AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Defense DEF

HR 2647 and S. 1033, National Defense Authorization Act of 2010: Require that the Navy Dental Corps Chief be a Rear Admiral Upper Half.

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Army, Dept of (Other); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Air Force, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (111th), S. 1033 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 934/H.R. 1324 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act FTC Report on Food Marketing to Children

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Other); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1948, the Dental Health Promotion Act: to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products. Participated in the IRS Small Business Forum DEA registration fee

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Air Force, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1948 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2220, the Essential Oral Health Care Act H.R. 2: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Dental Wrap Around Provision/Amendment H.R. 903 - Dental Emergency Responder Act H.R. 1671/S. 450 - Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act HR 3109, the Health Access and Health Professions Supply Act of 2009. S. 616 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Empowering Families to Make Healthy Choices (Bond/Coburn Stimulus Amendment) - NHSC dental scholarships and loan repayment, - Postgraduate dental education programs, - Upgrading dental research facilities and equipment, - Medicaid incentive payments related to the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT), - Increase the federal share of the costs of the state Medicaid program. HRES 204, honoring the American Dental Association for its 150th Anniversary Medical/Dental Coding issues Lead in Dental Crowns Issue Comparative Effectiveness regarding Dental Quality Alliance Health Information Technology (HIT) Regulations H.R. 870, the Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act S. Con. Res. 8/H. Con. Res. 56, a concurrent resolution expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of Deamonte Driver. H.R. 1339, the Childrens Access to Reconstructive and Evaluative Surgery CARES Act - specific to dental surgery. HR 1430, to permit physical therapy services to be furnished under the Medicare Program to individuals under the care of a dentist. H.Res. 193, National Facial Protection Month. H.R. 1253 Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009, a bill to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. H.R. 2400 Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance (STARR) Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance. H.R. 2520/S. 1099 Patients' Choice Act, a bill to provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. Senate Affordable Health Choices Act (proposed). House Health Care Reform Bill (proposed).

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Indian Health Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: H.R. 903 (111th), H.R. 2220 (111th), H.Res. 193 (111th), H.R. 2520 (111th), S. 450 (111th), H.R. 870 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), H.R. 1253 (111th), H.Res. 204 (111th), H.R. 3109 (111th), H.R. 1671 (111th), S. 616 (111th), H.R. 2400 (111th), H.R. 1430 (111th), H.Con.Res. 56 (111th), S. 1099 (111th), H.R. 1339 (111th), S.Con.Res. 8 (111th)

Veterans VET

Veterans Dental/Oral Health Research S 498, the bill that amends Title 38 to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Other); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Small Business SMB

HR 2345, a bill to exempt small businesses from having to comply with the Red Flag Rule: An FTC regulation issued with the intent to help reduce identity theft. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Continuation and expansion of Section 179 expensing. HR 3014, the Small Business HIT Financing Act of 2009 -- to extend credit to small health care providers/businesses who purchase HIT products.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Navy, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Indian Health Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2345 (111th), H.R. 3014 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Omnibus (PL 111-8): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 health appropriations (no bill number yet): Dental related funding for programs within CDC, NIH, CMS, HRSA and NIDCR. FY 2010 Defense Appropriations: Funding for military dental research. FY 2010 Interior Appropriations: Funding related to Native American Dental issues (HR 2996). American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: - Indian Dental Care Services - Indian Dental Care Facilities - Health Resources and Services Administration: Construction, renovation and equipment at the Nations Community Health Centers; Replacement of the headquarters of the Health Resources Services Administration. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Construction, renovation and equipment for the buildings and facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - National Institutes of Health: National Center for Research Resources: Shared instrumentation and capital research equipment; Buildings and Facilities: Improving and repairing National Institutes of Health buildings and facilities; - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Health information technology [IT] activities to be used to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information among organizations and to States and Indian tribes to establish low interest loan programs to facilitate the purchase of certified health IT. - Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund: To fund projects and activities to reduce the incidence or severity of preventable disabilities and diseases.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Other); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Indian Health Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 946/S. 574, the Plain Lanuguage Act of 2009: Mandates that government directives be written clearly.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Indian Health Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 946 (111th), S. 574 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1256/ S. 982 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1261 - Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act S. 579 - the Federal Tobacco Control Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Army, Dept of (Other); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1261 (111th), S. 982 (111th), H.R. 1256 (111th), S. 579 (111th)

Education EDU

H.R. 801 Fair Copyright In Research Works Act H.R. 1954 Make College Affordable Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans. S. 1373 Federal Research Public Access Act H.R. 1930 Primary Care Dental Academic Workforce Development Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: H.R. 801 (111th), H.R. 1954 (111th), S. 1373 (111th), H.R. 1930 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- H. R. 1583, to further competition in the insurance industry by repealing the McCarran-Ferguson Act. - Ergonomics Alliance (not a bill) -- an signed agreement between the American Dental Asso. and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding issues related to ergonomics.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1583 (111th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009, a bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that act, and for other purposes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; Air Force, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Army, Dept of (Other); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Nomination National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Strategic Plan 2009-2013 H.R. 2400 - Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Indian Health Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Navy, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Air Force, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2400 (111th)