1st Quarter - Report

VSP for VSP

Firm
VSP
Client
VSP
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Pub. L. 111-148 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 1311); Pub. L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (section 1406); Monitor issues related to stand alone vision plans and related legislation, telehealth policy and the expansion of Medicare proposals. Additionally, monitor S.1793 and H.R.3461 (DOC Access Act of 2021)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECIL SWAMIDOSS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1793 (117th), H.R. 3461 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitor competition issues in the global eyewear market

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECIL SWAMIDOSS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Monitor competition issues in the global eyewear market

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECIL SWAMIDOSS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Monitor legislation to add vision benefits to Medicare; discuss ways to reduce the coverage gap in Medicare in the short term. Support efforts to provide vision services through Medicare

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECIL SWAMIDOSS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.