AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Defense DEF

HR 2647 and S. 1033, National Defense Authorization Act of 2010: Require that the Navy Dental Corps Chief be a Rear Admiral Upper Half.

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

Bills named: S. 1033 (111th), H.R. 2647 (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 FTC Report on Food Marketing to Children

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

Bills named: H.R. 3625 (111th), S. 934 (111th), H.R. 1324 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1948, the Dental Health Promotion Act: to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products. Participated in the IRS Small Business Forum DEA registration fee

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

Bills named: H.R. 1948 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2220, the Essential Oral Health Care Act H.R. 2: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Dental Wrap Around Provision/Amendment H.R. 903 - Dental Emergency Responder Act H.R. 1671/S. 450 - Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act HR 3109, the Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act of 2009. S. 616 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Empowering Families to Make Healthy Choices (Bond/Coburn Stimulus Amendment) - NHSC dental scholarships and loan repayment, - Postgraduate dental education programs, - Upgrading dental research facilities and equipment, - Medicaid incentive payments related to the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT), - Increase the federal share of the costs of the state Medicaid program. HRES 204, honoring the American Dental Association for its 150th Anniversary Medical/Dental Coding issues Lead in Dental Crowns Issue Comparative Effectiveness regarding Dental Quality Alliance Health Information Technology (HIT) Regulations H.R. 870, the Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act S. Con. Res. 8/H. Con. Res. 56, a concurrent resolution expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of Deamonte Driver. H.R. 1339, the Childrens Access to Reconstructive and Evaluative Surgery CARES Act - specific to dental surgery. HR 1430, to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist. H.Res. 193, National Facial Protection Month. 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 antimicrobial resistance. H.R. 2520/S. 1099, Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1790, Senate Health Care Reform Bill S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act, a health care reform bill. HR 3200, House Health Care Reform Bill -- Secretarys Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, working to make sure oral health is a priority. National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, serving as a planning partner to celebrate that month.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (111th), H.R. 1430 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 616 (111th), H.Res. 193 (111th), H.R. 1339 (111th), S. 450 (111th), H.R. 1671 (111th), S. 1099 (111th), H.R. 903 (111th), H.R. 3109 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 1253 (111th), S. 1790 (111th), H.R. 2220 (111th), H.R. 870 (111th), S.Con.Res. 8 (111th), H.R. 2400 (111th), H.Res. 204 (111th), H.Con.Res. 56 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th)

Veterans VET

Veterans Dental/Oral Health Research S 498, the bill that amends Title 38 to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans.

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

Small Business SMB

HR 2345, a bill to exempt small businesses from having to comply with the Red Flag Rule: An FTC regulation issued with the intent to help reduce identity theft. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Continuation and expansion of Section 179 expensing. HR 3014, the Small Business HIT Financing Act of 2009 -- to extend credit to small health care providers/businesses who purchase HIT products.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2345 (111th), H.R. 3014 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Omnibus (PL 111-8): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 health appropriations (no bill number yet): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 Defense Appropriations: Funding for military dental research. FY 2010 Interior Appropriations: Funding related to Native American Dental issues (HR 2996). American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Indian Dental Care Services - Indian Dental Care Facilities - Health Resources and Services Administration: Construction, renovation and equipment at the Nations Community Health Centers; Replacement of the headquarters of the Health Resources Services Administration. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Construction, renovation and equipment for the buildings and facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - National Institutes of Health: National Center for Research Resources: Shared instrumentation and capital research equipment; Buildings and Facilities: Improving and repairing National Institutes of Health buildings and facilities; - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Health information technology [IT] activities to be used to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information among organizations and to States and Indian tribes to establish low interest loan programs to facilitate the purchase of certified health IT. - Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund: To fund projects and activities to reduce the incidence or severity of preventable disabilities and diseases.

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

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

Government Issues GOV

HR 946/S. 574, the Plain Lanuguage Act of 2009: Mandates that government directives be written clearly.

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

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

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1256/ S. 982 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1261 - Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act S. 579 - the Federal Tobacco Control Act. Comments on FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

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

Bills named: H.R. 1261 (111th), H.R. 1256 (111th), S. 982 (111th), S. 579 (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 Federal Research Public Access Act H.R. 1930 Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1954 (111th), H.R. 1930 (111th), S. 1373 (111th), H.R. 801 (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; Ergonomics Alliance (not a bill) -- an signed agreement between the American Dental Asso. and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding issues related to ergonomics.

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

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

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009, a bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that act, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Nomination National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Strategic Plan 2009-2013 H.R. 2400 - Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act H. Res. 648 'Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury. -- Submitted a letter to the FDA regarding the FDAs Final Rule for Dental Amalgam -- Prepared a Petition to the FDA for Classification of Tooth Whitening/Bleaching Products -- Attend meetings of the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council

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

Bills named: H.Res. 648 (111th), H.R. 2400 (111th)