HCR — Health Issues
FY 26 and FY 26 budget and funding for the National Institutes of Health; structural issues of the NIH (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and other HHS agencies); grant terminations. Funding for the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program; Food and Drug Administration and policies pertaining to development of therapies to treat children with rare diseases.
Lobbyists: mr NICHOLAS PETER MANETTO (covered position: Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chistopher H. Smith (R-NJ)); DAVID RUSGAN ZOOK; MEGAN SUSSMAN HERBER (covered position: Legislative Director/Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA))
Government entities lobbied: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act (S. 752/H.R. 1509) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act; Implementation of Act via rulemaking process.
Lobbyists: mr NICHOLAS PETER MANETTO (covered position: Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)); DAVID RUSGAN ZOOK; MEGAN SUSSMAN HERBER (covered position: Legislative Director/Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA))
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
FY 27 community project funding.
Lobbyists: mr NICHOLAS PETER MANETTO (covered position: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) 2001-2004); DAVID RUSGAN ZOOK; MEGAN SUSSMAN HERBER (covered position: Legislative Director/Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) 2014-2018)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE