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Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization Act (USDA) Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act (S. 934/H.R. 1324) Equitable Agriculture Today Healthy America Act (EAT Healthy America Act) (H.R. 1600) Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act (H.R. 5504)

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1324 (111th), S. 934 (111th), H.R. 5504 (111th), H.R. 1600 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.422/H.R. 1032) Josh Miller HEARTS Act (S. 1197/H.R. 1380) Small Business Jobs Credit Act (H.R. 5297) - Johanns Amendment Resolution of Disapproval on Grandfather Plan Rules (S.J. Res. 39) Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests; Request for Comments (FDA-2010-N-0274) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) Report of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1032 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 1380 (111th), S.J.Res. 39 (111th), S. 422 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), S. 1197 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medically Fragile Children's Act (H.R. 1117) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S. 46/H.R. 43) Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 2068) Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health Act (S. 2741) Senior's Medication Co-payment Reduction Act (S. 1040) Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Medicare Therapy Caps) (H.R. 4691) Conditions of Participation for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals: Credentialing and Privileging of Telemedicine Physicians and Practitioners (CMS-3227-P)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1117 (111th), H.R. 2068 (111th), H.R. 43 (111th), H.R. 4691 (111th), S. 46 (111th), S. 1040 (111th), S. 2741 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions relating to NIH, CDC, and HRSA (S. 3686)

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3686 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act (S. 770) Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (S. 1147/H.R. 1676) Quit Smoking for Life Act 2009 (H.R. 1850) Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act (H.R. 5178) Tobacco Use in VA Facilities (no bill number) Enforcement Policy Concerning Rotational Warning Plans for Smokeless Tobacco (FDA-2010-D-0276) Impact of Dissolvable Tobacco Use on Public Health (FDA-2010-2-0123) Implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FDA-2010-N-0136)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1676 (111th), H.R. 1256 (111th), H.R. 5178 (111th), H.R. 1850 (111th), S. 770 (111th), S. 1147 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu Education and Labeling Act (MEAL Act) Front of Pack and Shelf Tag Nutrition Symbols (FDA-2010-N-0210) Disclosure of Nutrient Content Information for Standard Menu Items Offered for Sale at Chain Restaurants or Similar Retail Food Establishments and for Articles of Food Sold From Vending Machines (FDA-2010-N-0298) Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Menu Labeling Provisions of Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (FDA-2010-D-0370)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Education EDU

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S. 634/H.R. 1585) HELP Schools Act/NEW Schools Act (S. 3126/H.R. 5090) Removing Trans-fats from School Meals (S. 1500) Renovation of Physical Education Facilities

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5090 (111th), S. 3126 (111th), S. 634 (111th), S. 1500 (111th), H.R. 1585 (111th)