American College of Surgeons Professional Association

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $642K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, American College of Surgeons Professional Association is an active lobbying client. They deploy 14 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$642K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
14
Lobbyists Deployed
4
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$92K
2019$104K
2020$51K
2021$37K
2022$64K
2023$105K
2024$70K
2025$120K

Issues Lobbied

Health IssuesMedicare/MedicaidVeteransBudget/Appropriations

Lobbying Firms

American College of Surgeons Professional Association

Lobbyists

Christian ShalgianPatrick BaileyMatthew CoffronCarrie ZlatosMark LukaszewskiJustin RosenKristin McdonaldKatie OehmenHannah CharginAmelia SuermannEmma ZimmermanCourtney Eubanks LisowskiMatthew BrownHallie Koch

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that American College of Surgeons Professional Association disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMedicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)SENATEVeterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations

PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)

PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation

H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017

H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samar

VA Health Issues

DOD Health Issues

H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act

Cancer Research and Funding

Opioids

The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program

Medicare Sequestration

H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

H.R. 1625 - Omnibus

PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)

PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation

H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

H.R. 5507 - C

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Last updated: February 2026

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