Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

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Lobbying firm

Prime Policy Group

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  • Occupational licensing issues; American Workforce Policy; Health IT
  • Immigration issues
  • Military Spouse Act

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Immigration, Defense, Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Veterans

Spending: about $1,200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), House of Representatives,, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.2155: New HOPE Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)

S.1649: RBI Act

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

S.3158: ALLOW Act

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.3081: TELE-MED Act of 2015

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

S.1778: TELE-MED Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

H.R.4819: HEALTHIER Act of 2016

Sponsor: John J. Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.4321: CIR ASAP Act of 2009

Sponsor: Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Texas)

S.9: Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.2170: VETS Act of 2015

Sponsor: Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

H.R.2516: VETS Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.3077: TELE-MED Act of 2013

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.5380: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.2001: VETS Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3306: Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Gregg Harper (R-Miss.)

H.R.3507: 21st Century Care for Military and Veterans Act

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

H.R.1933: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements...

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

H.R.4057: Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

S.3235: HIRE at HOME Act

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.3859: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.1680: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.6107: VETS Act of 2012

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.1253: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

H.R.1832: Servicemembers' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)

S.3827: DREAM Act of 2010

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.3992: DREAM Act of 2010

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.3692: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend...

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

S.3693: A bill to provide funding for the settlement of lawsuits against the...

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.3346: Student Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Al Lawson (D-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Mitchell Vakerics Legislative Director, US House Energy & Commerce Committee 2007-2008: Staff Assistant, Rep. Timothy Murphy; 2008-2009: Legislative Correspondent/Press Assistant, Rep. Timothy Murphy; 2011-2015: Legislative Counsel, Rep. Renee Ellmers; 2015: Legislative Director, Rep. Renee Ellmers
Zack Marshall May 2008-2010: Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Jim Cooper; 2010-2012: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Cooper; 2012-March 2014: Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Cooper; March 2014 - January 2019: Legislative Director, Rep. John Yarmuth
Aquila Powell 1996-1999: Legislative Aide, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI); 1994-1995: Legislative Correspondent, Rep. John Bryant (D-TX); 1999-2001: Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
TOM REED 2010-2022: U.S. Representative (NY-23), House of Representatives
Jerry Klepner n/a
Rich Meade n/a
Mark Disler n/a
M.B. Oglesby n/a
Vickie Walling n/a
Cary Gibson n/a
Gardner Peckham n/a
Paul Brown n/a
Armstrong Robinson n/a
Erin Graefe Dorton n/a
Keith Smith n/a
Becky Weber n/a
Erin Graefe n/a
Elliot Vice n/a
Marty Paone n/a
Pam Turner n/a
M.B. Oglesby Jr. n/a
Abbi Stuaan n/a
Elizabeth Hart Thompson n/a
Elizabeth Thompson n/a
Callie Barnard n/a
Samuel Lane n/a
Martin Paone n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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