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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
9/1/2021
2. House Identification
 45315
 Senate Identification
 401106229

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Address
6651 Main Street
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​Suite E520
City
Houston
 State
TX
 Zip
77030
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City
​Houston
 State
​TX
 Zip
​77030
 Country
​USA
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Johnna Carlson
 Telephone
​8328281021
 E-mail
​jlcarls1@texaschildrens.org
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Texas Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit, freestanding children's & women's hospital.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Texas Children's Hospital
Address
​6651 Main Street, Suite E520
City
​Houston
 State
​TX
 Zip
​77030
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
​Houston
 State
​TX
 Zip
​77030
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Texas Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit, freestanding children's & women's hospital.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
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​Johnna ​Carlson ​ ​Covered legislative branch official: - Chief of Staff - Deputy Chief of Staff - District Director - Director of Outreach - Legislative Assistant - Legislative Correspondent - Staff Assistant
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

- The "Build Back Better Act": Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME), permanent extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), mandated 12-month continuous eligibility for kids and new mothers under Medicaid - H.R. 4943 "The Children's Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021" - H.R. 4944 "The Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021" - H.R. 5131/S. 2762 "The Pediatric Access to Critical Healthcare (PATCH) Act" - FY 2022 Appropriations: Include CHGME funding increase. ISSUES: Medicaid coverage and reimbursement, Children's mental health, Impact of COVID-19 on children and pregnant women, COVID-19 vaccines (domestic and global), Pediatric research, 340B, Global health

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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​P.O. Box 1051
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​Texas Children's Hospital Insurance Company Ltd. c/o Marsh Management Services Cayman Ltd
​Grand Cayman KY1-1102
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Johnna Carlson
 Date
9/29/2021 11:18:37 AM