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LOBBYING REPORT

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

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
American Academy of Pediatrics

2. Address

Address1
345 Park Blvd
 Address2
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City
Itasca
 State
IL
 Zip Code
60143
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip Code
​20005
 Country
​USA
4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​James Baumberger
​2023478600
​jbaumberger@aap.org
5. Senate ID#
​1397-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​American Academy of Pediatrics
6. House ID#
​321820000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2024
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​170,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: James Baumberger
 Date
1/22/2025 5:22:25 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

Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service - HIS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) - EPA; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization & Implementation - HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety - CPSC; Lead exposure prevention - EPA, CDC, HUD, FDA; Food safety - FDA, EPA, CDC; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets - CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation - EPA; Vehicle emissions standards - EPA, NHTSA; Button battery ingestions - CPSC; Early childhood education - HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention - CPSC; Furniture tip-overs - CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization; CAPTA Plans of safe care grants - HHS, ACF & ASPE; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation - HHS, ACF; CAPTA Fatalities Prevention and Response - HHHS, ACF; Title IV-B Reauthorization (including H.R. 9076: Protecting Americas Children by Strengthening Families Act) - HHS, ACF; Congregate care reform - HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth - HHS, ACF; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation - EPA; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023) - HHS, ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks) - WH Domestic Policy Council; WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention; CDC; NIH; DOJ; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Implementation - EEOC; Childcare Funding & Resources - HHS, OCC; Native American Child Health - DOI; EPA, HHS, HIS; Water Beads (including H.R. 4648: Ban Water Beads Act; S. 4298: Esthers Law) - CPSC
Continuous Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP (including H.R. 9688 - Keep Kids Covered Act) - HHS/CMS; Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 952 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) - HHS/CMS; Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP - HHS/CMS; Medicaid/CHIP renewal policies - HHS/CMS; QRTP/IMDs (including H.R. 4056 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023, and S. 3196 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023); Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 4758, S 2372); Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment requirement - HHS/CMS; Vaccines for Children program improvements - HHS/CMS, CDC; Medicaid prior authorization and medical necessity determinations; Telehealth - DEA tele-prescribing extension and Medicare telehealth extension - HHS, DEA; H.R. 10438 - Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act; S. 2243 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA); CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - CMS
Standards in ORR Custody - ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters - ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC - USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill - USDA; Mental Health for Children HRSA; H.R. 6, DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act (H.R. 4170/S. 2038); PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act HR 3107; WIC Act (S. 1604/H.R. 3364); MODERN WIC Act (S. 984/H.R. 2424)
Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against Children Act (H.R. 4798); MINDS Act (H.R. 1570/S. 767); FY25 SFOPS Appropriations - report language on children with disabilities globally; International Protections for Children with Disabilities Act (S.847) - subsection S.4797; Implementation of the Global Child Thrive Act - USAID; Violence Against Children Ministerial Meeting - HHS, NSC, USAID; Violence Against Children Surveys - Department of State; Issue/Bill - Agency
FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in Childhood, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, VACCINES Act, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, School Based Health Centers, Healthy Start, Section 317 Immunization Grants; FY25 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Device Consortia; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; FY25 National Defense Authorization Act - Department of Defense / Defense Health Agency; Defense Health Agency - Fluoride varnish; Improving the Health of Children Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; Banning Electronic Stimulation Devices - FDA; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408); HCBS Access Act (S.762/H.R. 1493); Better Care Better Jobs Act (S.100/H.R. 547); Autism Family Caregivers Act; PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 3633); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 256); IDEA Full Funding Act (S.2217/H.R.4519); Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (S.397); Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3226/S. 1573); Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R. 7213/S.4762); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security - Social Security Administration; School Access to Naloxone Act (H.R. 3065); HEADs UP Act (H.R. 3380); Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 2415/H.R.3838); SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R.5012/S.2647); Artificial Intelligence; Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S.3757/H.R.7189); HERO Act (H.R. 6251); SSI Restoration Act (H.R. 7138); NURSE Act (S. 3953/H.R. 3197); Vaccines for Children coverage of Nirsevimab and COVID-19 immunizations - CDC, HHS; WEAR IT Act (H.R. 6279); Probiotic use in the NICU - FDA, CDC, NIH; Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health
Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409/H.R. 7891); Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 1418/H.R. 7890); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation - Health Resources and Services Administration; Adolescent Health Issues, including mpox -Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; Regulation of Tobacco Products -Food and Drug Administration; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (H.R. 6664); Ethical Considerations when Studying Youth Online -White House Office of Science and Technology Policy












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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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
Patrick
Johnson
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Namrata
Pujara
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Mandy
Slutsker
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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

1 3 5
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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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)