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2015 · first_quarter · Advertising
S. 39, HeLP America Act H.R. 2831, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality S. 2342, Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act Senate Finance draft providing for comprehensive tax reform (Not introduced) H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 83, FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act FTC Reauthorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - Section 620 prohibiting FTC from completing draft Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children guidelines unless it complies with executive order no. 13563 S. 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, provisions to restore FTC unfairness rulemaking authority
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate on draft legislation that would require the amortization of advertising expenses under the Internal Revenue Code Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate on reform of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 923: Say No to Drug Ads Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of prescription drugs S. 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of tobacco products H.R. 2831: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality. S.2342: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising promoting the consumption of foods of "poor nutritional quality" directed primarily to children H.R. 1, The Tax Reform Act of 2014, which would require amortization of advertising expenses under the IRS code
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (H.R. 820) 7.Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 39) 9.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 392/H.R. 2160) 10.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452/H.R. 962) 11.Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) 12.A bill to provide for a sequester replacement (S. 16/S. 799) 13.American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 388) 14.Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933/Public Law 113-6) 15.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074/S. 539) 17.Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S. 531/H.R. 2179) 18.Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act (H.R. 321) 19.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 20.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249/S. 1756) 21.Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 458/H.R. 1510) 22.A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program (S. 762/H.R. 1657) 23.Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954/H.R. 2498) 24.Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947) 25.FIT Kids Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2178) 26.Strengthening Americas Schools Act (S. 1094) 27.Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (S. 945/H.R. 1274) 28.Fit to Serve Act (S. 976) 29.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 2023/S. 2864) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1184 / H.R. 2415) 31.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 32.To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 45) 33.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (S. 1228/H.R. 2524) 34.Senate FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill (S. 1284) 35.House of Representatives FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 36.Pharmacy Compounding Quality and Accountability Act (S. 959) 37.Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act (H.R. 1919) 38.Implementation of Drug Supply Chain Security Act (P.L. 113-54) 39.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1150)/Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 (S. 1256) 40.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631) 41.FY2014 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 42.Pharmaceutical Quality, Security and Accountability Act (S. 959) 43.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 44.Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act (S. 1657) 45.National Energy Tax Repeal Act (S. 1324) 46.Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 1514/H.R. 5077) 47.Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R. 2424) 48.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (S. 1422/H.R. 2663) 49.School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 2632) 50.Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5294) 52.Secure America for Education (SAFE) in Our Schools Act of 2013 (H.R. 3158) 53.Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res 59) 54.Continuing Resolution FY 2014 (HR 2775, PL 113-46) 55.A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3493/S. 1708) 56.The Farm Bill (S. (S. 954/H.R. 2498; H.R. 1947, and H.R. 3102, Public Law 113-79) 57.Better Care, Lower Cost Act (S. 1932/H.R. 3890) 58.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 (ADAPT Act) (H.R. 3742) 59.The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547/Public Law 113-76 60.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (S. 2236/H.R. 2285) 61.New Opportunities for Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (H.R. 3978) 62.Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act (H.R. 3322) 63.Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905/H.R. 3826) 64.Stop Overdose Stat Act (HR 4169) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S 2755) 66.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 67.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 (DISARM Act) (H.R. 4187) 68.Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) 69.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill (including H.R. 5464) 70.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2389 / H.R. 4800) 71.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, 2015 (including H.R. 5171) 72.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) 73.Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (S. 2342/H.R. 2831) 74.ENRICH Act (H.R. 4427) 75.Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 (S. 2367/H.R. 4706) 76.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2527/HR. 5012) 77.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 4444) 78.American Cures Act (S. 2115/H.R. 4384) 79.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. (S.J. Res 30) 80.Fit for Life Act of 2014 (H.R.4765) 81.School Food Modernization Act (S. 2210/H.R. 1783) 82.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 2014/H.R. 4325) 83.Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 (S. 2284) 84.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (S. 2004/H.R. 2468) 85.Time for Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (S. 2645) 86.FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (including H.R. 5016) 87.Vector-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4701) 88.Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021/Public Law 113-159) 89.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 5168) 90.PREPARE Act of 2014 (H.R. 5314) 91.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (S. 2496/H.R. 5078) 92.American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R. 2) 93.FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 83/Public Law 113-234) 94.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 2996) 95.Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act (S. 2942)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Cigar excise taxes S. 39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act Proposed rule deeming cigars to be subject to FDA jurisdiction
