3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2010 Filed Oct 20, 2010 Signed by Michael A. Graham, Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, Acting

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Client
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

H.R. 5136 and S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act of 2011; Require that the Navy Dental Corps Chief be a Rear Admiral Upper Half.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Other); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5136 (111th), S. 3454 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 934/H.R. 1324, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 3625, Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act; H.R. 4053, Health Kids Act; FTC Report on Food Marketing to Children; Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 5090, Nutrition Education and Wellness in Schools Act (NEW Schools Act); S. 3126, Health Local Policies for Schools Act of 2010 (HELP Schools Act); S. 3307, Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; S. 3446, Child Nutrition Enhancement Act; H.R. 5504, Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Air Force, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: H.R. 3625 (111th), S. 3307 (111th), S. 934 (111th), S. 3126 (111th), H.R. 1324 (111th), S. 3446 (111th), H.R. 5090 (111th), H.R. 4053 (111th), H.R. 5504 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1948, the Dental Health Promotion Act, to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products; DEA registration fees; S. 722, a general tax relief bill; H.R. 436, an estate tax relief bill; H.R. 498, Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009; H.R. 664, Economic Stimulus Enhancement and Tax Relief Permanency Act of 2009, to make 2001 and 2003 tax relief permanent; H.R. 3841, Small Business and Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009; H.R. 3905, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit, and to coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes; H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 664 (111th), H.R. 3841 (111th), H.R. 1948 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 436 (111th), H.R. 3905 (111th), H.R. 498 (111th), S. 722 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2220, the Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2009; H.R. 903, Dental Emergency Responder Act; H.R. 1671/S. 450, Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act; H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Working with CMS on implementation; H.R. 3109, Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act of 2009; S. 616/H.R. 855, Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act; Medical/Dental Coding Issues; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010; Comparative Effectiveness regarding Dental Quality Alliance; Health Information Technology (HIT) Regulations; H.R. 870, the Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act; H.R. 1339, the Children's Access to Reconstructive and Evaluative Surgery "CARES" Act, specific to dental surgery; H.R. 1430, to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable H.R. 2400 Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance (STARR) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address anti-microbial resistance; S. 1790, Senate Health Care Reform Bill; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, a health care reform bill; H.R. 3200, H.R. 3962, H.R. 3590, H.R. 4872, House Health Care Reform Bill; H.R. 5364, Special Care Dentistry Act of 2010 H.R. 5000, Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 5466, SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010; H.R. 5678, Universal Access to Methamphetamine Treatment Act of 2010; H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2010; H.R. 1745, Family Health care Accessibility Act of 2010; HHS - Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020; HHS - Health People 2020; SAMHSA - National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
JANICE KUPIEC —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
WILLIAM PRENTICE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
BRIAN SODERGREN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 1339 (111th), H.R. 2220 (111th), H.R. 2400 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 1671 (111th), H.R. 903 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), S. 616 (111th), H.R. 855 (111th), H.R. 5678 (111th), H.R. 1745 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 5364 (111th), H.R. 4615 (111th), H.R. 5000 (111th), H.R. 2818 (111th), S. 1790 (111th), H.R. 3109 (111th), S. 450 (111th), H.R. 870 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), H.R. 1253 (111th), H.R. 1430 (111th), H.Res. 648 (111th), H.R. 5466 (111th), H.R. 4731 (111th)

Veterans VET

Veterans Dental/Oral Health Research; S. 498, a bill to amend Title 38 to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Army, Dept of (Other); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Air Force, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 498 (111th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2345, a bill to exempt small businesses from having to comply with the Red Flags Rule, an FTC regulation issued with the intent to help reduce identity theft; H.R. 3763/S. 3416, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses; H.R. 3014, the Small Business HIT Financing Act of 2009, to extend credit to small health care providers/businesses who purchase HIT products; H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S.AMDT.4595, To exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting from the information reporting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; Continuation and expansion of Section 179 expensing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Navy, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3014 (111th), H.R. 3763 (111th), H.R. 2345 (111th), S. 3416 (111th), S. 3578 (111th), H.R. 5141 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 801, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act; H.R. 1954, Make College Affordable Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans; S. 1373/H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act; Extension of the Student Loan Interest Deduction; H.R. 5078, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1954 (111th), H.R. 801 (111th), H.R. 5037 (111th), S. 1373 (111th), H.R. 5078 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3293, FY 2010 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations - Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR; S. Rept. 111-243, FY 2011 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations; S. Rept. 111-295, FY 2011 Defense Appropriations - Funding for military dental research; H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations - Funding related to Native American Dental issues; FY 2011 Interior and Environment Apropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
FRANK ANSLEY KYLE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 946/S. 574, the Plain Language Act of 2009, mandates that government directives be clearly written.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
JANICE KUPIEC —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 574 (111th), H.R. 946 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1676/S. 1147, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (PACT Act); Comments on FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products; FDA, Nominations to FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
WILLIAM PRENTICE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
BRIAN SODERGREN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1147 (111th), H.R. 1676 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1583, the Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009, which would make federal antitrust laws applicable to insurance companies by amending the McCarran-Ferguson Act to repeal the antitrust exemption for the "business of insurance"; S. 1681, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009; H.R. 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009. Aministration (OSHA) regarding issues related to ergonomics; OSHA Comprehensive Infectious Disease Control Standards.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
WILLIAM PRENTICE —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Other); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1681 (111th), H.R. 1583 (111th), H.R. 3596 (111th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009; S. 1790, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009; IHS - Letter requesting testimony on the safety of dental amalgam.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BRZICA —
MICHAEL A GRAHAM —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Air Force, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Navy, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1790 (111th), H.R. 2708 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

EPA memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment; H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance Act; STATE, Internation Agreement on Mercury Emissions; EPA - Proposed rule to protect waterways by reducing mercury from dental offices. S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue; H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010. H.R. 5116/S. 3605, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reauthorization; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , U.S. Preventative Services Taskforce; FDA Amalgam Classification; NIH, National Advisory on Dental & Craniofacial Research Council.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT BURNS —
JENNIFER MICHELLE FISHER —
JUDITH C SHERMAN —
THOMAS SPANGLER —

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Indian Health Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: H.R. 2824 (111th), H.R. 2400 (111th), H.R. 4615 (111th), H.R. 3856 (111th), S. 1259 (111th), S. 1213 (111th), H.R. 5116 (111th), H.R. 4731 (111th), S. 3605 (111th), H.Res. 648 (111th)

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