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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Chinese currency valuation; Free trade agreements between the United States and Colombia and the United States and Korea.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Vaccines and countermeasures policies

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1245/ S. 432, to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for kidney disease education services. H.R. 976, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 as it relates to Medicaid Rebate issues. H.R. 1193/S. 691, The Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2007. H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (CHAMP) and S. 2499, the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 432 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 1245 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), S. 691 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), S. 2499 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 110-85/H.R. 3580, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 and the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 as they relate to importations issues. H.R. 2764, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related programs Appropriations Act as it relates to importation issues. H.R. 2638, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2008 as it relates to importation issues.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3580 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800/S. 107, Employee Free Choice Act, provisions relating to forming, joining or assisting labor organizations.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 107 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2900/S. 1082, Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007, all issues as they relate to pedigree, anti-counterfeiting and importation of biologics, prescription drugs and medical products. S. 1695, to amend the public health service act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, to promote innovation in the life sciences.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 1082 (110th)