Year-End Report — AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (2007)

Firm

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Client

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$481,723

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

S. 1548: Department of Defense Authorization for FY 2008: Provisions related to scholarships and stipends to encourage registered nurses separating from the military to consider careers as nursing faculty.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1548 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 549/H.R. 962: The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA). All provisions related to banning the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feed.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 962 (110th), S. 549 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2915: National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Reauthorization Act of 2007: Provisions related to set asides for specific health care practitioners. S. 1642: Higher Education Authorization Act of 2007; Provisions related to a capitation program for schools of nursing. H.R. 2260: The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2007.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2915 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 2260 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2066/S. 59: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurse and Physicians Assistant Access Act: All provisions related to Medicaid coverage of advanced practice registered nurses. H.R. 864/S. 507: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Act: All provisions related to Medicare reimbursement for certified nurse midwife services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 59 (110th), H.R. 2066 (110th), H.R. 864 (110th), S. 507 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J. Res 20: Continuing Appropriations Resolution FY 2007: All provisions relating to appropriations for Nursing Workforce Development Programs, and OSHA respirator fit-testing requirements. H.R. 3043/S. 1710: FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act. All provisions relating to appropriations for Nursing Workforce Development Programs, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and OSHA respirator

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 20 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: Provisions related to the immigration of foreign-trained nurses.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2384: Nursing Faculty Higher Education Act: Provisions related to scholarships for nursing faculty.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2384 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act: All provisions relating to the definition of supervisor in the National Labor Relations Act. H.R. 800/S. 1041: Employee Free Choice Act: All provisions relating to labor organizing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHELLE ARTZ	N/A
EILEEN CARLSON	N/A
RACHEL CONANT	N/A
ROSE GONZALEZ	N/A
CARLOS JACKSON	N/A
ERIN HENNESSEY MCKEON	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th), S. 969 (110th), S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 1644 (110th)

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.