AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization Act (USDA) Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act (S. 934/H.R. 1324) Equitable Agriculture Today Healthy America Act (EAT Healthy America Act) (H.R. 1600) FIT Kids Act (S. 634/H.R. 1585) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (P.L. 111-296) Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act (H.R. 5504)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1585 (111th), S. 634 (111th), S. 934 (111th), H.R. 5504 (111th), H.R. 1600 (111th), H.R. 1324 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2010 Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.422/H.R. 1032) Josh Miller HEARTS Act (S. 1197/H.R. 1380) Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act (P.L. 111-309) - Therapy Caps Exceptions Process Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Resolution of Disapproval on Grandfather Plan Rules (S.J. Res. 39) Small Business Jobs Credit Act (H.R. 5297) - Johanns Amendment Compassionate Allowances for Cardiovascular Disease and Multiple Organ Transplants (SSA-2007-0053) External Defibrillators (FDA-2010-N-0001) Essential Health Benefits, Request for Comments (IOM) Health Insurance Exchange, Request for Comments (HHS) Medical Loss Ratio Comments (HHS) Menu Labeling, Request for Comments (FDA) National Quality Strategic Plan, Request for Comments (HHS)

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 39 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), S. 1197 (111th), S. 422 (111th), H.R. 1380 (111th), H.R. 1032 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S. 46/H.R. 43) Senior's Medication Co-payment Reduction Act (S. 1040) Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Medicare Therapy Caps) (H.R. 4691)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4691 (111th), S. 46 (111th), S. 1040 (111th), H.R. 43 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House and Senate FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions relating to NIH, CDC, and HRSA (S. 3686) Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions relating to NIH, CDC and HRSA (H.R. 3082)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3082 (111th), S. 3686 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act (S. 770) Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (S. 1147/H.R. 1676) Quit Smoking for Life Act 2009 (H.R. 1850) Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act (H.R. 5178) Tobacco Use in VA Facilities (no bill number) Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements; Proposed Rule (FDA-2010-N-0568)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1850 (111th), H.R. 5178 (111th), S. 770 (111th), S. 1147 (111th), H.R. 1256 (111th), H.R. 1676 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu Education and Labeling Act (MEAL Act)

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Education EDU

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids Act) (S. 634/H.R. 1585) HELP Schools Act/NEW Schools Act (S. 3126/H.R. 5090) Removing Trans-fats from School Meals (S. 1500) Renovation of Physical Education Facilities

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3126 (111th), H.R. 5090 (111th), S. 1500 (111th), H.R. 1585 (111th), S. 634 (111th)