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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1 East 33rd Street, 4th Floor |
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City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10016 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40036299-12
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6. House ID# 401600000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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 |
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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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Stuart Spielman |
Date | 4/17/2018 8:54:55 PM |
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
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions related to appropriations for the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control, as well as provisions related to Stop School Violence Act and Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2018; S. 428/H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act of 2017, relating to care for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid, all provisions; S. 2070/H.R. 4221, Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017, relating to initiatives that reduce the risk of injury of children with autism who may wander, all provisions; S. 2237, EMPOWER Care Act, relating to reauthorizing the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, all provisions; H.R. 3199, Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017, relating to improving accessibility to, and completion of, post-secondary education, all provisions; H.R. 4508, PROSPER Act, relating to supporting students in completing an affordable post-secondary education, all provisions; H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, relating to career and technical education, all provisions; S. 1827, KIDS Act of 2017, relating to funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, all provisions; H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act, relating to funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, all provisions; Public Law 109-270, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, relating to career and technical education, all provisions; Public Law 110-315, Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, relating to post-secondary opportunities for students with autism, all provisions; Public Law 113-128, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, relating to workforce development, all provisions; Public Law 113-157, Autism CARES Act of 2014, relating to autism research and services, all provisions; Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations for autism and other scientific research; implementation of the Affordable Care Act as it affects people with autism; education and employment of and health care and housing for people with autism; Medicaid, Social Security, and other benefit programs that affect people with autism; early access to care for people with autism; financing for long-term services and supports; appropriations for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program autism program; Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit under title XIX of the Social Security Act; Final Rule CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F, related to long-term services and supports through home and community-based service programs, all provisions; Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE); proposed rule on the definition of "employer" under section 3(5) of ERISA -- Association Health Plans, all provisions; proposed rule on short-term limited duration insurance, all provisions; benefits for State Department dependents with disabilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Education - Dept of, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Social Security Administration (SSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Spielman |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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
27. Add the following 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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2 | 4 | 6 |