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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | 515 N. STATE STREET, CHICAGO |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60654 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2877-12
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6. House ID# 304640000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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 |
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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: George E. Cox III, JD, Director, Division of Legislative Counsel |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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
FY2011 and 2012 Appropriations Bills, provisions relating to funding for medical liability demonstration programs and quality
measure development authorized in PPACA, health professions, and other physician-related programs
House Budget Resolution, provisions relating to SGR repeal
Senate Budget Resolution, provisions relating to SGR repeal
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Vic Fazio, Legislative Correspondent |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Brad Sherman, Scheduler |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Legislative Assistant |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Bart Gordon, Legislative Assistant |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, all provisions
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Senate Amendment 9
H.R. 969, Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 5440, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010, sections 301 and 403
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation
Physician-Owned Hospitals
E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records Implementation
Health Information Technology
Delivery Reform
Health Insurance Reform
Patient Safety
Comparative Effectiveness Research
National Quality Strategy
Medical Debt Relief
Pill Mills - DEA/FDA regulation of pain medications
Violence Against Women Act
Medical Foods
Genetic Testing
Controlled Substance Prescriptions/Long-Term Facilities' Nurses as Agents of Physicians
Nutrition and prevention initiatives
Stand For Quality Coalition
Service of AMA Officer on United States Delegation to the World Health Assembly
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Vic Fazio, Legislative Correspondent |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Brad Sherman, Scheduler |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Legislative Assistant |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Bart Gordon, Legislative Assistant |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Cybil |
Roehrenbeck |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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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
Graduate Medical Education
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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
S. 454, Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 1256, Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, all provisions
H.R. 891, Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011, all provisions
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to physician signature requirements for clinical diagnostic lab tests
Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform
Medicare program - Private Contracting/Balance Billing
Medicare program - Release of Medical Claims Data
Medicare program - Program Integrity
Medicare program - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
Medicare program - Payment Models
Medicare program - SGR permanent repeal
Medicare program - Transitioning payment reductions for bundled codes
Medicare program - E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records Implementation
Medicare program - Consultation Code Reinstatement
Medicare program - Retroactive claims adjustments
Medicare program - Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
Medicare program - Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program
Medicare program - Delivery Reform
Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)
Medicare program - 2012 Physician Payment Updates
Medicare program - Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)
Medicare program - Payments for ancillary services
Medicare program - Quality Improvement
Medicare program - Diagnostic imaging payment cuts
Medicare program - New Imaging Accreditation Requirements
Medicare program - Hospital Outpatient Department observation care
Medicare program - Regulatory burden
Medicare program - Home Health Face-to-Face requirement
Medicare program - ICD-10 implementation
Medicare program - Physician Compare website
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Meaningful Use
Medicaid program - Medicaid Reform
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 Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Vic Fazio, Legislative Correspondent |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Brad Sherman, Scheduler |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Legislative Assistant |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Bart Gordon, Legislative Assistant |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Sandy |
Marks |
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Sharon |
McIlrath |
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Mari |
Savickis |
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Jennifer |
Shevchek |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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Kathleen |
Tenoever |
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Sylvia |
Trujillo |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011, all provisions
S. 197, Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2011, all provisions
Alternative Model Liability Reforms
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Lindsey |
Brill |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Vic Fazio, Legislative Correspondent |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Brad Sherman, Scheduler |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Legislative Assistant |
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Dana |
Lichtenberg |
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Rep. Bart Gordon, Legislative Assistant |
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Jason |
Marino |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Thomas |
Roberge |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Liza |
Assatourians |
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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
Antitrust
DOJ-FTC Health Care Antitrust Guidelines
Health Insurance and Physician Market Competition
Non-competition Clauses
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Christine |
Pollack |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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Carol |
Vargo |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Cybil |
Roehrenbeck |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Threats to medical workers' safety in Bahrain
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 115, CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011, all provisions
Mental Health Services for Military Families
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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 |
Deem |
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Cynthia |
Brown |
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Todd |
Askew |
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Veronica |
Crowe |
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Margaret |
Garikes |
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George |
Cox |
III |
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Debra |
Cohn |
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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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LOBBYIST 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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4 | 8 | 12 |