1st Quarter - Report

ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN for ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$364,638
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.;Business Tax Provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE D COHEN —
ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER —
BRETT LOPER —
ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1260/S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.[Elizabeth Sharp, Elizabeth Kegler, Brett Loper]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER —
BRETT LOPER —
ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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

Health Issues HCR

HR 1346/S.540 Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.[Elizabeth Sharp, Brett Loper, Elizabeth Kegler, Julie Cohen] Direct to consumer advertising of medical devices No specific bill [Brett Loper, Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Kegler] H.R.1032/S.422 Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.[Elizabeth Sharp] Orthopedic joint implant registry legislation being developed by Rep. Pascrell no specific bill introduced [Julie Cohen] H.R.759 Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market, and for other purposes.[Brett Loper, Elizabeth Sharp] S.510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.[Brett Loper]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE D COHEN —
ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER —
BRETT LOPER —
ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 422 (111th), H.R. 1032 (111th), H.R. 759 (111th), S. 540 (111th), S. 510 (111th), H.R. 1346 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.301Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.[Elizabeth Kegler, Julie cohen, Brett Loper] Comparative effectiveness research legislation - no specific bill[Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, Elizabeth kegler] Remote monitoring provisions to be included in a Telehealth bill being developed by Rep. Thompson no specific bill introduced [Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Sharp]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE D COHEN —
ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER —
BRETT LOPER —
ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; Health research funding [Brett Loper, Elizabeth Sharp, Elizabeth Kegler, Julie Cohen] H.J.RES.38 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.[Elizabeth Sharp]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE D COHEN —
ELIZABETH RAYE KEGLER —
BRETT LOPER —
ELIZABETH PIKA SHARP —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 38 (111th), H.R. 1 (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.