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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. For major or high-impact rules, an agency must: publish a notice of initiation of rulemaking to invite interested parties to propose alternatives and ideas that accomplish the agency's objectives and benefit the public; allow persons interested in high-impact or certain major rules to petition for a public hearing with oral presentation, cross-examination, and the burden of proof on the proponent of the rule; adopt the most cost-effective rule among reasonable alternatives that meet statutory objectives, unless additional benefits justify additional costs; and publish a framework and metrics for measuring the effectiveness of the rule on an ongoing basis. The bill defines: a "high-impact rule" as a rule likely to cause an annual effect on the economy of $1 billion or more; and a "major rule" as a rule likely to cause an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, public health and safety, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises. Agencies proposing a rule must notify the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and publish a notice of proposed rulemaking that includes: (1) a text of the proposed rule; (2) rulemaking considerations; and (3) for any major rule or high-impact rule, a discussion of alternatives and a preliminary explanation of how the rules meets statutory objectives and how benefits justify costs. When adopting a rule, an agency must publish a notice of final rulemaking that explains its determinations and responds to comments. To obtain public comment on whether rules adopted at the end of a presidential administration should be amended or rescinded, agencies may delay rules that have not yet become effective before the inauguration of a new President. OIRA must establish rulemaking guidelines for: (1) assessing costs and benefits, economic issues, and risk assessments; and (2) avoiding inconsistency or duplication with other agency rules. The bill revises the scope of judicial review to: (1) establish a substantial evidence standard for high-impact rules, (2) allow courts to remand a matter to an agency without setting aside the agency's action, and (3) prohibit review of a determination of whether a rule is a major rule based on an increase in costs or adverse effects. Agencies issuing guidance are: (1) prohibited from foreclosing consideration of issues, (2) required to state that guidance is not legally binding, and (3) required to confer with OIRA on major guidance.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-208. Minority views filed.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $41,268 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2. Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3. Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111- 296) 4. Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5. Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9. Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10. Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12. A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13. American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17. Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20. Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21. Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24. Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25. Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26. Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27. Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31. Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 32. Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33. Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34. Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115- 96) 36. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 38. Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41. Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42. Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43. Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44. Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45. Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46. Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47. SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48. Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50. Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51. LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53. Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54. The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56. Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57. The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58. Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59. NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60. Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61. Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62. FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63. Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64. Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65. LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66. Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69. Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70. Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71. VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72. DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73. Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74. Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75. Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76. Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77. Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78. School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79. Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80. Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004) 81. Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82. The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83. Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84. Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85. Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86. Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87. Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88. Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89. Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90. Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91. Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94. Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 95. Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96. National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97. Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98. Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99. Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100. Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101. Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102. Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103. Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104. Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105. Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106. Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107. Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108. Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109. Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561) 110. Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100) 111. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112. Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113. The WIC Act (S. 2358) 114. Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637) 115. Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116. The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117. Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118. The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119. COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (S.___) 120. Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121. Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R._____) 122. Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123. COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124. Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125. Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5//S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; economic reopening relating to the coronavirus pandemic; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents; federal permitting improvement steering council
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Independent |
| WV |
| Luther Strange | Republican | AL |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Rand Paul | Republican | KY |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | WI |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
Client expense: $36,974 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
Client expense: $36,974 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
Client expense: $32,208 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 6.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 7.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 8.FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2740/Not Yet Introduced)) 9.FY 2020 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3164/Not yet introduced) 10.FY2020 Departments of Transportation, HUD and related agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3163/Not Yet Introduced) 11.FY2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1865/P.L. 116-94) 12.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 13.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 14.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 15.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 16.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 17.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 18.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 19.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 20.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 21.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 22.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 23.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 24.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 25.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 26.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 27.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 28.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 29.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 31.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 32.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 33.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 34.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 35.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 36.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 37.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 38.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 39.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 40.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 41.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 42.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 43.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 44.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 45.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 46.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 47.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 48.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 49.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 50.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 51.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 52.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 53.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 54.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 55.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 56.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 57.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 58.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 59.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 60.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 61.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 62.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 63.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 64.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 65.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 66.FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3052/Not Yet Introduced) 67.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 68.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 69.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 70.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 71.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 72.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 73.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 74.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 75.Older Americans Act reauthorization (not yet introduced) 76.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 77.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 78.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 79.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 80.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 81.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 82.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 83.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 84.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 85.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 86.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 87.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 88.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004) 89.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 90.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 91.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 92.Health Equity and Accountability Act (Not yet introduced) 93.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 94.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608) 95.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 96.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 97.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 98.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 99.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H.Res. 592) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $35,486 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 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.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 7.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 8.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 9.FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2740/Not Yet Introduced)) 10.FY 2020 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3164/Not yet introduced) 11.FY2020 Departments of Transportation, HUD and related agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3163/Not Yet Introduced) 12.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 13.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 14.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 15.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 16.