SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS for KING COUNTY WASHINGTON

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations FY2009: healthcare quality and evaluation project. Transportation/HUD Appropriations FY2009: congestion mitigation initiatives. Economic stimulus proposals (e.g. H.R. 7110 / S. 3604): transportation, infrastructure, public safety, and other local government activities.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3604 (110th), H.R. 7110 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Demonstration and competitive funding options related to municipal alternative energy and energy savings projects.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health Issues HCR

Healthcare quality evaluation and reporting initiatives (e.g. Chartered Value Exchange status and Medicare data access, and S. 1451, Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act). Public health promotion initiatives.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1451 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Urban Partnership Agreement funding and implementation. Congestion mitigation initiatives and legislative proposals. Vehicular carbon emissions modeling project technical assistance support. Charter bus competition rule implementation. Surface transportation reauthorization proposals. H.R. 6052 / S. 3380: transit operating assistance.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 3380 (110th), H.R. 6052 (110th)

Veterans VET

S. 1315 / H.R. 760, Veterans Benefits Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 760 (110th), S. 1315 (110th)

Housing HOU

Housing foreclosure response legislative proposals and grant implementation (i.e. H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act): local government activities and mortgage licensing provisions. H.R. 840 / S. 1518, McKinney-Vento reauthorization. HUD Mark-to-Markets program administrative issue resolution. Neighborhood Stabilization Program implementation.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 840 (110th), S. 1518 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change legislative proposals: support for local government environmental and energy efficiency activities, including vehicle miles traveled reduction, transit service, and adaptation. Carbon emission reduction legislative proposals. H.R. 6364, Puget Sound Recovery Act: all provisions.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6364 (110th)