4th Quarter - Report

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$220,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

No activity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID B MOORE —
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1260/S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009. Issue: Preserve intellectual property rights for medical schools and teaching hospitals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID B MOORE —
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Issue: Implementation of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program under section 340G of the Public Health Service Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS WILLIAM CRYTZER —
ATUL GROVER —
LEONARD MARQUEZ —
CHRISTIANE A MITCHELL —
CLARK THOMASON —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Veterans VET

H.R. 5822/S. 3612 Military Construction and Veterans Affair and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2011, Title II H.R. 3082, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Division A, Title II, Chapter 10 Draft Senate Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2011, Division J, Title II Issues: Support funding for Veterans Affairs Medical research, research infrastructure, and health care

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3082 (111th), S. 3612 (111th), H.R. 5822 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

P.L. 111-309, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, Title II, Section 203 S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act, Title VII Issue: Support languague directing CMS to consider Graduate Medical Education (GME) affiliation agreements when identifying unused residency slots under the redistribution program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS WILLIAM CRYTZER —
ATUL GROVER —
LEONARD MARQUEZ —
CHRISTIANE A MITCHELL —
CLARK THOMASON —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 3793 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 4808/S. 3766, Stem Cell Research Advancement Act. Issue: Support authorization of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON CURTIS —
ATUL GROVER —
DAVID B MOORE —
TANNAZ RASOULI —
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4808 (111th), S. 3766 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issue: FY 2012 budget for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS WILLIAM CRYTZER —
SHANNON CURTIS —
ATUL GROVER —
LEONARD MARQUEZ —
TANNAZ RASOULI —
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —
CLARK THOMASON —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Immigration IMM

Issue: Prevailing wage determination for H-1B physicians and medical residents

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

P.L. 111-148, Affordable Care Act, Sec. 5602 Issue: Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MATTHEW SHICK —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Animals ANI

H.R. 1326 and S. 3694, Great Ape Protection Act Issue: Support the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TANNAZ RASOULI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1326 (111th), S. 3694 (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.