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Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act This bill temporarily expands the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). It also establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Rural Health Care Connectivity Fund through FY2022 to carry out the Rural Health Care Program. Currently, the FCC subsidizes 65% of the cost of broadband for eligible public and nonprofit rural health care facilities through the Rural Health Care Program. This bill expands the program to encompass health care providers not located in rural areas, including mobile and temporary facilities, and it increases the subsidy rate to 85%. The bill also requires the FCC to (1) promulgate regulations to expedite the receipt of funds under the program, and (2) release funding for all requests within a designated time frame.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Support HR 1763/ S 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; Oppose HR 506,Hospital Competition Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase hospital competition; Statement submitted to the House Judiciary on the hearing "Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets"; Support HR 965/ S340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 or the CREATES Act of 2019, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; Support HR 986/ S466 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, a bill provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect; Support HR 987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities; Support HR 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the BLOCKING Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received final approval, and for other purposes; Support HR 1010, a bill to provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect; Support HR 1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; Support HR 1386/ S 1905 Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 or the ENROLL Act of 2019,a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes; Support HR 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of licensed biological products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019A bill that would increase transparency for the patent status of both approved biological products and approved drugs; Support HR 2439/ HR 3414 Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis; Submitted statement to the House Committee on Ways and Means Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis sharing information regarding hospitals and health systems efforts to address maternal morbidity and mortality, as we seek ways to improve outcomes and reduce health inequities for expectant and new mothers, and give their children the best possible start in life; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills. Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is a top priority and we have adopted a set of guiding principles to use as we evaluate legislative proposals: Define surprise bills, Protect the patient financially, Ensure patient access to emergency care, Preserve the role of private negotiation, Remove the patient from health plan/provider negotiations, Educate patients about their health care coverage, Ensure patients have access to comprehensive provider networks and accurate network information, and Support state laws that work; Letters submitted to the Energy & Commerce Committee in response to the request for comments on their surprise billing discussion draft. Concerned with the Committees draft legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Once the patient is protected from surprise bills, providers and insurers should then be permitted to negotiate payment rates for services provided. We strongly oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers. We look forward to continuing to work with the Committee on solutions to stop surprise medical bills; Letter sent to the HELP Committee in response to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 discussion draft about our concerns about several of the proposals that would allow the government to intrude into private commercial contracts between providers and insurers. For example, several of the provisions could undermine value-based purchasing arrangements aimed directly at improving the quality of care while reducing costs. We strongly urge the Committee to remove these provisions; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing on No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills asking that the Committee preserve the ability of providers and insurers to negotiate private contracts and not establish a fixed payment amount for out-of-network services; Oppose HR 1309 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes; Concerns about S.1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing; Concerns about S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Letter addressed concerns about the legislative provision that sets a benchmark rate in statute for the out-of-network payments, as well as provisions that seek to change privately negotiated contracting arrangements between hospitals and insurance companies; Support HR 3425, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations; Expressed concerns regarding the provisions that reduce reimbursements to providers and hospitals that administer drugs the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019: including about Section 107, Medicare Part B Rebate by Manufacturers for Drugs or Biologicals with Prices Increasing Faster than Inflation, Section 110, Establishment of Maximum Add-on Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Biosimilars, this provision would establish $1,000 as the maximum add-on amount that a provider can be paid for a separately payable drug, biological or biosimilar, Section 111, Treatment of Drug Administration Services Furnished by an Off-Campus Outpatient Department of a Provider, the site neutral payment reduction would cut aggregate hospital payments; Support S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act, this legislation would increase the total number of employment-based visas from 140,000 to 270,000 and ensure that critical health care workers needed in the U.S. have access to employment-based visas by carving out health care workers in designated shortage occupations from the limit; Support S 350, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019, a bill to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; Submitted statement to Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the hearing on Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care; Concerns with S. 386 and HR 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, this bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China; Support H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title; Discussions of provisions we support and those we recommend be changes in a draft bill called the Mitigating Existing Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act; Discussions in support of the allowing states to designate hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of waiving the critical access hospital mileage requirements; Provided comments to W&M on legislation to expand Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Support S. 2723, The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act, a bill to amend Sec. 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which strengthens requirements for drug manufacturers to disclose the root causes and expected duration of shortages, extends reporting requirements to active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturers, requires manufacturers have contingency plans to ensure ongoing supply, develops recommendations to incentivize manufacturers to enter the market for drugs in shortage and examines the national security risks of shortages; Discuss DEA reductions in annual quotas for opioid products used by hospitals for sedation and pain management; Meeting with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to discuss developments in the hospital preparedness program, the pilot projects for the Regional Disaster Healthcare System and other issues; Rural access to health care, including identifying core services needed in rural communities, outlining approaches and considerations for delivering those services, and examining access and quality in the rural context; ONCs proposed rule to implement the 21st Century Cures provision on information blocking; Supported members serving on the HHS Quality Summit panel, which was convened by the Deputy Secretary to gather input regarding how to improve and energize quality and safety improvement activities across health care system; Discussion with HHS on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussion with HHS about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support S 2902, Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to enhance the rural health workforce; Meetings and correspondence with staff members of Senate Financing Committee on a proposal to support rural health care access (REH, re-opening necessary provider CAH, infrastructure funding); Letter to Ways & Means committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force in response to RFI on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that address access and outcomes, and considerations for the unique circumstances of rural and underserved communities; Letter to Energy and Commerce Members regarding health information technology priorities; Letter of Support to Senate Appropriations on funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence; Support S.2741 and H.R. 4932,Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Support S 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the immigrant visa backlog, and for other purposes; Support HR 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes; Concerns with HR 5800,Ban Surprise Billing Act, a bill to address surprise medical bills that relies on a median in-network rate to resolve out-of-network payments and allows for an independent dispute resolution process to determine the final payment. Concerned with the Committee's legislative approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far beyond the scope of surprise medical bills. It is the insurers' responsibility to maintain comprehensive provider networks, and a default payment rate would remove incentives for health plans to contract with providers or to offer fair terms; Support HR 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act, a bill that prohibits providers from balance billing patients for emergency services or medical care the patient reasonably could have expected to be in-network, and from charging patients more than the in-network cost-sharing amount. Rather than rely on a benchmark payment rate to determine out-of-network reimbursement, the legislation provides a period for health plans and providers to negotiate out-of-network reimbursement, followed by a mediated dispute resolution process if necessary; Letter urging HHS to take regulatory actions to help hospitals and health systems prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter requesting $100 billion to prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter urging the Department of Labor to accurately define health care provider when promulgating regulations implementing key sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Letter sent to the President asking for the use of the Defense Production Act to increase the production of medical supplies and equipment; Letter to HHS regarding $100 billion emergency fund, asking HHS and CMS to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act increased funding by $100 billion in order to reimburse eligible health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19. In the letter, we urged HHS and CMS to immediately distribute funding to all hospital types in the US - with additional funding going to COVID-19 hotspots; Letter urging Congress to modernize the Stafford Act as part of its next COVID-19 legislative package to allow all hospitals to recoup financial losses from this pandemic and future disasters; Letter to the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requesting they, as primary federal regulators for insured depository institutions, take prompt action to assist health care providers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic should the need to do so arise; Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Chair of the Board of Governors urging a supplement to the New Main Street Loan Facility term sheet with prompt guidance to ensure that access to this critically-necessary loan facility will be attainable for hospitals without delay; Letter was sent to the SBA urging it to ensure that small- and mid-size public hospitals, including those that have both nonprofit and public designations, are allowed to apply for and receive loans under the newly-authorized SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Letter in response to FEMAs request for input on establishing a voluntary agreement, under the Defense Production Act, of key private sector stakeholders relevant to responding to COVID-19, urging that such an agreement account for the full breadth of COVID-19 medical supply and equipment needs; Support H.R. 6474/S.3838 Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, a bill that would provide an additional $2 billion in funding for the FCC Rural Health Care program and increase the subsidy for health care providers from 65 to 85 percent. This legislation also simplifies the program to allow for more efficient application processes and disbursement of much needed funding; Support HR 6654 Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act, a bill that would codify an expanded list of providers to deliver and bill for telehealth services during the PHE; Support HR 7233Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020, a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct studies to provide information about the expanded use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to Senate HELP Committee in response to request for feedback on preparing for next pandemic; Discussion about telehealth waivers and flexibilities with HHS; Discussion about CARES provider relief fund distributions with HHS; Oppose HR 6559/ S 3677 COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, a bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; Joint letter with ANA urging Congress to act quickly to get needed resources into the health care system, so that hospitals, nurses and physicians responding to COVID-19 are able to continue to provide treatments, front-line health care personnel are able to provide care and patients are able access health care services; Statement to Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color urging Congress to employ the resources of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - which is congressionally-mandated to coordinate the research of the other National Institutes of Healths centers and institutes related to minority health - to research and develop approaches to specifically address the COVID-19 needs of minority populations; Advocate with Congress for full forgiveness of COVID-19 related accelerated payments received by hospitals; Support S 3781Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency (PART) Act, a bill to increase reporting of, help mitigate potential shortages related to, and promote, accountability and transparency for pharmaceuticals and medical devices; Support S 3780 Help Onshore Manufacturing Efficiencies (HOME) for Drugs and Devices Act, a bill to encourage domestic advanced manufacturing of critical drugs and devices in order to address economic, health, and security concerns, combat shortages of critical drugs and devices, and promote increased domestic diversification of, and independence from foreign reliance on, pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains; Support S.3763 Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, a bill to establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers; Support HR 6788/ S 3599 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a bill to enhance our Nations nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas; Urged support for joint House and Senate letter to the Administration asking for flexibility for hospitals with respect to J-1 and H-1B visa programs; Letter to Senate Finance Committee to address the important issue of maternal health and the opportunity to provide suggestions regarding how to improve maternal health in this country; Support the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act, a bill that allows for the temporary reciprocity for treatment by medical professionals licensed in one state to patients in other states; Letter urging the Senate to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill provisions to strengthen the federal response for racial and ethnic minority and marginalized communities, which are disproportionately affected by the pandemic;Letter asking Congress to allocate as part of the next COVID-19 relief package at least an additional $100 billion to the emergency relief fund to provide direct funding to front line health care personnel and providers to continue to respond to this pandemic; Letter sent to HHS urging them to direct HRSA to take action to stop three drug manufacturers from limiting the distribution of 340B drugs to 340B covered entities. These drug manufacturers have taken separate actions to either limit the distribution of 340B drugs or require 340B covered entities provide claims level data for investigatory purposes if that 340B covered entity uses a contract pharmacy arrangement; Letter to the Congressional Leadership asking them to not to include in the next COVID-19 relief package any surprise medical billing legislation - such as a reimbursement rate set in statute - that would further destabilize hospitals finances during the pandemic; Support S 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 or the GET CARE Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of seeking preventive health services and the utilization of such services; Comment letter addressing concerns on the proposed rule from the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services that would allow certain grandfathered health plans to increase patient cost-sharing beyond current limits, without losing their grandfathered status; Letter urging the Administration to work with the AHA and Congress to create a future for telehealth that allows not only clinicians, but also hospitals and health systems, to code and bill for virtual services. We further urge CMS and HHS to continue to provide hospitals with the flexibility for annual beneficiary consent to telehealth treatment to be obtained at the same time, and not necessarily before, services are furnished; Support HR 8061,Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020, a bill that would provide funding to state and local health departments to work with community providers and organizations to increase immunization rates for Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-recommended vaccines during the COVID-19 public health emergency; Letter again expressing concern with recent actions taken by several major drug manufacturers to limit the distribution of certain 340B drugs to our hospital members. While we understand that the HRSA is further investigating these actions, we urge swift and decisive action to halt these pernicious tactics so as to prevent other manufacturers from following suit; Comment letter outlining our concerns about the ability of hospital systems to distribute provider relief funds among the parent and subsidiaries. HHS published certain FAQs that place problematic restrictions on the use of CARES Act provider relief fund dollars. Specifically, the FAQs restrict the ability of a hospital system to allocate the funds throughout its system where COVID-19 related expenses and lost revenues are occurring; Submitted comments in response to HRSAs RFI on Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scoring. HPSA scores are important for rural hospitals and clinics ability to recruit physicians and other clinicians, namely from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program. Letter asking HHS to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements; Support S 4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a bill to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals; Support S. 3595Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act, a bill that directs the NIH to conduct a longitudinal study on mild, moderate, and severe cases of COVID-19 on a diverse patient population.