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ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Lobbying for AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION · Non-profit membership organization representing professional counselors

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026

Income

$50,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 4

Medicare/Medicaid

Issues related to Medicare coverage of marriage and family therapist (MFT) services and mental health counselor (MHC) services. Issues related to the Mental Health Access Improvement Act as included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No: 117-328).

Health Issues

Issues related to support for the mental health counseling profession. Issues related to the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act (H.R. 733, 118th Congress); the Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957, 119th Congress); HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act (H.R. 1096, 119th Congress); Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223; 119th Congress); Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act (H.R.4253, 119th Congress); Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557, 119th Congress); Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act (H.R. 6226; 119th Congress); and the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6672, 119th Congress).

Veterans

Issues related to support for the mental health counseling profession. Issues related to the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act (H.R. 733, 118th).

Education

Issues related to the definition of a professional degree.

Bills named in this filing 8

H.R. 733
Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023
H.R. 957
Parity Enforcement Act of 2025
H.R. 1096
HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025
H.R. 2223
Building Capacity for Care Act
H.R. 4253
Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025
H.R. 5557
Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025
H.R. 6226
Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act
H.R. 6672
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.