Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$175,017

Activities

10

Lobbyists

4

Gov't Entities

220

Filing Information

Filing UUID:: cd614b57-e4eb-4556-9025-d688ce751e9f
Type:: Q4 - 4th Quarter - Report
Period:: 2016 - 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Date Posted:: January 23, 2017 at 5:51 PM
Income:: $0
Expenses:: $175,017
Expense Method:: Method A - Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Document URL:: View Submission

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Posted By: Sue Nelson

Registrant

Client

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

District of Columbia, United States of America

Lobbying Activities (10)

Activity 1

Agriculture

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act(P.L.11-296)-Implementation
House Child Nutrition Reauthorization Discussion Draft
School Food Modernization Act (S.540/H.R.3316)
Summer Meals Act(S.613/H.R.1728)
SWEET Act (H.R.1687)
Salad Bars in Schools Act (H.R.2627)
Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act (H.R.2508/S.1146)
Bringing Awareness and Knowledge to Exempt Schools Against Legislative Encrochmont Act (H.R.881)
Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act (H.R.1504)
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R.2017/S.2217)
School Lunch Price Protection Act(S.1805)
Farm to School Act(H.R.1061/S.569)
Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act(S.2243/H.R.3532)
Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act(S.3136)
Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act(H.R.5003)
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act(H.R.5423)

Lobbyists (3)

SUSAN BISHOP
SUE NELSON
KRISTY ANDERSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 2

Budget/Appropriations

Accelerating Biomedical Research Act(S.318/ H.R.531)
American Cures Act (S.289/ H.R.2104)
FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.5054/S.2956)
FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations-provisions relating to CDC,HRSA,AHRQ, NIH,and
Education(S.3040/H.R.5926)
FY2017 Milcon-VA Appropriations-telestroke(S.2806/H.R.2577)
FY2017 Transportation/HUD Approps (air ambulance amendment)
House Energy and Commerce Committee Budget Reconciliation Instructions
House/Senate Health Care Budget Reconciliation (H.R.3762)
National Biomedical Research Act (S.2624)
National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017(S.2943)
Research for All Act(H.R.2101)
Senate Innovations Bill
Continuing Resolution (H.R.2028)(P.L.114-254)

Lobbyists (2)

SUE NELSON
CLAUDIA LOUIS

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 3

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Clean Air Act Implementation
EPA Proposed Clean Power Plan
EPA Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Lobbyists (1)

SUE NELSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 4

Education

Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177)
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Fit Kids(H.R.2013/S.1075)
The Student Success Act(H.R.5)
Afterschool for American's Children Act (H.R.1042)
Healthy Kids Outdoors Act (H.R.2014/S.1078)
Regulation Pertaining to Implementation of P.L.114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act
ENRICH Act(H.R.1411)

Lobbyists (2)

SUE NELSON
KRISTY ANDERSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 5

Government Issues

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R.427/S.226)

Lobbyists (2)

SUE NELSON
KRISTY ANDERSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 6

Health Issues

Access to Better Care Act(H.R.5652)
ACE Kids Act (S.298/H.R.546)
Advancing NIH Strategic Planning and Representation in Medical Research Act(S.2745)
Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act(S.849/H.R.292)
American Heart Month Resolution(S.Res.365)
21st Century Cures Act(H.R.6)
Common Sense Savings Act (H.R.4725)
Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R.201)
Community Prevention Grants
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015(S.2248/H.R.3952)
Credit for Caring Act(H.R.4708/S.2759)
End of Life Care Legislation
End Surprise Billing Act(H.R.3770)
Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act(H.R.1631/S.800)
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (H.R.1842/S.536)
Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205)
No Child Left Inside Act(H.R.882/S.492)
Physical Activity Recommendations for Americans (H.R.1499/S.1793)
Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002)
Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) (H.R.1218/ S.2218)
Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R.2167/S.1160)
RAISE Family Caregivers Act (S.1719/H.R.3099)
Reducing Obesity in Youth Act(S.3194)
Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.5475)

Lobbyists (3)

SUSAN BISHOP
SUE NELSON
KRISTY ANDERSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 7

Medicare/Medicaid

Connect for Health Act (S.2484/ H.R. 4442)
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act (S.1465/H.R.2799)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.775/S.539)
Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(S.488/H.R.3355)
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act(H.R.2102/S.1131)
Medicare-Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015(S.2382)
Medicare Telehealth Parity Act(H.R.2448)
Senate Finance Chronic Care Bill
States Achieve Medicaid Expansion(SAME)Act(S.2787)
Independence at Home Act(S.3130)

Lobbyists (2)

SUSAN BISHOP
SUE NELSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 8

Postal

N/A

Lobbyists (1)

SUE NELSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 9

Tobacco

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act(H.R.1375/S.142)
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (H.R.2058)
FTC Proposed Information Requests to Marketers of Electronic Cigarettes(P.144504)
Implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act(P.L.111-31)
Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act(H.R.478/S.430)
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act (H.R.1749)
Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of 2015 (H.R.3042)
Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act (S.1313)
Tobacco-Related Provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Tobacco to 21 Act(S.2100/H.R.3656)
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015(H.R.662/S.441)

Lobbyists (2)

SUSAN BISHOP
SUE NELSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Activity 10

Transportation

FAA Authorization( Air Ambulance Amdt)(S.2658)
MAP-21 Implementation(P.L.112-141)
Safe Streets Act (H.R.2071)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R.199)
Transportation Alternatives Program(S.705)
H.R.22 Fixing America's Surface Transportation(FAST ACT)

Lobbyists (2)

SUE NELSON
KRISTY ANDERSON

Government Entities (22)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
White House Office
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
... and 17 more

Source: LDA.gov, data retrieved November 10, 2026. FilingExplorer is not affiliated with LDA.gov; the Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for data or analyses derived from these records after retrieval.