Lobbying Relationship

Client

The ServiceMaster Company

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • RESPA-related issues

Duration: to

General Issues: Housing, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Health Issues

Spending: about $550,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), U.S. Senate,, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills mentioned

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

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

S.CON.RES.13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

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

H.CON.RES.85: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government...

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.610: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2939: Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

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

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

S.1110: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2502: Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.1213: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

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

H.R.574: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

S.254: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.3600: Patent Reform Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.5480: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

S.2029: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.2662: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.1038: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.1956: Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

H.R.5629: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.4911: Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act of 2007

Sponsor: Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.)

S.1505: Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act

Sponsor: Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)

S.1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.596: Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007

Sponsor: Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)

S.623: Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

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

S.877: Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007

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

H.R.5839: Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008

Sponsor: Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)

H.R.2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

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.3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

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

H.R.4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

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

S.3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

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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?
Andrew Lewin Leg. Asst. / Leg. Director, Rep. Dennis Moore Leg. Asst. / Leg. Director, Rep. Max Sandlin
Donnice Turner Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Durbin Legislative Director, Rep. David Scott LA / Senior Staff Counsel, Sen. Max Cleland
Jessica Lawrence Leg. Aide / LA / Sr. Pol. Advr, Rep. Albio Sires Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray LC / Leg. Assistant, Rep. Steve Rothman
Paul Brathwaite Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus
Andrew Kauders Sr. Adv. Sen. Menendez; ED, House Demo Caucus Sr. Adv. Sen. Menendez; ED, House Dem Caucus Senior Advisor, Senator Robert Menendez Senior Advisor, Senator Robert Menendez Senior Advisor, Sen. Robert Menendez
Teal Baker Executive Assistant Rep. Harold Ford Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
Tom Sparkman Health Policy Intern, Senate HELP Committee
Anne Marie Polak Leg. Correspondent for Rep. Mike Ferguson Leg. Correspondent for Cong. Mike Ferguson
Lantie Slenzak Leg. Dir. Rep. Gene Green Dep. Pres Secy, Sen. Ernest Hollings
Gwen Mellor n/a
Cristina Antelo n/a
Christine Clark n/a
Kathryn Hollister n/a
Israel Klein n/a
Dale Oak n/a
Anthony Podesta n/a
Oscar Ramirez n/a
Edwin Rothschild n/a
John Scofield n/a
Sharon Cohen n/a
Nicole Young n/a
Courtney Hagen n/a
Claudia James n/a
Elizabeth Morra 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.

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

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