• Antimicrobial resistance research, infectious disease product R&D regulatory science, unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on medical research; laboratory developed tests; comparative effectiveness research; support for evidence-based decision making; point-of-care diagnostic tests; and organ transplant policies to allow HIV+ to HIV+ organ transplants, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR Act-S. 2076/H.R. 3932), Verifying Accurate Leading Edge IVCT Development (S. 2209/HR. 4128), PREVENT Pandemics Act, (PASTEUR Act-S.1355 /H.R. 2940), FDA proposed regulations regarding laboratory developed tests
• Funding support for the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources Services Administration, Food and Drug and Administration, and global programs for various infectious diseases related issues. Emergency supplemental funding support to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the monkeypox outbreak, House and Senate FY2023 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations bills, House and Senate FY2023 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bills, FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2024 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations bills, House and Senate FY2024 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bills, FY2024 Continuing Resolution, FY2025 President's Budget
• Infectious diseases (generally, no specific legislation); antimicrobial (generally, no specific legislation); hospital-acquired infections (generally, no specific legislation); immunizations (generally, no specific legislation); pandemic influenza (generally, no specific legislation); public health security and bio-defense (generally, no specific legislation); global infectious diseases (generally, no specific legislation); biomedical research (generally, no specific legislation); President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (generally, no specific legislation); Lyme diseases and other infectious diseases issues (generally, no specific legislation); Ryan White Care Act (generally, no specific legislation); Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR);HIV Epidemic Loan Repayment Program (HELP) Act(H.R. 2295) Verifying Accurate Leading Edge IVCT Development (VALID Act HR 3128/S.2209), Infectious diseases and bio-preparedness health professionals loan repayment issues, BIO Preparedness Workforce Act (S.3244/H.R.5602), Monkeypox outbreak and response (generally, no specific information), PHE Outbreak Activation Act (not-yet introduced), PREVENT Pandemics Act, Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act (HR 4421), Pandemics and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (S.2333), ID incentive payments (no specific information or bill numbers), CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $8,497,341 (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 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agency for Health Care Policy & Research, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), House of Representatives, Senate, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)