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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration stimulus funding. Issues related to federal stimulus spending.

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

Health Issues HCR

HR 1427, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act - Issues related to biogenerics. HR 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009. HR 2937, MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act. HR 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - Sec. 1410, Sec. 1461, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Hospitals Reporting Infections, and issues related to disclosure, health care effectiveness, consumer protection, and end of life counseling. S 301, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009. S 726, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar and biogeneric biological products, and for other purposes - Issues related to biogenerics. S 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 - Issues related to consumer insurance protections. Issues and draft legislation related to health care reform. Issues related to Consumer Protection proposals. Issues related to subsidies for low income individuals. Issues related to comparative effectiveness research. Issues related to prescription drugs. Issues related to hospitals reporting infections. Issues related to cost containment. Issues related to conflict of interest in comparative effectiveness. Issues related to facilitating the use of the shingles vaccine. Issues related to community based services. Issues related to counseling on choice of treatment. Issues related to long term care insurance reform. Issues related to emergency rooms. Issues related to elder abuse in skilled nursing facilities. Issues related to drug company settlements. Issues related to nursing home quality. Issues related to use of generics.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2937 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 2427 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S 1634, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Improvement Act - Issues related the encouragement to use generics and Medicare Part D reforms. Issues related to allowing individuals age 55-64 to buy into Medicare. Issues related to closing the Medicare donut hole.

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act - Issues related to data privacy. HR 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - Issues related to regulation reform. HR 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009. Draft legislation on overdraft protection. Issues related to prepaid card protection. Issues related to reverse mortgages and cramdowns. Issues related to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Issues related to regulatory reform. Issues related to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Issues related to debt settlement. Issues related to check holds. Issues related to demand draft. Issues related to data privacy.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3421 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 2221 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to competition in the wireless industry. Issues related to handset exclusivity. Issues related to the Federal Communications Commission's agenda. Issues related to cell phone, broadband, and cable competition. Issues related to the Viewer Entertainment Reauthorization and phantom TV signals. Issues related to the National Broadband Policy. Issues related to online consumer privacy. Issues related to spectrum ownership and equipment specifications. Issues related to the special access reform. The Digital Copyright Millennium Act of 1998 - Issues related to exemptions for lawful consumer downloads.

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. S 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. S 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Issues related to airline passenger rights. P.L. 110-314, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Issues related to implementation. Issues related to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Issues related to the anti-consumer arbitration clauses in contracts. Issues related to product safety. Issues related to FTC consumer agenda. Issues related to the FTC used car rule.

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

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

HR 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues related to food safety reform, Country of Origin Labeling, and foreign inspections. S 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Issues related to food safety reform. Issues related to food safety reform. Issues related to the Food and Drug Administration Bisphenol A assessment. Issues related the Marketing Agreement for Leafy Green Vegetables.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2749 (111th)