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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, #300 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2525-12
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6. House ID# 328260000
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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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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: Sue Nelson, VP, Federal Advocacy |
Date | 01/19/2012 |
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
Appropriations - provisions relating to Agriculture, CDC, Commerce, HRSA and NIH (S. 1599; H.R. 3070)
Budget/Debt Limit - provisions relating to Medicaid and Medicare
Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions relating to CDC, HRSA and NIH (H.R. 2055, P.L 112-74)
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction - provisions relating to Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Kristy |
Anderson |
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Claudia |
Louis |
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Stephanie |
Mohl |
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Sue |
Nelson |
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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
Candy Tobacco Tax Parity Act (H.R. 65)
Draft Guidance for Industry: Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products (FDA-2011-D-0212)
Draft Guidance: Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco Product (FDA-2011-D-0147)
Draft Guidance for Industry: Submission of Warning Plans for Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products (FDA-2011-D-0480)
Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents in Tobacco Products and Tobacco Smoke (FDA-2011-N-0271)
Implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31)
Smoke-Free Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 3382)
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act (H.R. 3186/S. 1706)
Tobacco Use in VA Facilities (no bill number)
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1639, S. 1461)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),
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 |
Kristy |
Anderson |
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Susan |
Bishop |
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Sue |
Nelson |
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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
1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act (H.R. 4)
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R. 1206)
Draft Legislation to Prevent Enforcement of Grandfathered Health Plan Regulation
EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R. 3144)
Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 2954)
Health Insurance Exchanges Proposed Rule (CMS-9989-P)
Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC)
Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S. 438/H.R. 3526)
Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambuguity for Investigators (HHS-OPHS-2011-0005)
Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R. 1377)
Medical Loss Ratio Interim Final Regulation (HHS)
Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205)
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Promotion Act (H.R. 3630)
National Prevention Strategy, Request for Comments (HHS - Surgeon General)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation
Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002)
Proposed Rule on Risk-Adjustment, Reinsurance, and Risk Corridors (CMS-9975-P)
Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2)
Smoking Cessation Program under TRICARE (DOD-2011-HA-0038)
Smoking of Electronic Cigarettes on Aircraft (DOT-OST-2011-0044)
State Flexibility Act (H.R. 1683/S. 868)
Summary of Benefits and Coverage Proposed Rule (CMS-9982-P)
To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213)
Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (H.R. 3630 - Medicare therapy caps exceptions process)
To Repeal Medical Loss Ratio Requirements (H.R. 2077)
To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Kristy |
Anderson |
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Bishop |
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Mohl |
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Nelson |
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Kelsey |
Stefanik-Sidener |
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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
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2012 Proposed Rule (CMS-1525-P)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S. 829/H.R. 1546)
Medicare Coverage: Management of Carotid Atherosclerosis (CMS-3253-N)
Medicare Coverage: Use of ECG Based Technology to Detect Myocardial Ischemia or Coronary Artery Disease (CMS-3252-N)
Medicare National Coverage Analysis for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (CAG-00430N)
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2012 Proposed Rule (CMS-1524-P)
State Flexibility Act (S. 868/H.R. 1683) - Medicaid/CHIP Maintenance of Effort Repeal
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), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Susan |
Bishop |
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Stephanie |
Mohl |
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Sue |
Nelson |
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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
Farm Bill (no bill number)
Healthy Food Financing Initiative (H.R. 3525/S. 1926)
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (P.L. 111-296) - Implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Kristy |
Anderson |
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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
Afterschool for America's Children Act (S. 1370)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization (no bill number)
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S. 576/H.R. 1057)
Successful, Safe and Healthy Students Act (S. 919)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, 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 |
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Anderson |
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Sue |
Nelson |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 (H.R. 1780/S. 1056)
Safe Routes to School (S. 800)
Transportation Reauthorization (S. 1813, S. 1950, no House bill number)
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 |
Kristy |
Anderson |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.J. Res. 27, a Joint Resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the EPA relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Sue |
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Kelsey |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 3010/S. 1606)
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 |
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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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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
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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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