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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 750 FIRST STREET, SE, #700 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27137-12
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6. House ID# 303570000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Carolyn I. Polowy, General Counsel |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1663: Support expanded mental health coverage under Medicare, including independent billing for CSW services in nursing homes; HR 3162: Support a variety of payment reforms in Medicare, including expanded mental health coverage and independent billing for CSWs in nursing homes; S 1212: Support independent billing for CSW services in nursing homes; S 2785: Support increased payments under Medicare for CSW services.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Finley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. Con Res 70: Support human needs and social work spending priorities in the federal budget; H. Con Res. 312: Support human needs and social work spending priorities in the federal budget.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Finley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 588: Support mental health and addiction treatment services coverage and parity in private health insurance, HR 1424: Support mental health and addiction treatment services coverage parity in private health insurance. HR 2165: Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act, Support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professional who work with at-risk populations. S 106: National Center for Social Work Research Act, support establishing the
National Center for Social Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. S 400 and HR 2851, Michelle's Law, support efforts to ensure that college students who take medically necessary leave of absence are eligible to maintain their health insurance coverage. S 2708: Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population. HR 5447: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession. S 1693: Oppose legislation to expand the transfer of personal health medical information without privacy protections. HR 5442: Support legislation to add privacy protections to HIPAA and related federal law. HR 3800: Legislation to expand the transfer of personal health medical information without privacy protections.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
James |
Finley |
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Asua |
Ofosu |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5447: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Elizabeth |
Franklin |
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Nancy |
McFall Jean |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5447: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act, support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession. Higher Education Act (HR 4137 and S 1614), NASW is advocating for loan forgiveness for social workers in this bill. We have written alerts to our members on this topic and made phone calls to House and Senate members. Dorothy Height/Whitney Young Social
Work Reinvestment Act (HR 5447). This bill will improve the social work workforce. We have written letters to House members and made numerous phone calls to House staff.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nancy |
McFall Jean |
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Asua |
Ofosu |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Foster Care Medicaid Coverage Act of 2007 (HR 1376). This bill will provide Medicaid for youth in foster care. Posted an alert on this issue on our website.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nancy |
McFall Jean |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Hate Crimes: The expansion of the statute to cover crimes committed on federal property, in addition to pursuing elements of the initiative that enhance federal resources for law enforcement; HR 1585/ S 1105; Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Seeking protections on behalf of marginalized communities who historically continue to endure workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, in addition to advocating for the overt extension of federal employment law to include protection relative to one's
sexual orientation; (HR 2015 sought introduction in the Senate, no bill number assigned); End Racial Profiling Act: Assail the practice of racial profiling by creating a federal prohibition against such, provide funding for the training of law enforcement officials, and hold law enforcement personnel and agencies accountable for the dispensation of racial profiling (HR 4611/S 2481).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Lawrence |
Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair Pay Act: Equivalent pay for women who perform comparable work occupationally as their mail counterparts; (HR 4611 sought introduction in the Senate, no bill number assigned); Paycheck Fairness Act: Working on elements that provide women with pay commensurate with their mail counterparts, in addition to seeking the expansion of federal resources to enable women to pursue litigation and remedies provided economic disparity exists, (HR 1338/S 766).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Lawrence |
Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Judicial Nominations: Oppose federal judges who espouse philosophies that contradict affirmative action policies and/or inconsistent with NASW's position relation to undeserved Americans (no bill number are assigned to judicial nominees).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Lawrence |
Moore |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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