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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 141 NORTHWEST POINT BLVD. |
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| City | ELK GROVE VILLAGE |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1397-12
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6. House ID# 321820000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kathryn Matthews, Washington Office Administrator |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
School lunch and breakfast standards Childhood obesity prevention
Competitive foods standards
Dietary Guidelines for young children
WIC
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education appropriations
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Affordable Care Act
Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program appropriations
FY 2013 HHS/FDA Appropriations
FY 2012 HHS/FDA appropriations
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Medicaid Block Grant
Health professional appropriations
Syringe exchange funding
Title X funding
Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment
Title VII health professions
National Childrens Study appropriations
Pediatric device consortia funding
NIEHS appropriations
Teen pregnancy prevention
House Budget
WIC
Indian Health Service
CDC National Center for Environmental Health appropriations
Clean Air Act funding
EMSC
NIH appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - 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 |
Robert |
Hall |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Ielnaz |
Kashefipour |
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Patrick |
Johnson |
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James |
Baumberger |
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Mark |
Del Monte |
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Betsy |
Dunford |
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Tamar |
Haro |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Implementation
Lead in children's products
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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 |
Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
National Biodefense Science Board
National Preparedness Goal
Children's Coordinator and Children's Working Group at FEMA
National Health Security Strategy biennial Implementation Plan
National Disaster Recovery Framework
Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), 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 |
Betsy |
Dunford |
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Tamar |
Haro |
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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
Early education support
Head Start
School Health (restraint and seclusion legislation)
anti-bullying legislation
Race to the Top-Early Learning
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Early Head Start
ESEA reauthorization
Tobacco in schools
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Administration for Children & Families (ACF), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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James |
Baumberger |
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Mark |
Del Monte |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lead
Mercury
Clean Air Act
Global Climate Change
Antibiotic resistance
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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 |
Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Child Abuse Prevention Child Interstate Aboration Notification Act
Foster care support
Child Welfare
Contraception policy/Blunt amendment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Administration for Children & Families (ACF),
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 |
Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Robert |
Hall |
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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
Drug Shortages
TRICARE insurance
BPCA, PREA, Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Affordable Care Act
Essential Health Benefits (ACA)
Premium Tax Credits (ACA)
Medicaid
Prevention issues
Bright Futures
Public Health and Prevention Fund
Congenital Heart Defects
Premature Births (PREEMIE Act)
Immunization rates
Folic Acid fortification
Preventive services
Bright Futures
Public Health and Prevention Fund
Child injury prevention
Stillbirth and SIDS prevention
Safe Schools Improvement Act
Healthy Kids From Day One Act
Protect Our Kids Act
Essential Health Benefits
Access to safe and effective pediatric drugs and devices
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA)
Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA)
Pediatric Medical Devices Safety and Improvement Act
Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA)
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
Medical device regulation
Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act reauthorization
FDA tobacco regulation
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Safety of cough and cold medicine for children
Smoking in public housing
Creating Hope Act
CDC Division of Adolescent Health
Smoke-free movies
Tobacco in schools
Drug Shortages
Caffeine products
Emergency contraception
Contraception access
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
Ielnaz |
Kashifepour |
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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Patrick |
Johnson |
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Alison |
Perencevich |
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Mark |
Del Monte |
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James |
Baumberger |
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Robert |
Hall |
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Tamar |
Haro |
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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 IND
16. Specific lobbying issues
Indian child welfare
Indian Health Service funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Indian Health Service,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid
Essential Health Benefits
Premium Tax Credits
Prevention issues
Bright Futures
Public Health and Prevention Fund
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid
TRICARE for Kids legislation
Premium Stacking in Exchange coverage
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, 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 |
Alison |
Perencevich |
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Ielnaz |
Kashefipour |
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Robert |
Hall |
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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
Medicaid
Affordable Care Act
Managed Care
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Robert |
Hall |
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Ielnaz |
Kashifepour |
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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
Graduated driver's license
Transportation reauthorization
Child safety restraints
Backover crash prevention
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristen |
Mizzi |
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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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Countermeasures for Children
Translational research center at NIH
National Children's Study
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tamar |
Haro |
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James |
Baumberger |
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Mark |
Del Monte |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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
27. Add the following 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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