Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$120,000

Activities

12

Lobbyists

12

Gov't Entities

36

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
f11eedac-ce48-423f-abff-0f6b3bfc1782
Type:
Q4 - 4th Quarter - Report
Period:
2018 - 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Date Posted:
January 18, 2019 at 4:56 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$120,000
Expense Method:
Method B - Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Ellen G. Garrison, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor
Registrant
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Client
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (12)
Activity 1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse

H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act
S. 2680 Opioid Crisis Response Act

Lobbyists (4)
  • GEOFFREY MUMFORD
  • BEN VONACHEN
  • MS. ALEXANDRA MARGAUX GINSBERG
  • SCOTT BARSTOW
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 2
Budget/Appropriations

S. 2070 Kevin and Avontes Law
H.R. 695 Minibus of seven remaining Appropriations Bills
FY2019/H.R. 6157 Minibus with Labor HHS-Ed & Defense Appropriations
FY2019 Appropriations for DoD - funding for psychological research and mental health programs
FY2019 Appropriations for VA - funding for psychological research and mental health programs
FY2019 Appropriations for DOJ - funding for programs in Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Prisons
FY2019 Appropriations for Labor-Health & Human Services-Education-funding for health and education programs, psychological research, opioid abuse research, injury prevention, education and training, Minority Fellowship Program, developmental disabilities assistance, Bill of Rights Act, and Title IVA

Lobbyists (10)
  • JENNIFER SMULSON
  • MS. KAREN ALISON STUDWELL
  • PATRICIA KOBOR
  • LEO RENNIE
  • BEN VONACHEN
  • MS. HEATHER ANNE O'BEIRNE KELLY
  • MS. ALEXANDRA MARGAUX GINSBERG
  • SERENA DAVILA
  • CRAIG FISHER
  • AMALIA CORBY-EDWARDS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 3
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

S. 1006/H.R. 2282 Equality Act
S. 1303/H.R. 2640 Every Child Deserves a Family Act
H.R. 7228 Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act

Lobbyists (2)
  • LEO RENNIE
  • AMALIA CORBY-EDWARDS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 4
Defense

FY2019 Appropriations for DoD - funding for psychological research and mental health programs Mental and behavioral health of service members and their families

Lobbyists (1)
  • MS. HEATHER ANNE O'BEIRNE KELLY
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 5
Education

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
S. 2934/H.R. 5932 Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools
H.R. 6543 Aim Higher Act
Draft Legislation: School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act
Mental Health in Schools Act

Lobbyists (1)
  • JENNIFER SMULSON
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 6
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Draft Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Reauthorization

Lobbyists (1)
  • BEN VONACHEN
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 7
Health Issues

S. 1112 Maternal Health Accountability Act
S. 2070 Kevin and Avontes Law
S. 2680 Opioid Crisis Response Act
S. 3029/H.R. 6085 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act
S. 3660 Health Equity & Accountability Act
H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act
H.R. 1318 Preventing Maternal Deaths Act
H.R. 5102 Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act
FY2019 Defense Appropriations
FY2019 Veterans Appropriations

Lobbyists (8)
  • GEOFFREY MUMFORD
  • MS. KAREN ALISON STUDWELL
  • LEO RENNIE
  • MS. HEATHER ANNE O'BEIRNE KELLY
  • MS. ALEXANDRA MARGAUX GINSBERG
  • SCOTT BARSTOW
  • SERENA DAVILA
  • AMALIA CORBY-EDWARDS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 8
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

S. 1917 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
S. 2795/H.R. 5682 FIRST STEP Act
H.R. 6895 Pregnant Women in Custody Act
H.R. 6964 Juvenile Justice Reform Act

Lobbyists (1)
  • AMALIA CORBY-EDWARDS
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 9
Medicare/Medicaid

S. 448/H.R. 1173 Medicare Mental Health Access Act
S. 874 At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act
S. 1905/H.R. 3931 Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
S. 1169/H.R. 2687 Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
S. 1732/H.R. 3331 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology
H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act
H.R. 2337: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under
21 years of age, and for other purposes
H.R. 2509 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Inequity Act
H.R. 7217 IMPROVE Act

Lobbyists (2)
  • BEN VONACHEN
  • SCOTT BARSTOW
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 10
Science/Technology

H.R. 695 Minibus of seven remaining Appropriations Bills
FY2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Bills - funding for psychological research
FY2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bills - funding for psychological research

Lobbyists (1)
  • MS. HEATHER ANNE O'BEIRNE KELLY
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 11
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

S. 3260 Disability Employment Initiative Act

Lobbyists (1)
  • BEN VONACHEN
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
Activity 12
Veterans

H.R. 5520 VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act
FY2019 VA Appropriations bill - funding for mental health services and medical research and infrastructure accounts
Mental health issues for veterans

Lobbyists (1)
  • MS. HEATHER ANNE O'BEIRNE KELLY
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office

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