Lobbying Relationship

Client

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

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Lobbying firm

K&L GATES LLP

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  • Issues related to Medicare payments for imaging.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues

Spending: about $1,980,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Senate,, House of Representatives,

Bills mentioned

H.R.1146: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging...

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.2104: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging...

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

S.3737: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging...

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

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

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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

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

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

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.583: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging...

Sponsor: Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

S.1042: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging...

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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

S.3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3963: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

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

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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?
Heather Mizeur LA, Cong Mezvinsky; LA Cong Jackson Lee; Sr LA and* LD, Cong Kennedy; Domestic Policy Dir, Senator Kerry
Steven Valentine Counselor to Asst AG/Dep Asst AG, DOJ; Gen Counsel/LD, Rep Smith
Donald Dempsey LA, Sen Gramm; LA Sen Kyl; Director of Health Policy, Sen Budget Committee; LD, Sen Burr; Associate Director, OMB
James Walsh U.S. Congressman
Slade Gorton U.S. Senator
Laura Cohen Intern, House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Sub-Committee on Health
Bart Gordon U.S. Congressman
W. Dennis Stephens Rep Armey; LD, Rep Pombo; LD, Rep Barton; CoS, Rep Stockman; LD, Rep Wicker
Michael Evans Tax Counsel/LD, Sen. Baucus, Dem Chief Counsel Senate EPW Comm; Chief Cnsl Sen. Fin. Comm.
Britt Sandler LA, Rep Tauscher; LC/Scheduler, Sen Schumer; Intern, Senate Finance Committee
Dennis Potter Staff Asst/LC, Sen Gramm
Nicholas Leibham Special Assistant, Rep Ackerman
Stephen Cooper n/a
Jaya Ghildiyal n/a
Ryan Severson n/a
Barton Gordon n/a
Victoria Hamscho n/a
Irene Nsiah n/a
George Koch n/a
Karishma Page 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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