MICHAEL GAFFIN

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC · Washington, DC · registered since 2024

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At a glance

Registered since

2024

Senate LDA system

Clients

last 3 years

Filings

6 agencies contacted

Activity

filings by quarter

Works on

Health Issues 17 Medicare/Medicaid 12 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 12 Insurance 9 Agriculture 8 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8 Trade (domestic/foreign) 7 Tobacco 6 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 5 Banking 5 Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 3 Homeland Security 3 Railroads 3 Veterans 3 Energy/Nuclear 2 Aviation/Airlines/Airports 1

Background

Government experience

Leg. Director

Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Asst. Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy

Disclosed on LD-2 filings

Career

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Washington, DC

2024 - present

Specific issues

Discussions involving import duties.

Trade (domestic/foreign) · 2024 Q4

Discussions involving reimbursement issues Discussions involving P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Provisions related to the No Surprises Act)

Insurance · 2024 Q3

Monitored H.R. 8114, To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place certain limitations on Medicaid payments for home or community-based services Monitored H.R._, Fiscal 2025 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act Monitored funding for state Medicaid programs to improve home- and community-based services Monitored Medicaid access rule

Medicare/Medicaid · 2024 Q3

Monitored HR 4822 Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 Monitored S 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act

Health Issues · 2024 Q3

P.L. 118-5 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: discussions involving hospital payments

Medicare/Medicaid · 2024 Q3

Discussions involving aviation safety Discussions involving cargo pilot fatigue regulations Discussions involving FAA safety initiatives pertaining to air traffic controller fatigue Discussions regarding cockpit staffing requirements Monitored HR 3459 Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 Monitored S 307 Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 Monitored discussions pertaining to risk mitigation of aircraft cargo transportation of lithium batteries

Aviation/Airlines/Airports · 2024 Q3