HCR — Health Issues
Prepared for 2026 quarterly meetings between agents/brokers and CMS. Work on ACA and Medicare coverage.
Lobbyists: MICHAEL SKIADOS [new]
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
INS — Insurance
Advocated before Senate, House, and federal agencies for the interests of independent insurance agents selling flood insurance policies, including but not limited to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies; supported the reauthorization of the NFIP; expressed concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern about proposed FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority (Appendix L of draft April 1, 2024 Flood Manual); discussed with FEMA enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy have both agent and agency NPNs to be associated with them; Supported the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act; Supported S. 1015, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026; Supported H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Began preparation of response to House Energy & Commerce Committee Request for Information; began preparation of response to FEMA Request for Information; communicated with FEMA regarding attendance at National Flood Association conference; prepared questions for new NFIP director's presentation at National Flood Association conference.
Lobbyists: MICHAEL SKIADOS [new]
Government entities lobbied: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Communicated to members about Farm Bill 2.0
Lobbyists: MICHAEL SKIADOS [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Supported commissions for insurance agents on Medicare policies.
Lobbyists: MICHAEL SKIADOS [new]
Government entities lobbied: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)