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $39,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco taxes: S.39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act FETRA payments allocation 2. 743 Internet Sales Tax Legislation
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) FDA LDT Oversight Food and Drug Administration Strategic Priorities 2014-2018 (FDA-2014-N-0833) FTC Child Food Marketing Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5294) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 2016 Benefit & Payment Parameters (CMS) Proposed Rule on Multi-State Plan Program (OPM) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) The HELP America Act (S.39) To Improve, Coordinate & Enhance Rehabilitation Research at NIH (S.1027) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)
Client expense: $176,171 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
HR 792/S 772: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill HR 1578: To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 194: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 826: Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act; all provisions of the bill HR 4325/S 2047: Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill HR 5010: The Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act; all provisions of the bill HR 5486/S 2581: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill Discussions related to the implementation of P.L. 111-31 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Discussions related to Subtitle B of Title 6 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357); provisions related to the sequestration of Tobacco Transition Payment Program funds
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Issues relating to smoking cessation, tobacco sales to minors, tobacco taxes, product regulation, and smokefree environments, including: (1) implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31), including the proposed FDA deeming regulations: (2) cessation and prevention programs authorized as part of P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010; (3) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, H.R.792 & S.772, cigar exemption from FDA regulations; S.194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act and tobacco tax proposals contained in the President's FY15 Budget. Issues relating to tobacco and trade, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, legislation relating to trade promotion authority, and proposed cigar exemption amendment to Agriculture Appropriations legislation for FY15, H.R.4800 & S.2389, and proposed FDA regulation of electronic cigarettes.
Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Monitor FDA activity on federal menu-labeling regulation published 12/1/14; monitor legislation to amend statutory menu-labeling requirements, including HR 1249 and S 1756, the Common Sense Nutritional Disclosure Act; nutritional disclosure provisions in S 39, the HeLP America Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
HR 792/S 772: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill HR 1578: To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 194: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 826: Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act; all provisions of the bill HR 4325/S 2047: Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill HR 5010: The Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act; all provisions of the bill HR 5486/S 2581: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill Discussions related to the implementation of P.L. 111-31 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Discussions related to Subtitle B of Title 6 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357); provisions related to the sequestration of Tobacco Transition Payment Program funds
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Issues related to tobacco use prevention, cessation, secondhand smoke and product regulation including the following legislation: H.R.367 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; H.R.792 : Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; S.15 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; S.39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; S.194 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013;S.772 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; S.826 Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.1578 To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes; H.R.2990 Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013; H.R.3341 VALUE Act of 2013 H.R. 4325 Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; S. 2047 Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; S. Res 330 A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States" and the significant progress in reducing the public health burden of tobacco use, and supporting an end to tobacco-related death and disease; H.R.4800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4870 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4486 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.5013 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2499 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; Issues related to Fiscal Year 2015 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations; HR 5464 Making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes H.R.4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; S.2289 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; S.2410 Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; H.R.5010 - SMOKE Act; S.1347 - Conference Accountability Act of 2014; H.J.Res.130 - FY2015 Continuing Resolution, (through December 13, 2014); H.J.Res.131 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes (until December 17, 2014); H.R.83 - FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage; Issues related to Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to the smuggling of tobacco products; Issues related to the National Institutes of Health; Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Issues related smokefree air; Issues related to tobacco taxes; Issues related to tobacco trade; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate on draft legislation that would require the amortization of advertising expenses under the Internal Revenue Code Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate on reform of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 923: Say No to Drug Ads Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of prescription drugs S. 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of tobacco products H.R. 2831: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality. S.2342: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising promoting the consumption of foods of "poor nutritional quality" directed primarily to children H.R. 1, The Tax Reform Act of 2014, which would require amortization of advertising expenses under the IRS code
