3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSN for AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$817,868
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Insurance INS

COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to COVID-19 pandemic/epidemic/public health crises. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, S.674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act H.R.1848 - To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes, H.R.1818 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories, H.R.1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, H.R.791 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, S.236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, H.R.533 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021 H.Con.Res.11 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS New Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 11 (117th), H.R. 1818 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 533 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 236 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S.Con.Res. 5 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to COVID-19 pandemic/epidemic/public health crises. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, S.674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act H.R.1848 - To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes, H.R.1818 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories, H.R.1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, H.R.791 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, S.236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, H.R.533 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021, H.R. 4128/S. 2209 - VALID Act of 2021, H.Con.Res.11 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, H.R.2144 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021, S.1744 - Genomics Data Security Act, S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, H.R.2731 - Endless Frontier Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 5 (117th), S. 2209 (117th), S. 236 (117th), H.R. 4128 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 1744 (117th), H.R. 1818 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 2144 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 533 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.Con.Res. 11 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93). H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, S.674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act, H.R.1848 - To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes, H.R.1818 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories, H.R.1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, H.R.791 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, S.236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, H.R.533 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 236 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), H.R. 533 (117th), H.R. 1818 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to COVID-19 pandemic/epidemic/public health crises. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, S.674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act H.R.1848 - To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes, H.R.1818 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories, H.R.1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, H.R.791 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, S.236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, H.R.533 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021, H.R. 4128/S. 2209 - VALID Act of 2021, H.Con.Res.11 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, H.R.2144 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021, S.1744 - Genomics Data Security Act, S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, H.R.2731 - Endless Frontier Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 236 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 4128 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.Con.Res. 11 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), H.R. 533 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 2209 (117th), S.Con.Res. 5 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 1818 (117th), H.R. 2144 (117th), S. 1744 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Reimbursement and coverage issues for and related to clinical laboratory services, including the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule, physician fee schedule, new test coding and pricing, COVID-19 test coverage and reimbursement, and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (P.L. 113-93); regulation and oversight of clinical laboratories, including laboratory developed test services; commercial laboratory surge capacity issues for response to COVID-19 pandemic/epidemic/public health crises. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, S.674 - Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act H.R.1848 - To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes, H.R.1818 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories, H.R.1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, H.R.791 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, S.236 - Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act, H.R.533 - Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2021, H.R. 4128/S. 2209 - VALID Act of 2021, H.Con.Res.11 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, H.R.2144 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021, S.1744 - Genomics Data Security Act, S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, H.R.2731 - Endless Frontier Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE A KHANI —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —
ELIZABETH A THOMAS Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06); Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06)

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 11 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), H.R. 2144 (117th), S. 674 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), S. 236 (117th), H.R. 4128 (117th), H.R. 1868 (117th), H.R. 1818 (117th), S. 1744 (117th), S. 2209 (117th), H.R. 533 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), S.Con.Res. 5 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

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