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Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$50,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: 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

Lobbyists on this filing 2

KENNETH J. HERTZ

Previously held: Rep. Louise M. Slaughter//Legislative Correspondent//Legislative Assistant
ANDREW W. FULLERTON

Previously held: Rep. Joe Sestak//Staff Assistant

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 6

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 11

HR 1197
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
S 1562
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
HR 1909
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
S 2621
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committe…
HR 5469
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
S 2858
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
HR 6238
NIH IMPROVE Act
S 3254
NIH IMPROVE Act
HR 3302
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025
S 3799
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Lobbying activity 10

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 and FY 2027 Budget and Appropriations

Health Issues

PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197, S.1562), Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1909, S.2621), SHINE for Autumn Act (H.R. 5469, S.2858), NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 6238, S.3254), Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R.3302, S.3799)

Insurance

Medicaid coverage for pregnant women, children, and infants. Monitoring implementation of HR 1(Public Law No: 119-21)

Postal

No activity

Agriculture

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Nonprofit tax and charitable giving issues. Advocated for preserving the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Pregnancy nondiscrimination issues, implementation of Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act - monitoring only

Environment/Superfund

No activity

Medicare/Medicaid

Protect Medicaid coverage for pregnant women, children, and infants. (HR 1, P.L. 119-21) Monitoring impacts post-enactment.

Small Business

No activity