4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY for NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$83,990
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report (this page) Jan 15, 2020 $83,990 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment Jan 27, 2020 $83,990 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

- H.R. 965/ S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 (CREATES Act), support passage. - H.R. 985, Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act of 2017 (FAST Generics Act), support passage. -H.R. 2035/S. 995, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, support reauthorization - H.R. 3208/ S.1755 - Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act, support passage - H.R. 3215/ S. 1754 - Disaster Relief Medicaid Act, support passage - S.2400/ H.R. 4322 - Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, support passage - H.R. 3439 - Reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, support reauthorization. -H.R. 2781 - Empower for Health Act of 2019, support passage -H.R. 2035, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019, support passage -H.R. 2296/S.1391 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019, support passage - H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act, support passage -H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect, support passage. -H.R. 986, The Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, support passage. -H.R.1386, Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act of 2019, support passage. -H.R. 2293, the Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act, support passage. -H.R. 2408, the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation technology Act, support passage. -H.R 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, support passage - H.R. 2387, the Stop The Overuse of Petitions and Get Affordable Medicines to Enter Soon (STOP GAMES) Act of 2019, support passage - H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, support passage -S. 1935, Family Coverage Act, support passage. -S.1556, No Junk Plans Act, support passage. -S. 1223, the Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act, support passage - S.475, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2019 (RX Cap Act), support passage - S. 637, Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively High Drug Prices Act (CURE High Drug Prices Act), support passage - S.366, Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices (FLAT Prices) Act, support passage -S. 63, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, support passage -S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act, support passage -S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act, support passage - S. 1280/HR 2477 - Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act, support passage - S. 691 - Medicare Extra Rx Help Act- support passage - S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2019 - support passage - Menendez - Lankford- Cardin-Daines Amendment 1 Incentivizing Generic and Biosimilar Use in Medicare Part D - support adoption -Menendez -Lankford - Cardin --Daines Amendment 2 Incentivizing Generic Use in Medicare Part D - support adoption -S, 1801, Low Cost Generics Act of 2019, support passage -S.2911, the Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019, support passage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY CALDER —
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —
LESLIE RITTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2035 (116th), H.R. 2387 (116th), S. 691 (116th), S. 2911 (116th), S. 475 (116th), S. 1755 (116th), H.R. 965 (116th), S. 1391 (116th), H.R. 985 (116th), H.R. 3208 (116th), H.R. 1010 (116th), H.R. 2408 (116th), S. 1280 (116th), S. 2400 (116th), S. 340 (116th), S. 366 (116th), H.R. 4322 (116th), S. 637 (116th), H.R. 3439 (116th), H.R. 2293 (116th), S. 659 (116th), H.R. 986 (116th), H.R. 3215 (116th), H.R. 1386 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 2477 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 1223 (116th), S. 63 (116th), S. 1754 (116th), S. 995 (116th), H.R. 2296 (116th), S. 1935 (116th), S. 1556 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 2781 (116th)

Transportation TRA

N/A

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —
LESLIE RITTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

N/A

Foreign entity interest: No foreign interests.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —
LESLIE RITTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

N/A

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY CALDER —
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

N/A

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —
LESLIE RITTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2740- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 oIncluded department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, support $16 million for the MSRP. Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, support $41.6 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); $8.445 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inclusive of $5 million to establish the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System; $10 million for the Lifespan Respite Care Program; $150 million for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute; $454 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and robust funding for the SSAs administrative budget. H.R. 3055- Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 oSupporting $3.3 billion for the Food and Drug Administration. Supporting same funding levels in Senate for these programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GRANT COUCH —
JACOB GOODMAN —
LESLIE RITTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th)

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.