James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
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Introduced
April 14, 2015
Latest Action
April 14, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratic(NY)
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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers, the WTC Program annual report, WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence. Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to make individuals (or relatives of deceased individuals) who were injured or killed in the rescue and recovery efforts after the aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, eligible for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Allows individuals to file claims for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 anytime after regulations are updated based on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Removes the cap on payments under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Adds the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of accounts that are not subject to budget sequestration.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1258, the "Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act," which would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to assist victims of domestic violence to safely shelter their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2293, the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act," which would provide criminal penalties for those who engage in "animal crushing" as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 2667, the "School Safety Act," which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program through 2020; H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," which would Federally recognize the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial and authorize funding for its upkeep and preservation; H.R. 3537, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act," would enhance the ability fo law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 3968, the "Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act," which would encourage the use of new tamper-resistent technologies to prevent pseudoephedrine rom being extracted from cold medicines in order to be used in the production of methamphetamine; H.R. 4002, the "Criminal Code Improvement Act," which would would overturn long-standing court holdings on mens rea standards and applications and replace them with a new and arbitrary standard; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 OSHA enforcement policies and programs H.R. 1314: Provisions preventing large increases in the Medicare Part B Health Insurance Premium Tax H.R. 2090: Excise Tax (Code 49801 Repeal) ACA: Implementation OSHA Injury tracking rule
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014; comp time, overtime H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants S. 1817/S. 1818/S. 708/S. 1607: Regulatory Reform legislation Medicare: premiums ACA Excise tax on high-cost health plans, meeting prep call, implementation H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Medicare part B premium and deductible; provisions preventing high premium and deductible increases for beneficiaries OSHA enforcement policies and programs
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans; provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans, H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014 Prescription drug prices H.R. 2712 Common Sense Reporting Act OSHA's Infections Disease Rulemaking Regulatory: safety and health H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.Con.Res.11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: Amendments that would allow for a change in the definition of full time employee for the purposes of the ACA and exempting educational employers from the employer mandate S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants H.R.1571 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: Provisions defining inpatient stay for Medicare reimbursement H.R.1650 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015: Provisions allowing physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries fees that exceed Medicare's reimbursement for services
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014; comp time, overtime H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants S. 1817/S. 1818/S. 708/S. 1607: Regulatory Reform legislation Medicare: premiums ACA Excise tax on high-cost health plans, meeting prep call, implementation H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Medicare part B premium and deductible; provisions preventing high premium and deductible increases for beneficiaries OSHA enforcement policies and programs
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Barbara Boxer | Democratic | CA |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democratic | MD |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | FL |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | HI |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | MO |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | AK |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Harry Reid | Democratic | NV |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | IN |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John McCain | Republican | AZ |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Joni Ernst | Republican | IA |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mark Kirk | Republican | IL |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Mike Rounds | Republican | SD |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Richard C. Shelby | Republican | AL |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 OSHA enforcement policies and programs H.R. 1314: Provisions preventing large increases in the Medicare Part B Health Insurance Premium Tax H.R. 2090: Excise Tax (Code 49801 Repeal) ACA: Implementation OSHA Injury tracking rule
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786 and S.928 Health Compensation Act H.R. 370 & H.R. 596 - Affordable Care Act - Cadillac Tax
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1258, the "Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act," which would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to assist victims of domestic violence to safely shelter their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2293, the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act," which would provide criminal penalties for those who engage in "animal crushing" as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 2667, the "School Safety Act," which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program through 2020; H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," which would Federally recognize the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial and authorize funding for its upkeep and preservation; H.R. 3537, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act," would enhance the ability fo law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 3968, the "Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act," which would encourage the use of new tamper-resistent technologies to prevent pseudoephedrine rom being extracted from cold medicines in order to be used in the production of methamphetamine; H.R. 4002, the "Criminal Code Improvement Act," which would would overturn long-standing court holdings on mens rea standards and applications and replace them with a new and arbitrary standard; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1786 / S 928 "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015. Medical Device Tax. H.R. 3762, Heller Amendment 2882 to strike the reinstatement of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health benefit plans
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 OSHA enforcement policies and programs H.R. 1314: Provisions preventing large increases in the Medicare Part B Health Insurance Premium Tax H.R. 2090: Excise Tax (Code 49801 Repeal) ACA: Implementation OSHA Injury tracking rule
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Healthcare Workplace Violence HR 3762- Repeal of provisions in Affordable Care Act included in reconciliation legislation Improving access and quality to developmental health care services S 2075, S 2045, HR 2050, HR 879- Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's federal 40% excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health plans HR 1786, S 928- James Zadroga 9/11 health and compensation reauthorization Safe Patient Handling Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored health care HR 1225, S 1602- Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of the US Territories Under Federal Health Program Act
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1786/S.928 "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act"; H.R. 2029 "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016"
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.203-Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act H.R.293-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. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.876-Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3379-Airplane Kids In Transit Safety (KITS) Act of 2015 H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.167-Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.810-SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.928-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
Client expense: $374,793 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.373-Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act H.R.865-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015 H.R.1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act S.160-Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.928-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $374,793 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1786 and S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, legislation to extend the health care monitoring and victims compensation program for first responders, construction workers, and other workers suffering from the hazards of responding to September 11 attacks.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1035, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 928/H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act. All issues related to the legislation.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization S. 928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. H.R. 1786/S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, provisions to provide health monitoring and compensation to the workers at Ground Zero. Issues relating to the Medicare reimbursement for fire and EMS departments that provide ambulance treatment and transport for patients. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," legislation to designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center site in New York City, New York as a national memorial; entire bill. H.R. 3858, the "September 11th VCF Reauthorization and U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Compensation Act," legislation to reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and to create a fund to compensate U.S. victims of state sponsored terrorism who hold final judgments from Article III courts; Title I, Reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. S. 2401, the "COPS Improvements Act," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program; entire bill. Executive Order 13688, "Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition," Jan. 16, 2015; provisions regarding restrictions on equipment that can be purchased or obtained through the U.S. Department of Defense or with federal grant funds for use by law enforcement. Legislative proposals to address the backlog and delays in processing death and disability claims under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for the families of law enforcement officers who fall in the line of duty (no bill introduced), and Congressional oversight of same. Coverage under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for public safety officers who die of a medical condition developed as a result of exposure to toxins during the rescue and recovery efforts following the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001. H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. H.R. 22, the "Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act," legislation to authorize funds for federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; legislative proposals to include within this bill the reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. H.R. 2029, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016," Division O, Title IV, James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization; and legislative proposals regarding the transfer of surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies. Legislative proposals regarding the transfer of surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies (no bill introduced). Legislative proposals to extend certain expiring provisions of the U.S. Tax Code; legislative proposals to provide for reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in any such bill (no bill introduced).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. H.R. 22, the "Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act," legislation to authorize funds for federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; legislative proposals to include within this bill the reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. H.R. 2029, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016," Division O, Title III, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. Legislative proposals to extend certain expiring provisions of the U.S. Tax Code; legislative proposals to provide for reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in any such bill (no bill introduced).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Improving access to and quality of home care services Healthcare Workplace Violence S 1945- Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Improving access to mental health care Improving access and quality to developmental health care services HR 379, S 1205- National Nurse Act of 2015 S 2045, HR 2050- Repeal of the ACA's excise tax on high cost health plans HR 1225, S 1602- Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act HR 1786, S 928- James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored health care HR 2050, HR 879, S 2045, S 2075- Federal 40% tax on high-cost employer sponsored health benefits HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of the US Territories Under Federal Health Program Act
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1035, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 928/H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act. All issues related to the legislation.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015. Medical Device Tax.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Improving access to and quality of home care services Healthcare Workplace Violence S 1945- Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Improving access to mental health care Improving access and quality to developmental health care services HR 379, S 1205- National Nurse Act of 2015 S 2045, HR 2050- Repeal of the ACA's excise tax on high cost health plans HR 1225, S 1602- Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act HR 1786, S 928- James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer sponsored health care HR 2050, HR 879, S 2045, S 2075- Federal 40% tax on high-cost employer sponsored health benefits HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of the US Territories Under Federal Health Program Act
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization S. 928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1786 and S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, legislation to extend the health care monitoring and victims compensation program for first responders, construction workers, and other workers suffering from the hazards of responding to September 11 attacks.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014; comp time, overtime H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants S. 1817/S. 1818/S. 708/S. 1607: Regulatory Reform legislation Medicare: premiums ACA Excise tax on high-cost health plans, meeting prep call, implementation H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Medicare part B premium and deductible; provisions preventing high premium and deductible increases for beneficiaries OSHA enforcement policies and programs
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," legislation designating the National 9/11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, as a national memorial and making the memorial eligible for Department of the Interior grant funds of up to $25 million each fiscal year for the operation and maintenance of the memorial; entire bill. Legislative proposals to address the backlog and delays in processing death and disability claims under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Programs for the families of law enforcement officers who fall in the line of duty (no bill introduced), and Congressional oversight of same. Discussion regarding the creation and activities of the Republican Policy Committee Law Enforcement Task Force.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Highway Bill Re-Authorization - Lobbied to promote the re-authorization of federal aide to highway safety programs. No bill number. Entire bill. HR 1786 / S 928 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Re-authorization Act - lobbied to promote the re-authorization of funds to the Act which provides health care to first responders on 9/11. Entire bill.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1786 / S 928 "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization S. 928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; S. 140, the Combat Human Trafficking Act, would strengthen law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute all who commit sex trafficking crimes, particularly buyers of sex acts from trafficking victims; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 928 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 625, HELLPP Act (Helping Ensure Life & Limb-saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act) Comments to Treasury re ACA 40% excise tax
Client expense: $335,541 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1786 and S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, legislation to extend the health care monitoring and victims compensation program for first responders, construction workers, and other workers suffering from the hazards of responding to September 11 attacks.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2050, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1786 and S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, legislation to extend the health care monitoring and victims compensation program for first responders, construction workers, and other workers suffering from the hazards of responding to September 11 attacks.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1035, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 928/H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization Act. All issues related to the legislation.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate
Client expense: $334,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization S. 928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Improving access to and quality of home care services HR 1602- Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Act S 864- National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Healthcare Workplace Violence HR 1190- Cuts to Prevention and Public Health HR 160- Protect Medical Innovation Act Repeal of the ACA's excise tax on high cost health plans HR 1786, S 928- Reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care HR 2050, HR 879- Federal 40% tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health care
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Improving access to and quality of home care services Ability of workers to come together and have a voice at the workplace Increasing the wages of ordinary Americans Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Healthcare Workplace Violence HR 2193- VA Employees Fairness Act of 2015 Overtime Regulation, Raise Overtime Threshold DOL Rule HR 1786, S 928- Reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act HR 1030, SJ Res 8- NLRB Rule Disapproval S 881, HR 1851- FAMILY Act (Paid FMLA) HR 532- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015 S 497, HR 932- Healthy Families Act (Paid Sick Days) Federal Employee Wages HR 2250- Dues Collection Budget Resolution- Federal Employee health, retirement, and other benefits Data breach of federal employee personnel records (OPM)
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans; provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans, H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014 Prescription drug prices H.R. 2712 Common Sense Reporting Act OSHA's Infections Disease Rulemaking Regulatory: safety and health H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.Con.Res.11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: Amendments that would allow for a change in the definition of full time employee for the purposes of the ACA and exempting educational employers from the employer mandate S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants H.R.1571 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: Provisions defining inpatient stay for Medicare reimbursement H.R.1650 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015: Provisions allowing physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries fees that exceed Medicare's reimbursement for services
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1786, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. S. 928, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; entire bill. H.R. 723, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags, together with a certificate, signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative providing the flag, which contains an expression of sympathy for the family; entire bill. H. R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act, legislation to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes; S. Amdt. 1449, in the nature of a substitute amendment; S. Amdt. 1450, amending the effective date of sections 101 through 103 to 12 months after the date of enactment; S. Amdt. 1451, regarding appointment of amicus curiae; S. Amdt. 1452, in the nature of a substitute amendment; and S. Amdt. 1453, amending the effective date to one day after enactment. S. 1123, the USA FREEDOM Act, legislation to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes; entire bill. S. 1035, legislation to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; entire bill. S. 1357, legislation to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015; entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE