2nd Quarter - Report

BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY) for BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$590,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 9495, FY2027 appropriations for DOD, specifically provisions related to medical research; HR 9260, FY2027 appropriations for HHS, specifically provisions related to medical research;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN CONNELL —
MATTHEW MARKS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 9495 (119th), H.R. 9260 (119th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

HR 9495, FY2027 appropriations for DOD, specifically provisions related to medical research; HR 9260, FY2027 appropriations for HHS, specifically provisions related to medical research; HR 7173, Follow the Science Act; S 4494, American Cures Act; HR 9632, Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act; OMB Proposed Uniform Grants Regulation; Policies to enable international collaboration by NIH grantees; Policies to maintain the NIHs incremental grant funding model;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE ANN BERGE —
JESSICA BURNELL —
BRIAN CONNELL —
MATTHEW MARKS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9495 (119th), H.R. 9632 (119th), H.R. 9260 (119th), H.R. 7173 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 247 / S 46, Health Care Affordability Act; S 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act; HR 3521, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act; HR 5526, Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act; HR 5582, S 2355, the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act; HR 6248 / S 4027, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act HR 6485 / S 43, Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act; HR 6867 / S 3562, NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act; HR 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act; HR 8908, the STOP GAMES Act; HR 9393, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; HR 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act; HR 9397, the Premium Transparency Act; HR 9661, Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act; S 1041, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act; S 1095, Stop STALLING Act; S 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics & Biosimilars Act S 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination & Improvements Act; S 2658, Medication Affordability & Patent Integrity Act; S 3014, Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act; S 4509, Patients Before Monopolies Act; Policies to address the expiration of the enhanced Advanced Premium Tax Credits; Policies to improve transparency in hospital and insurer costs and finances; Policies to streamline pediatric patient access to subspecialist care via telemedicine; Policies to protect patients and consumers from junk insurance, including short-term limited duration insurance; Policies related to the modernization of clinical trials; Policies related to the 2027 FDA user fee agreements; Implementation of the No Surprises Act; Policies related to oversight of insurance agents and brokers; Oversight and patient impact of the 340B program;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE ANN BERGE —
JESSICA BURNELL —
BRIAN CONNELL —
MATTHEW MARKS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9396 (119th), H.R. 6248 (119th), H.R. 9393 (119th), H.R. 6485 (119th), H.R. 3521 (119th), H.R. 5582 (119th), H.R. 9397 (119th), H.R. 8908 (119th), H.R. 6867 (119th), H.R. 5526 (119th), H.R. 247 (119th), H.R. 9661 (119th), H.R. 7895 (119th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; HR 5243, a bill to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage; HR 9392, Medicare Advantage Cost Transparency Act; S 1105, No UPCODE Act; S 1629, Same Care, Lower Cost Act; S 1936, Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Patients Act; S 4886, Medicare Cost Cap Act; CMS Interim Final Rule on Medicaid work requirements; Regulatory and legislative proposals to expand site-neutral payment in Medicare; Implementation of the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (HR 1509, S 752); Regulatory proposals related to most-favored-nation drug pricing;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE ANN BERGE —
JESSICA BURNELL —
BRIAN CONNELL —
MATTHEW MARKS —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3514 (119th), H.R. 5243 (119th), H.R. 9392 (119th), H.R. 1509 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.