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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
American Psychiatric Association

2. Address

Address1
800 Maine AVE SW
 Address2
​Suite 900
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20024-2002
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Craig Obey
​2025593407
​cobey@psych.org
5. Senate ID#
​3151-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​American Psychiatric Association
6. House ID#
​304890000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​181,613.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Craig Obey
 Date
7/19/2022 5:17:03 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act

FY 2023 Labor HHS Education Appropriations

FY 2023 Veteran's Affairs Appropriations

FY 2022 Budget Reconciliation

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Craig
Obey
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Mikael
Troubh
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Michelle
Greenhalgh
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Tim
Clement
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Daniel
Stanford
III
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Leslie
Samuel
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.Res. 1141 - Educator Mental Health Awareness Week Resolution

H.Res. 1191 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4176) to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5585) to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7666) to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

H.R. 623 - Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

H.R. 909 / S. 484 - Moms Matter Act

H.R. 1384 / S. 445 - Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act

H.R. 1475/ S. 1795 - Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

H.R. 2067 - MATE Act

H.R. 2256/ S. 834 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021

H.R. 2377 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

H.R. 2376 - Excellence in Recovery Housing Act

H.R. 2929 - Virtual Peer Support Act

H.R. 3173/ S. 3018 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

H.R. 3407/ S. 411 - MOMMAS Act

H.R. 3447 - Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act

H.R. 3450/ S. 1727 - Medicaid Bump Act

H.R. 3753/ S. 1962 - Parity Implementation Assistance Act

H.R. 3771 - South Asian Heart Health Awareness Act of 2021

H.R. 4058/ S. 2061 - Telemental Health Care Access Act.

H.R. 4122 / S. 3658 - Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act

H.R. 4217 / S. 2779 - TRIUMPH for New Moms Act

H.R. 4770 - Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth (EDOT) Act of 2021

H.R. 4944 - Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021

H.R. 5218 - Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act

H.R. 5585 - Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act

H.R. 6943 / S. 3635 - Public Safety Officer Support Act

H.R. 7073 - Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health Act

H.R. 7076 - Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022

H.R. 7116 - 988 Implementation Act of 2022

H.R. 7232 - 988 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022

H.R. 7233 - Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education Act or the KIDS CARES Act

H.R. 7234 - Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act

H.R. 7235 / S.4301 - Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022

H.R. 7236 - Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act of 2022

H.R. 7237 - Reauthorizing Evidence-based and Crisis Help Initiatives Needed to Generate Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022 or the REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022

H.R. 7238 - Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022

H.R. 7241 - Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act

H.R. 7248 - Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act

H.R. 7249 / S. 3686 - Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022

H.R. 7254 - Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022

H.R. 7255 / S. 4271 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

H.R. 7427 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive
payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes.

H.R. 7565 - NIH Improve Act

H.R. 7649 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to open a public docket for the submission of public comments regarding factors that should be taken into consideration when reviewing a proposed modification to an approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, and for other purposes.

H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022

H.R. 7667 - Food and Drug Amendments of 2022

H.R. 7740 - Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022

H.R. 7767 - Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act

H.R. 7845 - NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act

H.R. 7857 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022

H.R. 7910 - Protecting Our Kids Act

H.R. 8180 - Undertaking Needed Investments in Therapy, Education, and De-Escalation Act of 2022

H.R. 8229 - Telemental Health Parity Act

S. 2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

S. 4132 - Womens Health Protection Act

S. 4170 - Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022

S. 4306 - Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act

S. 4348 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements

S. 4461 - Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act

S. 4448 - Suicide Prevention Act

No legislation - Implementation of new REMS regulations

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Leslie
Samuel
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Mikael
Troubh
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Craig
Obey
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Michelle
Greenhalgh
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Tim
Clement
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Daniel
Stanford
III
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4251 - Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

H.R. 7414 - Recruiting in Underserved Rural Areas and Localities for Veterans Act

S. 4156 - VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022

H.R. 7589 - Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran (REMOVE) Copays Act

H.R.6273 - VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021

H.R. 6411 - STRONG Veterans Act

S. 4388 - Military Families Mental Health Services Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Daniel
Stanford
III
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)