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 14 - Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act - Hudson - fighting COVID-19 H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - Cuellar - year-end Congressional package H.R. 925 - amended version of The Heroes Act (H.R.8406)- Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 1897 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Kelly - maternal health H.R. 4004 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Bustos - social determinants of health H.R. 4215 - Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 - Bucshon - maternal health H.R. 4768 - Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act - David - maternal health H.R. 4900 - Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 - Roe - telehealth H.R. 4932 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 - Thompson - telehealth H.R. 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 - Engel - maternal health outcomes H.R. 5190 - STAR Act - Harder - telemedicine assistance for rural health clinics and health centers H.R. 5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 - Cox - establish FCC telehealth program H.R. 5473 - Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act - Bilirakis - telehealth H.R. 5640 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Butterfield - maternal health H.R. 5681 - Protecting Communities from Hospital Closures Act of 2020 - Boyle - rural health H.R. 5754 - Rural ER Access Act - Green - rural health H.R. 5763 - National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act - Gianforte - telehealth H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act - Scott - surprise medical bills H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Neal - surprise medical bills H.R. 5916 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Gallagher - provider transparency in health care services H.R. 5924 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians - McKinley - rural health, loan program H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6132 - Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020 - McBath - maternal health and social determinants of health H.R. 6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act - Johnson - maternal health H.R. 6142 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 6143 - Moms MATTER Act of 2020 - Kennedy - maternal health H.R. 6144 - Kira Johnson Act - Adams - maternal health H.R. 6165 - Data to Save Moms Act of 2020 - Davids - maternal health H.R. 6232 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals - Cardenas - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for uninsured individuals H.R. 6261 - To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service - Ruiz - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for Native Americans H.R. 6351 - Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act - Harder - COVID-19 H.R. 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6426 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes - Max Rose - costs H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act - Chu - COVID19 H.R. 6467 -Coronavirus Community Relief Act - Neguse - COVID H.R. 6468 -To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes. - Perlmutter - COVID H.R. 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - Eshoo - rural health H.R. 6487 - ACCESS Act - Schakowsky - telehealth H.R. 6620 - To authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19.- Kuster - COVID H.R. 6634 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act - Axne - telehealth H.R. 6654 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act -Axne - telehealth H.R. 6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act - Rush - COVID H.R. 6719 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Khanna- COVID H.R. 6763 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Kelley - COVID H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act - Lowey - COVID H.R. 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - COVID H.R. 6926 - MIND Act -Boyle - COVID H.R. 6999 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 -Ryan - COVID H.R. 7017 - Right to Test Act - McHenry - Testing H.R. 7077 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Kelley - COVID H.R. 7190 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - Torres Small - COVID H.R. 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020 - Eshoo - broadband H.R. 7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes - Clyburn - Broadband H.R. 7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Kelley - Broadband H.R. 7534 - RURAL HELP Act of 2020 - Keller - study on cost disparities between rural and urban hospitals H.R. 7546 - Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020 - Lewis - minority, underserved communities access to public health and health care services during COVID-19 H.R. 7557 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments - OHalleran - COVID-19 relief funds H.R. 7571 -Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Young - expand telehealth mental health services to frontier states H.R. 7593 - TREATS Act - McKinley - Increase telehealth for SUD H.R. 7614 - Depts. of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - DeLauro - Appropriations H.R. 7618 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Adams - improve bias and anti-racism training for health entities H.R. 7649 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Morelle - initiative for national testing, contact tracing, pandemic response H.R. 7701 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Cartwright - program for prevention of opioid misuse H.R. 7732 - How Awareness and Prevention Protect You Act - Wasserman Schultz - CDC campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 virus H.R. 7758 - Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act - Scott - assistance to rural health facilities affected by COVID H.R. 7780 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 - Kennedy - community-based mental health and SUD services H.R. 7783 - Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020 - Peters - national awareness and outreach on plasma donation H.R. 7972 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Latta - rural communications infrastructure H.R. 7992 - Telehealth Act - Wagner - telehealth expansion H.R. 8027 - Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 8061 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Underwood - fund health depts to increase recommended immunizations H.R. 8086 - To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund - Burgess - appropriations for public health and social services fund H.R. 8098 - Hospital Competition Act of 2020- Banks - hospital price transparency H.R. 8141 - Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act - Cardenas - reduce health inequities for racial and ethnic minority H.R. 8156 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - Williams - extend telehealth provisions H.R. 8192 - COVID Community Care Act - Lee - health appropriations H.R. 8200 - To improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic - Kelly - health disparities in communities of color H.R. 8203 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Cardenas - action plan, grants, awareness campaign for COVID health disparities H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 - Lowey - Health appropriations H.R. 8351 - Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act - Dean - mental and behavioral health screenings H.R. 8368 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for rural broadband expansion and improvement - Barr - COVID-19, broadband H.R. 8406- The Heroes Act - Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 8417 - To facilitate direct primary care arrangements - Crenshaw - direct primary care H.R. 8419 - To prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing - Fletcher - COVID-19, surprise medical billing H.R. 8463 - To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes - Schiff - equity in health care H.R. 8496 - SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act - Sherrill - COVID-19 testing H.R. 8528 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 -Williams - telehealth expansion H.R. 8642 - Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2020 - Schweikert -telehealth coverage during COVID-19 H.R. 8677 - HEAT Act - Marshall - payments for home health services furnished via telehealth H.R. 8742 - To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund - Keating - COVID funding availability H.R. 8892 - Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020 - Wenstrup - funding for rural residency training H.R. 8900 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act - Lowey - End of year extenders and appropriations H.R. 8921 - COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020 - Espaillat - COVID-19 vaccine admin funding H.R. 8966 - COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Support Act of 2020 - Wenstrup - public awareness campaign S. 116 - Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2019 (MOMS Act) - Gillibrand - maternal health S. 916 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Durbin - maternal health S. 2741 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 - Schatz - telehealth S. 2885 - Stop Marketing and Revealing the Wearables and Trackers Consumer Health Data Act - Cassidy - consumer health information S. 2986 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Young - Social Determinants of Health S. 3152 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Rosen - maternal health S. 3318 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Cassidy - disclosure of point-of-sale cash prices S. 3380 - Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 - Whitehouse - data collection and quality improvement S. 3424 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Harris - maternal health S. 3437 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - rural health S. 3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - telehealth S. 3517 - ACCESS Act - Klobuchar - telehealth S. 3568 - Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 - Murphy - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3570 - To provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Baldwin - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3721 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Harris - COVID S. 3769- Right to Test Act - Cruz - Testing S. 3825 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 - Klobuchar - COVID S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Schatz - COVID S. 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act -Schatz - broadband S. 3877 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID S. 3921 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Sanders - COVID S. 3951 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - McSally - COVID S. 3988 - Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act - Cassidy - Telehealth S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Thune - Rural S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Wicker - Broadband S. 4058 - A bill to authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19 - Smith - SUD S. 4059 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 - Smith - Mental Health S. 4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes - Wyden - Broadband S. 4103 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment - Portman - telehealth S. 4113 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved areas - Bennett - broadband S. 4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Klobuchar - broadband access S. 4163 - Timely and Effective Systematic Testing (TEST) Act - Gardner - Biosurveillance of COVID through testing S. 4211 - Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Sullivan - expand mental health services through telehealth S. 4242 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Durbin - program for prevention of opioid misuse S. 4248 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Harris - improve bias and anti-racism training for health care entities S. 4262 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Menendez - HHS action plan, grants, public awareness campaign for COVID-19 and racial and ethnic minorities S. 4269 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Kaine - maternal health S. 4291 - DEPLOY Broadband Act - Gardner - rural broadband appropriations S. 4315 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act - King - grants for testing and contact tracing, supported isolation at individuals residences S. 4317 -SAFE TO WORK Act - Cornyn - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4318 -American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - Grassley - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4319 -Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act - Scott - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4320 -Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Shelby - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4322 -Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act - Alexander - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4323 -TRUST Act of 2020 - Romney - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4388 - Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 - Menendez - mental health S. 4427 - Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act - Hassan - transparency in EUA of vaccines S. 4477 - Strengthening Social Connections Act of 2020 - Smith - Appropriations for social isolation services for older Americans S. 4507 - Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 - Warner - campaign for awareness on preventive health services S. 4737 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Smith - immunizations S. 4745 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Smith - Surprise Medical Billing S. 4769 - Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 - Warren - maternal health S. 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act - McConnell - COVID-19 relief S. 4789 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2020 - Cornyn - broadband access S. 4792 - RISER Act -Moran - Coronavirus Relief Fund payment funds S. 4794 - A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 -Smith - telehealth funds S. 4800 - The Heroes Act - Schumer - COVID-19 relief S. 4819 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 - Hirono - to improve minority health outcomes S. 4898 - A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period during which States, Indian Tribes, and local governments may use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments -Murkowski - extension of COVID-19 relief payments S. 4941- Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020- Warren - Emergency fund supplemental appropriations S. 4958 - COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Support Act of 2020 - Portman - public awareness campaign S. 5000 - CARA 2.0 Act of 2020 - Portman - substance use disorder S. 5034 - Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act - Cortez Masto - mental health S. 5073 - A bill to establish a program to support county and municipal government entities in reducing the spread of COVID-19 through standardized testing and evaluation measures - Scott - COVID-19 testing S. 5082 - A bill to provide Federal support for COVID-19 testing - Warren - COVID-19 testing Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to trauma-informed care; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telemedicine; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues related to health insurance tax; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 3569/H.R. 6394, Keeping Critical Connections Act; H.R. 5926, RESILIENT Networks Act; H.R. 4856/S. 2693, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); H.R. 8454, To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes; Broadband deployment issues, generally; Net neutrality, generally; Net neutrality issues related to the FCCs Open Internet Order and Restoring Internet Freedom Order; TCPA issues, generally; RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; H.R. 6563, Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020; H.R. 6456, Serving Rural America Act; H.R. 6491, E-Bridge Act; S.3838/H.R. 6474, Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act; Federal rights of way generally; S. 4095/H.R. 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020; S. 3695, CONNECT at Home Act; H.R. 6723, Universal Broadband Act of 2020; H.R. 7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; S. 4201/H.R. 7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes Act; S. 4015, RCAP Act; H.R. 7160, Opportunities for Broadband to Deployment Act; Telemedicine issues, generally; School broadband connectivity, generally; S. 4285, The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act (HOTSPOTS) Act; S. 4411, Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020; S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020; H.R. 8000/S. 4472, Ensuring Network Security Act; H.R. 7494, Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act; S. 4789/ H.R. 8650, Eliminate the Digital Divide Act; S. 4792, RISER Act; Section 230, generally; S. 5021, Every Child Connected Act; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to broadband connectivity and deployment; S. 4587, State Fix Act
