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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 141 NORTHWEST POINT BLVD. |
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| City | ELK GROVE VILLAGE |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1397-12
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6. House ID# 321820000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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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| 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: Kathryn Matthews, Washington Office Administrator |
Date | 09/22/2011 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act Implementation
Food Safety Reform
H.R. 5504 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
Menu Labeling
Infant formula
Food marketing to children
Childhood Obesity
WIC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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
FY 2011 Labor-HHS Appropriations
FY 2011 Interior Appropriations
Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education
Prevention and Public Health Fund
FY 2012 Labor-HHS Appropriations
FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations-FDA Appropriations
FY 2012 Interior Appropriations
FY 2011 Financial Servcies and General Government Appropriations
FY2012 House Budget Resolution; H.Con.Res. 34
Medicaid Block Grant
Blended FMAP for Medicaid and CHIP
FY2012 Budget, Deficit, Debt Limit Negotiations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Implementation
Children's Athletic Equipment Safety
Safe Sleep
Cadmium
Lead
Button Cell Batteries Safety Act
Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act
Crib standards
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
Emergency Medical Services for Children
Radiation and KI
FEMA NAC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), 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 |
Betsy |
Dunford |
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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
Head Start Early Education
Early Head Start
ESEA Reauthorization
Child Care
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Administration for Children & Families (ACF), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Clean Air Act Implementation
Ozone
Clean Drinking Water
Partial lead lines replacement
Antimicrobial resistance
Mercury
Lead
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Implementation
Stop Child Abuse in Residential Treatment Programs Act
Home visitation
Fostering Connections to Success and Improving Adoptions Act implementation
Foster care
Psychotropic medications for children in foster care
Health insurance for foster children
Family Medical Leave Improvement Act
Child and Family Service Reviews
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation
Public Health and Prevention Fund
Childhood Obesity
Concussion issues/return to play
Heritable Disorders and Screening
Congenital Heart Disease
Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities
CHGME
Combating Autism Act
Primary Care and Pediatric Workforce
Supplemental Security Income & Disabilities
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Vaccine Safety Report
Immunization Practices
Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment (Sec. 5203 of Affordable Care Act)
Health Information Technology
Electronic Health Records
Meaningful Use
Access to safe and effective pediatric drugs and devices: Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA), Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA), Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act, Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA), Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
Sober Truth on Preve nting (STOP) U nderage Drinking Act reauthorization
FDA tobacco regulation
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Safety of cough and cold medicine for children
Automated identification of va ccine product
Smoking in public housing
CDC Division of Adolescent Health
Smoke-free movies
Adolescent confidentiality and explanations of benefits (EOBs)
Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2010 (H.R. 1210)
Stem cell research
Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 4808)
Affordable Care Act Implementation
National Prevention Strategy
TRICARE prevention services
Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act
Home visitation
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Infant formula
Poison Control Centers funding
Menu labeling regulation
Injury prevention
Medicaid Cuts
CHIP Cuts
Payment Rates
Private Insurance Rules
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Mark |
Del Monte |
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James |
Baumberger |
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Robert |
Hall |
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Ielnaz |
Kashefipour |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
Native American Child Health IHS insurance portability
IHS funding
Boarding schools
Special Diabetes Program for Indians
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Indian Health Service,
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid for children aging out of foster care
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid Cuts
Medicaid for children
CHIP
Payment
Affordable Care Act Rules for Private Insurance
Vaccines for Children Program (VFC)
Social Security Insurance
Medical Malpractice Insurance
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Robert |
Hall |
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Ielnaz |
Kashefipour |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Sustainable Growth Rate Formula
Affordable Care Act
Keep Medicaid Strong
Payment Rates
Medicare GME
Health Information Technology
Electronic Health Records
Meaningful Use
Community First Choice
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Robert |
Hall |
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Ielnaz |
Kashefipour |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Emergency Medical Services for Children
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS
Lead agency for EMS
Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act
Transportation Reauthorization
Safe and Complete Streets Act
Backover crash prevention
Safe Routes to Schools
Child restraints
Booster seats
School bus safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Cindy |
Pellegrini |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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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
Medicare GME
Antitrust Enforcement Policy
Accountable Care Organizations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Alison |
Perencevich |
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Ielnaz |
Kashifepour |
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Robert |
Hall |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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