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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1825 K STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 1200 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4174-12
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6. House ID# 304860000
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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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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: Martha E. Ford, Director, Public Policy |
Date | 07/17/2012 |
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
L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2013, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services
and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative
Expenses (LAE), transportation and housing. Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. President's FY 2013 budget request.
SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for
beneficiaries FY 2013.
Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms.
Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supporftive Housinig for Persons with Disabilities program.
Funding for the Census Bureau.
Funding for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
Funding for the Assistive Technology Act.
Funding for the National Center for Special Education Research.
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), Education - Dept of, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office, 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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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N/A |
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Julie |
Ward |
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N/A |
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Annie |
Acosta |
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N/A |
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Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and
the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program. Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act, H.R. 2288.
Supporting H.R. 4175 and S. 773, bills to improve access to prosthetic and orthotic care.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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Julie |
Ward |
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N/A |
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Annie |
Acosta |
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N/A |
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
Disability community concerns regarding employment.
Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.
Guidance on reasonable accommodation and undue hardship.
Implementation of the Ticket to Work and other work incentives in the Social Security proposals.
SSA proposal to simplify work incentives.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),
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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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N/A |
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Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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
Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid.
Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients.
Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program.
Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act.
Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration.
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions.
Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25).
S. 3271, a bill to help Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities have access to Medigap policies and H.R. 4378, a bill to improve access to complex rehabilitation.
Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care.
Proposed rules pertaining to State Plan Home and Community-Based Services Option.
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), White House Office, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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Julie |
Ward |
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N/A |
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
Improvements to Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities.
Issues regarding the future of disability policy.
Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities.
Social Security Disabililty program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities.
Work incentives and other improvements for people with disabilities in Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
SSA's Work Incentives Simplification proposal.
Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds.
Disability claims processing.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA),
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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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N/A |
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
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation.
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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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 UNM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives provisions dealing with employment for individuals with disabilities.
Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities.
Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. Rebuild America Act.
SSI program as it affects children with disabilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Social Security Administration (SSA), 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 |
Martha |
Ford |
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N/A |
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Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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N/A |
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
Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Reauthorization of the Assistive Technology Act.
The Keeping All Kids Safe Act, H.R. 1381, S. 2020. Military and Veterans Education Reform Act of 2012, S. 2179.
Maintenance of Effort of Local Education Agencies. Highly Qualified Teachers.
NCLB Waivers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
HUD Appropriations for FY 2013.
Implementation of the Melville Act and 2012 appropriations.
Reform of HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
HUD Fair Housing Programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD),
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 |
Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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N/A |
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
Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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N/A |
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
Disability concerns regarding transportation support for transit in reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act.
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 |
Julie |
Ward |
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N/A |
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
Reversionary Trusts and Olmstead.
Department of Justice - authority to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Deinstitutionalization and community integration.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Maureen |
Fitzgerald |
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Tracey |
Sutcliffe |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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