Issues lobbied + lobbyists
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; tobacco control and air pollution; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; S 317 Charitable Act; HR 801 Charitable Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; Breaking the Gridlock Act
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE
CAW — Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to California Clean Air Act waivers; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning;; S1072 Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 313 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; S 143 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; HR 471 Fix Our Forests; HJ Res 15/SJ Res 4 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment"; HR 903/S 341 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; S 541 Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric Vehicles Act; HR 1449 Energy Resilient Communities Act;; S 711 Transportation Freedom Act; HR 1651 To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 1415/S 623 No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (No IRIS) Act; HR 2140 DERA Act 2025; S 1072 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards adopted in California, and for other purposes; HR 2165 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act; HR 346 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; S 990 Freedom to Haul Act; HR 2288 To nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; ; HJ Res 30/SJ Res 14 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020"; S 1166 Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act; HR 4214 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish, concurrently with any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard, regulations and guidance for implementing the standard, including information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under the new or revised standard, and for other purposes; HR 3889/S 2015 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.Res. 585 Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to childrens health and wellbeing, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children; HR 4443/S 2298 Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act; S 2340/HR 4515 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025; HR 4744/S 2445 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 161 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; HR HR 6387 Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act; HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act; HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act; HR 6373 Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act; H.R. 4214 Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act; S 2431 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4776 SPEED Act; S 3529 Public Health Air Quality Act; S 3007, Diesel Truck Liberation Act; S 237 Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act; Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; Homeowner Energy Freedom Act; Energy Bills Relief Act; Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Act; Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; SHOWER Act; Affordable HOMES Act
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office
HCR — Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to ERISA; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to vaccines; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicare sequestration; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to short-term limited duration plans; Issues related to Healthy Future Taskforce; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; S 1406 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; HR 2902 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; H.R. 783 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S. 248 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S 717Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 3701 Family Vaccine Protection Act; H.R. 3521 Clinical Trial Modernization Act; HR 4417 Mobile Cancer Screening Act HR 3701 Family Vaccine Protection Act; HR 5304Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; S 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 5278/S 2756 Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025; HR 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act; S 2466 Senior Savings Protection Act; HR Senior Savings Protection Act; HR 6052 Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act; HR 6319 Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act; HR 45448 Protecting Free Vaccines Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026; Breaking the Gridlock Act
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE
MED — Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to the Presidents FY26 budget; Issues related to asthma, COPD, influenza, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to NIH reorganization; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to COVID-19; Issues related to telehealth; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to Cancer Moonshot; Issues related to CDC public health workforce and data modernization; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues related to Medicaid; H.R. 1509/S. 752, the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S 1406 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; HR 2902 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; H.R. 783 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S. 248 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S 717 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 3521 Clinical Trial Modernization Act; HR 4417 Mobile Cancer Screening Act; HR 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; S 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 5278/S 2756 Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025; HR 45448 Protecting Free Vaccines Act
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to health inequities; Issues related to Medicaid waivers; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to supplemental oxygen; Issues related to access to healthcare; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to the implementation of the No Surprises Act; Issues related to Medicaid; Issues relating to the Presidents FY25 budget; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S 1406 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; HR 2902 the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act; H.R. 783 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S. 248 Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; S 717 Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025; HR 6178 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act; HR 6321 Lung Cancer Medicare Access to Precise Testing Act; HR 6320 Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
DEF — Defense
Issues related to tobacco use, lung cancer, lung disease treatment, prevention and research; and public health; Issues relating to the Presidents FY25 budget; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; Issues related to the Congressional Directed Medical Research Program; HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; S 2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TOB — Tobacco
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine; Issues related to regulatory reform; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; S. 2171 A bill to amend title 38, united States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 4121 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; S 2256 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 6844 The Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act; HR 6845 Strengthening Task Force Operations to Prevent Illicit Vaping Act; S 3569 Strengthening Task Force Operations to Prevent Illicit Vaping Act; Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to taxes on tobacco products; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to COVID-19; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues relating to the Presidents FY25 budget; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; S 317 Charitable Act; HR 801 Charitable Act; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH ANNE MUELLER SCOTT
- mrs RANJANA KODWANI
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
VET — Veterans
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to burn pits; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; S. 2171 A bill to amend title 38, united States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE