 - Women's Health Protection Act 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
113th H.R. 1755 and S. 815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act 113th H.R. 3899 and S. 1945 - Voting Rights Amendment Act 113th H.R. 5051 and S. 2578 - Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act Amending the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352) and other omnibus approaches to achieving equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedures, also legislative rules/procedures Executive Order 13672 - Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, incl. prior discussions regarding need for, exemptions from, and issuance of such an Order, and rescission of Executive Order 13279's amendment of Executive Order 11246, which exempted religious organizations that contract with the government from the prohibition against employment discrimination on the basis of religion Federal solutions that will empower state and local law enforcement agencies to prevent tragedies like the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri from happening again, especially an update to "Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies," issued by the Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division in June 2003, and passage of the End Racial Profiling Act (113th H.R. 2851 and S. 1038), also the investigation by DOJ of the Ferguson tragedy and its aftermath Implementation of the hate crime data collection categories new in 2013 and the 2015 Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA) mandate to collect data on hate crimes directed against Arabs, Sikhs, Hindus, and others Money in politics and voting rights generally incl. intersectionality of these two issues Programs, events, and education, outreach, and training initiatives for the White House, other Federal officials, and Congress to undertake in commemorating, celebrating, and restating our national commitment to stop hate violence Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141) and potential amendments thereto, as well as interpretive memorandum, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act," issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007 Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions Restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated persons, especially 113th H.R. 4459 and S. 2235 - Democracy Restoration Act Revelations regarding government surveillance programs, especially as they relate to Sections 206 and 215 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act (Public Law No: 107-56) and Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevent Act (Public Law No: 108-458) Urging the Department of Justice to promptly announce that same-sex couples legally married in Arkansas, Indiana and Wisconsin will be treated as married for purposes of federal law
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.J.Res.124, FY'15 Continuing Resolution; S.2687 and H.R.5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act; S.2578, Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act; S.1696 and H.R.3471, Women's Health Protection Act;contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act; H.R.5016: DC abortion-funding ban, riders affecting federal employees and low-income women; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Suggest improvements to H.R. 4701, the Vector-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act Support for H.R. 5294, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 Support S. 2578, the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act Comments to CMS regarding Medicare payment methodology for federally-qualified health centers
Client expense: $37,162 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Religion
Religious Freedom/Free Speech on New Media Platforms; S.815/H.R.1755 - "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" and WH EO (7-21-14 amendments to EO 11478 and EO 11246) - Religious Exemption; Religious Freedom On-Air and Online; S.653 - "The Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act"; S.2578 - "Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act" - RFRA; S.RES.530 - Religious Freedom in Iraq; Israel - democratic ally, religious freedom
Client expense: $8,088 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 2499, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 119, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 2738, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2291, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H. Con. Res. 36, a resolution recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change, all provisions. H.R. 1793, Global Partnerships Act of 2013, titles I (chapters 3 and 8, in particular), III, and XI, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health and to womens empowerment. H.R. 3206, Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 3571, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2307, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 1414, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. S. 2407, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. S. 2853, Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014, all provisions. Senate ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disablities, reservations related to Article 25 of the convention requiring non-discriminatory provision of health care to persons with disabilities. Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2578 / H.R. 5051, Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act
Client expense: $82,426 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 112-25, the Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 2176, The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 H.R. 3635, The Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act S. 2694, The Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act S. 2461, The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 5364, The CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4438, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4106, The Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 4750, The Standard of Care Protection Act H.R. 3522, The Employee Health Care Protection Act S. 2578 The Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 H.R. 5051, The Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 H.R. 5539, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes. PL 113-128, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 3303, Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act S.2007, Preventing Regulatory Overreach To Enhance Care Technology(PROTECT) Act of 2014
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 946), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion. Contacts in support of Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 3279, S. 1848), legislation to correct concealment practices pertaining to abortion coverage in exchange-participating health plans. (continued)Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age (passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013), and Senate companion legislation (S. 1670). Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), to ban sex-selection abortions (S. 138, HR 447). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(S. 369, HR 732), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940, S. 1204), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in opposition to the "Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act" (S. 2578/H.R. 5051), legislation which would further empower the Obama Administration to mandate that certain insurance plans cover abortion pills such as RU-486, surgical abortion (including late abortions), assisted suicide, or anything else the Administration chooses to classify as preventive services, overriding all existing federal laws that protect religious freedom and conscience rights; the Senate refused to invoke cloture to proceed to this legislation on July 16, 2014. Contacts in support of carrying over abortion-related limitation provisions in FY 2015 appropriations bills, including Hyde Amendment in HHS appropriations bill, and other abortion limitation provisions in Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 4660/S. 2437), Financial Services (H.R. 5016), and State-Foreign Operations (H.R. 5013/S. 2499) appropriations bills; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of curtailing U.S. funding of UNFPA. Contacts in opposition to language proposed by Sen. Shaheen to State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (S. 2499) to preclude a president from re-applying pro-life conditions to private organizations that receive foreign aid grants (e.g., "Mexico City Policy"), as adopted in Senate Appropriations Committee June 19, 2014; no position on State-Foreign Operations provision conforming language related to the Peace Corps to comparable HHS language. Contacts in support of the Homeland Security Respect for Life Act (H.R. 493), to prevent federal funding of abortion under programs within the Department of Homeland Security, with certain exceptions, and comparable limitation language ("Aderholt-Carter Amendment") to FY 2015 Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 4903); the Aderholt amendment was adopted in House Appropriations Committee, June 11, 2014, 29-18. Contacts in support of S. 154/HR 346, to prevent coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans, created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management, and comparable language ("Harris-Nunnelee Amendment"), added to FY 2015 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016) at House Appropriation Committee markup, June 25, 2014, 29-21. H.R. 5016 passed the House July 16, 2014, without challenge to this provision. Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (HR 217/S. 135). Consultations regarding other legislative concepts relating to Title X, including legislation dealing with adoption-counseling requirements with respect to Title X, including H.R. 3062, S. 1539, and other draft legislation not introduced; NRLC took no position on these measures. Consultations regarding abortion-related components of "American Health Care Reform Act" (H.R. 3121). See HCR page for additional information on contacts on this legislation. Consultations regarding proposed rule published by Office of Personnel Management in August 8, 2013 Federal Register, 78 Fed. Reg. 48337 (2013), concerning subsidies for health plans to be purchased by members of Congress and certain congressional staff on Obamacare exchanges. (Final Rule published Oct. 2, 2013.) The OPM proposal would allow payments to flow through OPM to plans that cover elective abortion, in violation of the Smith Amendment, a limitation amendment contained in the Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5016). (continued)Contacts in support of H.R. 4698, the Every Child is a Blessing Act (legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action), introduced by Rep. Palazzo on May 21, 2014. Consultations regarding possible offering of related provisions as amendment to H.R. 5016 (not offered). Consultations regarding anti-trafficking legislation, H.R. 3530; no position taken on substitute as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2014, and approved by the House on May 20, 2014. Consultations regarding H.R. 2772, "Rape Survivor Child Custody Act"; no position. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3471, S. 1696), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion, including testimony by National Right to Life president at hearing on S. 1696 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, July 15, 2014. Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 1091/S. 583 and H.R. 2764, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Consultations regarding possible abortion-related revisions to: Empowering Patients First Act (H.R. 2300, Rep. Price); H.R. 3121, Rep. Roe); and conceptual outline of health-care legislation (not introduced) by Senators Hatch/Coburn/Burr. Contacts in support of "Heartbeat Informed Consent Act" (H.R. 5551), legislation to require that if an abortionist performs an ultrasound, the pregnant woman is offered an opportunity to view the ultrasound.
Client expense: $106,475 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act: Protections against discrimination due to religious or moral objections to certain services in health care plans. S. 1204, Health Care Conscience Rights Act: Protections against discrimination due to religious or moral objections to certain services in health care plans. S. 2578, Protect Women's Health Care from Corporate Interest Act: Force family businesses to provide coverage for any item/service that the federal government mandates regardless of moral objections. S. 1696, Women's Health Protection Act: Overturns most pro-life state laws.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act, S. 2578
Client expense: $16,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 2499, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, titles III, V, and VII, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health assistance. S. 119, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 2738, Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 813, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2291, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014, all provisions. H. Con. Res. 36, a resolution recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change, all provisions. H.R. 1793, Global Partnerships Act of 2013, titles I (chapters 3 and 8, in particular), III, and XI, all provisions related to international family planning and reproductive health and to womens empowerment. H.R. 3206, Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 3571, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. S. 2307, International Violence Against Women Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 1414, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. S. 2407, 21st Century Global Health Technology Act, all provisions. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, all provisions. Senate ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disablities, reservations related to Article 25 of the convention requiring non-discriminatory provision of health care to persons with disabilities. Communicated with federal agencies specified in line 17 regarding international affairs spending and policies governing U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs, particularly those related to international population, family planning, and reproductive health assistance.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2014 · second_quarter · Religion
Opposition to S. 2578, the Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014, due to how it would weaken the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. Urged grassroots calls to Senators to oppose S. 2578, lobbied Senators and their staff and House Members and their staff in opposition to the bill.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE