NATIONAL SURGICAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2023

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2023	—	3	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	3	1
2016	—	3	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2009	—	2	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	3	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DAVID GENCARELLI	—	41
HALSEY RAINS & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	17

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	54
SENATE	35
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	20
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	17
Veterans Employment & Training Service	7
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	6
Air Force, Dept of	5
Army, Dept of (Other)	5
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	38
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	20
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	14
Accounting	Accounting	6
Veterans	Veterans	4
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Small Business	Small Business	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (5)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2781116th Congress

EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: DAVID GENCARELLI

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 or the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019, Surprise billing legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2781

H.R. 2781116th Congress

EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: DAVID GENCARELLI

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 or the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019, Surprise billing legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2781

H.R. 2781116th Congress

EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: DAVID GENCARELLI

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 or the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019,

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2781

H.R. 2781116th Congress

EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DAVID GENCARELLI

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 or the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019,

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2781

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H.R. 2781116th Congress

EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: DAVID GENCARELLI

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2781, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 or the EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019,

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2781

Source: Senate LDA

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