1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS

Period 1st Quarter 2011 Filed Apr 20, 2011 Signed by Lucia DiVenere, Senior Director, Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
Client
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
Income
—
Expenses
$230,262
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Comprehensive Sexuality Education funding (general), National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (general); Postpartum Depression (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Pre-existing condition exclusion (general); Gender rating (general); Stillbirth. Preventive Care (general); Domestic Violence(general); Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage and Reimbursement; HIV Screening (general); Gynecological Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding(general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Emergency Contraception in the Military; Direct Access to Ob-Gyns (general); Personal Health Record; Abortion (general); Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010; Health IT (general); Birth Defects(general);Birth Centers (general);Prematurity(general);Obesity (general);Disparities (general); Prevention & Public Health Trust Fund(general); USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report; The Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine and Aimless Lawsuits; Newborn Act; Improve Maternity Care Quality; Healthy Hunger-Free Kids; HR 5, Health Act; HR 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; S 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; HR 666, Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011; HR 358, Protect Life Act; HR 894 Maternal Health Accountability Act; Imaging (general); Gestational Diabetes (general); HR 3, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA DIVENERE —
ANNA HYDE —
NEVENA MINOR —
JOSEF WEISSFELD —

Contacted: Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (112th), H.R. 894 (112th), H.R. 666 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 358 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Reform (general); H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 688, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; Independent Payment Advisory Board (general); Imaging Accreditation; H.R. 894, Maternal Health Accountability Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA DIVENERE —
ANNA HYDE —
NEVENA MINOR —
JOSEF WEISSFELD —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 894 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), S. 688 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Public health funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Comprehensive Sexuality Education funding (general); Affordable birth control; International family planning; Indian Health Services (IHS); Violence Against Women Programs; Office of Adolescent Health. Maternal Mortality Reviews (CDC); Electronic Birth and Death Records (CDC); National Fetal Infant Mortality Review (HRSA); Obesity Research, Treatment Prevention (HHS); Comparative Effectiveness Research (AHRQ); Department of Defense (DOD) Ovarian Cancer Research Program; Health Disparities (HHS); Safe Motherhood (CDC); Preterm Research (NIH); Title V Block Grant (HRSA); STD Prevention (CDC). HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act; Title X, Family Planning; Title V, Maternal/Child Health Block Grant; FY12 Budget; Reproductive Health; Prevention and Public Health Fund.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA DIVENERE —
ANNA HYDE —
NEVENA MINOR —
JOSEF WEISSFELD —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

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.