What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Tariffs on medical products and supplies to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Extending the Grace Period for Dentists on H-1B Visas
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Authority for dental-related programs to operate, caries prevention and oral health promotion, access to dental care, dental research, oral and craniofacial defects, filling Chief Dental Officer positions at CMS, prescribing practices (e.g., opioid prescribing), etc. Affordable Care Act Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 1379, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA Act) H.R. 1614, John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act S. 192, Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act S. 560, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA Act) S. 724, John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act H.R. 3762/S.4894, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act of 2019 (DOC Access Act) H.R. 5826, the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 H.R. 5800, the Ban Surprise Medical Billing Act Health care coverage during pandemic H.R. 7158, The Health Enterprise Zones Act Oral health initiatives, Chief Dental Officer Allowing dental practices to apply for Telehealth Program Funds regardless of size, location, or non-profit status Action for Dental Health Implementation COVID - 19 reopening guidance Health Profession Shortage Areas Access to personal protective equipment for dental offices Provider Relief Fund Including dental benefits in child support orders S. 4055 Strengthening Americas Health Care Readiness Act House Energy and Commerce Committee Investigation into Dental Insurers Disinfectant shortage Unused Leave for Commissioned Corps Members Fluoride monograph Dentists and Dental Team Members Getting COVID Vaccine Dentists Administering COVID Vaccines
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 4894 (116th), S. 560 (116th), H.R. 1379 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 1614 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 5800 (116th), S. 192 (116th), S. 724 (116th), H.R. 3762 (116th), H.R. 7158 (116th), S. 4055 (116th)
Educational debt, student loans, loan repayment programs, dental school accreditation Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation) H.R. 996, Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act H.R. 1554, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 1899, Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act H.R. 2186, Student Loan Refinancing Act S. 359, Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST Grad Act) S. 2871/H.R. 6448 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act Student loan relief during COVID-19 pandemic Open Access Publishing H.R. 7032, Skills Renewal Act
Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 2871 (116th), H.R. 996 (116th), H.R. 4674 (116th), H.R. 3418 (116th), H.R. 2186 (116th), S. 359 (116th), H.R. 7032 (116th), H.R. 1899 (116th), H.R. 1554 (116th), H.R. 6448 (116th)
Dental Licensure Examinations during COVID Pandemic S. 4608, Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act
Contacted: White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 4608 (116th)
Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition)
Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of
Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, expand and make permanent the 199A/pass through deduction for small businesses. H.R. 1366, Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 (RAISE ACT) (health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts) S. 503, Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 (RAISE ACT) (health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts) H.R. 6886/H.R. 7001 Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Implementation S. 3833 Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act H.R. 7216 Small Business Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tax Credit Act S. 3716 Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act H.R. 6821 Small Business Expense Protection Act H.R. 6776 JOBS Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 6433, Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Emergency Situations (HEROES) Act S. 2871/H.R. 6448 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act H.R. 7777 Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act S. 4117 Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 6697 Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act S. 4525/H.R. 7819 Eliminating the Provider Relief Fund Tax Penalties Act of 2020 Direct Primary Care Agreements S. 3612 Small Business Expense Protection Act Tax Credits for Purchasing PPE and Making Safety Modifications to Dental Offices Taxation of PPP S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act Taxation of Provider Relief Funding Employee Retention Tax Credit
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 7216 (116th), H.R. 6697 (116th), S. 4318 (116th), H.R. 6886 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), S. 4117 (116th), H.R. 6433 (116th), H.R. 6776 (116th), H.R. 7777 (116th), H.R. 6448 (116th), S. 503 (116th), S. 3612 (116th), H.R. 6821 (116th), H.R. 7001 (116th), S. 2871 (116th), S. 3716 (116th), H.R. 1366 (116th), H.R. 7819 (116th), S. 4525 (116th), S. 3833 (116th)
Veterans Affairs Innovation Center Dental Pilot Program
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Indian Health Service; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Small Business Administration (SBA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Increased flexibility for the Paycheck Protection Programs loans Increased funding for small business loan programs H.R. 7777 Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 6697 Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act H.R. 6886/H.R. 7001 Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Implementation S. 3833 Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act H.R. 7216 Small Business Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tax Credit Act S. 3716 Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act H.R. 6821 Small Business Expense Protection Act H.R. 7011 Pandemic Risk Insurance Act S. 4317 SAFE TO WORK Act Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act Easier PPP Loan forgiveness PPP tax deductibility Employee Retention Tax Credit Personal Protective Equipment for Small Businesses Liability Reform S. 4321, the Continuing Small Business Recovery and PPP Act H.R. 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act S. 3883, PPP Extension Act Availability and cost of PPE
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
H.R. 6697 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), H.R. 7011 (116th), S. 3833 (116th), H.R. 7777 (116th), H.R. 6886 (116th), S. 3883 (116th), H.R. 7216 (116th), H.R. 6494 (116th), H.R. 7001 (116th), S. 3716 (116th), S. 4321 (116th), H.R. 6821 (116th)
Adult dental Medicaid benefits Section 1332 Waivers E-Prescribing Regulation Medicaid funding for the US territories House Resolution 826, expressing disapproval of recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance on Medicaid block grants Medicaid block grants - Healthy Adult Opportunity Initiative Chief Dental Officer Appointment to CMS Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Increase and Maintenance of Effort Medicaid Audits
Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Indian Health Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Funding for dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health promotion, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs and services. Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Agriculture (WIC, school lunches, Team Nutrition) Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Defense (dental research programs Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS oral health division) Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Indian Health Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Bills named:
H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)
Clear aligners Minamata Convention on Mercury Flexibility in enforcing environmental compliance regulations COVID-19 guidance
Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; Indian Health Service; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Vaping (oral health impact) Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 H.R. 1498, Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (SAFE Kids Act) S. 655, Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for Kids Act (SAFE Kids Act) H.R. 1854, the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 S. 9, the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 H.R. 3942/S.1253, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act H.R. 4742, a bill that would impose an excise tax on nicotine H.R. 7286, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act Rule Characterizing Menthol as an Added Flavor in Tobacco and Vaping Products
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Indian Health Service; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1498 (116th), S. 1253 (116th), S. 655 (116th), H.R. 4742 (116th), H.R. 1854 (116th), H.R. 3942 (116th), H.R. 7286 (116th), H.R. 2339 (116th), S. 9 (116th)
H.R. 1418, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 S. 350, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act Implementation H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Implementation Small business exemptions from Family and Medical Leave Act requirements COVID-19 Guidance for dental practices Adjustment of the fee schedule for registration and reregistration for DEA certification Data Breach Rule
Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Bills named:
S. 350 (116th), H.R. 1418 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)
S. 2871/H.R. 6448 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act Supporting IHS Dentists
Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Indian Health Service; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
S. 2871 (116th), H.R. 6448 (116th)
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