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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 Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Income

$40,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

ROHITH CHARI New on this filing

Previously held: Intern, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, Judge Joe L. Webster (2017)
AISHWARYA GRANDHE New on this filing

Previously held: Intern, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee (2024); Intern, Rep. Bonamici (2022)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

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 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); Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6672, 119th Congress); Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act (H.R. 8081/S. 4202; 119th Congress); CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 4206/S. 1261; 119th Congress); Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act (H.R. 1735/ S. 779; 119th Congress).

Veterans

Issues related to support for the mental health counseling profession.

Education

Issues related to the definition of a professional degree.

Bills named in this filing 13

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
H.R. 8081
Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026
S. 4202
Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026
H.R. 4206
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
S. 1261
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
H.R. 1735
Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act
S. 779
EARLY Minds Act

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