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 5564 - Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act, all provisions. HR 5573 - PROTECT Kids Act, all provisions. HR 5640 & S 3152- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions. HR 5659 & S 3218- Protecting Community Television Act, all provisions. HR 5703 - PRIVCY ACT, all provisions. HR 5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act, all provisions. HR 6096 - READI Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020, all provisions. PL 116-136 - CARES Act, implementation of provisions related to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act, all provisions. H Res 549 - Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity, all provisions. HR 6397 - Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act, all provisions. HR 6456 - Serving Rural America Act, all provisions. HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. HR 6491 - E-Bridge Act, all provisions. HR 6563 - Emergency Education Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6624 - Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need, All provisions. S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3695 - CONNECT at Home Act, all provisions. HR 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, all provisions. S 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3718 - Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19, all provisions. S 3861 - Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions. HR 6881 & S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act, all provision. HR 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4066 - PACT Act, all provisions. S 4015 - RCAP Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4113 - BRIDGE Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. HR 7363 - CONNECT Act, all provisions. HR 7364 - CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. HR 7447 & S 4201 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes, all provisions. HR 7494 - Broadband Adoption Opportunity Act, all provisions. HR 7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4285 - HOTSPOTS Act, all provisions. S 4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4515 - ACCESS the Internet Act, all provisions. S 4918 - One Agency Act, all provisions. S 4975 - PROMISE Act, all provisions. S 4789 & HR 8650 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act, all provisions. S 4792 - RISER Act, provisions related to broadband. HR 8545 & S 4803 - Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. Other issues pertaining to infrastracture and broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, FCC merger review, diversity and inclusion, online privacy, cybersecurity, retransmission consent, channel carriage, spectrum and copyright.
Client expense: $3,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.55 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019 (introduced 1/3/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.427 - Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 1/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.530 - Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 (introduced 1/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.151 - TRACED Act (1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.161 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.142 - ADD Act (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 (introduced 1/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.711 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.273 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 1/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 2/4/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 2/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1101 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 2/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1220 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1328 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 2/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.583 - DATA Privacy Act (introduced 2/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1575 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1586 - BRIDGE Act of 2019 (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1602 - TRACED Act (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/8/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 3/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 (introduced 3/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1818 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 3/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (introduced 3/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2015 - TRACED Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2063 - E-FRONTIER Act (introduced 04/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1046 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act (introduced 04/04/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2136 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1116 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1166 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1167 - Digital Equity Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1212 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2298 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering Of Consumers On Phones Act (introduced 04/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 (introduced 04/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act (introduced 04/29/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1239 - ROBO Calls and Texts Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1241 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1294 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 05/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2601 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 05/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2643 - Broadband MAPS Act of 2019 (introduced 05/09/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2661 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2682 - Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2692 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1457 - Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1485 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2784 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2785 - Community Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2929 - Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3002 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1655 - A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1748 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (introduced 06/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 06/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1822 - Broadband DATA Act (introduced 06/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3264 - Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3278 - Connect America Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 06/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2012 - Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2018 - American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3707 - DEFEAT Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2111 - SHIELD Act of 2019 (introduced 07/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3780 - Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3810 - Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2186 - Protecting Personal Information Act of 2019 (introduced 07/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3869 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 07/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3900 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2204 - DART Act of 2019 (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2223 - AIRWAVES Act (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2275 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4127 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2344 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2349 - Protection from Robocalling Act of 2019 (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2385 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act (introduced 08/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4171 - WIN 5G Act (introduced 08/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act (introduced 09/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (introduced 9/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4283 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 9/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4459 - Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 9/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4461 - Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019 (introduced 09/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4641 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4642 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (introduced 10/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4855 - C-BAND Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4856 - READI Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2693 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019 (introduced 11/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2816 - Broadband Parity Act of 2019 (introduced 11/07/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019 (introduced 11/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2921 - C-BAND Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 (introduced 11/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 (introduced 12/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (introduced 12/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5424 - Protect Broadband Funding Act (introduced 12/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3093 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3094 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3246 - SMART Act (introduced 01/28/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5703 - PRIVCY ACT (introduced 01/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5850 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S. 3264 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3300 - Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 02/13/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5918 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. (introduced 02/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act (introduced 02/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers) S.3362 - Homework Gap Trust Fund Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3355 - Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 (introduced 03/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (introduced 03/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3548 - CARES Act (introduced 03/19/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6394 - To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. (introduced 03/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6456 - Serving Rural America Act (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6487 - ACCESS Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6488 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020 (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6563 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 04/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/05/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3663 - COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3695 - CONNECT at Home Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 05/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act (introduced 05/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7095 - INVEST in America Act (introduced 06/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - (introduced 06/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 (introduced 06/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4022 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/24/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7333 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7335 - To provide an enhanced general penalty for any person who willfully or maliciously destroys a communications facility. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7336 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7337 - To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7344 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7350 - To streamline the process for consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7352 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline siting processes for telecommunications service facilities, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7364 - CABLE Leadership Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7369 - Cable Transparency Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. (introduced (6/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7421 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act (introduced (6/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4112 - Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4113 - BRIDGE Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7447 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/01/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (introduced 07/01/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4201 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/32/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7494 - Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act (introduced 07/06/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 (introduced 07/09/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4291 - DEPLOY Broadband Act (introduced 07/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7774 - DIGITAL Reservations Act (introduced 07/24/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4331 - DIGITAL Reservations Act (introduced 07/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4422 - Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7972 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7973 - Tribal Connect Act of 2020 (introduced 08/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4529 - Tribal Connect Act of 2020 (introduced 08/13/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8040 - Small Business Last Mile Act of 2020 (introduced 08/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4587 - State Fix Act of 2020 (introduced 09/16/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4626 - SAFE DATA Act (introduced 09/17/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4667 - Emergency Reporting Act (introduced 09/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8406 - The Heroes Act (introduced 09/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (introduced 01/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4789 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 10/01/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8650 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act (introduced 10/20/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8659 - Preventing Unwarranted Communications Shutdowns Act of 2020 (introduced 10/23/20) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8749 - DATA Privacy Act (introduced 11/12/2020) -- all provisions related to communications providers S.4972 - Rural STEM Education Act (introduced 12/08/2020) -- all provisions related to communications providers S.5021 - Every Child Connected Act (introduced 12/15/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) relative to E-Rate funds and Rural Healthcare Program funds; S.1822, Broadband DATA Act; H.R.4229, Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act; H.R.2, INVEST in America Act/Moving Forward Act. H.R.6474/S.3838, Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, and additional legislative proposals related to COVID-19 relief and response.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1763/ S 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; Oppose HR 506,Hospital Competition Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase hospital competition; Statement submitted to the House Judiciary on the hearing "Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets";Letter of support for the Senate Workgroups efforts to ensure consumer protections by addressing surprise medical bills and comments on the development of legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills; Letter urging Congress and the Administration to take further action to help reduce input and administrative costs, as well as maximize the number of insured patients; Support HR 965/ S340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 or the CREATES Act of 2019, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; Support HR 986/ S466 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, a bill provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect; Support HR 987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities; Support HR 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the BLOCKING Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received final approval, and for other purposes; Support HR 1010, a bill to provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect; Support HR 1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; Support HR 1386/ S 1905 Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 or the ENROLL Act of 2019,a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes; Support HR 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of licensed biological products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019A bill that would increase transparency for the patent status of both approved biological products and approved drugs; Support HR 2439/ HR 3414 Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis; Submitted statement to the House Committee on Ways and Means Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis sharing information regarding hospitals and health systems efforts to address maternal morbidity and mortality, as we seek ways to improve outcomes and reduce health inequities for expectant and new mothers, and give their children the best possible start in life; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills. Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is a top priority and we have adopted a set of guiding principles to use as we evaluate legislative proposals: Define surprise bills, Protect the patient financially, Ensure patient access to emergency care, Preserve the role of private negotiation, Remove the patient from health plan/provider negotiations, Educate patients about their health care coverage, Ensure patients have access to comprehensive provider networks and accurate network information, and Support state laws that work; Letters submitted to the Energy & Commerce Committee in response to the request for comments on their surprise billing discussion draft. Concerned with the Committees draft legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Once the patient is protected from surprise bills, providers and insurers should then be permitted to negotiate payment rates for services provided. We strongly oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers. We look forward to continuing to work with the Committee on solutions to stop surprise medical bills; Letter sent to the HELP Committee in response to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 discussion draft about our concerns about several of the proposals that would allow the government to intrude into private commercial contracts between providers and insurers. For example, several of the provisions could undermine value-based purchasing arrangements aimed directly at improving the quality of care while reducing costs. We strongly urge the Committee to remove these provisions; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing on No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills asking that the Committee preserve the ability of providers and insurers to negotiate private contracts and not establish a fixed payment amount for out-of-network services; Oppose HR 1309 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes; Concerns about S.1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing; Concerns about S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Letter addressed concerns about the legislative provision that sets a benchmark rate in statute for the out-of-network payments, as well as provisions that seek to change privately negotiated contracting arrangements between hospitals and insurance companies; Support HR 3425, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations; Expressed concerns regarding the provisions that reduce reimbursements to providers and hospitals that administer drugs the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019: including about Section 107, Medicare Part B Rebate by Manufacturers for Drugs or Biologicals with Prices Increasing Faster than Inflation, Section 110, Establishment of Maximum Add-on Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Biosimilars, this provision would establish $1,000 as the maximum add-on amount that a provider can be paid for a separately payable drug, biological or biosimilar, Section 111, Treatment of Drug Administration Services Furnished by an Off-Campus Outpatient Department of a Provider, the site neutral payment reduction would cut aggregate hospital payments; Support S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act, this legislation would increase the total number of employment-based visas from 140,000 to 270,000 and ensure that critical health care workers needed in the U.S. have access to employment-based visas by carving out health care workers in designated shortage occupations from the limit; Support S 350, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019, a bill to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; Submitted statement to Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the hearing on Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care; Concerns with S. 386 and HR 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, this bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China; Support H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title; Discussions of provisions we support and those we recommend be changes in a draft bill called the Mitigating Existing Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act; Discussions in support of the allowing states to designate hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of waiving the critical access hospital mileage requirements; Provided comments to W&M on legislation to expand Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Support S. 2723, The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act, a bill to amend Sec. 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which strengthens requirements for drug manufacturers to disclose the root causes and expected duration of shortages, extends reporting requirements to active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturers, requires manufacturers have contingency plans to ensure ongoing supply, develops recommendations to incentivize manufacturers to enter the market for drugs in shortage and examines the national security risks of shortages; Discuss DEA reductions in annual quotas for opioid products used by hospitals for sedation and pain management; Meeting with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to discuss developments in the hospital preparedness program, the pilot projects for the Regional Disaster Healthcare System and other issues; Rural access to health care, including identifying core services needed in rural communities, outlining approaches and considerations for delivering those services, and examining access and quality in the rural context; ONCs proposed rule to implement the 21st Century Cures provision on information blocking; Supported members serving on the HHS Quality Summit panel, which was convened by the Deputy Secretary to gather input regarding how to improve and energize quality and safety improvement activities across health care system; Discussion with HHS on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussion with HHS about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support S 2902, Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to enhance the rural health workforce; Meetings and correspondence with staff members of Senate Financing Committee on a proposal to support rural health care access (REH, re-opening necessary provider CAH, infrastructure funding); Letter to Ways & Means committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force in response to RFI on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that address access and outcomes, and considerations for the unique circumstances of rural and underserved communities; Letter to Energy and Commerce Members regarding health information technology priorities; Letter of Support to Senate Appropriations on funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence; Support S.2741 and H.R. 4932,Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Support S 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the immigrant visa backlog, and for other purposes; Support HR 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes; Concerns with HR 5800,Ban Surprise Billing Act, a bill to address surprise medical bills that relies on a median in-network rate to resolve out-of-network payments and allows for an independent dispute resolution process to determine the final payment. Concerned with the Committee's legislative approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far beyond the scope of surprise medical bills. It is the insurers' responsibility to maintain comprehensive provider networks, and a default payment rate would remove incentives for health plans to contract with providers or to offer fair terms; Support HR 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act, a bill that prohibits providers from balance billing patients for emergency services or medical care the patient reasonably could have expected to be in-network, and from charging patients more than the in-network cost-sharing amount. Rather than rely on a benchmark payment rate to determine out-of-network reimbursement, the legislation provides a period for health plans and providers to negotiate out-of-network reimbursement, followed by a mediated dispute resolution process if necessary; Letter urging HHS to take regulatory actions to help hospitals and health systems prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter requesting $100 billion to prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter urging the Department of Labor to accurately define health care provider when promulgating regulations implementing key sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Letter sent to the President asking for the use of the Defense Production Act to increase the production of medical supplies and equipment; Letter to HHS regarding $100 billion emergency fund, asking HHS and CMS to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act increased funding by $100 billion in order to reimburse eligible health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19. In the letter, we urged HHS and CMS to immediately distribute funding to all hospital types in the US - with additional funding going to COVID-19 hotspots; Letter urging Congress to modernize the Stafford Act as part of its next COVID-19 legislative package to allow all hospitals to recoup financial losses from this pandemic and future disasters; Letter to the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requesting they, as primary federal regulators for insured depository institutions, take prompt action to assist health care providers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic should the need to do so arise; Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Chair of the Board of Governors urging a supplement to the New Main Street Loan Facility term sheet with prompt guidance to ensure that access to this critically-necessary loan facility will be attainable for hospitals without delay; Letter was sent to the SBA urging it to ensure that small- and mid-size public hospitals, including those that have both nonprofit and public designations, are allowed to apply for and receive loans under the newly-authorized SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Letter in response to FEMAs request for input on establishing a voluntary agreement, under the Defense Production Act, of key private sector stakeholders relevant to responding to COVID-19, urging that such an agreement account for the full breadth of COVID-19 medical supply and equipment needs; Support H.R. 6474/S.3838 Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, a bill that would provide an additional $2 billion in funding for the FCC Rural Health Care program and increase the subsidy for health care providers from 65 to 85 percent. This legislation also simplifies the program to allow for more efficient application processes and disbursement of much needed funding; Support HR 6654 Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act, a bill that would codify an expanded list of providers to deliver and bill for telehealth services during the PHE; Support HR 7233Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020, a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct studies to provide information about the expanded use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to Senate HELP Committee in response to request for feedback on preparing for next pandemic; Discussion about telehealth waivers and flexibilities with HHS; Discussion about CARES provider relief fund distributions with HHS; Oppose HR 6559/ S 3677 COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, a bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; Joint letter with ANA urging Congress to act quickly to get needed resources into the health care system, so that hospitals, nurses and physicians responding to COVID-19 are able to continue to provide treatments, front-line health care personnel are able to provide care and patients are able access health care services; Statement to Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color urging Congress to employ the resources of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - which is congressionally-mandated to coordinate the research of the other National Institutes of Healths centers and institutes related to minority health - to research and develop approaches to specifically address the COVID-19 needs of minority populations; Advocate with Congress for full forgiveness of COVID-19 related accelerated payments received by hospitals; Support S 3781Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency (PART) Act, a bill to increase reporting of, help mitigate potential shortages related to, and promote, accountability and transparency for pharmaceuticals and medical devices; Support S 3780 Help Onshore Manufacturing Efficiencies (HOME) for Drugs and Devices Act, a bill to encourage domestic advanced manufacturing of critical drugs and devices in order to address economic, health, and security concerns, combat shortages of critical drugs and devices, and promote increased domestic diversification of, and independence from foreign reliance on, pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains; Support S.3763 Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, a bill to establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers; Support HR 6788/ S 3599 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a bill to enhance our Nations nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas; Urged support for joint House and Senate letter to the Administration asking for flexibility for hospitals with respect to J-1 and H-1B visa programs; Letter to Senate Finance Committee to address the important issue of maternal health and the opportunity to provide suggestions regarding how to improve maternal health in this country; Support the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act, a bill that allows for the temporary reciprocity for treatment by medical professionals licensed in one state to patients in other states; Letter urging the Senate to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill provisions to strengthen the federal response for racial and ethnic minority and marginalized communities, which are disproportionately affected by the pandemic;Letter asking Congress to allocate as part of the next COVID-19 relief package at least an additional $100 billion to the emergency relief fund to provide direct funding to front line health care personnel and providers to continue to respond to this pandemic; Letter sent to HHS urging them to direct HRSA to take action to stop three drug manufacturers from limiting the distribution of 340B drugs to 340B covered entities. These drug manufacturers have taken separate actions to either limit the distribution of 340B drugs or require 340B covered entities provide claims level data for investigatory purposes if that 340B covered entity uses a contract pharmacy arrangement; Letter to the Congressional Leadership asking them to not to include in the next COVID-19 relief package any surprise medical billing legislation - such as a reimbursement rate set in statute - that would further destabilize hospitals finances during the pandemic; Support S 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 or the GET CARE Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of seeking preventive health services and the utilization of such services; Comment letter addressing concerns on the proposed rule from the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services that would allow certain grandfathered health plans to increase patient cost-sharing beyond current limits, without losing their grandfathered status; Letter urging the Administration to work with the AHA and Congress to create a future for telehealth that allows not only clinicians, but also hospitals and health systems, to code and bill for virtual services. We further urge CMS and HHS to continue to provide hospitals with the flexibility for annual beneficiary consent to telehealth treatment to be obtained at the same time, and not necessarily before, services are furnished; Support HR 8061,Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020, a bill that would provide funding to state and local health departments to work with community providers and organizations to increase immunization rates for Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-recommended vaccines during the COVID-19 public health emergency; Letter again expressing concern with recent actions taken by several major drug manufacturers to limit the distribution of certain 340B drugs to our hospital members. While we understand that the HRSA is further investigating these actions, we urge swift and decisive action to halt these pernicious tactics so as to prevent other manufacturers from following suit; Comment letter outlining our concerns about the ability of hospital systems to distribute provider relief funds among the parent and subsidiaries. HHS published certain FAQs that place problematic restrictions on the use of CARES Act provider relief fund dollars. Specifically, the FAQs restrict the ability of a hospital system to allocate the funds throughout its system where COVID-19 related expenses and lost revenues are occurring; Submitted comments in response to HRSAs RFI on Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scoring. HPSA scores are important for rural hospitals and clinics ability to recruit physicians and other clinicians, namely from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program. Letter asking HHS to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements.
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 3569/H.R. 6394, Keeping Critical Connections Act; S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - provisions related to broadband connectivity; H.R. 5926, RESILIENT Networks Act; H.R. 6096, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); H.R. 8454, To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes; Broadband deployment issues, generally; Net neutrality, generally; Net neutrality issues related to the FCCs Open Internet Order and Restoring Internet Freedom Order; TCPA issues, generally; RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act - provisions related to broadband; H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act, provisions related to broadband; H.R. 2, Moving America Forward Act, provisions related to broadband; H.R. 6563, Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020; H.R. 6456, Serving Rural America Act; H.R. 6491, E-Bridge Act; S.3838/H.R. 6474, Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act; Federal rights of way generally; S. 4095/H.R. 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020; S. 3695, CONNECT at Home Act; H.R. 6723, Universal Broadband Act of 2020; H.R. 7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; S. 4201/H.R. 7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes Act; S. 4015, RCAP Act; H.R. 7160, Opportunities for Broadband to Deployment Act; Telemedicine issues, generally; School broadband connectivity, generally; S. 4285, The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act (HOTSPOTS) Act; S. 4411, Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020; S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020; H.R. 8000/S. 4472, Ensuring Network Security Act; H.R. 7494, Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 925 - amended version of The Heroes Act (H.R.8406)- Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 1897 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Kelly - maternal health H.R. 4004 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Bustos - social determinants of health H.R. 4215 - Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 - Bucshon - maternal health H.R. 4768 - Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act - David - maternal health H.R. 4900 - Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 - Roe - telehealth H.R. 4932 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 - Thompson - telehealth H.R. 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 - Engel - maternal health outcomes H.R. 5190 - STAR Act - Harder - telemedicine assistance for rural health clinics and health centers H.R. 5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 - Cox - establish FCC telehealth program H.R. 5473 - Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act - Bilirakis - telehealth H.R. 5640 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Butterfield - maternal health H.R. 5681 - Protecting Communities from Hospital Closures Act of 2020 - Boyle - rural health H.R. 5754 - Rural ER Access Act - Green - rural health H.R. 5763 - National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act - Gianforte - telehealth H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act - Scott - surprise medical bills H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Neal - surprise medical bills H.R. 5916 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Gallagher - provider transparency in health care services H.R. 5924 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians - McKinley - rural health, loan program H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6132 - Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020 - McBath - maternal health and social determinants of health H.R. 6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act - Johnson - maternal health H.R. 6142 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 6143 - Moms MATTER Act of 2020 - Kennedy - maternal health H.R. 6144 - Kira Johnson Act - Adams - maternal health H.R. 6165 - Data to Save Moms Act of 2020 - Davids - maternal health H.R. 6232 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals - Cardenas - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for uninsured individuals H.R. 6261 - To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service - Ruiz - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for Native Americans H.R. 6351 - Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act - Harder - COVID-19 H.R. 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6426 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes - Max Rose - costs H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act - Chu - COVID19 H.R. 6467 -Coronavirus Community Relief Act - Neguse - COVID H.R. 6468 -To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes. - Perlmutter - COVID H.R. 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - Eshoo - rural health H.R. 6487 - ACCESS Act - Schakowsky - telehealth H.R. 6620 - To authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19.- Kuster - COVID H.R. 6634 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act - Axne - telehealth H.R. 6654 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act -Axne - telehealth H.R. 6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act - Rush - COVID H.R. 6719 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Khanna- COVID H.R. 6763 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Kelley - COVID H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act - Lowey - COVID H.R. 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - COVID H.R. 6926 - MIND Act -Boyle - COVID H.R. 6999 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 -Ryan - COVID H.R. 7017 - Right to Test Act - McHenry - Testing H.R. 7077 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Kelley - COVID H.R. 7190 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - Torres Small - COVID H.R. 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020 - Eshoo - broadband H.R. 7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes - Clyburn - Broadband H.R. 7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Kelley - Broadband H.R. 7534 - RURAL HELP Act of 2020 - Keller - study on cost disparities between rural and urban hospitals H.R. 7546 - Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020 - Lewis - minority, underserved communities access to public health and health care services during COVID-19 H.R. 7557 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments - OHalleran - COVID-19 relief funds H.R. 7571 - Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Young - expand telehealth mental health services to frontier states H.R. 7593 - TREATS Act - McKinley - Increase telehealth for SUD H.R. 7614 - Depts. of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - DeLauro - Appropriations H.R. 7618 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Adams - improve bias and anti-racism training for health entities H.R. 7649 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Morelle - initiative for national testing, contact tracing, pandemic response H.R. 7701 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Cartwright - program for prevention of opioid misuse H.R. 7732 - How Awareness and Prevention Protect You Act - Wasserman Schultz - CDC campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19 virus H.R. 7758 - Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act - Scott - assistance to rural health facilities affected by COVID H.R. 7780 - Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 - Kennedy - community-based mental health and SUD services H.R. 7783 - Plasma Donation Awareness Act of 2020 - Peters - national awareness and outreach on plasma donation H.R. 7972 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Latta - rural communications infrastructure H.R. 7992 - Telehealth Act - Wagner - telehealth expansion H.R. 8027 - Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 8061 - Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Underwood - fund health depts to increase recommended immunizations H.R. 8086 - To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund - Burgess - appropriations for public health and social services fund H.R. 8098 - Hospital Competition Act of 2020- Banks - hospital price transparency H.R. 8141 - Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act - Cardenas - reduce health inequities for racial and ethnic minority H.R. 8156 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - Williams - extend telehealth provisions H.R. 8192 - COVID Community Care Act - Lee - health appropriations H.R. 8200 - To improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic - Kelly - health disparities in communities of color H.R. 8203 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Cardenas - action plan, grants, awareness campaign for COVID health disparities H.R. 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 - Lowey - Health appropriations H.R. 8351 - Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act - Dean - mental and behavioral health screenings H.R. 8368 - To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for rural broadband expansion and improvement - Barr - COVID-19, broadband H.R. 8406- The Heroes Act - Lowey - Coronavirus Relief package H.R. 8417 - To facilitate direct primary care arrangements - Crenshaw - direct primary care H.R. 8419 - To prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing - Fletcher - COVID-19, surprise medical billing H.R. 8463 - To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes - Schiff - equity in health care S. 116 - Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2019 (MOMS Act) - Gillibrand - maternal health S. 916 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Durbin - maternal health S. 2741 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 - Schatz - telehealth S. 2885 - Stop Marketing and Revealing the Wearables and Trackers Consumer Health Data Act - Cassidy - consumer health information S. 2986 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Young - Social Determinants of Health S. 3152 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Rosen - maternal health S. 3318 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Cassidy - disclosure of point-of-sale cash prices S. 3380 - Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 - Whitehouse - data collection and quality improvement S. 3424 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Harris - maternal health S. 3437 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - rural health S. 3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - telehealth S. 3517 - ACCESS Act - Klobuchar - telehealth S. 3568 - Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 - Murphy - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3570 - To provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Baldwin - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3721 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Harris - COVID S. 3769 - Right to Test Act - Cruz - Testing S. 3825 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 - Klobuchar - COVID S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Schatz - COVID S. 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act -Schatz - broadband S. 3877 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID S. 3921 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Sanders - COVID S. 3951 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - McSally - COVID S. 3988 - Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act - Cassidy - Telehealth S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Thune - Rural S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Wicker - Broadband S. 4058 - A bill to authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19 - Smith - SUD S. 4059 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 - Smith - Mental Health S. 4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes - Wyden - Broadband S. 4103 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment - Portman - telehealth S. 4113 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved areas - Bennett - broadband S. 4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - Klobuchar - broadband access S. 4163 - Timely and Effective Systematic Testing (TEST) Act - Gardner - Biosurveillance of COVID through testing S. 4211 - Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth In Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act - Sullivan - expand mental health services through telehealth S. 4242 - Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act- Durbin - program for prevention of opioid misuse S. 4248 - COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 - Harris - improve bias and anti-racism training for health care entities S. 4262 - COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 - Menendez - HHS action plan, grants, public awareness campaign for COVID-19 and racial and ethnic minorities S. 4269 - Mothers and Newborns Success Act - Kaine - maternal health S. 4291 - DEPLOY Broadband Act - Gardner - rural broadband appropriations S. 4315 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act - King - grants for testing and contact tracing, supported isolation at individuals residences S. 4317 - SAFE TO WORK Act - Cornyn - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - Grassley - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4319 - Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act - Scott - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4320 - Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Shelby - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act - Alexander - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4323 - TRUST Act of 2020 - Romney - GOP COVID-19 relief package S. 4388 - Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 - Menendez - mental health S. 4427 - Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act - Hassan - transparency in EUA of vaccines S. 4477 - Strengthening Social Connections Act of 2020 - Smith - Appropriations for social isolation services for older Americans S. 4507 - Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 - Warner - campaign for awareness on preventive health services S. 4737 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes - Smith - immunizations S. 4745 - A bill to prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing - Smith - Surprise Medical Billing S. 4769 - A bill to improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency - Warren - maternal health S. 4775 - A bill to provide continued emergency assistance, educational support, and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic - McConnell - COVID-19 relief Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) re-authorization; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to trauma-informed care; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telemedicine; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.55 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019 (introduced 1/3/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.427 - Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 1/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.530 - Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 (introduced 1/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.151 - TRACED Act (1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.161 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.142 - ADD Act (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 (introduced 1/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.711 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.273 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 1/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 2/4/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 2/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1101 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 2/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1220 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1328 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 2/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.583 - DATA Privacy Act (introduced 2/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1575 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1586 - BRIDGE Act of 2019 (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1602 - TRACED Act (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/8/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 3/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 (introduced 3/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1818 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 3/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (introduced 3/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2015 - TRACED Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2063 - E-FRONTIER Act (introduced 04/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1046 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act (introduced 04/04/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2136 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1116 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1166 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1167 - Digital Equity Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1212 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2298 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering Of Consumers On Phones Act (introduced 04/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 (introduced 04/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act (introduced 04/29/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1239 - ROBO Calls and Texts Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1241 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1294 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 05/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2601 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 05/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2643 - Broadband MAPS Act of 2019 (introduced 05/09/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2661 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2682 - Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2692 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1457 - Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1485 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2784 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2785 - Community Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2929 - Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3002 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1655 - A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1748 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (introduced 06/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 06/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1822 - Broadband DATA Act (introduced 06/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3264 - Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3278 - Connect America Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 06/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2012 - Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2018 - American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3707 - DEFEAT Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2111 - SHIELD Act of 2019 (introduced 07/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3780 - Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3810 - Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2186 - Protecting Personal Information Act of 2019 (introduced 07/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3869 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 07/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3900 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2204 - DART Act of 2019 (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2223 - AIRWAVES Act (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2275 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4127 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2344 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2349 - Protection from Robocalling Act of 2019 (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2385 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act (introduced 08/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4171 - WIN 5G Act (introduced 08/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act (introduced 09/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (introduced 9/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4283 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 9/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4459 - Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 9/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4461 - Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019 (introduced 09/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4641 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4642 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (introduced 10/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4855 - C-BAND Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4856 - READI Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2693 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019 (introduced 11/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2816 - Broadband Parity Act of 2019 (introduced 11/07/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019 (introduced 11/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2921 - C-BAND Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 (introduced 11/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 (introduced 12/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (introduced 12/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5424 - Protect Broadband Funding Act (introduced 12/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3093 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3094 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3246 - SMART Act (introduced 01/28/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5703 - PRIVCY ACT (introduced 01/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5850 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S. 3264 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3300 - Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 02/13/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5918 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. (introduced 02/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act (introduced 02/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers) S.3362 - Homework Gap Trust Fund Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3355 - Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 (introduced 03/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (introduced 03/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3548 - CARES Act (introduced 03/19/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6394 - To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. (introduced 03/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6456 - Serving Rural America Act (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6487 - ACCESS Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6488 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020 (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6563 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 04/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/05/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3663 - COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3695 - CONNECT at Home Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 05/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act (introduced 05/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7095 - INVEST in America Act (introduced 06/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - (introduced 06/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 (introduced 06/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4022 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/24/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7333 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7335 - To provide an enhanced general penalty for any person who willfully or maliciously destroys a communications facility. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7336 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7337 - To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7344 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7350 - To streamline the process for consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7352 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline siting processes for telecommunications service facilities, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7364 - CABLE Leadership Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7369 - Cable Transparency Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. (introduced (6/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7421 - Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act (introduced (6/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4112 - Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4113 - BRIDGE Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7447 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/01/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (introduced 07/01/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4201 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/32/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7494 - Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act (introduced 07/06/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 (introduced 07/09/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4291 - DEPLOY Broadband Act (introduced 07/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7774 - DIGITAL Reservations Act (introduced 07/24/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4331 - DIGITAL Reservations Act (introduced 07/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4422 - Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7972 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 (introduced 08/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7973 - Tribal Connect Act of 2020 (introduced 08/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4529 - Tribal Connect Act of 2020 (introduced 08/13/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8040 - Small Business Last Mile Act of 2020 (introduced 08/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4587 - State Fix Act of 2020 (introduced 09/16/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4626 - SAFE DATA Act (introduced 09/17/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4667 - Emergency Reporting Act (introduced 09/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.8406 - The Heroes Act (introduced 09/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers
2020 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 5564 - Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act, all provisions. HR 5573 - PROTECT Kids Act, all provisions. HR 5640 & S 3152- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions. HR 5659 & S 3218- Protecting Community Television Act, all provisions. HR 5703 - PRIVCY ACT, all provisions. HR 5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act, all provisions. HR 6096 - READI Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020, all provisions. PL 116-136 - CARES Act, implementation of provisions related to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act, all provisions. H Res 549 - Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity, all provisions. HR 6397 - Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act, all provisions. HR 6456 - Serving Rural America Act, all provisions. HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. HR 6491 - E-Bridge Act, all provisions. HR 6563 - Emergency Education Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6624 - Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need, All provisions. S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3695 - CONNECT at Home Act, all provisions. HR 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, all provisions. S 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3718 - Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19, all provisions. S 3861 - Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions. HR 6881 & S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act, all provision. HR 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4066 - PACT Act, all provisions. S 4015 - RCAP Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4113 - BRIDGE Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. HR 7363 - CONNECT Act, all provisions. HR 7364 - CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. HR 7447 & S 4201 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes, all provisions. HR 7494 - Broadband Adoption Opportunity Act, all provisions. HR 7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4285 - HOTSPOTS Act, all provisions. S 4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4515 - ACCESS the Internet Act, all provisions. Other issues pertaining to infrastracture and broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, FCC merger review, diversity and inclusion, online privacy, cybersecurity, retransmission consent, channel carriage, spectrum and copyright.
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) relative to E-Rate funds and Rural Healthcare Program funds; S.1822, Broadband DATA Act; H.R.4229, Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act; H.R.2, INVEST in America Act/Moving Forward Act. Legislative efforts related to COVID-19 response; H.R.6474/S.3838, Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1897 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Kelly - maternal health H.R. 4004 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Bustos - social determinants of health H.R. 4215 - Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 - Bucshon - maternal health H.R. 4768 - Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act - David - maternal health H.R. 4900 - Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 - Roe - telehealth H.R. 4932 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 - Thompson - telehealth H.R. 4995 - Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 - Engel - maternal health outcomes H.R. 5190 - STAR Act - Harder - telemedicine assistance for rural health clinics and health centers H.R. 5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 - Cox - establish FCC telehealth program H.R. 5473 - Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act - Bilirakis - telehealth H.R. 5640 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Butterfield - maternal health H.R. 5681 - Protecting Communities from Hospital Closures Act of 2020 - Boyle - rural health H.R. 5754 - Rural ER Access Act - Green - rural health H.R. 5763 - National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act - Gianforte - telehealth H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act - Scott - surprise medical bills H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 - Neal - surprise medical bills H.R. 5916 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Gallagher - provider transparency in health care services H.R. 5924 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians - McKinley - rural health, loan program H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6132 - Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020 - McBath - maternal health and social determinants of health H.R. 6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act - Johnson - maternal health H.R. 6142 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Underwood - maternal health H.R. 6143 - Moms MATTER Act of 2020 - Kennedy - maternal health H.R. 6144 - Kira Johnson Act - Adams - maternal health H.R. 6165 - Data to Save Moms Act of 2020 - Davids - maternal health H.R. 6232 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Disaster Medical System, to provide for certain laboratory reimbursement for diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in uninsured individuals - Cardenas - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for uninsured individuals H.R. 6261 - To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service - Ruiz - Federal coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing for Native Americans H.R. 6351 - Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act - Harder - COVID-19 H.R. 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act - Lowey - COVID-19 H.R. 6426 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which loans shall be made to certain health care organizations to assist such organizations with anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes - Max Rose - costs H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act - Chu - COVID19 H.R. 6467 - Coronavirus Community Relief Act - Neguse - COVID H.R. 6468 - To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes. - Perlmutter - COVID H.R. 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - Eshoo - rural health H.R. 6487 - ACCESS Act - Schakowsky - telehealth H.R. 6620 - To authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19.- Kuster - COVID H.R. 6634 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act - Axne - telehealth H.R. 6654 - Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act -Axne - telehealth H.R. 6666 - COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act - Rush - COVID H.R. 6719 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Khanna- COVID H.R. 6763 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Kelley - COVID H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act - Lowey - COVID H.R. 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - COVID H.R. 6926 - MIND Act -Boyle - COVID H.R. 6999 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 -Ryan - COVID H.R. 7017 - Right to Test Act - McHenry - Testing H.R. 7077 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Kelley - COVID H.R. 7190 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - Torres Small - COVID H.R. 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020 - Eshoo - broadband H.R. 7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes - Clyburn - Broadband H.R. 7359 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Kelley - Broadband S. 116 - Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2019 (MOMS Act) - Gillibrand - maternal health S. 916 - Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMAs Act) - Durbin - maternal health S. 2741 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 - Schatz - telehealth S. 2885 - Stop Marketing and Revealing the Wearables and Trackers Consumer Health Data Act - Cassidy - consumer health information S. 2986 - Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 - Young - Social Determinants of Health S. 3152 - Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act - Rosen - maternal health S. 3318 - Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 - Cassidy - disclosure of point-of-sale cash prices S. 3380 - Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 - Whitehouse - data collection and quality improvement S. 3424 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 - Harris - maternal health S. 3437 - Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - rural health S. 3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 - Loeffler - telehealth S. 3517 - ACCESS Act - Klobuchar - telehealth S. 3568 - Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 - Murphy - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3570 - To provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Baldwin - expedite acquisition of PPE S. 3721 - COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 - Harris - COVID S. 3769 - Right to Test Act - Cruz - Testing S. 3825 - Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act of 2020 - Klobuchar - COVID S. 3828 - Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 - Schatz - COVID S. 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act -Schatz - broadband S. 3877 - Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID S. 3921 - Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act - Sanders - COVID S. 3951 - Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 - McSally - COVID S. 3988 - Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act - Cassidy - Telehealth S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - Thune - Rural S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - Wicker - Broadband S. 4058 - A bill to authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19 - Smith - SUD S. 4059 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 - Smith - Mental Health S. 4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes - Wyden - Broadband S. 4103 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment - Portman - telehealth S. 4113 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved areas - Bennett - broadband Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) re-authorization; issues related to health care price transparency; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital and provider consolidation; issues related to trauma-informed care; issues related to medical management; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues relating to COVID-19; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; prescription drug pricing; telemedicine; rural health; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS); issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; issues relating to surprise medical bills; accountable care organizations; provider non- discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; NQF reauthorization; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1763/ S 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; Oppose HR 506,Hospital Competition Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase hospital competition; Statement submitted to the House Judiciary on the hearing "Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets";Letter of support for the Senate Workgroups efforts to ensure consumer protections by addressing surprise medical bills and comments on the development of legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills; Letter urging Congress and the Administration to take further action to help reduce input and administrative costs, as well as maximize the number of insured patients; Support HR 965/ S340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 or the CREATES Act of 2019, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; Support HR 986/ S466 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, a bill provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect; Support HR 987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities; Support HR 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the BLOCKING Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received final approval, and for other purposes; Support HR 1010, a bill to provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect; Support HR 1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; Support HR 1386/ S 1905 Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 or the ENROLL Act of 2019,a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes; Support HR 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of licensed biological products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019A bill that would increase transparency for the patent status of both approved biological products and approved drugs; Support HR 2439/ HR 3414 Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis; Submitted statement to the House Committee on Ways and Means Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis sharing information regarding hospitals and health systems efforts to address maternal morbidity and mortality, as we seek ways to improve outcomes and reduce health inequities for expectant and new mothers, and give their children the best possible start in life; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills. Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is a top priority and we have adopted a set of guiding principles to use as we evaluate legislative proposals: Define surprise bills, Protect the patient financially, Ensure patient access to emergency care, Preserve the role of private negotiation, Remove the patient from health plan/provider negotiations, Educate patients about their health care coverage, Ensure patients have access to comprehensive provider networks and accurate network information, and Support state laws that work; Letters submitted to the Energy & Commerce Committee in response to the request for comments on their surprise billing discussion draft. Concerned with the Committees draft legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Once the patient is protected from surprise bills, providers and insurers should then be permitted to negotiate payment rates for services provided. We strongly oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers. We look forward to continuing to work with the Committee on solutions to stop surprise medical bills; Letter sent to the HELP Committee in response to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 discussion draft about our concerns about several of the proposals that would allow the government to intrude into private commercial contracts between providers and insurers. For example, several of the provisions could undermine value-based purchasing arrangements aimed directly at improving the quality of care while reducing costs. We strongly urge the Committee to remove these provisions; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing on No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills asking that the Committee preserve the ability of providers and insurers to negotiate private contracts and not establish a fixed payment amount for out-of-network services; Oppose HR 1309 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes; Concerns about S.1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing; Concerns about S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Letter addressed concerns about the legislative provision that sets a benchmark rate in statute for the out-of-network payments, as well as provisions that seek to change privately negotiated contracting arrangements between hospitals and insurance companies; Support HR 3425, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations; Expressed concerns regarding the provisions that reduce reimbursements to providers and hospitals that administer drugs the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019: including about Section 107, Medicare Part B Rebate by Manufacturers for Drugs or Biologicals with Prices Increasing Faster than Inflation, Section 110, Establishment of Maximum Add-on Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Biosimilars, this provision would establish $1,000 as the maximum add-on amount that a provider can be paid for a separately payable drug, biological or biosimilar, Section 111, Treatment of Drug Administration Services Furnished by an Off-Campus Outpatient Department of a Provider, the site neutral payment reduction would cut aggregate hospital payments; Support S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act, this legislation would increase the total number of employment-based visas from 140,000 to 270,000 and ensure that critical health care workers needed in the U.S. have access to employment-based visas by carving out health care workers in designated shortage occupations from the limit; Support S 350, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019, a bill to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; Submitted statement to Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the hearing on Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care; Concerns with S. 386 and HR 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, this bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China; Support H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title; Discussions of provisions we support and those we recommend be changes in a draft bill called the Mitigating Existing Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act; Discussions in support of the allowing states to designate hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of waiving the critical access hospital mileage requirements; Provided comments to W&M on legislation to expand Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Support S. 2723, The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act, a bill to amend Sec. 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which strengthens requirements for drug manufacturers to disclose the root causes and expected duration of shortages, extends reporting requirements to active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturers, requires manufacturers have contingency plans to ensure ongoing supply, develops recommendations to incentivize manufacturers to enter the market for drugs in shortage and examines the national security risks of shortages; Discuss DEA reductions in annual quotas for opioid products used by hospitals for sedation and pain management; Meeting with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to discuss developments in the hospital preparedness program, the pilot projects for the Regional Disaster Healthcare System and other issues; Rural access to health care, including identifying core services needed in rural communities, outlining approaches and considerations for delivering those services, and examining access and quality in the rural context; ONCs proposed rule to implement the 21st Century Cures provision on information blocking; Supported members serving on the HHS Quality Summit panel, which was convened by the Deputy Secretary to gather input regarding how to improve and energize quality and safety improvement activities across health care system; Discussion with HHS on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussion with HHS about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support S 2902, Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to enhance the rural health workforce; Meetings and correspondence with staff members of Senate Financing Committee on a proposal to support rural health care access (REH, re-opening necessary provider CAH, infrastructure funding); Letter to Ways & Means committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force in response to RFI on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that address access and outcomes, and considerations for the unique circumstances of rural and underserved communities; Letter to Energy and Commerce Members regarding health information technology priorities; Letter of Support to Senate Appropriations on funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence; Support S.2741 and H.R. 4932,Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Support S 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the immigrant visa backlog, and for other purposes; Support HR 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes; Concerns with HR 5800,Ban Surprise Billing Act, a bill to address surprise medical bills that relies on a median in-network rate to resolve out-of-network payments and allows for an independent dispute resolution process to determine the final payment. Concerned with the Committee's legislative approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far beyond the scope of surprise medical bills. It is the insurers' responsibility to maintain comprehensive provider networks, and a default payment rate would remove incentives for health plans to contract with providers or to offer fair terms; Support HR 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act, a bill that prohibits providers from balance billing patients for emergency services or medical care the patient reasonably could have expected to be in-network, and from charging patients more than the in-network cost-sharing amount. Rather than rely on a benchmark payment rate to determine out-of-network reimbursement, the legislation provides a period for health plans and providers to negotiate out-of-network reimbursement, followed by a mediated dispute resolution process if necessary; Letter urging HHS to take regulatory actions to help hospitals and health systems prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter requesting $100 billion to prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter urging the Department of Labor to accurately define health care provider when promulgating regulations implementing key sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Letter sent to the President asking for the use of the Defense Production Act to increase the production of medical supplies and equipment; Letter to HHS regarding $100 billion emergency fund, asking HHS and CMS to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act increased funding by $100 billion in order to reimburse eligible health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19. In the letter, we urged HHS and CMS to immediately distribute funding to all hospital types in the US - with additional funding going to COVID-19 hotspots; Letter urging Congress to modernize the Stafford Act as part of its next COVID-19 legislative package to allow all hospitals to recoup financial losses from this pandemic and future disasters; Letter to the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requesting they, as primary federal regulators for insured depository institutions, take prompt action to assist health care providers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic should the need to do so arise; Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Chair of the Board of Governors urging a supplement to the New Main Street Loan Facility term sheet with prompt guidance to ensure that access to this critically-necessary loan facility will be attainable for hospitals without delay; Letter was sent to the SBA urging it to ensure that small- and mid-size public hospitals, including those that have both nonprofit and public designations, are allowed to apply for and receive loans under the newly-authorized SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Letter in response to FEMAs request for input on establishing a voluntary agreement, under the Defense Production Act, of key private sector stakeholders relevant to responding to COVID-19, urging that such an agreement account for the full breadth of COVID-19 medical supply and equipment needs; Support H.R. 6474/S.3838 Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, a bill that would provide an additional $2 billion in funding for the FCC Rural Health Care program and increase the subsidy for health care providers from 65 to 85 percent. This legislation also simplifies the program to allow for more efficient application processes and disbursement of much needed funding; Support HR 6654 Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act, a bill that would codify an expanded list of providers to deliver and bill for telehealth services during the PHE; Support HR 7233Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020, a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct studies to provide information about the expanded use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to Senate HELP Committee in response to request for feedback on preparing for next pandemic; Discussion about telehealth waivers and flexibilities with HHS; Discussion about CARES provider relief fund distributions with HHS; Oppose HR 6559/ S 3677 COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, a bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; Joint letter with ANA urging Congress to act quickly to get needed resources into the health care system, so that hospitals, nurses and physicians responding to COVID-19 are able to continue to provide treatments, front-line health care personnel are able to provide care and patients are able access health care services; Statement to Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color urging Congress to employ the resources of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - which is congressionally-mandated to coordinate the research of the other National Institutes of Healths centers and institutes related to minority health - to research and develop approaches to specifically address the COVID-19 needs of minority populations; Advocate with Congress for full forgiveness of COVID-19 related accelerated payments received by hospitals; Support S 3781Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency (PART) Act, a bill to increase reporting of, help mitigate potential shortages related to, and promote, accountability and transparency for pharmaceuticals and medical devices; Support S 3780 Help Onshore Manufacturing Efficiencies (HOME) for Drugs and Devices Act, a bill to encourage domestic advanced manufacturing of critical drugs and devices in order to address economic, health, and security concerns, combat shortages of critical drugs and devices, and promote increased domestic diversification of, and independence from foreign reliance on, pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains; Support S.3763 Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, a bill to establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers; Support HR 6788/ S 3599 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a bill to enhance our Nations nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas; Urged support for joint House and Senate letter to the Administration asking for flexibility for hospitals with respect to J-1 and H-1B visa programs; Letter to Senate Finance Committee to address the important issue of maternal health and the opportunity to provide suggestions regarding how to improve maternal health in this country; Support the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act, a bill that allows for the temporary reciprocity for treatment by medical professionals licensed in one state to patients in other states.
2020 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 2 - Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 55 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 292 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 427 - Connect America Fund (CAF) Accountability Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 530 - Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 805 - Robo COP Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1096 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of broadband internet access service - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1101 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1220 - Truth-In-Billing, Remedies and User Empowerment Over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1328 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1359 - Digital GAP Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1367 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1555 - Transparency for Cable Consumers Act - all provision related to cable. -HR 1644 - Save the Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1693 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2063 - Eliminate from Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect Act (E-FRONTIER Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2136 - The Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2147 - Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2298 - Repeat Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones (ROBOCOP) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious (ROBO) Calls and Texts Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2386 - STOP Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2601 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2643 - Broadband MAPS Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2644 - SMART IoT Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2661 - Rural Broadband Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2692 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2760 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2784 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2785 - Community Broadband Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2881 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2929 - Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3156 - Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (BDIA) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3255 - Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3278 - Connect America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3325 - Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3475 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3605 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3676 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3707 - Double the Enforcement and Fines of Everyone Associated with Terrible (DEFEAT) Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3789 - IoT Readiness Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3811 - IoT Standards Leadership Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3836 - Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3900 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3957 - Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3999 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4127 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4171 - Wireless Infrastructure Now (WIN) 5G Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4179 - Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4194 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technology Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4486 - Digital Equity Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4641 - Broadband Speed Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4642 - Community Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4855 - Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5000 - Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently (SHARE) Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5243 - Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5424 - Protect Broadband Funding Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5703 - Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) ACT - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5762 - Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies (THRIVE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5926 - Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Todays Networks Act (RESILIENT Networks Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5928 - Fee Integrity and Responsibilities and To Regain Essential Spectrum for Public-Safety Operators Needed to Deploy Equipment Reliably Act of 2020 (FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5985 - Foreign Robocall Elimination Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6096 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6145 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6227 - Privacy Score Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6275 - Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6394 - Keeping Critical Connections Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6435 - Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6456 - Serving Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6459 - Small Cities and Towns Investment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6477 - Spectrum Coordination Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6487 - Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6488 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6491 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (E-BRIDGE Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6534 - Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6563 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6570 - Online Consumer Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6604 - Commerce Spectrum Coordination Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6621 - Open Technology Fund Authorization Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6744 - Computer and Internet Equity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6866 - Public Health Emergency Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6937 - Countering Online Harms Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7005 - Showing How Isolationism Effects Long-term Development (SHIELD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7022 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet For All Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7333 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7335 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7336 - Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7344 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7350 - Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7352 - Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7353 - Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7355 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7363 - Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7364 - Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7369 - The Cable Transparency Act- all provisions related to cable. -S 142 - American Data Dissemination Act (ADD) Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 266 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 510 - Truth-In-Billing, Remedies and User Empowerment Over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 558 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 583 - Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 682 - Save the Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 738 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -S 748 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 806 - Own Your Own Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 807 - The Cost Openness and Spending Transparency (COST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 819 - FCC Reporting Modernization Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 918 - Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act (E-FRONTIER Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1116 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1212 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones (ROBOCOP) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1214 - The Privacy Bill of Rights Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1239 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious (ROBO) Calls and Texts Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1241 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1289 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1294 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1302 - Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1398 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1479 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1485 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1502 - Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1515 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1578 - Do Not Track Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1611 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1626 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1822 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technology Availability (Broadband DATA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1826 - Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1939 - Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1951 - Designing Accounting Safeguards To Help Broaden Oversight and Regulations on Data - all provisions related to cable. -S 1968 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1976 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2012 - Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2018 - American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2118 - Defending Americas 5G Future Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2186 - Protecting Personal Information Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2223 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2275 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2314 - Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2342 - Data Broker List Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2344 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2349- Protection from Robocalling Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2363 - Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real (TOWER) Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2385 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2645 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2704 - Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2816 - Broadband Parity Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3093 - Broadband Speed Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3094 - Community Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security - all provisions related to cable. -S 3191 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3246 - Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3300 - Data Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3355 - Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3362 - Homework Gap Trust Fund Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3411 - Kids Internet Design and Safety Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3648 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3663 - COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3695 - Continuing Online Networking, Negating Economic Conditions on Technology at Home Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4022 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to update the national broadband plan, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 4062 - Stopping Big Tech Censorship Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4066 - Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act - all provisions related to cable.
2020 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
TEC - TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R.55 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019 (introduced 1/3/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.427 - Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 1/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.530 - Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 (introduced 1/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.151 - TRACED Act (1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.161 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.142 - ADD Act (introduced 1/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 (introduced 1/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.711 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. (introduced 1/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.273 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 1/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 2/4/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 2/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1101 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. (introduced 2/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (introduced 2/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1220 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019 (introduced 2/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1328 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act (introduced 2/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.583 - DATA Privacy Act (introduced 2/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1575 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/6/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1586 - BRIDGE Act of 2019 (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1602 - TRACED Act (introduced 3/7/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019 (introduced 3/8/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 3/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 (introduced 3/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1818 - Kelsey Smith Act (introduced 3/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (introduced 3/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2013 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2015 - TRACED Act (introduced 04/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2063 - E-FRONTIER Act (introduced 04/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1046 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act (introduced 04/04/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2136 - Open Internet Preservation Act (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1116 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (introduced 04/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1166 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1167 - Digital Equity Act of 2019 (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1212 - ROBOCOP Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act (introduced 04/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2298 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering Of Consumers On Phones Act (introduced 04/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 (introduced 04/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act (introduced 04/29/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1239 - ROBO Calls and Texts Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1241 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act (introduced 04/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1294 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 05/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2601 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act (introduced 05/08/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2643 - Broadband MAPS Act of 2019 (introduced 05/09/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2661 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2682 - Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 (introduced 05/10/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2692 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1457 - Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 05/14/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1485 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2784 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2785 - Community Broadband Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.2929 - Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (introduced 05/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3002 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1655 - A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. (introduced 05/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1748 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (introduced 06/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 06/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1822 - Broadband DATA Act (introduced 06/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3264 - Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3278 - Connect America Act of 2019 (introduced 06/13/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (introduced 06/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2012 - Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2018 - American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 (introduced 06/27/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3707 - DEFEAT Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2111 - SHIELD Act of 2019 (introduced 07/15/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3780 - Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/16/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3810 - Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019 (introduced 07/17/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2186 - Protecting Personal Information Act of 2019 (introduced 07/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3869 - Internet Exchange Act of 2019 (introduced 07/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3900 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes. (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2204 - DART Act of 2019 (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2223 - AIRWAVES Act (introduced 07/23/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2275 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 (introduced 07/25/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4127 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2344 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 (introduced 07/30/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2349 - Protection from Robocalling Act of 2019 (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2385 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act (introduced 07/31/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act (introduced 08/01/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4171 - WIN 5G Act (introduced 08/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act (introduced 09/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (introduced 9/06/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4283 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 (introduced 9/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4459 - Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (introduced 9/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4461 - Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019 (introduced 09/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4641 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4642 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 10/11/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (introduced 10/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4855 - C-BAND Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4856 - READI Act (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2693 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019 (introduced 10/24/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019 (introduced 11/05/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2816 - Broadband Parity Act of 2019 (introduced 11/07/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019 (introduced 11/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2921 - C-BAND Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act (introduced 11/20/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5257 - Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 (introduced 11/22/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 (introduced 12/02/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (introduced 12/03/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5424 - Protect Broadband Funding Act (introduced 12/12/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3093 - Broadband Speed Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3094 - Community Broadband Mapping Act (introduced 12/18/2019) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3246 - SMART Act (introduced 01/28/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5703 - PRIVCY ACT (introduced 01/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5850 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S. 3264 - Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 (introduced 02/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3300 - Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 02/13/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5918 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. (introduced 02/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act (introduced 02/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers) S.3362 - Homework Gap Trust Fund Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3355 - Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act (introduced 02/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3438 - R-DOCS Reauthorization Act of 2020 (introduced 03/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (introduced 03/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3548 - CARES Act (introduced 03/19/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 03/23/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6394 - To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. (introduced 03/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6456 - Serving Rural America Act (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6487 - ACCESS Act (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6488 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020 (introduced 04/10/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6563 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 04/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/05/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3663 - COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 (introduced 05/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3695 - CONNECT at Home Act (introduced 05/12/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 (introduced 05/14/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (introduced 05/21/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act (introduced 05/27/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7095 - INVEST in America Act (introduced 06/04/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - (introduced 06/11/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 (introduced 06/18/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4022 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 (introduced 06/22/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7302 - To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/24/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7333 - Coastal Broadband Deployment Act (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7335 - To provide an enhanced general penalty for any person who willfully or maliciously destroys a communications facility. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7336 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7337 - To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. (introduced 04/07/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7350 - To streamline the process for consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.7352 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline siting processes for telecommunications service facilities, and for other purposes. (introduced 06/25/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4095 - A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. (introduced (6/29/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4112 - Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers S.4113 - BRIDGE Act (introduced 06/30/2020) - all provisions related to communications providers
2020 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 5564 - Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act, all provisions. HR 5573 - PROTECT Kids Act, all provisions. HR 5640 & S 3152- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions. HR 5659 & S 3218- Protecting Community Television Act, all provisions. HR 5703 - PRIVCY ACT, all provisions. HR 5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act, all provisions. HR 6096 - READI Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020, all provisions. PL 116-136 - CARES Act, implementation of provisions related to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act, all provisions. H Res 549 - Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity, all provisions. HR 6397 - Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act, all provisions. HR 6456 - Serving Rural America Act, all provisions. HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. HR 6491 - E-Bridge Act, all provisions. HR 6563 - Emergency Education Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6624 - Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need, All provisions. S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3695 - CONNECT at Home Act, all provisions. HR 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, all provisions. S 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3718 - Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19, all provisions. S 3861 - Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions. HR 6881 & S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act, all provision. HR 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4066 - PACT Act, all provisions. S 4015 - RCAP Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4113 - BRIDGE Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. HR 7363 - CONNECT Act, all provisions. HR 7364 - CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. Other issues pertaining to infrastracture and broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, FCC merger review, diversity and inclusion, online privacy, cybersecurity, retransmission consent, channel carriage and spectrum.
2020 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 3569/H.R. 6394, Keeping Critical Connections Act; S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - provisions related to broadband connectivity; H.R. 5926, RESILIENT Networks Act; H.R. 6096, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARNIT) Act of 2020; Broadband deployment issues, generally; Net neutrality, generally; Net neutrality issues related to the FCCs Open Internet Order and Restoring Internet Freedom Order; TCPA issues, generally; RUS funding and rural broadband issues, generally; Broadband mapping issues, generally; H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act - provisions related to broadband; H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act, provisions related to broadband; H.R. 2, Moving America Forward Act, provisions related to broadband; H.R. 6563, Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020; H.R. 6456, Serving Rural America Act; H.R. 6491, E-Bridge Act; S.3838/H.R. 6474, Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act; Federal rights of way generally; S. 4095/H.R. 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020; S. 3695, CONNECT at Home Act; H.R. 6723, Universal Broadband Act of 2020; H.R. 7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; S. 4201/H.R. 7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes Act; S. 4015, RCAP Act; HR. 7160, Opportunities for Broadband to Deployment Act
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) relative to E-Rate funds and Rural Healthcare Program funds; S.1822, Broadband DATA Act; H.R.4229, Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act; H.R.2, INVEST in America Act/Moving Forward Act. Legislative efforts related to COVID-19 response; H.R.6474/S.3838, Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MI |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
Client expense: $4,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $3,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)