Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions, and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.

Client expense: $41,268 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions, and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1583/H.R. 8713) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (P.L. 116-22) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100/S.Con.Res.50) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637/S. 4819) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689/S. 4980) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) 148.Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) 149.Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996) 150.Maternal Immunization Enhancement Act 151.FY2021 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act (P.L. 116-260) 152.Helping Adults Protect Immunity (HAPI) Act (H.R. 4864) 153.Secure Affordable Vaccines Equally (SAVE) for Seniors Act (H.R. 8623) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.

Lobbying Report: October 1 - December 31, 2020 Legislation H.R. 1854 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight) S. 9 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act S. 655 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (Lobbying activities related to curbing the use of flavors in tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars) S. 1253/H.R. 3942 Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act (Lobbying activities related to applying requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems) S. 2463 E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill) S. 2517 Tobacco Tax Equity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill) S. 3223 Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act H.R. 6637 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 S. 4819 Senate Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 7286/ S. 4524 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act H.R. 8343 The Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act S. 4440 Social Determinants of Health Act H.R. 8137 Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2020 S. 4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure H.R. 2339/ S. 3174 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act H.R. 2111 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act H.R. 133 Omnibus and COVID Relief and Response Act Issues Biden transition Tobaccos role in health disparities FDA regulatory authority over tobacco COVID-19 and tobacco Youth tobacco use FDA action on menthol cigarettes FDA review of MRTP and PMTA applications Medicaid and tobacco cessation Prevention and Public Health Fund (Lobbying activities related to preserving the Fund) E-Cigarettes & E-Cigarette Marketing Preventing tobacco use by kids Online sales of tobacco products Misleading social media marketing by tobacco companies Funding for CDC Office on Smoking and Health Public health funding and COVID-19 response Health disparities and COVID-19 Agencies Visited US House of Representatives US Senate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food & Drug Administration

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on academic medicines missions, including education, research, patient care, GME, workforce, and physician shortages in rural and urban communities. Draft Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 6650, S. 3634, Health Heroes 2020 Act S. 4055, Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about academic medicines response to the opioid epidemic. Support funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices. Support suspension of DATA waivers. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. P.L. 116-22, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Issues: Support the Hospital Preparedness Program and the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Support increased funding authorization levels. Issue: Support high-quality affordable health insurance. Support programs and funds for safety-net providers. Issue: Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including instituting a moratorium, increasing reporting requirements on covered entities, imposing user fees, changing the program from an up-front discount to a post-sale rebate, and not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to create new requirements for FQHC grantees that participate in the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce OPPS reimbursements to hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B program. Issue: Oppose efforts to allow certain grandfathered health care plans to increase consumer cost sharing without losing their grandfathered status. Issue: Oppose State relief and empowerment waivers that allow states to offer insurance plans that do not meet the requirements set forth under the Affordable Care Act. Issue: Oppose efforts to expand the availability of Association Health Plans. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Hospital Compare website. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Oppose efforts to finalize two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and the End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model Issue: Oppose burdensome regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act Issues: Educate Congress on surprise medical bills and price transparency or disclosure. Support general principles for surprise medical bills draft legislation. Oppose statutory benchmark rate setting. Oppose Senate hospital/insurer contracting provisions and onerous reporting burden. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title IV Issue: Prescription drug pricing, public health, maternal mortality, and health information technology. Issue: Oppose restrictions on diversity training for federal grantees and employees. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Educate Congress about medical education on nutrition, consent, implicit bias, and maternal health. H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 4004, S. 2986 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. H.R. 4995 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 4996 Helping MOMS Act of 2020 Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. S. 3750/H.R. 6837, Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Improvement Act of 2020 Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Draft, firearm safety legislation Issue: Support universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Issue: Support universal background checks Issue: Support aligning 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. S. 4349/H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving physician burnout and well-being. P.L. 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 P.L. 116-123, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R.6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 HEALS Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 178, Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act Draft Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 Draft Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 Issues: Support emergency supplemental funding and policies for federal agencies to support coronavirus preparedness, response, relief, vaccine development and distribution, and testing and contact tracing. Ensure access to research samples. Support funding for and provide recommendations for disbursement of provider relief fund. Support revised Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies and increased provider flexibility. Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs. Support inclusion of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions. Support fixes to Medicare GME Rural Training Track programs. Support Medicare GME per resident amount and cap-setting technical corrections and administrative relief. Support an increase in the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Support for current telehealth waivers to be made permanent. Support for extension of Medicare sequester moratorium. Support changes to CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule evaluation and management payments. Provide recommendations on personal protective equipment, testing, social distancing, clinical care, and other COVID related preparedness and response efforts of the federal government. Avoid imposing standards that would encourage depletion of scarce PPE and other resources. Support enhanced national COVID-19 data collection to better address health disparities. Support public health infrastructure. See other additions under BUD. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students in administering covid vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Urge CDC to update testing guidelines. Issue: Describe medical education approach on womens health and support efforts to promote trauma-informed care. Issue: Support science and data driven approach to HHS and EPA decision making. Issue: Support CDC mission S 4248 / HR 7618 COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act Issue: Support grant for anti-racism training in health professions programs. H.R. 8017, Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods (MOTION) Act Issue: Support grants for mobile COVID-testing units. S. 4160, To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. Issue: Support protections for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program to temporarily allow them to remain eligible for the program. H.R. 8283 S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout a national emergency. Issue: Support the rescission of the Department of Homeland Securitys Public Charge rule. Issue: Participate in Resilient American Communities initiative S. 4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Rescind the Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. Issue: Rescind Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, and support re-implementation of directives under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Issue: Support establishment of a Presidential Bioethics Commission. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support prompt establishment of the Research Policy Board and implementation of the additional reform efforts required by Section 2034 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255). Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support identification of specific federal regulations for review for disproportionate administrative impacts. Issue: Support independence of the US Food and Drug Administration. Issue: Support FDA rulemaking to harmonize protection of human research subjects. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting.

Public health funding Funding for hospitals for COVID-19 related costs Vaccine affordability COVID-19 testing and tracing Funding for school safety related to COVID-19 State and local funding related to COVID-19 Behavioral health Rural health care Telehealth Medicare Medicaid Health Savings Accounts Individual Health Insurance Market Reforms Employer Health Insurance Market Reforms Hospital Consolidation Surprise Medical Billing SNAP and nutrition services Prescription Drug Pricing H.R. 3436 - Chronic Care Management Act H.R.6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act H.R.5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 S. 2871 - Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2019 S. 286 and H.R. 945 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S. 2074 and H.R. 2482 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S. 2648 - Rural ACO Improvement Act H.R. 5212 - Accountable Care in Rural America Act S. 2157 and H.R. 6962 - Rural Hospital Sustainability Act S. 2373 and H.R. 4232 - Rural MOMS Act H.R. 6496 - The Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act S. 4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S. 4666 - National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020 HR. 1865

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; tobacco control and air pollution; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Act; HR 6704 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; HR 748 - CARES Act; S. 3548 - CARES Act; HR 6408 To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities; S. 1257 Legacy IRA Act; H.R. 3832- Legacy IRA Act; H.R. 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; HR 7610 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7617 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7612 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7609 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7616 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 6800 HEROES Act; H.R.8406 The Heroes Act; H.R.925 The Heroes Act; S.4557 COVER Act; S.4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure; Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill; Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Defense Appropriations bill; Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; H.J.Res.110 - Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

: Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to telehealth; Issues related to changing federal poverty line calculation; Issues related to COVID-19 Response;; H.R.986 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 H.R.987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1010 To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect. H.R.1385 SAVE Act H.R.1386 ENROLL Act of 2019 H.R.1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act H.R.1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 H.R.1884 Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 H.R.2508 Better Respiration through Expanding Access to Tele-Health Act;H.R.2862 VACCINES Act of 2019; H.R.3630 No Surprises Act H.R.4622 Family Asthma Act S.466 Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019 S.946 Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 S.1125 Protect Act S.1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S.1944 Public Health Funding Restoration Act. HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R.4716 I CAN Act; HR 5230 Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act; HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Act; HR 6704 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; HR 748 - CARES Act; S. 3548 - CARES Act; S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019; HR 6408 -- To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities; HR 7610 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7617 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7612 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 2468 School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act; HR 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7609 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7616 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R.5076 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019; H.R.6561 Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020; HR 6800 HEROES Act; H.R.6935 Protecting the Health of America's Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act; HR 7286 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; S. 4775 Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 4321 The Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act; S. 4318 The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act; S. 4317 SAFE TO WORK Act; S. 4322 The Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act; S. 4320 Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; ;H.R.8061 Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020;H.R.8406 The Heroes Act; H.R.925 The Heroes Act; S.4557 COVER Act; S.4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure; H.RES.957 Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month"; H.R.7011 Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020; H.R.8261 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S.4572 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S.4355 Katherine's Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020; H.RES.1192 Expressing support for the goals of November National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and for the early detection of lung cancer; H.R.8158 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.;H.R.7481 RESTART Act; 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; S.Res.780 A resolution designating November 2020 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for the early detection of lung cancer; H.R.8623 SAVE for Seniors Act; S.4864 HAPI Act; H.R.8725 HAPI Act; H.R.8595 To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping; Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill; Senate Defense Appropriations bill; Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; H.J.Res.110 - Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

Public health funding Funding for hospitals for COVID-19 related costs Vaccine affordability COVID-19 testing and tracing Funding for school safety related to COVID-19 State and local funding related to COVID-19 Behavioral health Rural health care Telehealth Medicare Medicaid Health Savings Accounts Individual Health Insurance Market Reforms Employer Health Insurance Market Reforms Hospital Consolidation Surprise Medical Billing SNAP and nutrition services Prescription Drug Pricing H.R. 3436 - Chronic Care Management Act H.R.6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act H.R.5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 S. 2871 - Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2019 S. 286 and H.R. 945 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S. 2074 and H.R. 2482 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S. 2648 - Rural ACO Improvement Act H.R. 5212 - Accountable Care in Rural America Act S. 2157 and H.R. 6962 - Rural Hospital Sustainability Act S. 2373 and H.R. 4232 - Rural MOMS Act H.R. 6496 - The Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act S. 4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S. 4666 - National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020 HR. 1865

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act, H.R.8496 SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act, S.4198 Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, S.4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8505 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., H.R.8702 Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020.

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act, H.R.8496 SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act, S.4198 Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, S.4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8505 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., H.R.8702 Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020.

commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises; H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act, H.R.8496 SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act, S.4198 Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, S.4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8505 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., H.R.8702 Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020.

reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act, H.R.8496 SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act, S.4198 Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, S.4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8505 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., H.R.8702 Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020.

surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019.COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 925 Updated Heroes Act, H.R.8496 SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act, S.4198 Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, S.4740 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8505 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes., H.R.8702 Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020.

