AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

Calorie Labeling of Foods and Beverages Sold in Vending Machines (FDA-2011-F-0171) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (P.L. 111-296) - Implementation Nutrition Labeling in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments (FDA-2011-F-0172) Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Proposed Rule (FNS-2007-0038)

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

Health Issues HCR

1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act (H.R. 4) Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R. 1206) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2010 Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.438) Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R. 1377) Medical Loss Ratio Interim Final Regulation (HHS) National Prevention Strategy, Request for Comments (HHS - Surgeon General) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2) Scientific Issues Concerning Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests That Make Medical Claims (FDA-2011-N-0066) To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213) To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217) Wellness Program Study: Assessing the Impact of Workplace Health and Wellness Programs (OS-0990-New)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th), H.R. 1377 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 438 (112th), H.R. 1213 (112th), H.R. 1206 (112th), H.R. 1217 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S. 829/H.R. 1546) Medicare National Coverage Analysis for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity (CAG-00423N) Medicare National Coverage Analysis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CAG-00399R3) State Flexibility Act (S. 868/H.R. 1683) - Medicaid/CHIP Maintenance of Effort Repeal

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

Bills named: H.R. 1683 (112th), H.R. 1546 (112th), S. 829 (112th), S. 868 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations - provisions relating to FDA, Labor-HHS-Education Budget/Debt Limit - provisions relating to Medicaid and Medicare Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions relating to NIH, CDC, and HRSA (H.R. 3082) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - provisions relating to NIH, CDC, and HRSA (H.R. 1)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 3082 (112th)

Tobacco TOB

Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements Tobacco Use in VA Facilities (no bill number) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1639)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1639 (112th)

Education EDU

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S. 576/H.R. 1057) Renovation of Physical Education Facilities

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

Bills named: S. 576 (112th), H.R. 1057 (112th)