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Telecommunications TEC

S 352, The DTV Delay Act. P.L. 108-447, Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act - Issues related to video programming licensing. Issues related to the DTV transition. Issues related to the consumer media agenda. Issues related to wireless legislation. Issues and legislative policies related to Universal Service Fund Reform. Issues and legislative policies related to mobile phones and handset exclusivity. Issues related to spectrum caps. Issues related to spectrum audits. Issues related to the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008. Issues related to net neutrality.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Housing HOU

HR 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - Issues related to judicial loan modifications and bankruptcy. S 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009 - Issues related to consumer money, and judicial loan modifications. Issues related to home mortgage crisis, loan modification, and foreclosure.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1106 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. HR 500, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2009. HR 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Issues related to credit cards and credit card reform and social security numbers on Medicare cards. HR 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - Issues related to bankruptcy and judicial loan modification. HR 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 - Issues related to usury cap. HR 1705, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009. S 235, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Issues related to credit cards. S 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. S 710, Fair Gift Card Act of 2009 - Issues relating to gift cards and credit cards and credit card reform. Issues related to new Federal Credit Card Rules. Issues related to financial services and regulatory reform. Issues related to pension reform. Issues related to bankruptcy cram downs. Issues related to gift cards in bankruptcy. Issues related to regulatory restructuring. Issues related to loan modification. Issues related to the Credit Safety Commission and Commission for Financial Products. Issues related to the credit rating of agencies. Issues related to credit card reform. Issues related to toxic asset plan. Confirmation of Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1705 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th), H.R. 384 (111th), H.R. 1214 (111th), H.R. 1106 (111th), H.R. 500 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 193, AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2009 - Issues related to national health care. HR 1174, FEMA Independence Act of 2009. HR 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act - Issues related to biogenerics. HR 1706, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 - Issues related to brand-generic drug competition. S 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 - Issues related to physician disclosure. S 525, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 - Issues related to prescription reimportation. Issues related to hospital infections. Issues related to health care reform and comparative effectiveness. Issues related to preventive medicine. Issues and legislative policies related to hospital infections. Issues related to health care disparities. Issues related to kid's health insurance. Issues related to device contributions to doctors. Issues related to prescription discount proposal. Issues related to the MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act. Issues related to medical privacy and health information technology. Issues related to patient safety.

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 193 (111th), H.R. 1174 (111th), H.R. 1706 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 1407, Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2009 - Issues related to low income subsidy.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1407 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues related to health care, broadband, DTV funding, health information technology and medical privacy, and comparative effectiveness. HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. S 336, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues related to comparative effectiveness and health information technology. Issues related to the FY 2010 budget.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. S 139, Data Breach Notification Act. P.L. 110-314, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Issues related to implementation. Issues related to the creation of a consumer office at the Federal Trade Commission. Issues related to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 implementation. Issues related to plain language in government communications. Issues related to public data effectiveness. Issues related to CPSC management.

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

HR 759, Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 - Issues related to food safety. HR 875, Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. S 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Issues related to food safety. Issues related to the Country of Origin Labeling rule. Confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. Issues related to the Clean Air Sustainability Act of 2007. Issues related to FDA Management.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 759 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th)