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, H.R.133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, H.R.1520 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions, and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (Public Law 113-5, 116-22) 3.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 4.Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) 5.Implementation of the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act (Public Law 114-98) 6.Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34/H.R. 21) 7.Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (S. 21/H.R. 26) 8.Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951/H.R. 5/H.R. 45/H.Res.33) 9.Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act (H.R. 998) 10.Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004) 11.OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (S. 676/H.R. 1009) 12.A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (S.Con.Res. 3) 13.American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628/H.Res. 228) 14.Ozone Standards Implementation Act (S. 263/H.R. 806) 15.Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" (S.J. Res. 11/H.J.Res.36) 16.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 261/H.R. 772) 17.Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act (H.R. 1840) 18.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1587) 19.Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (S. 629) 20.Better Care Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1628) and related amendments 21.Public Health Emergency Response Act (S. 196) 22.Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H.Res.327) 23.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 830/H.R. 1953) 24.Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act (H.R. 3922) 25.Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 (S. 1899) 26.Tobacco Tax Equity Act (S. 1837) 27.Healthy Kids Act (S. 1821/H.R. 3921) 28.Implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (P.S. 113-54) 29.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56) 30.Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (S. 1110/H.R. 2375) 31.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 1845) 32.Supporting Working Moms Act (S. 2122/H.R. 3255) 33.Championing Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 3922) 34.Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-90) 35.An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes (Public Law 115-96) 36.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) 37.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Advancing Innovation Act (S. 2852/H.R. 6378/H.R. 7328/S. 1379/H.R. 269) 38.Vaccine Access Improvement Act (H.R. 4993) 39.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (H.R. 453) 40.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (S. 2469) 41.Opioid Quota Reform Act (S. 2535) 42.Hospital Preparedness Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4776) 43.Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act (H.R. 1917) 44.Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680) 45.Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) 46.Agriculture Improvement Act (S. 3042) 47.SECURE Act (H.R. 5998) 48.Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act (S. 774) 49.SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) 50.Centers for Disease Control Emergency Response Act (S. 3161) 51.LABEL Opioids Act (S. 3428) 52.Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act (S. 1857) 53.Outdoors for All Act (S. 3499) 54.The MOMMA Act (H.R. 5977) 55.Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318) 56.Medicare Access to Vaccines Equity Act (not yet introduced) 57.The Support Act (H.R. 6) 58.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (S. 529) 59.NURSE Act (H.R. 1597) 60.Investing for the People Act (H.R. 2021) 61.Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 365/S. 568) 62.FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S. 463) 63.Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act (S. 1098) 64.Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895) 65.LIFT America Act (H.R 2479) 66.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (H.R. 3447/S. 1944) 67.Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (HR 4334) 68.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 3591) 69.Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act (S. 1281) 70.Saving Lives Through Better Data Act (S. 1793) 71.VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862) 72.DISARM Act (H.R. 4100/S. 1712) 73.Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act (H.R. 3117) 74.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (S. 1872) 75.Tobacco-Free Youth Act (S. 1541) 76.Tobacco to 21 Act (H.R. 2411/S. 1258) 77.Investing for People Act (H.R. 2021) 78.School Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act (H.R.2075/S.1013) 79.Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (H.R. 2339) 80.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 4004/S. 2986) 81.Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 2431) 82.The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 1323) 83.Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) 84.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 (H.R. 4309) 85.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S. 1608/H.R. 2891) 86.Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5321) 87.Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) 88.Lead-Free Future Act (H.R. 4416) 89.Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act (H.R. 4768) 90.Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide (H. Res. 592) 91.Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) 92.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) 93.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) 94.Connecting Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act (H.R. 5696/S. 3391)) 95.Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act (S. 2244/H.R. 4131) 96.National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (S. 2661/H.R. 4194) 97.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (H.R. 4564) 98.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 99.Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 1329) 100.Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767) 101.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1122/H.R. 1109) 102.Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act (S. 2492/H.R. 2599) 103.Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (S. 1737/H.R. 3165) 104.Behavioral Health Transparency Act (S. 1576/H.R. 2874) 105.Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S. 2772/H.R. 884) 106.Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act (S. 3309) 107.Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (H.R. 5041) 108.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act (H.R. 6935) 109.Improving Social Determinants Act (H.R. 6561/S. 4440) 110.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H.Con.Res.100) 111.FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (TBD) 112.Better Tools for Healthy Living Act (S. 1805) 113.The WIC Act (H.R. 6811/S. 2358) 114.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 6637) 115.Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) 116.The HEROES Act (H.R.6800) 117.Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act (H.R.7077/S.3877) 118.The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 (H.R. 6142) 119.COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act (H.R. 7618/S. 4248) 120.Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (H. Con. Res. 100) 121.Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R. 8061) 122.Public Safety Officer Support Act (H.R. 7568) 123.COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act (S. 4059) 124.Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6578) 125.Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (S. 3737) 126.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S. Res. 655) 127.Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act (H.R.7887) 128.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (S. 4740) 129.CARE for Families Act (H.R. 3117/S. 3354) 130.Improving Data Collection for Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (H.R. 7689) 131.The STANDUP Act of 2020 (H.R. 7293) 132.The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 4861) 133.The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 5469) 134.The Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2519/S. 1334) 135.The Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 5619/S. 3198) 136.The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act (H.R. 1646/S. 3244) 137.The Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 4585) 138.The Maternal Health Immunization Enhancement Act (S. 4690) 139.Pandemic Vaccine Access Improvement Act (Not yet introduced) 140.Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) 141.Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (HR 8319) Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act (S. 4320). 142.ETHIC Act (H.R. 8205) 143.Safely Back to School and Work Act (S. 4322) 144.Supporting the goals and ideals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (H.Res. 1064) 145.COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act (S. 4262) 146.Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 (S. 4368) 147.Health STATISTICS Act (H.R. 8080) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, DOT, HUD, EPA, NIMH, Education, USDA, DHS, FEMA, and SAMHSA.

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019.COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises; H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services and pharmacogenetic testing, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act discussion draft and Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development Act discussion draft; reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, TRICARE coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); narrowing the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal self-referral statute to remove anatomic pathology, advanced diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and radiation therapy; Medicare physician signature documentation requirements; National Diabetes Prevention Program; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to pandemic/epidemic/public health crises, Anti-Kickback Law relating to clinical laboratories, surprise billing issues relating to clinical laboratory and ancillary providers. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2020; Medicare reimbursement of clinical laboratory services; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271), H.R. 3584/S. 3049 Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act, H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act, S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, S. 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, S. 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 3502 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, H.R. 861 End Surprise Billing Act of 2019, H.R. 2328 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act, H.R. 3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, H.R. 2143 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019, H.R. 269 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, S. 1379 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 2740 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 4378 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H.R. 3055 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response, including COVID-19 laboratory capacity and testing, PL 116-123 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, PL 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act, PL 116-136 Coronavirus AID, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/H.R. 748/S.3548), PL 116-139 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R.6585 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.3850 - Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, S.4198 - A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for COVID-19 serology testing, H.R.7667 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7610 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7614 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.7615 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, H.R.7658 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain costs of providing employees with testing for COVID-19, S.4214 - A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19, S.4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act, H.R. 925 - Updated Heroes Act, S.178 - Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, S.4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S.4322 - Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act, S.4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; tobacco control and air pollution; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Act; HR 6704 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; HR 748 - CARES Act; S. 3548 - CARES Act; HR 6408 To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities; S. 1257 Legacy IRA Act; H.R. 3832- Legacy IRA Act; H.R. 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; HR 7610 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7617 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7612 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7609 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7616 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 6800 HEROES Act; H.R.8406 The Heroes Act; H.R.925 The Heroes Act; S.4557 COVER Act; S.4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to telehealth; Issues related to changing federal poverty line calculation; Issues related to COVID-19 Response;; H.R.986 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 H.R.987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.1010 To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect. H.R.1385 SAVE Act H.R.1386 ENROLL Act of 2019 H.R.1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act H.R.1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 H.R.1884 Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 H.R.2508 Better Respiration through Expanding Access to Tele-Health Act;H.R.2862 VACCINES Act of 2019; H.R.3630 No Surprises Act H.R.4622 Family Asthma Act S.466 Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019 S.946 Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 S.1125 Protect Act S.1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act S.1944 Public Health Funding Restoration Act. HR 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R.4716 I CAN Act; HR 5230 Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act; HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Act; HR 6704 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; HR 748 - CARES Act; S. 3548 - CARES Act; S. 1531 - Stopping the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019; HR 6408 -- To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities; HR 7610 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7617 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7612 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 2468 School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act; HR 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7609 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7616 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; HR 7608 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R.5076 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019; H.R.6561 Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020; HR 6800 HEROES Act; H.R.6935 Protecting the Health of America's Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond Act; HR 7286 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; S. 4775 Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S. 4321 The Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act; S. 4318 The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act; S. 4317 SAFE TO WORK Act; S. 4322 The Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act; S. 4320 Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; ;H.R.8061 Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020;H.R.8406 The Heroes Act; H.R.925 The Heroes Act; S.4557 COVER Act; S.4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure; H.RES.957 Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month"; H.R.7011 Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020; H.R.8261 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S.4572 Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020; S.4355 Katherine's Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020; H.RES.1192 Expressing support for the goals of November National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and for the early detection of lung cancer; H.R.8158 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.;H.R.7481 RESTART Act; 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;

Lobbying Report: July 1 - September 30, 2020 Legislation H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act H.R. 1854 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight) S. 9 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 (Lobbying activities related to opposing exemption of cigars from FDA oversight) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) H.R. 7610 FY 2021 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) H.R. 7614 FY 2021 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Senate FY 2021 Appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act H.R. 7608 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) H.R. 7617 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Lobbying activities related to FY 2021 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) S. 655 Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (Lobbying activities related to curbing the use of flavors in tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars) S. 3174 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill) S. 1253/H.R. 3942 Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act (Lobbying activities related to applying requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems) S. 2463 E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill) S. 2517 Tobacco Tax Equity Act (Lobbying activities related to the entire bill) S. 3223 Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act H.R. 6637 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 Senate Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 H.R. 7286/ S. 4524 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act H.R. 8343 The Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act S. 4440 Social Determinants of Health Act H.R. 8137 Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2020 S. 4740 A bill to support public health infrastructure Issues Prevention and Public Health Fund (Lobbying activities related to preserving the Fund) Tobaccos role in health disparities FDA regulation of tobacco products Flavored tobacco products E-Cigarettes E-Cigarette Marketing Preventing tobacco use by kids Online sales of tobacco products Misleading social media marketing by tobacco companies Funding for CDC Office on Smoking and Health Public health funding and COVID-19 response Health disparities and COVID-19 Medicaid and tobacco cessation Agencies Visited US House of Representatives US Senate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public health funding Funding for hospitals for COVID-19 related costs Vaccine affordability Behavioral health Rural health care Telehealth Medicare Medicaid Health Savings Accounts Individual Health Insurance Market Reforms Employer Health Insurance Market Reforms Hospital Consolidation Surprise Medical Billing SNAP and nutrition services Prescription Drug Pricing H.R. 3436 - Chronic Care Management Act H.R.6138 - Tech to Save Moms Act H.R.5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 S. 2871 - Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2019 S. 286 and H.R. 945 - Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S. 2074 and H.R. 2482 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act S. 2648 - Rural ACO Improvement Act H.R. 5212 - Accountable Care in Rural America Act S. 2157 and H.R. 6962 - Rural Hospital Sustainability Act S. 2373 and H.R. 4232 - Rural MOMS Act H.R. 6496 - The Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act S. 4740 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act S. 4666 - National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported