What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
HR5450/ S.2668- Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008 (regarding provisions related to employee cell phone usage and reporting by state entitites) HR1419/ S.819- Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007 (legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.)
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Endowment for the Humanities; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of
Bills named:
S. 2668 (110th), H.R. 5450 (110th), H.R. 1419 (110th), S. 819 (110th)
S.2785- Save Medicare Act of 2008 (regarding graduate medical education; intergovernmental transfers)
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Endowment for the Humanities; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Bills named:
S. 2785 (110th)
H.Con.Res.312/ S.Con.Res.70- FY2009 Budget Resolution Appropriation issues including annual funding for: agriculture research; Commerce, Justice, Science (NSF, NASA, NOAA); defense basic research; Energy research; EPA research; Interior; Education research and student aid; HRSA; NIH; AHRQ; GPO; Transportation research; and VA Medicine.
Contacted: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Endowment for the Humanities; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of
Bills named:
S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th)
HR4137- College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008; S.1642- Higher Education Amendments of 2007; S.2733- Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 ; HR1469/ S.991- Paul Simon Study Abroad Act (authorization of student aid programs, creation of new grant programs, new and existing reporting requirements for institutions of higher education)
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Natl Endowment for the Humanities
Bills named:
S. 2733 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 1469 (110th), S. 991 (110th), H.R. 4137 (110th)
HR2342- To direct the President to establish a National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and for other purposes. (regarding authorization of IOOS) S.9580-Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 (regarding authorization of IOOS) HR5618- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (regarding authorization of Sea Grant program)
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Humanities; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 5618 (110th), H.R. 2342 (110th), S. 9580 (110th)
HR1908/ S.1145- Patent Reform Act of 2007 (regarding Second Window, damages, prior user rights)
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Endowment for the Humanities
Bills named:
H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)
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