LD-2 disclosure · 1st Quarter - Report
SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.
via SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.
Client
- Name
- SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.
- Location
- District of Columbia · United States of America
Registrant
- Firm
- SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.
- Description
- Provide sport, health, inclusive education programs to people w/ intellectual disabilities
- Location
- WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying activities
10 issuesHealth Issues
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), youth sports issues, medically underserved population designation for people with intellectual disabilities, H.R. 3880 (HEADs UP Act of 2023) (This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. Grant recipients must provide specialized treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities as necessary. The bill also provides statutory authority for HHS to designate individuals with developmental disabilities as health-professional shortage population groups for the purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to eligible providers who agree to work with designated populations or in areas that face shortages of primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers.), S.1219 - Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act (This bill modifies certain grants available to health centers that offer primary health services to medically underserved populations to ensure that members of such populations with disabilities receive accessible health services)
LobbyistsMEREDITH CIACCIA PIERCE · mr SHAWN M FERGUSON · CHRISTIAN CLESI
Covered position (mr SHAWN M FERGUSON): Senior Advisor to the Senator, Senator Kent Conrad Legislative Director, Representative Brian Baird Office Manager & Director of Scheduling, Representative Marcy Kaptur
Covered position (CHRISTIAN CLESI): Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Disability Policy Aide, Senate Special Committee on Aging
SENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · President of the U.S. · Vice President of the U.S. · Executive Office of the President (EOP) · White House Office · Office of the Vice President of the United States · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · State, Dept of (DOS) · Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) · U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)