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 17.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 18.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 19.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 20.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 21.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 22.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 23.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 24.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 25.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 26.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 27.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 28.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 29.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 31.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 32.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 33.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 34.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 35.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 36.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 37.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 38.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 39.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 40.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 41.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 42.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 43.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 44.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 45.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 46.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 47.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 48.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 49.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 50.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 52.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 53.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 54.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 55.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 56.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 57.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 58.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 59.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 60.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 61.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 62.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 63.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 64.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 65.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 66.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 67.FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3052/Not Yet Introduced) 68.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 69.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 70.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 71.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 72.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 73.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 74.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 75.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 76.Older Americans Act reauthorization (not yet introduced) 77.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 78.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 79.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 80.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 81.DISARM Act (S. 1712/not yet introduced) 82.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 83.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 84.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 85.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 86.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 87.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 88.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $40,118 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
- Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. S 951, Regulatory Accountability Act, provisions related to scientific literature. S 1701 / HR 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 5270, Guidance Clarity Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 S. 2666, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Paul Ray to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
Client expense: $16,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $769,460 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 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.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 7.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 8.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 9.FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2740/Not Yet Introduced)) 10.FY 2020 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3164/Not yet introduced) 11.FY2020 Departments of Transportation, HUD and related agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3163/Not Yet Introduced) 12.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 13.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 14.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 15.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 16.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 17.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 18.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 19.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 20.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 21.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 22.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 23.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 24.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 25.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 26.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 27.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 28.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 29.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 31.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 32.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 33.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 34.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 35.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 36.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 37.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 38.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 39.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 40.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 41.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 42.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 43.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 44.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 45.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 46.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 47.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 48.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 49.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 50.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 52.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 53.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 54.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 55.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 56.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 57.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 58.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 59.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 60.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 61.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 62.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 63.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 64.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 65.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 66.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 67.FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3052/Not Yet Introduced) 68.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 69.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 70.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 71.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 72.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 73.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 74.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 75.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 76.Older Americans Act reauthorization (not yet introduced) 77.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 78.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 79.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 80.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 81.DISARM Act (S. 1712/not yet introduced) 82.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 83.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 84.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 85.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 86.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 87.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 88.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $44,350 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $793,895 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
- Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. S 951, Regulatory Accountability Act, provisions related to scientific literature. S 1701 / HR 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Guidance Clarity Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
Client expense: $12,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 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.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 7.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 8.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 9.FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2740/Not Yet Introduced)) 10.FY 2020 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3164/Not yet introduced) 11.FY2020 Departments of Transportation, HUD and related agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3163/Not Yet Introduced) 12.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 13.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 14.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 15.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 16.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 17.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 18.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 19.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 20.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 21.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 22.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 23.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 24.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 25.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 26.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 27.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 28.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 29.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 31.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 32.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 33.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 34.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 35.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 36.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 37.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 38.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 39.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 40.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 41.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 42.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 43.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 44.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 45.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 46.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 47.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 48.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 49.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 50.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 52.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 53.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 54.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 55.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 56.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 57.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 58.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 59.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 60.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 61.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 62.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 63.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 64.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 65.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 66.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 67.FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3052/Not Yet Introduced) 68.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 69.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 70.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 71.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 72.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 73.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 74.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 75.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 76.Older Americans Act reauthorization (not yet introduced) 77.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 78.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 79.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 80.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 81.DISARM Act (S. 1712/not yet introduced) 82.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 83.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 84.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 85.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 86.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 87.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 88.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $38,304 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
- Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. S 951, Regulatory Accountability Act, provisions related to scientific literature. S 1701 / HR 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
Client expense: $12,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019. American Manufacturing Leadership Act. Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. P.L. 114-389, American Innovation and Competition Act. P.L. 113-30, IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092, Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program/National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. H.R. 5305, Federal Depository Library Modernization Act (115th Congress).
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $935,559 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Accounting
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 230, Ban Toxic Pesiticedes Act of 2019 H.R. 953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act , 2018 H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1624, Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9. Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10. Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11. FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12. FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17. Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18. Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20. A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21. American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25. Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28. Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29. Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33. Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34. Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35. Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36. Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40. Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41. Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42. Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43. Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328) 47. Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50. Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51. Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52. Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 53. Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 54. Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 55. Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 56. Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 57. SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 58. FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 59. FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 60. FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 61. Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 62. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 63. Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 64. LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 65. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 66. Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 67. The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 68. The WIC Act (not yet introduced) 69. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 70. Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 71. The Support Act (H.R. 6) 72. Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 73. FY 2020 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 74. NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 75. Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 76. Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 77. FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 78. Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA
Client expense: $33,373 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. P.L. 114-389, American Innovation and Competition Act. P.L. 113-30, IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092, Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program/National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. H.R. 5305, Federal Depository Library Modernization Act (115th Congress).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA Green New Deal
Client expense: $16,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 5, S951, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1033, S378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $783,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to regulatory reform. S 951 - The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S.21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017. S. 2014, Prove it Act - Amendment #2288 to the National Defense Authorization Act, Amendment #2700 to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7.Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11.FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12.FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13.Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6783) 47.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 53.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 54.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 55.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 56.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 57.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 58.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 59.FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 60.FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 61.FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 62.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $30,059 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory Accountability Act, S. 951
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory Accountability Act, S. 951
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4423 - N. Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 6754 - CIRCUIT Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit William Barr for U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice Thomas Farr for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of NC Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support for regulatory reform/smart regulations, including the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) (H.R. 5).
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) (H.R.3427/S.1701) Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (S.760/H.R.1770) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (S.1519)(Sec. 6012) Scientific Integrity Act (S.338/H.R.138) Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 (H.R.1430) Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951) Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R.4174)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act(S.261/H.R.772) Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017(H.R.1222/S.477) H.Res 827- Expressing Support for designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Health equity and accountability Act of 2018(no bill # introduced 5/23) H.R.3592 South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017 H.R.1313, the Preserving Employer Wellness Programs Act Prevention and Public Health Fund(ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act(PHIT)(S.482/H.R.1267) Regulatory Accountability Act(S.951) S.3388- Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act S.Res479- A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Short Term CRA (S.J. Res.63)
Client expense: $168,587 · 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemicals Safety for the 21st Century Act. Oppose efforts to limit the ability to safeguard public health and the environment (S.951, S.21/HR. 26). Other: Preparation, meeting, and calls related to pending carbon pricing bills and budget hearings.
Client expense: $190,323 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
ACCESS TO CAPITAL The JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS Act 3.0): Advocated for Senate action following House passage. H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act. Support. Unlocking Small Business Access to Capital Act, H.R. 6127: Support. Other issues: Continue to advocate for reforms to improve the rules governing equity and debt-based crowdfunding. TAX REFORM & TAX POLICY H.R. 3717, Small Business Tax Simplification Act of 2017. Continue to support legislation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 199A, 20% Small Business Deduction: Supportive of proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service. Deferred Section 965 Tax Liabilities. Urged the Internal Revenue Service/Treasury Department to revise relevant guidance to allow taxpayers with deferred 965 tax liabilities to choose how their tax overpayments are applied. REGULATORY REFORM AND MODERNIZATION Continue to support reforms that make the regulatory process more transparent, accountable and that provide for meaningful input from small businesses. Also support: cost-benefit analysis, look-back provisions, and sunsetting. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S.584): Support full Senate passage. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951): Support full Senate passage. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34): Support full Senate passage. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S.21): Support full Senate passage. Provide Accountability Through Transparency Act (S.577): Support full Senate passage. Early Participation in Regulations Act (S.579): Support full Senate passage. Support forthcoming action by the National Labor Relation Board on the joint employer standard. Privacy Regulation: Urging the Congress to design and advance one national rule for data privacy. Terminal Dues Rates Set by the Universal Postal Union (UPU): Supportive of the Trump Administrations actions to bring parity to U.S. small businesses by reforming the rates paid by overseas shippers. Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services Proposed Rule, Medicare Programs, International Pricing Index (IPI) Model for Medicare Part B Drugs: Submitted comments in opposition to the IPI model, which imports price controls. Small Business Runway Extension Act (H.R. 6630/S. 3562): Supported House and Senate passage and the signing into law. Support Federal Communication Commission (FCC) action (on TV White Spaces) to dedicate at least three usable channels (below 700 MHZ) to remain available in markets across the country to increase access to broadband. HEALTH CARE REFORM Continue to support reform efforts to fix provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are driving costs higher and making the marketplace less competitive for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Including: Repeal of taxes within the ACA including the Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax), net investment tax and Cadillac tax. Also support repealing the employer mandate and liberalizing the mandates and types of coverage required of health plans. SJ Res. 63, Disapproval of Short Term, Limited Duration Insurance Rule: Opposed SJ Res. 63 Health Insurance Tax (HIT): Advocated for the extension of the 2019 moratorium of the HIT through 2020 and 2021. Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs): Supportive of the proposed regulations advanced by the Department of Labor to improve HRAs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Continue to educate and advocate on the importance of protecting and strengthening IP for small businesses. Small Business Innovation Act (H.R. 2655/S.971). Supported House and Senate passage and the Presidents signature into law. The STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 (S.1390 and H.R. 5340). Support the legislation. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKETS Continue to support trade expansion and trade agreements to open overseas markets to small businesses. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Supported President Trumps signing of the agreement and support Congressional approval of the accord. Trade Agreement with Japan, EU and Great Britain: Supportive of Administrations intentions to negotiate agreements with the three entities. Tariffs: General education aimed at Congress and Administration about the impact of tariffs on small businesses and the economy. GOVERNMENT REFORM First Step Act of 2018 (S.3649): Supported passage in the Senate and House.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R. 76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 88 -- Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 88 would make a variety of changes to the tax code. Division A of the bill would extend many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and provide tax relief for victims of disasters. The bill would also modify the requirements for tax-favored savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans, change the deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures, make technical corrections to Public Law 115-97, and eliminate the increase in unrelated business taxable income related to certain transportation fringe benefits. Division B of the bill would make numerous changes to rules governing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain pass-through income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,000
Government targets: Interior, Dept of (DOI)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: 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 substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 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. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-54) 7. Implementation of Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8. Implementation of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186) 9. Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 10. Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 11. FY 2018 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1771/H.R. 3358) 12. FY 2018 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 1603/H.R. 3268) 13. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law 115-141) 14. Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 15. Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 16. Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 17. Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 18. Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 19. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 20. A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 21. American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 22. Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 23. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 24. Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 25. Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 26. Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 27. Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 28. Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 29. Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 30. Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 31. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) 32. Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 33. Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 34. Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 35. Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 36. Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 37. Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 38. Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 39. Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 40. Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 41. Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 42. Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 43. Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 44. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 45. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 46. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328) 47. Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 48. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 49. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 50. Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 51. Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 52. Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 53. Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5942) 54. Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 55. Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 56. Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 57. SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 58. FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158) 59. FY 2019 Departments of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 6147/S. 3073) 60. FY 2019 Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5961/ S. 2976) 61. Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 62. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 63. Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 64. LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 65. Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 66. Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 67. The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 68. The WIC Act (not yet introduced) 69. Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 70. Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (note yet introduced) 71. The Support Act (H.R. 6) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $28,207 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, 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)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2917 H.R. 1033, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 378, Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 2101, to repeal the Federal Election Campaign Acts prior approval requirement for trade association PACs.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Smart regulation legislation, incl. H.R. 5 and S. 951; infrastructure permitting reform, incl. S. 3017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation and policies related to: Reform of procedures for developing, publishing, commenting on and enforcement of federal regulations, guidance and policies H.R. 5/S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017 H.R. 77/S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Client expense: $667,210 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
