ASSN OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	10
SENATE	10
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	11
Health Issues	Health Issues	4

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

S. 473109th Congress

Allied Health Reinvestment Act

2005 · year_end · Firm: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.

Cited source text and reported amounts

S 473 - Allied Health Reinvestment Act HR 215 - Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Allied health education issues generally.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S 473

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