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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 1100 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2228-12
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6. House ID# 310240000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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: Michael Graham |
Date | 1/17/2020 12:10:34 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Funding for dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health promotion, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs and services.
Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Agriculture (WIC, school lunches, Team Nutrition)
S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (dental research programs)
Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Education and Workforce (Child nutrition programs)
Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS oral health division)
Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies)
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 |
Jennifer |
Fisher |
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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
Authority for dental-related programs to operate, caries prevention and oral health promotion, access to dental care, dental research, oral and craniofacial defects, filling Chief Dental Officer positions at CMS, prescribing practices (e.g., opioid prescribing), etc.
H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act
S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act
H.R. 269, to clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application
H.R. 1379, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA Act) H.R. 1614, John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act
S 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act
S. 560, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA Act)
S. 724, John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act
H.R. 3762, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act of 2019 (DOC Access Act)
Action for Dental Health Act Implementation
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Clear aligners, Minamata Convention on Mercury
Reauthorization of Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Program, National Health Service Corps, and Community Health Centers
H.R. 4537, Mobile Health Clinics Act
H.R. 4678, the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act
S. 2629, United States Public Health Service Modernization Act
HRSA Chief Dental Officer
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), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Michael |
Graham |
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Chris |
Tampio |
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Robert |
Burns |
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Jennifer |
Fisher |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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Megan |
Mortimer |
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Roxanne |
Yaghoubi |
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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
Expansion of adult dental Medicaid benefits
Section 1332 Waivers
Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage participation/enrollment requirement)
Medicare Part D (Medicare Part D prescriber registration/enrollment requirement)
Medicaid Funding for U.S. Territories
Expansion of Medicare Benefits
Medicaid audits of pediatric dentists
Medicaid access rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Roxanne |
Yaghoubi |
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Chris |
Tampio |
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Michael |
Graham |
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Megan |
Mortimer |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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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
Educational debt, student loans, loan repayment programs, dental school accreditation
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation)public service loan forgiveness.
H.R. 996, Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act
H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act)
H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act
H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act
S. 359, Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act
H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act)
S. 2871, Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act
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 |
Megan |
Mortimer |
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Robert |
Burns |
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Michael |
Graham |
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Chris |
Tampio |
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Jennifer |
Fisher |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition)
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 |
Robert |
Burns |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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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
H.R. 1418, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019
S. 350, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019
Overtime pay eligibility requirements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Michael |
Graham |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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Megan |
Mortimer |
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Chris |
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Jennifer |
Fisher |
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Robert |
Burns |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Expansion of health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, expand and make permanent the 199A/pass through deduction for small businesses.
H.R. 1366, Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 (RAISE ACT) (health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts)
S. 503, Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 (RAISE ACT) (health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts)
H.R. 216, Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Medical Device Tax Repeal
H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
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 |
Michael |
Graham |
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Chris |
Tampio |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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Megan |
Mortimer |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal Communications Commission regarding robocalls
Section 1557 proposed rule reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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 |
Roxanne |
Yaghoubi |
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Chris |
Tampio |
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Natalie |
Hales |
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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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Vaping (oral health impact)
Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
S. 1541, the Tobacco-Free Youth Act
S. 2100, the Tobacco to 21 Act
H.R. 1498, Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act
S. 655, Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act
H.R. 1854, the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
S. 9, the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
S. 655, the Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (SAFE Kids Act)
H.R. 3942, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
H.R. 4742, a bill that would impose an excise tax on nicotine
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 |
Natalie |
Hales |
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Robert |
Burns |
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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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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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?
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