- Proposals that would modify the use of science in the rule-making/policy making process at federal agencies including the Regulatory Accountability Act, the REINS Act, SBRFA, ENV- Prove-It Act, and similar legislation - Weighing in on nominees that would regulate EPAs superfund and RMP program - S. 2296 - S 951
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Regulatory Reform HR5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 HR26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act HR33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act HR998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act HR1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act HR__ - FY 2018 CFPB Appropriations S584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client expense: $19,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S.708 Regulatory Improvement Act (Establishes the legislative branch the Regulatory Improvement Commission.) S.774 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an examination of the institution, or (2) the provision of additional information by the institution relating to the examination.) S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 (amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from the requirement to provide consumers with an annual written disclosure of their privacy policy certain financial institutions that provide nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party to perform services for or functions on behalf of the financial institution.) S.1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (amends the Truth in Lending Act, Gramm0Leach Bliley Act, FDI Act, FHLB Act, and the Securities Exchange Act) S.1607 the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 (A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes.) S. 1647 Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.) S.1773 Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015 (amend title 11, United States Code, to require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy cases.) S.1818 Principled Rulemaking Act (revises the federal agency rulemaking process to require a agencies to promulgate only rules (defined to exclude agency actions involving a military or foreign affairs function of the United States or a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts) that are required by law, necessary to interpret a law, or made necessary by public need, to protect or improve the health and safety of the public, the environment, or the wellbeing of the people of the United States.) S.1820 Early Participation in Regulations Act (bill directs an agency, not later than 90 days before publishing a notice of proposed rule making for a major rule in the Federal Register, to publish advance notice of proposed rule making for such rule,) S.1817 Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act (requires a federal agency, when publishing a proposed major rule and when publishing a final major rule, to include a framework for assessing the rule) S.1958 Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act (establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers with respect to student loans, and for other purposes.) S.2038 Jumpstart GSE reform Act (prohibits the use of an increase in the guarantee fee required to be charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or any affiliate of such organizations (enterprises) to offset an increase in outlays or a reduction in revenues for any purposes other than those related to the enterprises' business functions) S.2663 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act (declares without force or effect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013.) S.J. Res. 19 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) S.552: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements with consumers (i.e., agreements to arbitrate any future disputes between parties instead of pursuing the claims in court) from being valid or enforceable in disputes related to credit card accounts or personal bank accounts that are not subject to a final judgment by a court if the credit card or bank account was not issued in response to a request or application for that account.) S. 537: Arbitration Fairness Act (prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.) S.550: Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act (amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small business arising from the alleged violation of a federal or state statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a state constitution, unless the written agreement to arbitrate is entered into by both parties after the claim has arisen and pertains solely to an existing claim.) S.553: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act (makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE).) S.647: Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act (prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that the prohibition would violate a whistle-blower statute; or (2) reporting or making a communication about tortious conduct, unlawful conduct, or issues of public policy or public concern. ) S.646: Justice for Servicemembers Act (authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate an action for relief in a service member's employment or reemployment rights action with respect to: (1) a private or state employer, or (2) a state or private employer that is engaged in a pattern or practice to infringe upon such rights.) S.951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule.) S.1642, Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.0 S.J.Res.47 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" S. 1659, the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (bill aimed at rolling back financial regulations concerning banks and other financial institutions) S.J. Res. 57 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" H.R. 4, makes revisions to Federal law to improve the conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation, and other purposes. H.R. 37, makes technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and other purposes. H.R. 50, provides for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, & other purposes. H.R. 113, improves the accountability and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes. H.R. 185, reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. H.R. 347, amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to exempt certain consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes. H.R. 367, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. H.R. 427, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. H.R. 527, amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.R. 650, amends the Truth in Lending Act to modify definitions of a mortgage originator & high-cost mortgage. H.R. 685, amends the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction. H.R. 766, provides requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes. H.R. 899, provides for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes. H.R. 957, requires Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and other purposes. H.R. 1090, amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. H.R. 1195, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, other purposes H.R. 1210, amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other purposes. H.R. 1259, provides for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes. H.R. 1261, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. H.R. 1264, provides an exemption from rules and regulations of the Bureau of Consumer Financial protection for community financial institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 1265, applies the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. H.R. 1266, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes. H.R. 1413, terminates Operation Choke Point. H.R. 1493, imposes certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes. H.R. 1529, amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 1553 amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle. H.R. 1660, amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks, and for other purposes. H.R. 1737, nullifies certain guidance of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect auto lending. H.R. 1799, amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business and to improve the judicial relief for certain violations, & other purposes. H.R. 1941, improves the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 2213, provides for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2029, makes appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2243, suspends the current compensation packages for the senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with rates of pay for senior employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. H.R. 2354, directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to review all its significant regulations to determine whether such regulations are necessary in the public interest or whether such regulations should be amended or rescinded. H.R. 4294, amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that retirement investors receive advice in their best interests, and for other purposes. H.R. 2542 amends chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.R. 2683, amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the inclusion in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2577, makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2804, amends title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, and for other purposes. H.R. 3035, amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting certain positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes. H.R. 3189. amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited, & other purposes. H.R. 3192, provides for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 3438, amends title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. H.R. 3634, establishes student loan borrowers' rights to basic consumer protections, reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and effective loan cancellation in exchange for public service, and for other purposes. H.R. 4018, amends the Truth in Lending Act to establish deferred presentment transaction requirements, and other purposes. H.R. 4293, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that retirement investors receive advice in their best interests, and for other purposes. H.R. 4439, amends the Revised Statutes, the Bank Service Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to clarify that the role of the insured depository institution as lender and the location of an insured depository institution under applicable law are not affected by any contract between the institution and a third-party service provider, and to clarify that Federal preemption of State usury laws applies to any loan to which an insured depository institution is the party to which the debt is initially owed according to its terms, and other purposes. H.R. 4550, amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and other purposes. H.R. 4648, delays the effective date of certain regulations relating to home mortgage disclosures, to suspend certain data sharing requirements, and other purposes. H.R. 4725, amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call reports for certain depository institutions. H.R. 4768, amends title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions. H.R. 4986, amends certain banking statutes in response to Operation Choke Point. H.R. 5143, provides greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposes. H.R. 5485, makes appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. H.R. 5982, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Justice (CJS) Makes appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Fiscal Year 2016 spending bills for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Bill will fund critical infrastructure and safety programs, provide responsible levels of funding for low-income housing Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science Funding Bill, Bill targets funding to law enforcement and national security efforts, economic development, and fundamental research activities H.R. 21 -Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017, amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. H.R. 26 -Executive Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act), amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. H.R. 5 -Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (RAA), reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. H.J. Res. 73 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. (CRA) H.R. 1424, amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to victims of fraud. H.R. 1374, amends title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. H.R. 1396, restores statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. H.R. 985, amends the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes. H.R. 585, amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, & other purposes. H.R. 864, (Rep. Love), amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of certain debt collectors H.R. 924, (Rep. Rothfus), amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to establish a three-judge independent examination review panel. H.R. 1457, (Rep. Tipton), the Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 2017 (To establish requirements for use of a driver's license or personal identification card by certain financial institutions for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service, and for other purposes.) H.R. 2133, (Rep. Luetkemeyer), the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 (CLEARR act) (To provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, and for other purposes.) H.R. 2226, (Rep. Barr), the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (amends the Truth in Lending Act to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans) H.R. 2396, (Rep. Trott), the Privacy Notification Technical Correction Act (amends section 503 of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. H.R. 3221, (Rep. Kustoff), the Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt from property appraisal requirements a mortgage loan of $250,000 or less if it appears on the loan creditor's balance sheet for at least three years.) H.R. 6792 -Consumers First Act -Draft bill H.R. ___ To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes -H.R. 134 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes H.R. __, (Rep. Hollingsworth), the Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans Act of 2017 (To nullify certain guidance on deposit advance products and to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide the appropriate Federal banking agencies with additional requirements when issuing such guidance, and for other purposes.) H.R. __, (Rep. Tenney), to simplify the process for national banks to obtain deposit insurance, & other purposes. House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Financial Services Bill H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 (This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) tailor any regulatory actions so as to limit burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of those institutions; and (2) report to Congress on specific actions taken to do so, as well as on other related issues. The bill's tailoring requirement applies not only to future regulatory actions but also to regulations adopted within the last seven years.) H.R. 1699, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 (amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to specify that a retailer of manufactured housing is generally not a "mortgage originator" subject to requirements under that Act. Similarly, the bill amends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that such a retailer is generally not a "loan originator" subject to requirements under that Act.) H.R. 2954, Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt a depository institution from certain records and disclosure requirements related to the itemization of loan data: (1) with respect to closed-end mortgage loans, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such loans in each of the two preceding years; and (2) with respect to open-end lines of credit, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such lines of credit i
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 3608, The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, the LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act of 2018 S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1624, Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: $660,676 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. S 951, Regulatory Accountability Act, provisions related to scientific literature. S 1701 / HR 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; all provisions S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; all provisions
Client expense: $5,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Federal Regulatory Reform Proposed legislation that would make sure the Federal Government takes all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services HR 855, The Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings (SAVINGS) Act IRS policies to eliminate paper options SSA policy to cease mailing statements S 951, Regulatory Accountability Act S 2296/HR 4809 Good Act
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of