1st Quarter - Report

CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC for ADVAMED

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Approps: FY09 Agriculture Appropriations (no bill # yet), on funding for the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Gift Disclosure: The Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007 (S.2029) Price Transparency: Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 (S. 2221) Pre-emption: Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 (no Bill #, Pallone-Waxman Legislation) Medical Device User Fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES M BRAIN NA
A. J. WOJCIAK New NA

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2029 (110th), S. 2221 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Comparative Effectiveness: CHAMP Act (H.R. 3162), Baucus-Conrad bill (proposed, not yet introduced); Allen Bill (H.R. 2184) Medicare Reimbursement for medical devices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES M BRAIN NA
A. J. WOJCIAK New NA

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual Property Protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES M BRAIN NA
A. J. WOJCIAK New NA

Contacted: SENATE; 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.