Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccines and immunizations; antimicrobial resistance; public health data modernization; global health. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S.2050) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development and Drug Administration Appropriations, provisions related to nutrition 11.Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 15.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 16.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (H.R. 6121) 17.Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) 18.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 19.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 20.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 21.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 22.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 23.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 24.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 25.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (H.R10280) 26.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (S. 5455) 28.The Kid PROOF Act (H.R.6396) 29.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 30.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 31.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.8124) 32.Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (S.3944) 33.Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (Not yet introduced) 34.Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act (H.R.7092/S.4061) 35.Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 (H.R.8657) 36.Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act (S.1924/H.R.3624) 37.9-8-8 CONNECT Act (H.R.8122) 38.Improving Non-medical Drivers of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 39.Alzheimers Screening and Prevention Act (H.R.6130) 40.Tech to Save Moms Act (S. 958/H.R. 8317) 41.BUILD America 250 Act (H.R.8870)/Surface transportation reauthorization 42.Extreme Heat Congressional Advisory Commission Act(H.R.9301) 43.Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act (HR 7252/S. 4875) 44.FY 2028 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 45.Barriers to Suicide Act (S.5558/H.R.3505) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Client expense: $41,651 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office

Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 (H.R. 247/S.46) Telehealth Expansion Act (S.763) Easy Enrollment in Healthcare Act (H.R. 3947/S. 2057) ENROLL Act (H.R. 3907/S. 2024) Stroke Act (S.5260) Association Health Plans Act (H.R. 2528/S. 1847) Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571) Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S.2287/H.R.4425) Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 4583/H.R. 4582/S.1552) FAMILY Act (H.R. 5390/S. 2823) Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act H.R. (S. 4849/S.2556) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock (H.Res. 780) Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834) Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) Blood Pressure MATTERS Act (H.R. 8716) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 10520/S. 5430) Lauren Shields Organ Donation Act (no bill number yet) Stand by NICU Babies and Families Act (no bill number yet) National Strategy to Close the Womens Health Gap (no bill number yet) Response to Senate Finance Health Coverage RFI

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. H.R. 6182/S. 1410 - Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048/S. 3442 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). H.R. 2381/S. 1866 - SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. H.R. 3501/S. 1799 - Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. H.R. 6130/S. 3267 - ASAP Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. H.R. 7417/S. 3944 - Womens Heart Health Expansion Act All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program. S. 3999 - Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act All provisions. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for womens specialty care in the VA health system without requiring a referral. H.R. 6238/S. 3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act All provisions This bill instructs the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research to improve maternal health outcomes. H.R. 8839/S.502 - Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act All provisions This bill addresses gaps in the full continuum of cancer care, including the transition to primary care, care navigation and workforce support. H.R. 9090/S. 4503 - Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Womens Health Act All provisions This bill expands federal research, training, awareness and education efforts around menopause.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163/S. 5180); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models, including the Ambulatory Specialty Model for Heart Failure.

Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 (H.R. 247/S.46) Telehealth Expansion Act (S.763) Easy Enrollment in Healthcare Act (H.R. 3947/S. 2057) ENROLL Act (H.R. 3907/S. 2024) Stroke Act (no bill number) Association Health Plans Act (H.R. 2528/S. 1847) Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571) Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S.2287/H.R.4425) Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 4583/H.R. 4582/S.1552) FAMILY Act (H.R. 5390/S. 2823) Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act H.R. (S. 4849/S.2556) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock (H.Res. 780) Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834) Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) Blood Pressure MATTERS Act (no bill number yet) Marketplace Integrity Rule CRAS.J. Res.84

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccines and immunizations; antimicrobial resistance; public health data modernization; global health. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S.2050) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development and Drug Administration Appropriations, provisions related to nutrition 11.Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 15.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 16.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (H.R. 6121) 17.Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) 18.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 19.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 20.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 21.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 22.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 23.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 24.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 25.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 26.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 28.The Kid PROOF Act (H.R.6396) 29.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 30.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 31.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.8124) 32.Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (S.3944) 33.Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (Not yet introduced) 34.Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act (H.R.7092/S.4061) 35.Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 (H.R.8657) 36.Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act (S.1924/H.R.3624) 37.9-8-8 CONNECT Act (H.R.8122) 38.Improving Non-medical Drivers of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 39.Alzheimers Screening and Prevention Act (H.R.6130) 40.Tech to Save Moms Act (S. 958/H.R. 8317) 41.BUILD America 250 Act (H.R.8870)/Surface transportation reauthorization House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Access to care and improving cardiovascular health; FY27 Appropriations Bill; The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), H.R. 4818 / S. 2407; H.R. 307, the ARC Act of 2025; H.R. 1672, the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation (MINI) Act; H.R. 7417 / S. 3944, the Women's Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026; Meeting with Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding access to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) screening, and LDL (bad cholesterol) target.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models.

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. H.R. 6182/S. 1410 - Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048/S. 3442 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). H.R. 2381/S. 1866 - SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. H.R. 3501/S. 1799 - Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. H.R. 6130/S. 3267 - ASAP Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. H.R. 7417/S. 3944 - Womens Heart Health Expansion Act All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program. S. 3999 - Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act All provisions. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for womens specialty care in the VA health system without requiring a referral. H.R. 6238/S. 3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act All provisions This bill instructs the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research to improve maternal health outcomes. H.R. 8839 - Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act All provisions This bill addresses gaps in the full continuum of cancer care, including the transition to primary care, care navigation and workforce support. H.R. 9090/S. 4503 - Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Womens Health Act All provisions This bill expands federal research, training, awareness and education efforts around menopause.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccines and immunizations; antimicrobial resistance; public health data modernization. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S.2050) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development and Drug Administration Appropriations, provisions related to nutrition 11.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 14.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 15.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 16.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 17.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (H.R. 6121) 18.Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) 19.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 20.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 22.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 23.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 24.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 25.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 26.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 28.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 29.The Kid PROOF Act (H.R.6396) 30.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 31.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 32.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.8124) 33.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions related to environment 34.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration, provisions related to nutrition 35.Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (S.3944) 36.Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (Not yet introduced) 37.Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act (H.R.7092) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

H.R. 589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances. H.R. 3916/S. 2029 - My Body, My Data Act of 2025 All provisions This bill creates protections for the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information. H.R. 1406 - Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 All provisions This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act All provisions This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives. H.R. 4849/S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541/S. 2339 - EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 All provisions. This bill reauthorizes the Young Womens Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. H.R. 3037/S. 1500 - Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. H.R. 6182/ S. 1410- Find It Early Act All provisions. This bill would ensure all health insurance plans cover screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no cost-sharing, including mammograms, ultrasounds and breast ultrasounds, and MRIs. H.R. 2048/S. 3442 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act All provisions. This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). H.R. 2381/S. 1866 - SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. H.R. 3501/S. 1799 - Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. H.R. 6130/S. 3267 - ASAP Act All provisions. This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. H.R. 7417/S. 3944 - Womens Heart Health Expansion Act All provisions. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program. S. 3999 - Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act All provisions. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for womens specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral.

Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 (H.R. 247/S.46) Telehealth Expansion Act (S.763) Easy Enrollment in Healthcare Act (H.R. 3947/S. 2057) ENROLL Act (H.R. 3907/S. 2024) Stroke Act (no bill number) Association Health Plans Act (H.R. 2528/S. 1847) Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 2571) Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S.2287/H.R.4425) Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 4583/H.R. 4582/S.1552) FAMILY Act (H.R. 5390/S. 2823) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197/S. 1562) Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1909/S. 2621) Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act H.R. (S. 4849/S.2556) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock (H.Res. 780) Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834) Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) Blood Pressure MATTERS Act (no bill number yet) Marketplace Integrity Rule CRAS.J. Res.84

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1; Medicare physician payment including, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 879); the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (S. 4935); the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163); and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520); new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, hospital payment of cardiovascular services; access to Medicare claims data; physician and hospital quality; Quality Payment Program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; graduate medical education policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy including the Physician Led Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390) and the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (H.R. 4002); COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; implementation of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act; Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act; the expansion of telehealth services, including the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 41894206/S. 1261), the Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home At (H.R. 783/S. 248), and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 5081/S. 2709); Improving maternal health, including Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act (Connected MOM Act) (H.R. 4977/S. 141), Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 1909), and Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (H.R. 1254/S. 380), and the Womens Heart Health Expansion Act (H.R. 7417/S. 3944) ; prior authorization reform, including the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816), the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act (H.R. 2433), and the Safe Step Act (H.R. 5509/S. 2903); clinician-led registry access to federal claims data, including the Access to Claims Data Act (H.R. 4331); and expanding in home prescribing coverage provided in the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 6894/S. 717), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models.

Tracking federal policy relating to heart health, related diseases, treatments, research and development and access to care. Legislation includes the Safe Step Act and the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act; issues related to the modernization of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medications (AOMs), pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, Medicares drug price negotiation program; Maintaining Investments in New Innovation (MINI) Act (H.R. 1672); and Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 7417/S. 3944).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE