RESTORE Act of 2023

Opposing passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467/S. 1141); Supporting passage of the TEST Act (S. 1950); Supporting eliminating the drug felony ban for SNAP recipients via the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3479/S. 1753); Opposing the Combating Xylazine Act (H.R. 1839/S. 993); Supporting passage of the MORE Act (H.R. 5601) and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (S. 4226)

Client expense: $87,644 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Patent litigation issues. H.R.3479/S.1753 - RESTORE Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Intellectual property issues including patent, copyright, and trademark issues. Patent March-In Rights. Method of Use Patents (Legislation Net Yet Introduced). S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023. S.2780 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. H.R.4370/S.2220 - PREVAIL Act. H.R.4499 - IDEA Act of 2023. H.R.3479/S.1753 - RESTORE Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposing passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467/S. 1141); Supporting passage of the TEST Act (S. 1950); Supporting eliminating the drug felony ban for SNAP recipients via the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3479/S. 1753); Opposing the Combating Xylazine Act (H.R. 1839/S. 993); Supporting passage of the MORE Act (H.R. 5601) and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (S. 4226)

Client expense: $87,644 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth S. 3409 End Solitary Confinement Act: Limiting the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities H.R. 8647 The Pace Act: Reforms to the bail system H.R. 2577 & S.1137 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act: To provide mental health resources to DHS personnel H.R. 6415 Care for 1st Responders Act: Increased mental health and substance use disorder services for first responders S. 3740 Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act (STRONGER Act): Reauthorizes grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities S 3409 & H.R. 4972 End Solitary Confinement Act: Ending the use of Solitary Confinement and other forms or restricted housing in federal correction facilities H.R.8028/ S4477 Second Chance Reauthorization Act: Reauthorization of programs to help reduce recidivism S.2593 Treatment Court Rehabilitation and Recovery Act: Grant programs to support treatment courts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Intellectual property issues including patent, copyright, and trademark issues. Patent March-In Rights. Method of Use Patents (Legislation Net Yet Introduced). S.2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023. S.2780 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. H.R.4370/S.2220 - PREVAIL Act. H.R.4499 - IDEA Act of 2023. H.R.3479/S.1753 - RESTORE Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth S. 3409 End Solitary Confinement Act: Limiting the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities H.R. 8647 The Pace Act: Reforms to the bail system H.R. 2577 & S.1137 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act: To provide mental health resources to DHS personnel H.R. 6415 Care for 1st Responders Act: Increased mental health and substance use disorder services for first responders S. 3740 Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act (STRONGER Act): Reauthorizes grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities S 3409 & H.R. 4972 End Solitary Confinement Act: Ending the use of Solitary Confinement and other forms or restricted housing in federal correction facilities H.R.8028/ S4477 Second Chance Reauthorization Act: Reauthorization of programs to help reduce recidivism

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Opposing passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467/S. 1141); Supporting passage of the TEST Act (S. 1950); Supporting eliminating the drug felony ban for SNAP recipients via the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3479/S. 1753); Opposing the Combating Xylazine Act (H.R. 1839/S. 993); Supporting passage of the MORE Act (H.R. 5601) and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (S. 4226)

Client expense: $87,644 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations Child and Adult Care Food Program (H.R. 5569/S. 3294, H.R. 6067) Child Nutrition Reauthorization Dietary Guidelines for Americans Food as Medicine/Medically Tailored Meals Food Loss and Food Waste Food and Farming (H.R. 1824, H.R.5023, S. 96, H.R. 1167) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R.1269) Nutrition and Food Security School Nutrition and CACFP (S.1684/H.R.6006) Senior Nutrition (S. 2360, S. 2361, S. 1036, H.R. 3474, H.R. 4706) SNAP (S. 1753, H.R. 3479, H.R. 309, S. 1753, H.R. 3479, S. 2881) Tribal Nutrition (H.R. 1589) Universal School Meals (H.R.1269, H.R. 2567, H.R. 3112, H.R. 3113, S. 1568, H.R. 3204, S. 1684) WIC Program (H.R.5757, H.R. 3151, H.R.3364, H.R.3305, H.R.2424, S. 974, S. 984, S.643, S. 1604, S. 1606)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1753/H.R.3479 RESTORE Act of 2023 - supporting repeal of the lifetime ban on individuals with a drug felony conviction from accessing SNAP assistance Fair Future Act (Not yet introduced) - provisions repealing the Thurmond Amendment to the Fair Housing Act, which creates a lifetime exemption from federal fair housing protections for people convicted of a drug distribution crime, regardless of mitigating factors. Eviction Crisis Act (Not yet re-introduced) - provisions that would help people facing eviction by increasing the availability of landlord-tenant focused Community Courts as well as the key language urging greater funding for the Legal Services Corporation to provide legal assistance to those facing eviction who cannot afford adequate counsel.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3853 - A bill to extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for compensation under such Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining. H.R. 3479 RESTORE Act of 2023 S.1753 RESTORE Act of 2023

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth S. 3409 End Solitary Confinement Act: Limiting the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities H.R. 8647 The Pace Act: Reforms to the bail system H.R. 2577 & S.1137 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act: To provide mental health resources to DHS personnel H.R. 6415 Care for 1st Responders Act: Increased mental health and substance use disorder services for first responders S. 3740 Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act (STRONGER Act): Reauthorizes grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities S 3409 & H.R. 4972 End Solitary Confinement Act: Ending the use of Solitary Confinement and other forms or restricted housing in federal correction facilities

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Opposing passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467/S. 1141); Supporting passage of the TEST Act (S. 1950); Supporting eliminating the drug felony ban for SNAP recipients via the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3479/S. 1753).

Client expense: $87,644 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations Child and Adult Care Food Program (H. Res.225, H.R. 5569/S. 3294, H.R. 6067) Child Nutrition Reauthorization Dietary Guidelines for Americans Food as Medicine/Medically Tailored Meals Food Loss and Food Waste Food and Farming (H.R. 1824, H.R.5023, S. 96, H.R. 1167) Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act (H.R.1269) Nutrition and Food Security School Nutrition and CACFP (S.1684/H.R.6006) Senior Nutrition (S. 2360, S. 2361, S. 1036, H.R. 3474, H.R. 4706) SNAP (S. 1753, H.R. 3479, H.R. 309, S. 1753, H.R. 3479, S. 2881) Tribal Nutrition (H.R. 1589) Universal School Meals (H.R.1269, H.R. 2567, H.R. 3112, H.R. 3113, S. 1568, H.R. 3204, S. 1684) WIC Program (H.R.5757, H.R. 3151, H.R.3364, H.R.3305, H.R.2424, S. 974, S. 984, S.643, S. 1604, S. 1606)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3479/S. 1753, the RESTORE Act, which would end the federal permanent lifetime ban on SNAP assistance for those with a past drug conviction and allow persons to apply for SNAP within 30 days of their release from prison. H.R.4987/S. 1677, the Democracy Restoration Act and other activity in support of restoring the right to vote in federal elections for those leaving prison. H.R. 3019/S. 1401, the Federal Prison Oversight Act, and other activity in support of increased transparency and oversight of the conditions of federal prisons. Activity in support of a health and harm-reduction approach to combating criminal activity involving fentanyl analogs in lieu of increased criminalization and harsh mandatory minimum sentences for even nonviolent offenses. Activity in support of reintroduction of the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act concerning attorney-client confidentiality between attorneys and their incarcerated clients. Activity in support of elimination of the trial penalty, i.e., harsher charges or sentences for defendants who choose to proceed by trial rather than plead guilty. General research and discussions surrounding Supreme Court ethics rule, funding for the federal courts and federal defender legal services, and cameras in the courtroom. H.R. 2955/S. 1351, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act - to provide greater oversight for youth treatment programs and promote best practices for identifying and preventing institutional child abuse. Proposed changes to Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049 (Border Search of Electronic Devices Containing Information, dated August 20, 2009), Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049A (Border Search of Electronic Devices, dated January 4, 2018), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directive No. 7-6.1 (Border Searches of Electronic Devices, dated August 18, 2009) to prevent border officials from reading, duplicating, seizing, or sharing attorney-client privileged or confidential client documents or information contained on attorneys laptop computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices at U.S. border crossings unless the officials first obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause.

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: $5,358 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4426 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023 S.1751 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023 H.R. 3479 RESTORE Act of 2023 S.1753 RESTORE Act of 2023 Unnumbered House Bill to Reauthorize Agriculture Programs Farm Bill Unnumbered Senate Bill to Reauthorize Agriculture Programs Farm Bill H.R.4972 - End Solitary Confinement Act S.3409 - End Solitary Confinement Act

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program ($30M) Advocated for increased FY24 funding for HRSA's Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program ($50M) Advocated for (S. 644/H.R. 1359) the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, which would allow specially registered opioid treatment program clinicians and addiction specialist physicians to prescribe methadone for OUD that can be picked up from pharmacies, subject to federal regulation or guidance on supply of methadone for unsupervised use. Advocated for S. 1165/ HR 2400- the Reentry Act, which would allow states to provide Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals up to 30 days prior to release from incarceration Advocated for HR 3074/S.971 - Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. Worked on draft legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for evidence-based residential SUD services Advocated for removal of in-person evaluation requirement in proposed telemedicine rules by the DEA and worked on related draft legislation Advocated for removal of a lifetime ban that prevents individuals convicted of a drug felony from receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF) as part of the next Farm Bill. Advocated for various substance use disorder workforce and coverage policy changes, including some of which appear in SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). Advocated for certain annual increases for Medicare office based SUD bundled codes. Advocated for DEA related clarifications or changes to registration requirements related to the delivery of injectable buprenorphine. Supported H.R.5163/S. 3193 - Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act, which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. ASAM joined others in a letter urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts impacting physicians. Advocated for continued telemedicine flexibilities related to medications for substance use disorder. ASAM sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, supporting the inclusion of the Re-Entry Support Through Opportunities for Resources and Essentials (RESTORE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3479/S.1753) in the 2023 Farm Bill. Advocated for S. 3145 - the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, legislation that would modernize the SAMHSA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) by amending the Public Health Service Act to include the field of addiction medicine in MFP. ASAM provided comments to the proposed rule, Requirements Related To the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Internal Revenue Service ("2023 Proposed Rule"), as well as comments concerning a related technical release.

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth *S. 3409 End Solitary Confinement Act: Limiting the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities H.R. 8647 The Pace Act: Reforms to the bail system H.R. 2577 & S.1137 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act: To provide mental health resources to DHS personnel H.R. 6415 Care for 1st Responders Act: Increased mental health and substance use disorder services for first responders

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2400, the Reentry Act, which would make persons eligible for Medicaid starting 30 days before their release from prison. H.R. 3074, the Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which would provide continued Medicaid eligibility for persons held in pretrial detention. H.R. 3479/S. 1753, the RESTORE Act, which would end the federal permanent lifetime ban on SNAP assistance for those with a past drug conviction and allow persons to apply for SNAP within 30 days of their release from prison. H.R. 3758, the EQUAL Defense Act, which would make a series of improvements to the work conditions and concerns of public defenders. H.R.4987/S. 1677, the Democracy Restoration Act and other activity in support of restoring the right to vote in federal elections for those leaving prison. H.R. 3019/S. 1401, the Federal Prison Oversight Act, and other activity in support of increased transparency and oversight of the conditions of federal prisons. S. 1950, the TEST Act, Activity in support of a health and harm-reduction approach to combating criminal activity involving fentanyl analogs in lieu of increased criminalization and harsh mandatory minimum sentences for even nonviolent offenses. Activity in support of expungement or record sealing for prior criminal convictions for select purposes, e.g., employment. Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act - draft legislation applying the same attorney-client privilege protections to electronic messages between individuals held in Bureau of Prisons facilities and their attorneys that already apply to all other forms of communication. Proposed reforms to the federal judiciary, including recommendations regarding the judicial confirmation process, judicial ethics, transparency, security, and public education. General research and discussions surrounding Supreme Court ethics rule, funding for the federal courts and federal defender legal services, and cameras in the courtroom. H.R. 2955/S. 1351, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act - to provide greater oversight for youth treatment programs and promote best practices for identifying and preventing institutional child abuse. Proposed changes to Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049 (Border Search of Electronic Devices Containing Information, dated August 20, 2009), Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049A (Border Search of Electronic Devices, dated January 4, 2018), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directive No. 7-6.1 (Border Searches of Electronic Devices, dated August 18, 2009) to prevent border officials from reading, duplicating, seizing, or sharing attorney-client privileged or confidential client documents or information contained on attorneys laptop computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices at U.S. border crossings unless the officials first obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause.

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Appropriations for Federal Defender Services (Financial Services and General Government); HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467); TEST Act (S. 1950); Safer Supervision Act (S. 2681, H.R. 5005); Reentry Act (S. 1165 / H.R. 2400); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 971 / H.R. 3074); RESTORE Act (S. 1753 / H.R. 3479); Driving for Opportunity Act (S. 2313); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (S. 2596, H.R. 4958); Acquitted conduct sentencing; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 5430 / S. 2788); SHIELD Act (S. 412), End Cells in Cells Act (H.R. 3949); Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act; National Defense Authorization Act; 702 reauthorization; Cooper Davis Act (S. 1080)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Farm Bill- Reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Advocated in favor of: H.R. 1510 - Improving Access to Nutrition Act S.1488/H.R. 3183 - The Eats Act of 2023 H.R. 3037/S.1336 - Closing the Meal Gap Act H.R. 3479/S.1753 - The Restore Act H.R. 3519 - The Hot Foods Act The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed The Lift the Bar Act S.2015- OH SNAP Act

Client expense: $14,913 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Oppose any policy riders blocking implementation of stronger nutrition standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs in the FY 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill. Endorsed the Senior Hunger Prevention Act. Endorsed the RESTORE Act (S. 1753/H.R. 3479). Endorsed the LIFT the BAR Act (S.2038/H.R.4170).

Client expense: $21,527 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges HR 2955 S 1351 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act: To Secure the safety of children in residential programs. S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

EQUAL Act (H.R. 1062 & S. 524); PROTECT Act (S. 353); HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 467); Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1086 & H.R. 2442); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 1056); Quality Defense Act (S. 850); Justice for Murder Victims Act (H.R. 349); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 1141 / H.R. 171, 467); Justice for Murder Victims Act (H.R. 349); STOP CSAM Act (S. 1199); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 1056); Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1152); Reentry Act (S. 1165 / H.R. 2400); Disability and Age in Jury Service; Nondiscrimination Act introduction (S. 1086 / H.R. 2442); Project Safe Childhood Act (S. 1170 / H.R. 2661); Shield Act (S. 412 / H.R. 3686); Protect & Serve Act (H.R. 743); POLICE Act (S. 1733 / H.R. 2494); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 971 / H.R. 3074); RESTORE Act (S. 1753 / H.R. 3479); Federal Prison Oversight Act (S. 1401 / H.R. 3019); First Step Implementation Act (S. 1251); Safer Detention Act (S. 1248); Terry Technical Correction Act (S. 1247 / H.R. 50); Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act (S. 1343 / H.R. 3050); mens rea; trial penalty and sentencing; RESTRICT Act (S. 686); FAIR Act (H.R. 1525); Protecting Americans Data From Foreign Surveillance Act (Senate draft); Acquitted conduct sentencing; Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act; National Defense Authorization Act; 702 reauthorization; Cooper Davis Act (S. 1080)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported