AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

Bringing Awareness and Knowledge to Exempt Schools Against Legislative Encroachment Act (H.R.5417) 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R.1249) 2015 Dietary Guidelines for AmericansEliminate Dogmatic Interference by Bureaucratic Lunch Extremists Act (H.R.5597) Farm Bill (H.R.1947, H.R.2642, H.R.3102, S.954, S.10) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (P.L.11-296) -Implementation Local School Wellness Policy Proposed Rule (RIN-0584-AE25) Proposed Revisions to the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label (FDA-2012-N-1210) Summer Meals Act (H.R.4904) SWEET Act (H.R.5279) The Sensible School Lunch Act (S.247) VARIETY Act (H.R.4904)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 5417 (113th), H.R. 5597 (113th), H.R. 1249 (113th), H.R. 3102 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), S. 10 (113th), H.R. 4904 (113th), H.R. 5279 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 247 (113th)

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 Implementation (P.L.112-141) MAP-21 Reauthorization (S.2322) New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financial Act (H.R.3978) Safe Streets Act (H.R.2468, S.2004)

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 3978 (113th), S. 2004 (113th), H.R. 2468 (113th), S. 2322 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Americans Giving Care to Elders Act (S.1485) Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Comments/Testimony to FDA-Sec.907 of FDASIA Comments to CMS-Exchanges & Health Plans Qulaity Rating SystemCommunity Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.2424) Community Prevention Grants Continuous Coverage Act (S.1699) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Food and Drug Administration Strategic Priorities 2014-2018 (FDA-2014-N-0833) Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (H.R. 2700) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5294) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.4706) HHS- Clinical Trials Insurance Coverage (ACA Sec. 2709) If You Like Your Health Care, You Can Keep It Act (S.1617) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Keeping the Affordable Care Act Promise Act (S.1642) Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R.3350) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S.1471) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Next Generation Research Act (S.1552) Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (H.R.1339 & S.641) Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act (H.R.1666) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed Rule on 90-Day Waiting Period (DOL/CMS/IRS) Proposed Rule on Exchange & Market Standards (CMS) Providing Accountability and Transperency to Incentivize Economically Necessary Transition in Health Care Act (H.R. 2688) Quality Rating System Scoring Specifications Comments (CMS) Research for All Act (H.R. 4879) Return to Work Act (S.1026 & H.R.3351) Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders (SSA-2006-0140) The HELP America Act (S.39) To Improve, Coordinate & Enhance Rehabilitation Research at NIH (S.1027) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) Veterans Emergency Medical Technician Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281/ S. 1471) Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (07-114; FCC 14-13) Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign Act (H.R. 2457)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2667 (113th), S. 1552 (113th), S. 641 (113th), H.R. 1281 (113th), S. 1699 (113th), H.R. 4879 (113th), S. 531 (113th), H.R. 2688 (113th), H.R. 1549 (113th), S. 1617 (113th), H.R. 2700 (113th), H.R. 4706 (113th), H.R. 3350 (113th), H.R. 2457 (113th), H.R. 1666 (113th), S. 1485 (113th), H.R. 2179 (113th), S. 1026 (113th), H.R. 2702 (113th), S. 39 (113th), S. 1471 (113th), H.R. 3351 (113th), H.R. 3144 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 956 (113th), S. 1642 (113th), H.R. 5294 (113th), H.R. 2424 (113th), H.R. 1377 (113th), S. 1027 (113th), H.R. 1339 (113th)

Postal POS

21st Century Postal Service Act (S.1789) DATA Act (H.R.2146)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: S. 1789 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Better Care, Lower Cost Act (Wyden) (S.1932) Medication Adherence Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (H.R. 713/S.367) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452)Medicare SGR Reform (Senate Finance draft, House Ways & Means draft) Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act (S.2110) Medication Therapy Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1024/S.557) Pathway for SGR Reform Act (temporary extension of Medicare extenders) (H.J. Res.59) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Protecting Access to Medicare Act (H.R.4302) Recruiting Individuals to Drive our Elders (RIDE) Act-not yet introduced SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act (S.1871& H.R.2810)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), S. 2110 (113th), S. 452 (113th), S. 557 (113th), S. 367 (113th), H.R. 1024 (113th), S. 1932 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), S. 1871 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Accelerating Biomedical Research Act (S.2658, H.R.5588) American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R.8) "fiscal cliff bill" - Medicare/Medicaid therapy caps Budget-provisions relating to Medicaid and Medicare FY2015 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations -provisions relating to CDC, HRSA, AHRQ and NIHFY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.4800, S. 2389) FY 2015 DOD Appropriations (H.R.4870) FY 2015 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations P.L.113-94 (H.R. 2019) Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Research for All Act (H.R.4879) S.2115 American Cures Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2115 (113th), S. 2658 (113th), H.R. 5588 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th), S. 2389 (113th), H.R. 2019 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), H.R. 4879 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Public Lands Service Act (S.360/ H.R. 1351) Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R.3010/S.1606) The Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act (H.R. 1572) The Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (H.R. 2831)

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1572 (113th), S. 1606 (113th), H.R. 2831 (113th), H.R. 3010 (113th), H.R. 1351 (113th), S. 360 (113th)

Tobacco TOB

Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease and Injury Through Workplace Tobacco Policies (CDC-2014-0013; NIOSH-274) FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act Implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31)National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.1960, S. 2410) POTUS Tobacco Tax Proposal Proposed Rule to Deem Tobacco Products Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDA-2014-N-0189) Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act (H.R.4325 & S.2047) Smuggled Tobacco Prevention STOP Act (H.R. 2990) Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act (H.R. 338) Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S.194 Tobacco Tax & Enforcement Reform Act (S.826) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 (H.R.792 & S.772)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4325 (113th), H.R. 792 (113th), S. 2047 (113th), H.R. 338 (113th), S. 194 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2990 (113th), S. 826 (113th), S. 772 (113th), S. 2410 (113th)

Education EDU

Afterschool for America's Children Act (S.326) Cardiomyopathy Health Education Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in Schools Act of 2013 (H.R.565/ S.254) Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S.1033, H.R.2178) Placement of AEDS in schoolsStrengthening America's Schools Act (S.1094) Strong Start for America's Children Act (H.R. 3461 & S.1697) School Food Modernization Act (H.R. 1783) Summer Meals Act (H.R.5012, S.2527) The Education and Training (EAT) for Health Act (H.R.4378) The Student Success Act (H.R.5)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5012 (113th), H.R. 3461 (113th), S. 2527 (113th), S. 254 (113th), S. 1094 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 1783 (113th), S. 1697 (113th), S. 1033 (113th), S. 326 (113th), H.R. 565 (113th), H.R. 4378 (113th), H.R. 2178 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Domestic Jobs and Energy Act (H.R.4480) EPA Proposed Clean Power Plan EPA Tier 3 Vehicle RegulationsGasoline Regulations Act of 2012 (H.R.4471) Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 (H.R.3409)

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (113th), H.R. 4471 (113th), H.R. 4480 (113th)