1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NUR… for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NUR… (2009)

Firm

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING

Client

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING

Income

—

Expenses

$50,000

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Lobbied Members of Congress regarding the shortage of nurses and nurse faculty and the need for highly educated nurses to provide quality health care. Lobbied Members of Congress regarding healthcare reform and recommended that a significant investment be made to increase the capacity of nursing schools to educate more nurses. Specifically, requesting increased funding for and the reauthorization of Title VIII (Nursing Workforce Development Programs) of the Public Health Service Act was discussed.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHANDRA BURNSIDE	Government Affairs Manager
SUZANNE MICHELLE MIYAMOTO	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Veterans VET

Lobbied for scholarships and loan repayment for nurses who pursue a career in the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. Lobbied for VA research opportunities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHANDRA BURNSIDE	Government Affairs Manager
SUZANNE MICHELLE MIYAMOTO	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Lobbied Members of Congress and HRSA to include funding for nursing education and research (Titles IV, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act and the National Institute of Nursing Research) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Lobbied Members of Congress for additional funding for nursing education and research (Title, IV, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act and the National Institute of Nursing Research) in the final FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill and the FY 2010 Budget allocation and appropriations requests. Sumbitted a request to testify in front of the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee regarding increased funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHANDRA BURNSIDE	Government Affairs Manager
SUZANNE MICHELLE MIYAMOTO	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Lobbied Members of Congress regarding the number of students turned away from schools of nursing and the need to support federal education programs to address this issue. Specifically, lobbied Members of Congress to appropriate funding for the nursing provisions authorized in the College Opportunity and Affordability Act (P.L. 110-315).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHANDRA BURNSIDE	Government Affairs Manager
SUZANNE MICHELLE MIYAMOTO	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.