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Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act
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Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1837, the Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 1695, American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2023 Public Law 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Law (Secure 2.0 retirement provisions). IRS Transmitter Control Codes and Electronic Filing of Form 1042 IRS Draft Revised W-8EXP IRS Tax Treatment of Digital Assets U.S. Senate Draft Form W-9 IRS Stock Buyback Excise Tax U.S. Treasury, IRS Request for Extension of Comment Period for REG-122793-19 Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions (proposed regulations) W-8 E-signature easing W-8 ECI OECD BEPS 2.0 Qualified Derivatives Payment Reporting Form W-9 requester instructions Proposed Regulations for Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions IRC Section 871(m) IRC Section 987 U.S. Taiwan Expedited Double Tax Relief Act 529 S. 1453, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act
Client expense: $2,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2023 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1837, the Investing in Our Communities Act; S. 1990, Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act. Federal Register No. 2023-12799: Section 6418 Transfer of Certain Credits under Internal Revenue Service S. 1695, American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2023 S. 2491/H.R. 4870, Wall Street Tax Act of 2023 Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR Modernization Derivatives Tax Act Proposals to expand bank information reporting requirements Public Law 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Law (Secure 2.0 retirement provisions). IRS Transmitter Control Codes and Electronic Filing of Form 1042 IRS Draft Revised W-8EXP IRS Tax Treatment of Digital Assets U.S. Senate Draft Form W-9 IRS Stock Buyback Excise Tax U.S. Treasury, IRS Request for Extension of Comment Period for REG-122793-19 Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions (proposed regulations)
Client expense: $1,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act; Support for S. Res. 712, recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 -- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 -- Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline the broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to the electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7598 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8573 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; H.R. 8575 - FAIR Contributions Act; H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act; H.R. 9463 - SAT Streamlining Act of 2022; H.R. 9569 - ALERT Parity Act; S. 113 -- BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 -- Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 -- Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 -- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 -- National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 -- Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 -- Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 -- Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 -- American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 -- Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 -- Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 -- Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 -- Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 -- Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 -- A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 -- Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 -- Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 -- PACT Act; S. 922 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 -- A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 -- A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 -- A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 -- A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022; S. 4590 - Uncap America Act; S. 4676 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022; S. 4767 - PLAN for Broadband Act; and S. 5321 - DIGITAL Reservations Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models. Support the provision of additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Support the provision of 200 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions. Support the extension of COVID-related telehealth flexibilities. Support elimination or delay of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Medicare sequester and eliminating or reducing scheduled cuts to the Physician Fee Schedule. Support one-year of continuous Medicaid coverage for children. Support extension of postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage for 12 months. H.R. 1384/ S.445, Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067, Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act of 2021 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236, Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act/ S. 2727 Investing in Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. 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: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including restrictions on covered entities use of contract pharmacy to distribute covered drugs. H.R. 4390, Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payer mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R. 2503 / S. 3039, Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage during the postpartum period and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769, Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 925 / S. 347, Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions / Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. H.R. 8131, Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035 / S. 2982, Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. Issue: Support efforts of teaching hospitals to promote patient safety and high-quality care. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division FF Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961, Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for health care workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in health care settings. P.L. 117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Issue: Support a one year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Client expense: $876,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 Weight Variances for NC Agriculture Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act Bipartisan S. 1695, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Development Act
Client expense: $133,402 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act; USDA Reconnect Broadband Grant.
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Monitor H.R. 3463 and S. 1695, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act. Also work on supply chain issues related to S. 1260, the US Innovation and Competition Act, as well as SNS and ASPR issues contained in S. 3799, the PREVENT Pandemics Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 -- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 -- Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline the permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to the electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8573 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; H.R. 8575 - FAIR Contributions Act; H.R. 8679 - PLAN for Broadband Act; S. 113 -- BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 -- Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 -- Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 -- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 -- National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 -- Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 -- Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 -- Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 -- American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 -- Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 -- Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 -- Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 -- Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 -- Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 -- A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 -- Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 -- Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 -- PACT Act; S. 922 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 -- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 -- A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 -- A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 -- A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the buildout of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 -- A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3195 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022; S. 4590 - Uncap America Act; S. 4676 - Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022; S. 4763 - GRID Broadband Act of 2022; and S. 4767 - PLAN for Broadband Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Transportation
S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 Weight Variances for NC Agriculture Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act Bipartisan S. 1695, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Development Act
Client expense: $49,352 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
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 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). Support Senate Finance Committee proposal to provide 400 additional Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots for psychiatry and psychiatry sub-specialties. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. 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: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers to fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care by allowing Food and Drug Administration regulation of the development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Issue: Support initiatives of hospitals to promote affordable housing in local communities and eliminate other social determinants of health to improve health equity. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 Issue: Support grants to address social determinants of health H.R. 7585 / S. 4486, Health Equity and Accountability Act Issue: Support programs to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. Issue: Support incentives to encourage the inclusion of implicit bias training in medical education and residency training. Issue: Support congressional investment in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models to reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal health. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. Provide feedback on monkeypox response including testing. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. H.R. 8131 Increasing Competition for Medical Residency Act Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress and Administration about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, stigma around addiction, reproductive health, and accelerated medical education training programs. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. H.R. 7961 - Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act Issue: Support statutory protections against violence and intimidation for healthcare workers and provide grants for hospital programs aimed at preventing violence in healthcare settings. Issue: Support a one-year pause in military medical billet reductions in the Military Health System.
Client expense: $912,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act; USDA Reconnect Broadband Grant.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act; Support for S. Res. 712, recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Monitor H.R. 3463 and S. 1695, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act. Also work on supply chain issues related to S. 1260, the US Innovation and Competition Act, as well as SNS and ASPR issues contained in S. 3799, the PREVENT Pandemics Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Transportation
S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 Weight Variances for NC Agriculture Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act Bipartisan S. 1695, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Development Act
Client expense: $146,254 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R. 1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish an interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; H.R. 7116 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022; H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023; H.R. 8152 - American Data Privacy and Protection Act; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the buildout of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - E-BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022; and S. 4126 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
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 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. Issues: Educate Congress and the administration about the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support measures to expand access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for training on substance use disorders, pain management, and safe prescribing practices, enhance enforcement of mental health parity laws, increased financial support for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 2067 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 Issue: Oppose legislative mandates dictating medical education curriculum on pain management and addiction. H.R. 7236 Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act Issue: Support increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric mental health services through a 100% federal match. 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 measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program and oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the program, including not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 4390 Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through 340B Act of 2021 (PROTECT 340B Act) Issue: Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from discriminating against 340B covered entities. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests at academic medical centers and oppose policies that would increase burdensome regulations and negatively impact patients access to care. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal H.R.7585, 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. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 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. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. P.L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, reinstating assault weapons ban, data infrastructure, hospital based and community violence intervention programs, and programs to address mental and behavioral health impact of gun violence. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Support efforts of academic medical centers to respond to public health threats such as monkeypox and COVID-19. Urge establishment and implementation of robust national testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22) Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. Support increased clinical trials diversity. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform Congress about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. Issue: Provide feedback on efforts of the academic medicine community to address climate change and decarbonization. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. Issue: Educate Congress on accelerated medical education programs. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on AAMC member curriculum on climate change and nutrition.
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Monitor H.R. 3463 and S. 1695, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act. Also work on supply chain issues related to S. 1260, the US Innovation and Competition Act, as well as SNS and ASPR issues contained in S. 3799, the PREVENT Pandemics Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2022; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 7060 - Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022; H.R. 7112 - Internet Exchange Act of 2022; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1885 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2021; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2427 - Fair Contribution Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021; S. 3335 - Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act; S. 3692 - NET Act; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; and S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Transportation
S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 Weight Variances for NC Agriculture Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act Bipartisan S. 1695, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Development Act
Client expense: $92,899 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
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 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. 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 and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. Issue: Educate Congress on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care. Support measures to expand access to mental health care, including enhanced enforcement of mental health parity laws, expanded funding for integrated behavioral health models, and the removal of regulatory barriers to telehealth-enabled mental health care, including electronic interprofessional consults (eConsults). H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers 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 not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information and delayed enforcement of information blocking rule until comprehensive guidance is issued. Issue: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft 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. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 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. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 925 / S. 347 Data to Save Moms Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Support legislative initiatives to improve data collection to improve maternal health equity. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risk protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs P.L. 117-105, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response. S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act Issue: Provide feedback on pandemic preparedness legislation, urge inclusion of provisions to support academic medical centers preparedness activities. Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy; functional, redundant, and transparent supply chain; improved federal coordination; investments in public health and health care human and other resources; data modernization initiatives; and other actions to improve current and future pandemic response. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first, that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards, and oppose interference in the patient-physician relationship. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000, Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671, Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Inform about medical education on caring for older adults, nutrition, climate change, and opportunities to accelerate training. H.R. 7152/ S.3534, The Tracking Pathogens Act Issue: Support expansion of CDC activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens. Issue: Support reignition of Cancer Moonshot. HR 5035, The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support expansion of training for health professionals to prevent self-harm or suicide
Client expense: $874,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Monitor H.R. 3463 and S. 1695, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act. Also work on supply chain issues related to S. 1260, the US Innovation and Competition Act, as well as SNS and ASPR issues contained in S. 3799, the PREVENT Pandemics Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Support for S. 1695 / H.R. 3193, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility, which would authorize the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects; H.R. 4374, the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act, which would make significant investments into the deployment and development in broadband infrastructure in rural America; and H.R. 3369, the Broadband for Rural America Act, which would provide additional investments in USDA rural broadband programs while prioritizing rural areas most underserved. General support for improving broadband infrastructure, additional funding to support broadband buildout, and improving broadband access to those who are not able to obtain broadband. Specific comments related to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's request for comment on new broadband programs established in the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - broadband provisions; H.R.3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; S1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation passed by the Senate and will soon be considered by the House includes several provisions important to the agriculture community. Infrastructure dollars in the Senate package include: $65 billion to connect every American to high-quality, reliable broadband internet access Supported H.R. 3369, the Broadband for Rural America Act. This legislation will provide additional investments in USDA rural broadband programs while prioritizing rural areas most underserved. Supported S. 1695 and H.R. 3193, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (EBRIDGE) Act. This legislation removes hurdles for broadband projects, including difficult last-mile efforts that often delay rural broadband deployment.