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Agriculture AGR

FY 2011 and FY 2012 funding for agriculture research programs

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Three Percent Withholding Requirement for Contractors

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

CMS-2400-P, Medicaid Program: Payment Adjustment for Provider-Preventable Conditions Including Health Care-Acquired Conditions: entire proposed rule CMS-3239-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program Proposed Rule: entire proposed rule H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: Title VIII, funding for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act: entire bill S. 223, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: S-AMDT-13 Amendment to repeal the job-killing health care law and health care related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 President's FY 2012 Budget Request: Department of Health and Human Services funding

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), S. 223 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J.RES. 44/P.L. 112-4, Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases H.J. Res. 48, Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: Pell Grants, student aid, and other education proposals; health and human services research, agriculture research; funding for education, energy, defense, NIH (National Institutes of Health), NSF (National Science Foundation), basic research and programmatic increases S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases S. 3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases S. 3686, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases President's FY 2012 Budget Request: Pell Grants, student aid, and related issues; funding for NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) Education and Research Centers and NIOSH Agriculture Centers FY 2011 and 2012 funding for agriculture research and other research and education programs; funding for NIOSH Agriculture and Education & Research Centers FY 2012 funding Small Business Development Centers

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 3636 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.J.Res. 44 (112th), H.J.Res. 48 (112th), S. 3686 (112th), S. 3635 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for DOE (Department of Energy) Office of Science, Training for Employment in the Algae Economy (TEALE) program, LHPOST (Large High Powered Outdoor Shake Table), basic research and programmatic increases

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 3635 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 399, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2011 (STAPLE Act): entire bill Support for reintroduction of the DREAM Act

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 399 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: Title VIII, funding for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies S. 493, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research/ Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2011: Sections 103 & 104, SBIR/STTR allocation increases President's FY 2012 Budget Request: Department of Health and Human Services funding Proposed NIH (National Institutes of Health) reorganization

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 493 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.J.RES. 44/P.L. 112-4, Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) research, ship construction, ocean observing H.J.RES. 48, Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011: NOAA research, ship construction, ocean observing H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: NOAA research, ship construction, ocean observing S. 3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for basic research, innovation appropriations, and programmatic increases President's FY 2012 Budget Request, Department of Defense Ship Construction, NOAA extramural research funding, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) earth observing satellites Development of global mentoring programs at the Ph.D. level in the Middle East and South East Asia

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.J.Res. 44 (112th), H.J.Res. 48 (112th), S. 3636 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1249, The America Invents Act of 2011 S. 23, Patent Reform Act of 2011: entire bill Technology Transfer issues

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th)

Veterans VET

Land use issues at a Veterans Administration property

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Education EDU

Issues of interest to the University of California regarding higher education funding and policy Funding for humanities and education research Support for continuation of year-round Pell grants

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Animals ANI

Issues concerning violence against specific researchers who use animals in their studies and privacy issues related to violence against researchers using animals in their labs

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

S. 3800, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011: funding for basic research and programmatic increases Support for 6.1 and 6.2 research in the Department of Defense accounts and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 3800 (112th)

Small Business SMB

S. 493, SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research/ Small Business Technology Transfer) Reauthorization Act of 2011: support for reauthorization FY 2012 Small Business Development Center funding

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 493 (112th)