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AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION filed a Q2 report for AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION on July 21, 2025.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$510,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method C): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

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 3

Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act: This bill will address changes to Taxes, Medicare, Medicaid and Student Loans that will affect Optometrists and their patients.

Health Issues

HR 1521: (DOC Access Act of 2025) This bill will improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans. HR 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill seeks to modify various grants, programs and activities that address substance use and misuse as well as modify provisions related to scheduling of controlled substances. The bill will also make a requirement that Medicaid programs cover medication-assisted treatments for individuals with substance use disorders permanent.

Medicare/Medicaid

HR 879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025: This bill will amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for Physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.

Bills named in this filing 4

H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
H.R. 1521
DOC Access Act of 2025
H.R. 2483
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
H.R. 879
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

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