• Engage the NIH & Members of Congress to increase alopecia areata research activities Engage the FDA and other health agencies and Members of Congress to stimulate alopecia areata treatment development Focus on improved patient care policies that positively impact patients with alopecia areata Engage and mobilize a national grassroots advocacy network

Duration: September 1, 2012 to September 1, 2012

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues

Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2012: