Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act).

S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, discussed bill and Coronavirus legislation (no bill number).

S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act, discussed bill and Coronavirus legislation.

No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance.

No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation.

S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving.

H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions of bill and Medicaid HCBS grants.

H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.
S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act.


S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Discussed Credit for Caring Act, and inclusion of bill in Coronavirus legislation.

No bill. Discussed Coronavirus disease 2019 and appropriations supplemental.

S.64/H.R. 2375 - the Preserve Access to Generics and Biosimilars Act.

H.R. 1499 - the Preserving Consumer Access to Generics Act.

Discussed telehealth, interoperability, and data sharing with Department of Health and Human Services.

H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act.

S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.

H.R. 2073/S. 110, Permanent Extension of the Medical Expense Deduction.

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act).

S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act.

H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.;
S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act.
H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and virtual visitation provisions.

No bill number, discussed Nursing Home Modernization Reform Act of 2019.

No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill.

S. 2807, discussed Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019.

H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services and family financial impacts.

No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, criminal background checks, inappropriate use of anti-psychotropic drugs, guardianship, and Elder Justice Act Reauthorization.

H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. Discussed HOSPICE Act and live discharges of long-term terminally ill individuals from hospice.

S. 3277; Discussed feedback on HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act and the bill.

No bill number. Discussed long-term services and supports financing legislation, Social Security, Administrations Medicaid guidance, and Ways and Means Caring for Aging Americans hearing statement from November 2019.

No bill number. Discussed family caregiving supports, Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Demonstration, and the MA VBID hospice demonstration component.

H.R. 5821, Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act.

No bill number. Discussed issues impacting dual-eligibles.

S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act.

No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance.

No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation.

S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving.

S.1999 - Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act.

H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.

S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.

No bill number - Discussed surprise medical billing.

H.R. 5800 - Ban Surprise Billing Act.

H.R. 5826 - Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act.

No bill number - Discussed Alaska-specific nursing home legislation.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 PHA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.

S.64/H.R. 2375 - the Preserve Access to Generics and Biosimilars Act.

H.R. 1499 - the Preserving Consumer Access to Generics Act.

H.R. 2113 - the Prescription STAR Act.

H.R. 2296/S.1391 - The FAIR Drug Pricing Act.

S.1416 - the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act.

S.1437, the Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act.

S.551, the REFUND Act.

S.1209, the REMEDY Act.

S. 474/H.R. 2069, the SPIKE Act.

H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Discussed the law and the Family Caregiving Advisory Councils work, including additional funding.

Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S. 995/H.R. 2035).

No bill - Assisting family caregivers in addressing the financial challenges of family caregiving
S. 110, the Medical Expense Savings Act,; H.R. 2073, to extend the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income floor for the medical expense deduction.

S. 3057, Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments.

S. 299, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act.

No bill number, drug pricing.

S. 591, the Guardianship Accountability Act/guardianship, retirement security, elder justice, scams, fraud, biomedical research.

H.R. 4334, Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 and OAA reauthorization

No bill number. Discussed Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) and potential event with ACT Caucus.

H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act.;

H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act.

H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act.;

No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal.

S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act).

No bill number. CMS nursing home Coronavirus guidance.

No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation.

S. 3548/H.R. 748, Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving.

H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions and Medicaid HCBS grants.

H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act.

P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Indian Health Service

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 1443, H.R. 2730, Credit for Caring Act.

H.R. 6201 the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

H.R. 748 (CARES Act)

H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act.

H.R. 2073/S. 110, Permanent Extension of the Medical Expense Deduction.

S. 2543 the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (Grassley-Wyden).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 2077/H.R. 3663 - Discussed safe road design for all users of the road

No bill number - Discussed mobility options for older Americans, including public transportation, non-emergency medical transportation and human services transportation coordination.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

No bill number - Discussed parental leave issues.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

No bill number - Comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on proposed regulations pertaining to permissible interest rates.

No bill number - Comment letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on proposed regulations pertaining to federal interest rate authority.

H.R. 5050, the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act - Discussed legislation to create a 36% cap on allowable interest rates.

No bill number - Discussed AARP Bank Safe program and other ideas to utilize bank tellers as a line of defense against fraudulent activity and scams.

H.R. 6012, the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act - discussed draft legislation to create a financial literacy grant program at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

No bill number - Discussed protecting older Americans from fraud and financial exploitation, specifically the Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 2254/H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act.

H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA).

S. 3548/H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

No bill number - Discussed delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices by electronic and paper delivery methods.

No bill number - Discussed private sector retirement reform issues, including establishment of a national automatic retirement system.

No bill number - Discussed State facilitated retirement savings programs for private sector workers.

No bill number - Discussed part-time worker, independent contractor, contingent worker and personal/individual plan retirement issues.

No bill number - Discussed multi-employer pension plan issues.

No bill number - Discussed student loans and retirement saving issues.

No bill number - Discussed retirement plan data collection, retention, dissemination and cybersecurity issues.

No bill number - Discussed small employer and pooled retirement plan issues.

No bill number - Discussed small retirement account cash out issues.

No bill number - Discussed Individual Retirement Account (IRA) issues.

No bill number - Discussed access to retirement savings for dependent care expenses.

No bill number - Discussed savings for emergency expenses.

No bill number - Discussed options to improve pension portability and spend down retirement savings after retirement.

SECURE Act (the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act) - Discussed implementation and related consumer protection issues.

No bill number -- Discussed comment letter submitted to the Social Security Administration on their proposed regulations pertaining to Continuing Disability Reviews for individuals receiving disability benefits

H.R. 1185/S.463, the FAMILY Act and related proposals (no bill) - Discussed paid family leave proposals, especially as they pertain to the utilization of the Social Security System and/or payroll taxes

H.R. 5380, the Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act - Discussed legislation to provide information sharing between state courts and the Social Security Administration regarding bad state guardianship actors and the Social Security Representative Payee system.

No bill number - Discussed poverty line calculation and related inflation measures.

No bill number - Discussed Social Security and related scams.

H.R. 5446, Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act.

H.R. 6028, the Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act - Discussed legislation to exempt local or state-mandated relocation assistance from the income and resources calculation used to determine eligibility for SSI benefits.

No bill number - Discussed issues regarding SSA operations in the wake of COVID-19 and SSAs decision to temporarily close field offices for in-person visits.

No bill number - Discussed the importance of Social Security benefits in older American spending and poverty reduction.

S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Social Security Administration (SSA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

No bill number - Discussed Coronavirus disease 2019 and appropriations supplemental and related issues.

P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act, discussed funding in fiscal year 2021 appropriations.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 151 - The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act - Discussed bill

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, and government operations, among other issues.

No bill number -submitted comments calling for eliminating regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

No bill number - Advocated for increased Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), healthy aging, and shared housing.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

S. 3517, Discussed Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act).

S. 753/H.R. 1682, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, discussed bill.

S. 296/H.R.2150, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act, discussed bill and Coronavirus legislation. Provided quote for House press release on bill being included in P.L. 116-136, CARES Act.

No bill number. Sent letter to CMS regarding their March 13 nursing home Coronavirus guidance and followed up with agency staff to discuss.

No bill number. Discussed nursing home virtual visitation.

S. 3548/H.R. 748, P.L. 116-136, CARES Act Lobbied regarding nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving.


H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed virtual visitation provisions of bill.

H.R. 6305, To assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19; S. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act; and H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act. Discussed Medicaid HCBS grants and inclusion in Coronavirus legislation (no bill number).

S. 1443, H.R. 2730 Credit for Caring Act.

No bill number. Discussed upcoming tele-town hall on the Coronavirus and family caregiving (CDC and ACL)

Discussed Coronavirus disease 2019 and appropriations supplemental and related issues.

Discussed funding and flexibility for Older Americans Act programs including nutrition services

Discussed funding for The Emergency Food Program and Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act (no bill number) - discussed funding for nursing home surveys; funding for Older Americans Act (OAA) programs; funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP); Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) grants; and availability of medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing

Discussed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) flexibility, increasing benefits, suspending rule making, and online grocery shopping and delivery using SNAP benefits

No bill number - Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 - discussed online grocery shopping and delivery using SNAP benefits.

No bill number - Discussed IRS guidelines pertaining to Social Security beneficiaries having to file a tax return in order to receive their economic stimulus payments.

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

No bill number, discussed Elder Justice Act Reauthorization and nursing home bill, including criminal background checks, inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs, and guardianship issues

S. 3206, the Accessible Voting Act.

No bill number, Supporting Age and Dementia Friendly Communities (SADFC) Act

No bill number. Discussed Senior Guardianship Attack Force legislative proposal.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

No bill number. Discussed long-term care insurance and long-term services and supports financing.

No bill number. Discussed long-term care insurance and retirement plans.

H.R.5800 the Ban Surprise Billing Act.

H.R. 5826 the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020.

No bill number - Discussed Surprise Medical billing.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act- Discussed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

No bill number. Responded to Census 2020 question.

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.

H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Discussed Medicare enrollment national open enrollment period, medical expense deduction, cost-sharing protections for commercial/private health insurance holders, telehealth access, nursing homes, virtual visitation, home and community-based services, Older Americans Act programs, Medicare home health care, and family caregiving, no-cost COVID-19 testing, equitable relief payments, retirement savings tax relief, suspensions of foreclosures and evictions, expanded unemployment benefits, paid sick and family leave, affordable broadband, and government operations, among other issues.

P.L. 115-182, VA MISSION Act. Discussed VA Caregiver Support Program and proposed rule.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. 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?
No Yes