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Transportation TRA

*MAP-21 Implementation (P.L.112-141)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of

Postal POS

21st Century Postal Service Act (S.1789) DATA Act (H.R.2146)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1789 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill (H.R.1947, S.954) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (P.L. 111-296) - Implementation Proposed Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools (FNS-2011-0019) School Food Modernization Act (H.R.1783)The Sensible School Lunch Act (S.247)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1783 (113th), S. 954 (113th), S. 247 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R.2667) Draft Guidance on Laboratory Developed Tests (FDA) Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144)Fairness for American Families Act (H.R.2668) Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R.4628/S.2366) and other legislation using Prevention Fund to offset student loans Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) No Child Left Inside Act of 2013 (H.R.2702) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S.531 & H.R.2179) Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed rule on Community Health Needs Assessment Requirements for Charitable Hospitals (IRS) Proposed rule on Medicaid Essential Health Benefits (CMS) Proposed rule on Minimum Value of Employer Health Coverage (IRS) Proposed rule on Multi-State Plans Program (OPM) Proposed rule on Workplace Wellness Programs (HHS-Labor) Request for Comments Surgeon General's Report on Walking The HELPAmerica Act (S.39) The Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R.1549) The Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) The Sensible School Lunch Act (S.247) The Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act (H.R.1572)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 2366 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), S. 531 (113th), H.R. 1572 (113th), H.R. 956 (113th), H.R. 2702 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), S. 247 (113th), H.R. 3144 (113th), H.R. 1549 (113th), H.R. 2179 (113th), H.R. 4628 (113th), H.R. 1377 (113th), S. 39 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Cardiac Rehabilitation : Chronic Heart Failure (CAG-00089R3) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (H.R.713/S.367) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S.452) Medicare FY2014 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (CMS-1599-P)Medication Adherence/Medication Therapy Management Medication Therapy Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1024/S.557) Proposed rule on Hospital FY2014 IPPS-HHS & Congress (stroke measures) Recruiting Individuals to Drive our Elders (RIDE) Act-not yet introduced Single-Chamber and Dual-Chamber Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers (CAG-00063R3)

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 452 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), H.R. 1024 (113th), S. 557 (113th), S. 367 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R.8) "fiscal cliff bill" - Medicare/Medicaid therapy caps Appropriations - provisions relating to CDC, Commerce, FDA, HRSA, NIH, USDA Budget - provisions relating to Medicaid and Medicare FY2014 Agriculture AppropriatonsFY2014 Financial Services FY2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill-provisions relating to CDC, HRSA and NIH Land and Water Conservation Fund

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 8 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R.3010/S.1606)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (113th), S. 1606 (113th)

Tobacco TOB

Implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31) Potus Tobacco Tax Proposal Smokeless Tobacco Product Warning Statements (FDA-2012-N-1032-0001) Smuggled Tobacco Prevention STOP ActStop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act (H.R. 338) Tobacco Industry Submission of Health Documents (FDA-2013-N-0337) Tobacco Product Good Manufacturing Practices (FDA-2013-N-0227) Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S.194 Tobacco Tax & Enforcement Reform Act (S.826) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 (H.R.792 & S.772)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 826 (113th), H.R. 792 (113th), S. 772 (113th), S. 194 (113th), H.R. 338 (113th)

Education EDU

Afterschool for America's Children Act (TBD) Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S.1033, H.R.2178) Placement of AEDS in schools Student Success Act (S.1094) Strengthening America's Schools Act

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: S. 1033 (113th), H.R. 2178 (113th), S. 1094 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Domestic Jobs and Energy Act (H.R.4480) Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 (H.R.4471) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter *Proposal for Cleaner Gasoline Vehicle StandardsStop the War on Coal Act of 2012 (H.R. 3409)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (113th), H.R. 4471 (113th), H.R. 4480 (113th)