2nd Quarter - Report — AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS for AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS (2011)

Firm

AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS

Client

AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

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.

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE ELIZABETH CARROLL	—
ROBERT KAPLER	—
JAMES MACPHERSON	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Clarification of excise tax exemption for Qualified Blood Collector Organization: Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE ELIZABETH CARROLL	—
ROBERT KAPLER	—
JAMES MACPHERSON	—

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE ELIZABETH CARROLL	—
ROBERT KAPLER	—
JAMES MACPHERSON	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate FY 2011 and FY 2012 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill: C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program; National Cord Blood Inventory

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE ELIZABETH CARROLL	—
ROBERT KAPLER	—
JAMES MACPHERSON	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.