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping (House and Senate); Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); and number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4374 - Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act; H.R. 4383 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 4480 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act; H.R. 4656 - Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act; H.R. 4659 - BROWSER Act of 2021; H.R. 4663 -- SUCCESS Act; H.R. 4825 - 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 4905 - Big Tech Accountability for Broadband Act; H.R. 4918 -- Rural Telehealth Expansion Act; H.R. 5058 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; H.R. 5486 - SMART Act; H.R. 5506 - Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act; H.R. 5512 - RURAL Broadband Mapping Act; H.R. 5871 - American Telecommunications Security Act; H.R. 6314 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2447 - SUCCESS Act; S. 2473 - Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021; S. 2965 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands of rural broadband networks associated with data transmission due to increased network usage; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act; S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; and S. 3288 - NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying communications on the following issues: availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum; integrity and security of communications networks; appropriate regulatory framework for Internet and communications services; broadband availability and pricing; universal service; infrastructure investment and development; data management; privacy (including issues relating to location-based services); telecommunications supply chain security; implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority; sunset of the 3G network; issues related to legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property; the deployment of 5G communication services and worldwide services to enterprise customers; video retransmission reform; and spectrum policy. Lobbying on the following bills: S. 113 - BROWSER Act, all provisions; S. 120 - Safe Connections Act, all provisions; S. 592 - Broadband Reserve Fund Act, all provisions; S. 922 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act, all provisions; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions; S. 1494 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to obligations of Internet Service Providers; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act, all provisions; S. 1695 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022, provisions related to cybersecurity, 5G development and deployment, and supply chain security; S. 1884 - Broadband Parity Act, all provisions; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act, all provisions; S. 2071 - Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act, all provisions; S. 2342 - Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021; provisions related to limiting use of pre-arbitration clauses; S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021, all provisions; S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, all provisions; P.L. 117-2 - American Rescue Act, implementation provisions; H.R. 678 Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act, all provisions; H.R. 698 - Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States (HOTSPOTS) Act, all provisions; H.R. 963 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Relief (FAIR) Act, provisions relating to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts and consumer contracts; H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act, all provisions; H.R. 1047 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act, all provisions; H.R. 1053 - Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act (TRUSTED Broadband Networks) Act, all provisions; H.R. 1056 - Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions; H.R. 1058 - Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act, all provisions; H.R. 1060 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership (WIRELESS Leadership) Act; H.R. 1069 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure (SPEED) Act, all provisions; H.R. 1074 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act, all provisions; H.R. 1149 - Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today (CONNECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 1251 - Cyber Diplomacy Act, all provisions; H.R. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions; H.R. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act, all provisions;H.R. 1783/S. 745 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions; *H.R. 1816 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act, all provisions; H.R. 1848 -- Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act, Title I, provisions related to appropriate government funding mechanisms to encourage expansion of broadband to unserved areas, Title II federal grants for Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment, and Title III provisions related to government financing of broadband networks; H.R. 1856 - Modern Television Act, all provisions. H.R. 2225 - NSF for the Future Act, all provisions related to strengthening US competitiveness and leadership; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act, provisions related to supply chain resiliency and programs to support public and private sector technology innovation and development; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act, all provisions; H.R. 3524 - EAGLE Act, provisions related to international standards and supply chain security; H.R. 3684 - INVEST In America Act, provisions related to broadband infrastructure; H.R. 3703 - Nationwide Dig Once Act, all provisions; H.R. 3919 - Secure Equipment Act of 2021, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 4028 - Information and Communications Technology Strategy Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4045 - Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 4046 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; and H.R. 4067 - Communications Security Advisory Act of 2021, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity; H.R. 4345 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2022, provisions related spectrum H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, provisions related to communications devices, Next Gen 9-1-1 and broadband Internet access; H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, provisions related to devices, Next Gen 9-1-1, and broadband Internet acces; H.R. 5378 - Spectrum Innovation Act, all provisions; H.R. 5440 - Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021, all provisions; and H.R. 5491 - Securing Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Lobbying activities and contacts on: spectrum policy, in support of telecommunications policy; in support of federal tax policy, relating to comprehensive federal privacy legislation, national security, broadband availability, deployment, and 5G policy. Lobbying contact specific to wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy in the House and Senate Commerce, Judiciary, Appropriations, Finance and Financial Services Committees. Lobbying activity on legislation, legislative issues, and policy matters, specifically: H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 1783/S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act S. 2071 - Broadband Reform and Investment Drive Growth in the Economy Act (BRIDGE Act) H.R. 2731 Endless Frontiers Act H.R. 36844 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 592 - Broadband Reserve Fund Act S. 113 - Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act S. 120 - Safe Connections Act H.R. 1046 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act S. 2473 Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act S. 922 Eliminate the Digital Divide Act H.R. 5378 Spectrum Innovations Act S. 1695 National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 H.R. 3435 American Broadband Act S. 1494 Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act P.L. 117-2 American Rescue Plan Act of 2022 Issues related to: Broadband infrastructure Wireless infrastructure 5G Nationalization Altimeter & C-band 5G deployment 5G Spectrum and Wireless Infrastructure E911/NG911 Contraband phones emergency broadband benefit Senate DoD Appropriations Deployment of broadband Deployment of wireless infrastructure wireless emergency alerts robocalling Spectrum policy Comprehensive privacy protections Network buildout and tower location on public lands
Client expense: $2,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate regulatory framework for Internet and communications services, broadband availability and pricing, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy including issues relating to location-based services, telecommunications supply chain security, implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority, sunset of the 3G network, legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property, spectrum policy, the deployment of 5G communication services and worldwide services to enterprise customers, and issues concerning retransmission reform Issues related to open internet regulations Issues related to implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit program S. 113BROWSER Act, all provisions S. 120Safe Connections Act, all provisions S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act, all provisions H.R. 678 Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act, all provisions H.R. 698 Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States (HOTSPOTS) Act, all provisions S. 922 Eliminate the Digital Divide Act, all provisions H.R. 963 Forced Arbitration Injustice Relief (FAIR) Act, provisions relating to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts and consumer contracts H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act, all provisions H.R. 1047 Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act, all provisions H.R. 1053 Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act (TRUSTED Broadband Networks)Act, all provisions H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act, all provisions H.R. 1060 Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership (WIRELESS Leadership) Act, all provisions H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure (SPEED) Act, all provisions H.R. 1074 Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act, all provisions H.R. 1149 Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today (CONNECT) Act, all provisions H.R. 1251 Cyber Diplomacy Act, all provisions S. 1260 US Innovation and Competition Act, provisions related to O-RAN P.L.117-2 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provisions related to implementation S. 1472 Improving Spectrum Coordination Act, all provisions S. 1494 Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act, provisions related to obligations of internet service providers S. 1676 Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act, all provisions S. 745/H.R. 1783 Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions H.R. 1816 Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act, all provisions H.R. 1848 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act, Title I provisions related to appropriate government funding mechanisms to encourage expansion of broadband to unserved areas, Title II federal grants for Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment, and Title III provisions related to government financing of broadband networks H.R. 1856 Modern Television Act, all provisions S. 1884 Broadband Parity Act, all provisions S. 2018 Digital Equity Act, all provisions S. 2071 Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act, all provisions H.R. 2225 NSF for the Future Act, provisions related to strengthening US competitiveness and leadership S. 2342 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, provisions related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses S. 2407 Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 2731 Endless Frontier Act, provisions related to supply chain resiliency and programs to support public and private sector technology innovation and development S. 2875 Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 3346 No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3435 American Broadband Act, all provisions H.R. 3524 EAGLE Act, provisions related to international standards and supply chain security H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions related to broadband infrastructure and obligations of internet service providers H.R. 3703 Nationwide Dig Once Act, all provisions H.R. 4029 the Timely Evaluation of Acquisitions, Mergers or Transactions with External, Lawful Entities to Clear Owners and Management Act, provisions related to foreign investment screening H.R. 4045 Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4046 NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4055 American Cybersecurity Literacy Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4067 Communications Security Advisory Act of 2021, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 2685 Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 3919 Secure Equipment Act of 2021, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4028 Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4032 Open RAN Outreach Act, provisions related to supply chain security and cybersecurity H.R. 4345 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022, provisions related to spectrum S. 1695/ National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, provisions related to cybersecurity, 5G development and deployment and supply chain security H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act, provisions related to devices, Next Gen 9-1-1 and broadband internet access H.R. 5378 Spectrum Innovation Act, all provisions H.R. 5440 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021, all provisions H.R. 5491 Securing Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure Act, all provisions
Client expense: $2,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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 Graduate Medical Education Reform Act Issue: Support increased funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center GME, and National Disaster Medical Service (NDMS) demonstration pilot. Support increased Medicare support for Graduate Medical Education/physician training. 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 and new guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine. Support continuation of telehealth flexibilities allowing authorized practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine. H.R. 1384/ S.445 Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act of 2021 Issue: Support suspension of waiver requirement for certain providers 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 not providing 340B discounts on covered drugs purchased at community pharmacies. H.R. 3203/S. 773 Issue: Support policy to allow 340B DSH hospitals to remain eligible to participate in the program throughout the current public health emergency even if their DSH adjustment falls below the current threshold due to changes in payor mix as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue: Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to direct HHS to update the Medicare.gov Care 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: Support the ongoing refinement of the two new mandatory alternative payment models, the Radiation Oncology Model and End-stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model, to better incentivize high-quality care for all patients. H.R. 4128/ S. 2209 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021 Issue: Educate Congress on development of Laboratory Developed Tests and impact of burdensome regulation on patients access to care at academic medical centers. Issue: Development of Enhanced Primary Care Pilot Act proposal Draft 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. H.R. 2503 Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 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. Issue: Support maternal health initiatives to expand coverage for postpartum women and expand demonstration project grants. H.R. 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 S. 1695 / H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act S. 1491/ H.R. 769 Rural MOMs Act H.R. 4387 Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Issue: Support legislative efforts to improve maternal health and reduce rates of maternal mortality, including the Momnibus. Issue: Support policies to promote firearm safety, universal background checks, violence prevention programs, extreme risks protection orders, child access safety laws, and reinstating assault weapons ban. Issue: Support funding for Community Violence Interventions/ Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs S. 610/H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Issue: Support grants directed at improving clinician burnout and well-being. Issue: Provide feedback on implementation of the Provider Relief Fund. Support extension for use of PRF funds. Issue: Support improvements to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs, including delaying recoupment of MAAP loans. Issue: Support extension of public health emergency declaration. Issue: Provide feedback on COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence legislation. Issue: Provide information on COVID-19 long haulers clinical care. Issue: Provide feedback on draft pandemic preparedness legislation Issue: Support establishment of regional pandemic response centers, stronger linkages between public health and academic medicine, and the role of medical students and academic medical centers in administering COVID vaccines. Issue: Urge establishment and implementation of robust national COVID-19 testing strategy and functional and transparent supply chain. Issue: Support mask requirements on public transportation. Issue: Provide input on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers. H.R. 708, S. 168, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act Issue: Support for a temporary uniform licensing standard for all practitioners in all states throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency S. 674 Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act Issue: Support investments in core public health infrastructure. Issue: Support ensuring patients are put first and that conscience protections align with medical professionalism standards. Issue: Support increased interoperability and exchange of electronic health information. Support delay of enforcement beyond April 2021. Issue: Support robust research agenda for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Issue: Support promotion of data sharing and clinical trials results reporting. H.R. 6000 Cures 2.0 Act Issue: Provide feedback on provisions related to public health, patients and caregivers, FDA, CMS, and research, and ARPA-H. Issue: Promote strategies to strengthen the health, public health, and research workforces. H.R. 3671 - Doctors of Community Act Issue: Discuss authorization of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Issue: Provide feedback on proposed modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule. H.R. 5035, S. 2982 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act Issue: Support legislation to provide grants to improve suicide prevention and lethal means safety. Issue: Encourage actions to improve COVID-19 response and future pandemic preparedness including improved federal coordination, greater supply chain redundancy, and investments in public health and health care human resources. Issue: Inform about academic medicines efforts in UME, GME, and CME on caring for older adults. P.L. 117-81, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Issue: Support maintaining current military medical billet levels.
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
ECN - ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S.254 - A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. (introduced 02/04/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1695 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (introduced 05/19/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers H.R.3473 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act (introduced 05/25/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1931 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers S.1953 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (introduced 05/27/2021) - all provisions related to communications providers
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Support for S. 1695 / H.R. 3193, Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility, which would authorize the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects; H.R. 4374, the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act, which would make significant investments into the deployment and development in broadband infrastructure in rural America; and H.R. 3369, the Broadband for Rural America Act, which would provide additional investments in USDA rural broadband programs while prioritizing rural areas most underserved. General support for improving broadband infrastructure, additional funding to support broadband buildout, and improving broadband access to those who are not able to obtain broadband.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Monitor H.R. 3463 and S. 1695, the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act. Also work on supply chain issues related to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and other domestic manufacturing and emergency preparedness matters concerning SNS and ASPR. As well as H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation passed by the Senate and will soon be considered by the House includes several provisions important to the agriculture community. Infrastructure dollars in the Senate package include: $65 billion to connect every American to high-quality, reliable broadband internet access Supported H.R. 3369, the Broadband for Rural America Act. This legislation will provide additional investments in USDA rural broadband programs while prioritizing rural areas most underserved. Supported S. 1695 and H.R. 3193, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (EBRIDGE) Act. This legislation removes hurdles for broadband projects, including difficult last-mile efforts that often delay rural broadband deployment.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issue areas: Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate); net neutrality (House and Senate); oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate); privacy (House and Senate); cybersecurity (House and Senate); robocalling (House and Senate); broadband infrastructure (House and Senate); broadband deployment (House and Senate); broadband mapping; (House and Senate); and Internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate); number portability (House and Senate). Specific lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 205 Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021; H.R. 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 366 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021; H.R. 476 Innovation Centers Acceleration Act; H.R. 596 ACCESS Act; H.R. 651 Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; H.R. 678 PHONE Act of 2021; H.R. 688 Equal Access to Care Act; H.R. 781 Veterans Telecommunication Protection Act; H.R. 869 RISE Act of 2021; H.R. 870 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 937 Tech To Save Moms Act; H.R. 981 IoT Readiness Act of 2021; H.R. 994 Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021; H.R. 1032 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; H.R. 1039 Coastal Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1042 Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1043 Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1044 Broadband MAPS Act; H.R. 1045 Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1046 Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act; H.R. 1049 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act; H.R. 1050 Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021; H.R. 1051 BROADBAND Leadership Act; H.R. 1053 TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act; H.R. 1055 Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; H.R. 1056 Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1058 Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; H.R. 1060 WIRELESS Leadership Act; H.R. 1067 Standard FEES Act; H.R. 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 1073 Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act; H.R. 1074 RAPID Act; H.R. 1084 Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 1103 CABLE Competition Act; H.R. 1141 Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act; H.R. 1149 CONNECT Act; H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; H.R. 1156 Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act; H.R. 1215 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act; H.R. 1218 Data Mapping to Save Moms Lives Act; H.R. 1250 Emergency Reporting Act; H.R. 1334 DISCLOSE Act of 2021; H.R. 1362 BOOST Act; H.R. 1406 COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 1555 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels and for other purposes; H.R. 1590 - Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 1700 To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans loan guarantees and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure and for other purposes; H.R. 1714 - Speedy Updates Act of 2021; H.R. 1721 - To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to states and tribal entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse; H.R. 1783 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act; H.R.1833 -- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 1841 - Digital Equality Act of 2021; H.R. 1848 -- LIFT America Act; H.R. 2183 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; H.R. 2398 Broadband Speed Act; H.R. 2400 - To allow Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grants to be made for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers; H.R. 2501 - Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 2524 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021; H.R. 2665 - Local Telecom Expansion Act of 2021; H.R. 2666 - NO CAP Act; H.R. 2667 - Broadband Equipment Rental Reform Act; H.R. 2685 - Understanding Cybersecurity and Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 3003 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act; H.R. 3346 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act; H.R. 3369 - Broadband for Rural America Act; H.R. 3370 - To streamline broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes; H.R. 3376 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3435 - American Broadband Act; H.R. 3654 - To expand access to electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of broadband service in rural areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 4029 - To amend the NTIA Organization Act to establish and interagency national security review process, and for other purposes; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; H.R. 4046 - NIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; H.R. 4055 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; H.R. 4329 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes; S. 113 BROWSER Act of 2021; S. 120 Safe Connections Act of 2021; S. 163 Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; S. 198 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act; S. 279 National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2021; S. 326 Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2021; S. 337 Stop Senior Scams Act; S. 390 Emergency Reporting Act; S. 436 American Broadband Buildout Act of 2021; S. 466 Kelsey Smith Act; S. 553 Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 592 Broadband Reserve Fund Act of 2021; S. 608 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021; S. 652 Moving FIRST Act; S. 724 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support; S. 741 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021; S. 745 Accessible Affordable Internet for All Act; S. 797 PACT Act; S. 922 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers and for other purposes; S. 944 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas and for other purposes; S. 979 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and for other purposes; S. 996 A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce; S. 1113 A bill to require Federal agencies to timely respond to right-of-way requests for the build-out of broadband service, and for other purposes; S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021; S. 1460 - Community Broadband Act of 2021; S. 1472 - Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021; S. 1563 - Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; S. 1695 - BRIDGE Act; S. 1884 - A bill to ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by and federal broadband support program meets a minimum level of service; S. 1908 - A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports and other purposes; S. 2018 - Digital Equity Act of 2021; S. 2071 - BRIDGE Act; S. 2474 - American Telecommunications Security Act; S. 2668 - A bill to require the offices of the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access; S. 2699 - American Cybersecurity Literacy Act; S. 2979 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; S. 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE