• Public Law 110-343, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Regulations implementation; and Mental health and addiction parity. Health care reform, Mental health and addiction parity. Public Law 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Addiction treatment issues. Public Law 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Implementation regarding access to addiction treatment services, and parity issues.

Duration: November 1, 2007 to December 15, 2013

General Issues: Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $450,000 (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 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL),, Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Y ONDCP NIAAA NIDA SAMHSA, CSAT, CSAP, Y Y ONDCP NIAAA NIDA SAMHSA