|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 815 16TH ST., N.W. 4TH FLOOR NORTH |
Address2 |
|
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
|
5. Senate ID# 67238-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 356760000
|
TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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 |
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: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
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: Richard J. Fiesta |
Date | 1/11/2023 12:19:01 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
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, implementation of provisions regarding high risk insurance pools, implementation of state based health exchanges, eligibility for health insurance premium subsidies, cost sharing subsidies, proposals for special enrollment period
2. Stabilization of Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces
3. Administration proposals on prescription drug pricing
4. Administration proposals for COVID testing and vaccine distribution
5. S. 779, Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021, entire bill
6. H.R. 597, Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021, entire bill
7. Vaccine access under the American Rescue Plan
8. H.R. 7472, The Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act, entire bill
9. S. 4053, The Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act, entire bill
10. H.R. 7474, The Pharmaceutical Research and Transparency Act, entire bill
11. S. 4034, The Pharmaceutical Research and Transparency Act, entire bill
12. H.R. 7473, The Generic Substitution Non-Interference Act, entire bill
13. H.R. 7828, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (PRICED Act), entire bill
14. H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions relating to premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act
15. Proposed rulemaking under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act regarding Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
16. Implementation of the No Surprises Act
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - 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 |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, implementation of provisions regarding Medicare Part D coverage gap assistance, preventive care services, and dual eligible Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries
2. Proposals to create a premium support or voucher program under Medicare
3. Proposals to "means test" Medicare premiums and benefits
4. Proposals to change federal and state Medicaid cost sharing
5. Proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age
6. Proposals regarding prescription drug costs for low income Medicare beneficiaries
7. Expansion of Medicare benefits to include hearing, vision, and dental benefits
8. Medicare Observation Status Regulations
9. Proposals to streamline Medicare enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic
10. Proposals to permit Medicare prescription drug pricing negotiations
10. S. 245, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 or the SAME Act of 2021, entire bill
11. H.R. 1868, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, entire bill
12. S. 782, Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021, entire bill
13. H.R. 4131, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, entire bill
14. Demonstration projects for expanding home and community based services under Medicare and Medicaid
15. H.R. 4311, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Act of 2021, entire bill
16. H.R. 4811, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2021, entire bill
17. H.R. 5260, Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act, entire bill
18. H.R. 1676, Jack Reynolds Memory Medigap Expansion Act, entire bill
19. Proposals to adjust 2022 Medicare Part B premiums
20. H.R. 3650, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021, entire bill
21. Medicare Direct Contracting Entity (DCE)program
22. Medicare ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) program
23. H.R. 6698, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act of 2022, entire bill
24. Medicare regulations under the No Surprises Act
25. Administration of ACO REACH program
26. Administration of Medicare telephone help lines
27. H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions relating to Medicare drug negotiations, vaccine access and pricing, insulin pricing, out of pocket annual caps, catastrophic drug out of pocket costs
28. Expansion of Medicare coverage for medically necessary dental services
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula
2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age
3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits
4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices
5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
6. Closing Status of Social Security Administration field offices
7. Implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
8. Status of Social Security Disability claims backlog
9. Proposals regarding the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision
10. Proposals regarding the Social Security Government Pension Offset
11. H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021, entire bill
12. S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act, entire bill
13. S. 1772, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2021, or the SWIFT Act", entire bill
14. S. 1099, Protecting Married Seniors From Impoverishment Act, entire bill
15. H.R. 4921, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2021, entire bill
16. H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors Social Security Needs Act, entire bill
17. H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust, entire bill
18. S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021, entire bill
19. S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, entire bill
20. Re-opening of and customer service at Social Security field offices
21. Proposals regarding fiduciary rules for advisers of individuals with individual retirement accounts
22. S. 4365, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill
23. Withdrawal liability provisions in the PBGC Special Financial Assistance Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
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 |
David |
Simon |
|
|
|
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Proposals regarding the deduction of medical expenses under the tax code
2. IRS enforcement and resources for enforcement of the Internal Revenue Code
3. S. 994, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes, entire bill
4. H.R. 2576, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes, entire bill
5. Administration prosposals for tax code amendments regarding personal income taxation rates
6. Proposals for electric vehicle tax credits
7. H.R. 7502, Babies Over Billionaires Act, entire bill
8. H.R. 8558, Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act, entire bill
9. S.1157, Tax Fairness for Workers Act, entire 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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
1. Appropriations for the Social Security Administration
2. Appropriations for Older Americans Act programs for supportive services
3. Administration FY 2023 budget, provisions regarding budget proposals for the Social Security Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare and Medicaid program, National Institutes of Health
4. Appropriations for emergency fund for COVID 19 vaccines and virus preparations
5. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions regarding appropriations for the Social Security Administration, the National Labor Relations Board, transportation and housing programs for older Americans, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
6. Proposals to increase the debt limit of the United States
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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
1. H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act of 2021, entire bill
2. S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021, entire bill
3. S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act, entire bill
4. H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, entire bill
5. H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, entire bill
6. H.R. 2062, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, entire bill
7. Proposals for paid family leave
8. H.R. 7701, The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, entire bill
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 |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Proposals to create special congressional committees regarding several federal trust funds
2. H.R. 2575, TRUST Act of 2021, entire bill
3. S. 1295, TRUST Act of 2021, entire bill
4. Proposals to create a U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Aging
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 |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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 POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Issues regarding the timeliness of USPS deliveries regarding prescription drugs and first class mail
2. Proposals for the implementation of postal banking
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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 WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
1. Proposed improvements to Supplemental Security Income benefits
2. S. 4102, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, entire 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
David |
Simon |
|
|
|
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
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
1. S. 2747, Freedom to Vote Act, entire bill
2. H.R. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, entire bill
3. S. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, entire 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Richard |
Fiesta |
|
|
|
David |
Simon |
|
|
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.
20. Client new address
Address |
|
||||||
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
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
|
|
||||||||
1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or 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 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% |
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 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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) |