4th Quarter - Report — AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION N… for AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION N… (2010)

Firm

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.

Client

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC

Income

—

Expenses

$670,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health disparities, health care reform, quality of life, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, and wellness, including the following legislation: H.R.1189, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Treatment Act; S.717, and H.R.6224, The 21st Century Cancer Alert Act; proposed Senate national cancer program authorizing legislation; S.488, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009; H.R.1740 and H.R.5560, the Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of 2010; H.R.2941 and S.3493, Johanna's Law reauthorization; H.R.3974, Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009; H.R.2366, the Cancer Drug Coverage Act of 2009; H.R.4662, The Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Saving Act of 2010; the implementation of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; and child nutrition reauthorization bills (H.R.5504, Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act, and S.3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY	Employee of Congresswoman; Senate Committee
JOHN THOMAS DEAN	Intern for Representative
GREGG HAIFLEY	—
GEORGE KELEMEN	—
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER	—
RONALD OURS	—
DAVID PUGACH	Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH	—
RICHARD WOODRUFF	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 717 (111th), H.R. 4662 (111th), H.R. 6224 (111th), H.R. 2366 (111th), S. 3493 (111th), H.R. 1189 (111th), S. 488 (111th), H.R. 1740 (111th), S. 3307 (111th), H.R. 2941 (111th), H.R. 3974 (111th), H.R. 5560 (111th), H.R. 5504 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Issues relating to tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including S.717 and H.R.6224, the 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY	Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
JOHN THOMAS DEAN	Intern for Representative
GREGG HAIFLEY	—
GEORGE KELEMEN	—
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER	—
MONA SHAH	—
RICHARD WOODRUFF	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 717 (111th), H.R. 6224 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the tax treatment of non-profits, deductability of non-profit donations, and governance of non-profit organizations, including H.R.524 and S.243, the Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act, and legislation relating to tax extenders and the estate tax, H.R.5533, the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act, and H.R.5297, the Tax Treatment of Employer Provided Cell Phones.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGG HAIFLEY	—
RICHARD WOODRUFF	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5533 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 524 (111th), S. 243 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal budget and appropriations for cancer research and programs, including federal appropriations for breast and cervical programs, colorectal cancer programs, tobacco regulation & cessation programs, patient navigator programs, and international health programs, including S.3686, the Senate Labor-HHS appropriations for FY11, and Senate Amendment to H.3081, H.J. Res.101, H.J. Res.105 and H.3082, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY	Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
JOHN THOMAS DEAN	Intern for Representative
GREGG HAIFLEY	—
GEORGE KELEMEN	—
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER	—
RONALD OURS	—
DAVID PUGACH	Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH	—
RICHARD WOODRUFF	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 105 (111th), S. 3686 (111th), H.J.Res. 101 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

Issues related to smoking cessation, tobacco sales to minors, tobacco taxes, product regulation, and smokefree environments, including implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L.111-31), H.R.1850, the Quit Smoking for Life Act, and related cessation legislation, and cessation and prevention programs authorized as part of P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act - H.R.1676 and S.1147), and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and issues relating to NIH reorganization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
OKEYSHA BROOKS-COLEY	Employee of Congresswoman, Senate Committee
JOHN THOMAS DEAN	Intern for Representative
GREGG HAIFLEY	—
REBEKAH KUSCHMIDER	—
RONALD OURS	—
DAVID PUGACH	Fellow for House Committee
MONA SHAH	—
RICHARD WOODRUFF	—

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1676 (111th), S. 1147 (111th), H.R. 1850 (111th)

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.