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - Section 620 prohibiting FTC from completing draft Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children guidelines unless it complies with executive order no. 13563 S. 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, provisions to restore FTC unfairness rulemaking authority
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". H.R. 5010, Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Forty Hours Is Full Time Act 2013 (S. 1188); Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HELP) America Act (S. 39); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; Save American Workers Act (H.R. 2575; Other employer sponsored wellness program issues; Other employer sponsored benefit programs
Client expense: $13,409 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Automatic IRA Act 2013 (H.R. 2035); Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act 2013 (H.R. 2117); Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (H.R. 2171/S. 1145); Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act 2013 (S. 606); 401(k) plans; Other employer sponsored plan issues; Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HELP) America Act (S. 39); Secure Annuities for Employee Retirement (SAFE) Act 2013 (S.1270); Financial literacy and education issues; PBGC premiums
Client expense: $13,409 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco taxes: S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. FETRA payments allocation S. 743 Internet Sales Tax Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
Cigar excise taxes, S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. Proposed rule deeming cigars to be subject to FDA jurisdiction.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Tobacco
-H.R. 792: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. This bill would exempt many cigars from Food and Drug Administration's intended regulation of cigars. Monitor. -H.R. 2990: Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. Bill amends tobacco regulations to reduce smuggling and tax evasion, including requiring a unique identification marking on tobacco product packaging. Monitor. -H.R.4325: Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014. This bill prohibits the advertisement, promotion, or marketing of electronic cigarettes to children under the age of 18. Monitor. -H.R.5010: Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act. This bill prohibits the advertisement, promotion, or marketing of electronic cigarettes to children under the age of 18. Monitor. -H.R. 5486: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. Monitor. -S.39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. Bill includes an excise tax increase on small cigars and cigarettes, prohibition of a deduction for tobacco advertising and marketing expenses, and incentives to reduce tobacco use. Monitor. -S.194: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. Bill requires that all tobacco products be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes. Monitor. -S.772: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. This bill would exempt many cigars from Food and Drug Administration's intended regulation of cigars. Monitor. -S.2047: Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014. This bill prohibits the advertisement, promotion, or marketing of electronic cigarettes to children under the age of 18. Monitor. -S. 2581: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. This bill would require liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children to open. Monitor.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
S. 39, HeLP America Act H.R. 2831, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality S. 2342, Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act Senate Finance draft providing for comprehensive tax reform (Not introduced) H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 83, FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act FTC Reauthorization Act of 2014 (Not introduced)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (Sec.205 Tobacco Tax Increase and Parity) S.194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013 (All sections of full text) Proposals to raise federal excise tax on cigarettes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013 (All sections of full text) S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (Sec. 205, Tobacco Tax Increase and Parity)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
No position on comprehensive tax reform generally, but oppose proposals to tax or limit the federal tax deductibility of advertising as a normal and necessary business expense Senate Finance Chairmans discussion draft - oppose provision limiting the federal business tax deduction for advertising to 50% in the first year with the remaining amortized over 5 years. HR 1 Tax Reform - oppose provision limiting the federal business tax deduction for advertising to 50% in the first year with the remaining amortized over 10 years. H.R. 923: Say No to Drug Ads Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of prescription drugs - oppose S. 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising of tobacco products - oppose Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - to eliminate the federal tax deduction for the advertising of unhealthy foods
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Food and Drug Administration Strategic Priorities 2014-2018 (FDA-2014-N-0833) Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5294) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 90-Day Waiting Period (DOL/CMS/IRS) Proposed Rule on Exchange & Market Standards (CMS) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders (SSA-2006-0140) The HELP America Act (S.39) To Improve, Coordinate & Enhance Rehabilitation Research at NIH (S.1027) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)
Client expense: $19,160 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Cigar excise taxes S. 39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act Proposed rule deeming cigars to be subject to FDA jurisdiction
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco taxes: Allocation of FETRA payments S.39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Advertising
Issues relating to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, provisions related to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. H.R.148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013, provisions related to advertising.
