Year-End Report — NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING for NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING (2007)

Firm

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING

Client

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

ADA Restoration Act, Voting Rights, Hate Crimes Prevention Act, election reform, voting rights, mental health parity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Local Law Enforcement and Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Foreign Relations FOR

International disability issues, Independent Living model in the international arena, UN Convention on the Rights of

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Community Choice Act, Money Follows the Person, targeted case management

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Housing HOU

Section Eight Voucher Reform Act, National Housing Trust Fund Act, accessible, affordable, integrated housing, Inclusive Design Act, universal design.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funing fo:r the Independent Living Program, Housing and Urban Developmennt, Medicaid, and Medicare, Federal Transit Administration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Education EDU

Independent Living Program, Rehabilitation Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Inclusion of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness and disaster response planning; physically and programaticly accessible shelters, housing, and services

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Health Issues HCR

Promoting Wellness for People with Disabilities Act, health prevention and access to affordable, accessible health care services, CLASS Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Transportation TRA

Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act, accessible transportation, including accessible taxis.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Social Security Reform, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act , employment,

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH COTTER	POLICY ANALYST
JOHN LANCASTER	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ELIZABETH LEEF	HEALTH POLICY ANALYST

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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