Mid-Year Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (2007)

Transportation TRA

Child Passenger Protection Legislation SAFETEA Transportation Reauthorization Legislation Child Restraint System for Autos and Aircraft ATV Safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Medical Liability Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Disaster Preparedness National Bioterrorism Hospital Prepardness Program Pandemic Influenza

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Health Issues HCR

Appropriate Physician payment levels/systems Medical Records Confidentiality Deficit Reduction Act Children's access to health insurance Immunizations WIC national Immunizations program (administration) The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2007 Ephedrine Alkaloid Consumer Protection Act Immunization Coding Issues Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (HR 1424) Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act Children's Access to Vision Improvement Act Pandemic Influenza Health Information Technology/Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services for Children Act Reauthorization Injury Prevention Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (HR 2589) Pediatric Research Equity Act (S.993) Children and Families HIV/AIDS Care and Research Act Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 (HR 1494/S. 830) Ryan White CARE Act Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act Mental Health Parity Lower PRICED Drugs Preemie Act Pediatrics Disaster Preparedness Education Begins at Home Act Child Maltreatment Foster Care and Adoption Native American Child Health Genetic Nondiscrimination Reauthorization of SCHIP S. 588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act HR 3/S. 5 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act HR 881 Mercury Free Vaccines Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act HR 2584 High Heed Physician Workforce Incentives Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 1153 Parental Right to Decide Protection Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act S. 1082 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 HR 2900 Improving Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2007 HR 2589 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Amendments of 2007 S. 1156 Pediatric Research Improvement Act S. 993 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Prescription Drug User Fee Act FACT Act State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Managed Care Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 1153 (110th), H.R. 2584 (110th), S. 5 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 2589 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 588 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), H.R. 881 (110th), S. 1156 (110th), S. 830 (110th), H.R. 1494 (110th), S. 993 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicaid Budget/Funding/Reconciliation RBRVS Issues State Children's Health Insurance Program Funding SCHIP EQRO Standards Funding for Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) policies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Indian Health Service Budget FY 2007 FY 2007 Agriculture Appropriations bill (funding for FDA) FY 2007 Environmental Protections Agency Budget FY 2007 Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry Budget National Children's Study FY 2007 Labor HHS Education Appropriations (provisions related to health and social welfare for infants, children and adolescents primary care training (Titles VII and VIII heath professions education programs), (funding for pediatric studies of generic drugs), family planning (Title X), biomedical and health services research, immunizations, pediatric emergency medical services date collection) FY 2008 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 99) (S. Con.Res. 21) FY 2008 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (Senate S. 1710) FY 2008 House Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee HR 3010, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (FY 2007) S. 1710, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Indian Health Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Carcinogen Exposure in Early Childhood Pesticide Regulations Clean Air Act Antimicrobial Resistance Lead Mercury EPA funding Radiation safety Environmental Research Ethics Food Safety National Children's Study

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

FY 2007and FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Appropriations bill-National Violent Death Reporting System CDC Injury Care

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Indian Health Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Family Life Education Act Title X Family Planning--appropriations -FY 2007, FY 2008 Family Opportunity Act Violence Against Women Act Children in foster care Home visitation DRA: Foster Care Kinship Care Preemie Care Title V, Maternal and Child health Block Grant Child Care

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Insurance INS

Children's Dental Health Insurance Act Patient Protection Act Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Medical Records Privacy Children's Access to Health Insurance Association Health Plans Small Business Health Plans Indian Health Improvement Act Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act Medikids Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility Equity (CARE) Act Small Business Health Fairness Act Children's Access to Vision Care Act Health Savings Account (HSAs) Sen. Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act HR 1424 Mental Health Parity Act S. 558

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Indian Health Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 558 (110th)

Education EDU

Head Start/Early Head Start/Indian Head Start Reauthorization Funding for Early Care and Education

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 HR 3/S.5 Clinical Trials Registry National Children's Study Preservation of Antibiotics of Medical Treatment Act Pediatric Medical Device Study and Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1424/S. 830 Ryan White CARE Act Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Preemie Act HR 2184 Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act Pediatric Research Equity Act Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act S. 1082 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 HR 2900 Improving Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2007 HR 2589 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Amendments of 2007 S. 1156 Pediatric Research Improvement Act S. 993 School-Based Health Clinics Establishment Act Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Prescription Drug User Fee Act FACT Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 2589 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 1156 (110th), S. 5 (110th), S. 993 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), S. 830 (110th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

FY 2007 and FY 2008 Budget for Indian Health Service Indian Health Care Improvement Act Native American Boarding School

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Indian Health Service; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Public interest obligations of broadcasters for digital television Children and advertising Media and childhood obesity Media Violence

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES BAUMBERGER	N/A
EDDA COLLINS	N/A
MARK DEL MONTE	N/A
ROBERT HALL	N/A
KAREN HENDRICKS	N/A
JACKIE NOYES	N/A
CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI	N/A
ARIKA PIERCE	N/A
STEPHANIE RUSSELL	N/A
MARJORIE THARPE	N/A

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Indian Health Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of