1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 18, 2008 Signed by Eugene Cassel, Special Counsel and Director, Division of Advocacy

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Client
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$127,101
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th)

Defense DEF

S. 1548/H.R. 1585, Department of Defense Authorization H.R. 5122, Sonny Montgomery National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (coverage of Mental Health Counselors under TRICARE) Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force The Presidents Commission on Care for Americas Returning Wounded Warriors H.R. 1541, the Coming Together for Guard and Reserve Families Act S. 1196/H.R. 2612, the Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 4986, Defense Authorization Act of 2007 Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2009 S. 2689

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1585 (110th), S. 2689 (110th), H.R. 1541 (110th), H.R. 5122 (110th), H.R. 2612 (110th), S. 1196 (110th), H.R. 4986 (110th), S. 1548 (110th)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

H.R. 6344, Office of the National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 1328/S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 1593/S. 1060, the Second Chance Act H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Criminal Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 2304 (110th), H.R. 6344 (110th), H.R. 1328 (110th), S. 1060 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 1593 (110th), S. 1200 (110th), H.R. 3992 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 1328/S. 1200, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 S. 1814, the Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act H.R. 3333/S.1576, the Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act H.R. 1593/S. 1060, the Second Chance Act H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Criminal Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3992 (110th), H.R. 3014 (110th), S. 1200 (110th), H.R. 3333 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), S. 2304 (110th), S. 1060 (110th), S. 1814 (110th), H.R. 1328 (110th), H.R. 1593 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S. 382/H.R. 687, Keeping Families Together Act, S. 1572/H.R. 2073, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007, S. 1893/HR 976, Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1337, Childrens Mental Health Parity Act S. 2086, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP extension of 2007 S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act) H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2406 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 1663 (110th), H.R. 2260 (110th), S. 382 (110th), S. 2499 (110th), H.R. 687 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 2580 (110th), H.R. 2991 (110th), H.R. 2626 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), H.R. 3061 (110th), S. 1337 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 2073 (110th), H.R. 3800 (110th), S. 358 (110th), S. 1814 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 820 (110th), H.R. 3025 (110th), H.R. 1588 (110th), S. 2408 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), S. 1572 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), S. 1893 (110th), H.R. 1571 (110th), H.R. 2585 (110th), S. 2086 (110th)

Veterans VET

S. 1223, Traumatic Brain Injury Bill S. 479/H.R. 327, Joshua Omvig Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 612, Returning Service Member VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007 S. 117, Lane Evans Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 S. 713/H.R. 1268, Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act H.R. 922, Veterans Administration Mental Health Services Enhancement Act H.R. 1588, Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2006 H.R. 5835, Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 H.R. 4986, Defense Authorization Act of 2008 S. 793, Reauthorization of Traumatic Brian Injury Act S. 2689 (no title)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 793 (110th), H.R. 1268 (110th), H.R. 922 (110th), S. 713 (110th), S. 1223 (110th), H.R. 327 (110th), S. 117 (110th), H.R. 1588 (110th), H.R. 5835 (110th), H.R. 4986 (110th), S. 2689 (110th), S. 479 (110th), H.R. 612 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R. 2050, Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 (IMD-EMTALA) H.R. 882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 (EMTALA) S. 1887, Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 470, to provide Medicare coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs, optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing, and authorization for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage S. 137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 (Cardin Healthcare Bill, Includes Benzos) S. 588, Physician Shortage Act S. 1715, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act S. 2785, to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program H.R. 5445, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (physician payment under Medicare)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1887 (110th), H.R. 882 (110th), H.R. 2585 (110th), H.R. 5445 (110th), H.R. 2860 (110th), H.R. 2050 (110th), H.R. 1663 (110th), S. 588 (110th), H.R. 1588 (110th), S. 2499 (110th), S. 1715 (110th), H.R. 3025 (110th), H.R. 2626 (110th), H.R. 1571 (110th), H.R. 820 (110th), S. 2785 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 470 (110th), H.R. 3061 (110th), S. 137 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S.338/H.R. 985, Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act S. 1710/H.R. 3043, Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2008 S. 1645/H.R. 2642, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2008 S. 1932/H.R. 4241, 2006 Deficit Reduction and Budget Reconciliation Act H.R. 1591, 2007 War Supplemental H.R. 2206, 2007 War Supplemental H.J. Res 32, Continuing Funding Resolution H.R. 3043, Omnibus Funding of 2008 Defense Appropriations for 2009 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for 2009 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations for 2009 S.Con.Res.70, Budget resolution FY 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service

Bills named: S. 338 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.J.Res. 32 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 4241 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), S. 1932 (110th), S. 1645 (110th), H.R. 985 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S. 382/H.R. 687, Keeping Families Together Act S. 1932/ H.R. 4241 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 S. 3449 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2006 S. 1337, Childrens Mental Health Parity Act H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act H.R. 687, Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 S. 1375, Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act or the MOTHERS Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 382 (110th), S. 3449 (110th), H.R. 20 (110th), S. 1337 (110th), H.R. 4241 (110th), H.R. 687 (110th), S. 1375 (110th), S. 1932 (110th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 2132, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2007 (AHPs) H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2626 (110th), H.R. 2132 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 2580 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 4848 (110th), S. 558 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 S. 1814, the Health Information Privacy and Security Act S. 1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act) H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3800 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 2626 (110th), S. 1814 (110th), H.R. 2406 (110th), H.R. 2991 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), S. 2408 (110th), H.R. 2260 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), S. 358 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007 S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —
JASON PRAY —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 358 (110th), S. 2408 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), H.R. 2406 (110th), H.R. 2991 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 2260 (110th), H.R. 3800 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), S. 1814 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

S. 45/H.R. 896, to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, S. 1082, Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 H.R. 2900, The FDA Amendments Act Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored, Executive Order; 2006 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LIZBET M BOROUGHS —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 45 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), S. 2408 (110th), H.R. 896 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act S. 1375, Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act or the MOTHERS Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
R THOMAS LEIBFRIED —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; Social Security Administration (SSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 20 (110th), S. 1375 (110th)

Welfare WEL

H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLARE KOLLER —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Indian Health Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 297, the NICS Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 2220, the Mental Health Security for Americas Families in Education Act of 2007 H.R. 3992/S. 2304, the Mentally Ill Criminal Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act H.R. 1593/S. 1060, the Second Chance Act Congressional Hearings on the Use of Torture Intelligence Authorization for 2009 Intelligence Authorization for 2008

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
NICHOLAS MEYERS —

Contacted: Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 2304 (110th), H.R. 1593 (110th), H.R. 297 (110th), H.R. 3992 (110th), H.R. 2580 (110th), H.R. 2220 (110th), S. 1060 (110th)

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