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Monitored federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal legislation and activity related to the tobacco industry. Monitor all federal and legislative action related to e-cigarettes. Monitor the implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 113-3). Monitor the treatment of tobacco under proposed trade deals. Monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor FDA action related to menthol cigarettes (Docket No. FDA2013N0521). Monitor passage and implementation of FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (P.L. 113-76). Monitor passage and implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act. (Poe) H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in Territories Act, 2013. (Faleomavaega) H.R. 389, Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013. (Guthrie) H.R. 792, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Posey) S. 772, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013. (Nelson) H.R. 1578, To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes. (Pallone) S. 194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013. (Durbin) S. 826, Tobacco Tax Enforcement Reform Act. (Lautenberg) H.R. 1933, Lets Grow Act. (Fudge) S. 39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. (Harkin) H.R 2990, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013. (Doggett) H.R. 4325, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Esty) S. 2047, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act. (Boxer) S. 1094, Strengthening Americas Schools Act. (Harkin) S. Res. 330, A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States". (Blumenthal) H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 5327, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. H.R. 5486, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. S. 2581, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. Draft, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; and community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148)2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (H.R. 820) 7.Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 39) 9.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 392/H.R. 2160) 10.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452/H.R. 962) 11.Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) 12.A bill to provide for a sequester replacement (S. 16/S. 799) 13.American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 388) 14.Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933/Public Law 113-6) 15.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074/S. 539) 17.Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S. 531/H.R. 2179) 18.Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act (H.R. 321) 19.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 20.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249/S. 1756) 21.Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 458/H.R. 1510) 22.A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program (S. 762/H.R. 1657) 23.Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954/H.R. 2498) 24.Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947) 25.FIT Kids Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2178) 26.Strengthening Americas Schools Act (S. 1094) 27.Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (S. 945/H.R. 1274) 28.Fit to Serve Act (S. 976) 29.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 2023/S. 2864) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1184 / H.R. 2415) 31.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 32.To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 45) 33.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (S. 1228/H.R. 2524) 34.Senate FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill (S. 1284) 35.House of Representatives FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 36.Pharmacy Compounding Quality and Accountability Act (S. 959) 37.Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act (H.R. 1919) 38.Implementation of Drug Supply Chain Security Act (P.L. 113-54) 39.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1150)/Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 (S. 1256) 40.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631) 41.FY2014 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 42.Pharmaceutical Quality, Security and Accountability Act (S. 959) 43.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 44.Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act (S. 1657) 45.National Energy Tax Repeal Act (S. 1324) 46.Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 1514/H.R. 5077) 47.Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R. 2424) 48.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (S. 1422/H.R. 2663) 49.School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 2632) 50.Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5294) 52.Secure America for Education (SAFE) in Our Schools Act of 2013 (H.R. 3158) 53.Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res 59) 54.Continuing Resolution FY 2014 (HR 2775, PL 113-46) 55.A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3493/S. 1708) 56.The Farm Bill (S. (S. 954/H.R. 2498; H.R. 1947, and H.R. 3102, Public Law 113-79) 57.Better Care, Lower Cost Act (S. 1932/H.R. 3890) 58.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 (ADAPT Act) (H.R. 3742) 59.The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547/Public Law 113-76 60.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (S. 2236/H.R. 2285) 61.New Opportunities for Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (H.R. 3978) 62.Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act (H.R. 3322) 63.Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905/H.R. 3826) 64.Stop Overdose Stat Act (HR 4169) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S 2755) 66.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 67.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 (DISARM Act) (H.R. 4187) 68.Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) 69.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill (including H.R. 5464) 70.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2389 / H.R. 4800) 71.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, 2015 (including H.R. 5171) 72.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) 73.Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (S. 2342/H.R. 2831) 74.ENRICH Act (H.R. 4427) 75.Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 (S. 2367/H.R. 4706) 76.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2527/HR. 5012) 77.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 4444) 78.American Cures Act (S. 2115/H.R. 4384) 79.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. (S.J. Res 30) 80.Fit for Life Act of 2014 (H.R.4765) 81.School Food Modernization Act (S. 2210/H.R. 1783) 82.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 2014/H.R. 4325) 83.Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 (S. 2284) 84.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (S. 2004/H.R. 2468) 85.The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (S. 2645) 86.FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (including H.R. 5016) 87.Vector-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4701) 88.Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021/Public Law 113-520) 89.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 5168) 90.PREPARE Act of 2014 (H.R. 5314) 91.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (S. 2496/H.R. 5078) 92.American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R.
Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · third_quarter · Advertising
Issues relating to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, provisions related to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. H.R.148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013, provisions related to advertising.
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Issues related to tobacco use prevention, cessation, secondhand smoke and product regulation including the following legislation: H.R.367 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; H.R.792 : Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; S.15 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; S.39 Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; S.194 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013;S.772 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; S.826 Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act; H.R.1578 To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes; H.R.2990 Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013; H.R.3341 VALUE Act of 2013 H.R. 4325 Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; S. 2047 Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; S. Res 330 A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States" and the significant progress in reducing the public health burden of tobacco use, and supporting an end to tobacco-related death and disease; H.J. Res 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015; H.R.4800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4870 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4486 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.5013 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2499 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; Issues related to Fiscal Year 2015 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations; HR 5464 Making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes H.R.4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; S.2289 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; H.R.5010 - SMOKE Act; S.1347 - Conference Accountability Act of 2014; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage; Issues related to Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to the smuggling of tobacco products; Issues related to the National Institutes of Health; Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Issues related smokefree air; Issues related to tobacco taxes; Issues related to tobacco trade; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
Issues relating to smoking cessation, tobacco sales to minors, tobacco taxes, product regulation, and smokefree environments, including: (1) implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31), including the proposed FDA deeming regulations: (2) cessation and prevention programs authorized as part of P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010; (3) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and PreventionAmerica Act, H.R.792 & S.772, cigar exemption from FDA regulations; S.194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act and tobacco tax proposals contained in the President's FY15 Budget. Issues relating to tobacco and trade, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, legislation relating to trade promotion authority, and proposed cigar exemption amendment to Agriculture Appropriations legislation for FY15, H.R.4800 & S.2389.
Client expense: $1,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Retirement
Automatic IRA Act 2013 (H.R. 2035); Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act 2013 (H.R. 2117); Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (H.R. 2171/S. 1145); Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act 2013 (S. 606); 401(k) plans; Other employer sponsored plan issues; Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HELP) America Act (S. 39); Secure Annuities for Employee Retirement (SAFE) Act 2013 (S.1270); Financial literacy and education issues; PBGC premiums
Client expense: $10,399 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Forty Hours Is Full Time Act 2013 (S. 1188); Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HELP) America Act (S. 39); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; Save American Workers Act (H.R. 2575; Other employer sponsored wellness program issues; Other employer sponsored benefit programs
Client expense: $10,399 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Tobacco
HR 792/S 772: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013; all provisions of the billHR 1578: To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 39: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; provisions related to the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco S 194: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 826: Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act; all provisions of the bill HR 4325/S 2047: Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill HR 5010: The Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act; all provisions of the bill HR 5486/S 2581: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014; all provisions of the bill Discussions related to the implementation of P.L. 111-31 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Discussions related to Subtitle B of Title 6 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357); provisions related to the sequestration of Tobacco Transition Payment Program funds Discussions related to Federal Tobacco Tax enforcement issues Discussions related to issues of marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes Michelle Dimarobs lobbying contacts for 2014 Q3 did not include members or staff of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
Client expense: $2,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to cable H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisionsHRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. Cable a la carte & program bundling H.R. 1312 - "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act," all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S. 39 - "Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act," all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. Film Internet Piracy/Theft S. 1700 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions H.R. 3481 - "Do Not Track Kids Act," all provisions H.R. 4711 - "Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014," all provisions H.R. 4880 - "Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014," all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.194, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2013 (All sections of full text) S.39, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (Sec. 205, Tobacco Tax Increase and Parity)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE