American Veterinary Medical Association Legislative Scorecard 112Th Congress

American Veterinary Medical Association Legislative Scorecard 112th Congress

6/30/2011

The American Veterinary Medical Association Governmental Relations Division advocates for the AVMA’s policies and positions on federal legislative issues that influence animal and human health and advance the veterinary medical profession.

The AVMA has five classifications for legislative priorities or issues:

The following federal legislative scoring system will be used for legislation and executive branch rule- making (regulations):

Active Pursuit of Passage – This means that the bill or regulatory action will be placed on the AVMA legislative agenda for the current session of Congress and that a high priority application of AVMA human resources will be expended to pass the bill or adopt the regulation.

Support – This means that the AVMA supports the bill or regulation; however, it is not a high priority and is not listed on the AVMA legislative agenda for the current session of Congress. A low priority application of AVMA human resources should be expended on the bill or regulation. However, if asked, the AVMA is on record for supporting the bill or regulation.

Non-Support – This means that the AVMA does not support the bill or regulation as written, it is not a high priority, and it is not listed on the AVMA legislative agenda for the current session of Congress. A low priority application of AVMA human resources should be expended on the bill or regulation. However, if asked, the AVMA is on record of not supporting the bill or regulation. If applicable and appropriate, the AVMA may identify areas of the bill or regulation that would need to be changed for support of the bill or regulation to be a consideration.

Active Pursuit of Defeat – This means that the bill or regulation will be placed on the AVMA legislative agenda for the current session of Congress and that a high priority application of AVMA human resources will be expended to stop the bill from becoming law or the regulation becoming adopted.

No Action – This means that the AVMA makes no recommendation on the bill or regulation and the AVMA does not have a position on the bill or regulation. The Governmental Relations Division Staff will continue to monitor the legislation and advise the LAC should the legislation's status change.

We are pleased to provide you with this legislative scorecard for the 112th Congress, which gives you a snapshot of your Member of Congress’ support for AVMA legislative initiatives.

House of Representatives

H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal requirements for the reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments of $600 or more to corporations that are not tax-exempt and of gross proceeds paid in consideration for any type of property; (2) repeal requirements for reporting payments made with respect to rental property which is not part of a trade or business; and (3) increase, for taxable years ending after December 31, 2013, the advance applicable dollar amount of the tax credit for health care premium assistance for taxpayers whose household income is less than 400% of the poverty line. This legislation, which was passed by the House and Senate and signed by the President (P.L. 112-9) will repeal the onerous 1099 reporting requirement that was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act(Healthcare Reform). AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Passage Legislative Scorecard: A “▲” means that the legislator took a pro-AVMA position voted for H.R. 4. A “▼”means that the legislator took an anti-AVMA position and voted against the bill.

H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act adds veterinary public health as an eligible grantee for public health workforce grants (authorized by Section 5206 of PL 111-148), and makes veterinarians studying public health eligible for Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies. AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Passage Legislative Scorecard: A “▲” means that the legislator took a pro-AVMA position on the bill and voted for H.R. 525. A “▼”means that the legislator took an anti-AVMA position and voted against the bill.

HR 965 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to purportedly preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal disease. The stated purpose of the bills “is to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases by phasing out use of certain antibiotics for nontherapeutic purposes in food-producing animals.” AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Defeat Legislative Scorecard: A “▼”means that the legislator took an anti-AVMA position on the bill and cosponsored H.R. 965

H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act would impose new stipulations on veterinary prescriptions. The bill requires a veterinarian to 1) write a prescription whether or not he/she will dispense the product; 2) provide a written disclosure that clients may fill prescriptions at the veterinary clinic or at an off-site pharmacy; and 3) verify a prescription electronically or by other means consistent with applicable State law. AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Defeat Legislative Scorecard: A “▼”means that the legislator took an anti-AVMA position on the bill and cosponsored H.R. 1406

Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation

Alaska Congressman Don Young R AK AL ▲ ▲ Alabama Congressman Josiah Bonner R AL 01 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Martha Roby R AL 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Michael Rogers R AL 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Robert Aderholt R AL 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Mo Brooks R AL 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Spencer Bachus R AL 06 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Terri Sewell D AL 07 ▲ ▲ Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford R AR 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Tim Griffin R AR 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steve Womack R AR 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Michael Ross D AR 04 ▲ ▲ American Samoa Congressman Eni Faleomavaega D AS DL Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar R AZ 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Trent Franks R AZ 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ben Quayle R AZ 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ed Pastor D AZ 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman David Schweikert R AZ 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Jeffrey Flake R AZ 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Raul Grijalva D AZ 07 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 08 NV NV California Congressman Mike Thompson D CA 01 ▲ ▼ Congressman Wally Herger R CA 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Daniel Lungren R CA 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Tom McClintock R CA 04 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Doris Matsui D CA 05 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey D CA 06 ▲ ▼ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman George Miller D CA 07 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi D CA 08 NV ▼ Congresswoman Barbara Lee D CA 09 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman John Garamendi D CA 10 ▲ ▼ Congressman Jerry McNerney D CA 11 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Jackie Speier D CA 12 ▲ ▼ NV Congressman Fortney Stark D CA 13 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Anna Eshoo D CA 14 ▲ ▼ Congressman Michael Honda D CA 15 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren D CA 16 ▲ ▼ Congressman Sam Farr D CA 17 ▲ ▼ Congressman Dennis Cardoza D CA 18 ▲ ▲ Congressman Jeff Denham R CA 19 ▼ ▲ Congressman James Costa D CA 20 ▲ ▲ Congressman Devin Nunes R CA 21 NV ▲ Congressman Kevin McCarthy R CA 22 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Lois Capps D CA 23 ▲ ▼ Congressman Elton Gallegly R CA 24 ▼ ▲ Congressman Howard McKeon R CA 25 ▲ ▲ Congressman David Dreier R CA 26 ▼ ▲ Congressman Brad Sherman D CA 27 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Howard Berman D CA 28 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Adam Schiff D CA 29 ▲ ▼ ▲ Congressman Henry Waxman D CA 30 ▲ ▼ Congressman Xavier Becerra D CA 31 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Judy Chu D CA 32 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Karen Bass D CA 33 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 34 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Maxine Waters D CA 35 NV ▼ Congressman Vacant I CA 36 Congresswoman Laura Richardson D CA 37 ▲ ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Grace Napolitano D CA 38 ▲ ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Linda Sanchez D CA 39 ▲ ▲ NV Congressman Edward Royce R CA 40 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Jerry Lewis R CA 41 ▲ ▲ Congressman Gary Miller R CA 42 ▼ ▲ Congressman Joe Baca D CA 43 ▲ ▲ Congressman Ken Calvert R CA 44 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack R CA 45 ▼ ▲ Congressman Dana Rohrabacher R CA 46 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez D CA 47 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Campbell R CA 48 ▼ ▲ Congressman Darrell Issa R CA 49 ▼ ▲ Congressman Brian Bilbray R CA 50 ▲ ▲ Congressman Bob Filner D CA 51 ▲ ▼ Congressman Duncan Hunter R CA 52 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Susan Davis D CA 53 NV ▲ Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette D CO 01 ▲ ▲ ▼ Congressman Jared Polis D CO 02 ▲ ▲ ▼ Congressman Scott Tipton R CO 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Cory Gardner R CO 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Doug Lamborn R CO 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Mike Coffman R CO 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Edwin Perlmutter D CO 07 ▲ ▲ Connecticut Congressman John Larson D CT 01 ▲ ▼ Congressman Joseph Courtney D CT 02 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro D CT 03 ▲ ▲ ▼ Congressman James Himes D CT 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Christopher Murphy D CT 05 ▲ ▼ District of Columbia Congresswoman Eleanor Norton D DC DL ▲ Delaware Congressman John Carney D DE AL ▲ ▲ Florida Congressman Jeff Miller R FL 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Steve Southerland R FL 02 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congresswoman Corrine Brown D FL 03 ▲ ▼ Congressman Ander Crenshaw R FL 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Richard Nugent R FL 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Clifford Stearns R FL 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman John Mica R FL 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman Daniel Webster R FL 08 ▼ ▲ Congressman Gus Bilirakis R FL 09 ▼ ▲ Congressman C.W. Young R FL 10 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Katherine Castor D FL 11 ▲ ▲ Congressman Dennis Ross R FL 12 ▼ ▲ Congressman Vern Buchanan R FL 13 ▼ ▲ Congressman Connie Mack R FL 14 ▼ ▲ Congressman Bill Posey R FL 15 ▼ ▲ Congressman Thomas Rooney R FL 16 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Frederica Wilson D FL 17 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 18 ▲ ▲ Congressman Ted Deutch D FL 19 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz D FL 20 ▲ ▼ Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 21 ▲ ▲ Congressman Allen West R FL 22 ▼ ▲ Congressman Alcee Hastings D FL 23 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Sandy Adams R FL 24 ▼ ▲ Congressman David Rivera R FL 25 ▲ ▲ Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston R GA 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Sanford Bishop D GA 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Lynn Westmoreland R GA 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Henry Johnson D GA 04 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman John Lewis D GA 05 ▲ ▼ Congressman Thomas Price R GA 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Rob Woodall R GA 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman Austin Scott R GA 08 ▼ ▲ Congressman Tom Graves R GA 09 ▼ ▲ Congressman Paul Broun R GA 10 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Phil Gingrey R GA 11 ▼ ▲ ▲ Congressman John Barrow D GA 12 ▲ ▲ Congressman David Scott D GA 13 ▲ ▲ Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo D GU DL ▼ Hawaii Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa D HI 01 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Mazie Hirono D HI 02 ▲ ▲ ▼ Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley D IA 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman David Loebsack D IA 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Leonard Boswell D IA 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Thomas Latham R IA 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steve King R IA 05 ▼ ▲ Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador R ID 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Mike Simpson R ID 02 NV ▲ Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush D IL 01 ▲ ▼ Congressman Jesse Jackson D IL 02 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Daniel Lipinski D IL 03 NV ▼ ▲ Congressman Luis Gutierrez D IL 04 ▲ ▼ Congressman Michael Quigley D IL 05 ▲ ▲ Congressman Peter Roskam R IL 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Danny Davis D IL 07 ▲ ▼ Congressman Joe Walsh R IL 08 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky D IL 09 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Robert Dold R IL 10 ▲ ▲ Congressman Adam Kinzinger R IL 11 ▼ ▲ Congressman Jerry Costello D IL 12 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Judy Biggert R IL 13 ▲ ▲ Congressman Randy Hultgren R IL 14 ▼ ▲ Congressman Timothy Johnson R IL 15 ▲ ▲ Congressman Donald Manzullo R IL 16 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Robert Schilling R IL 17 ▲ ▲ Congressman Aaron Schock R IL 18 ▼ ▲ Congressman John Shimkus R IL 19 ▲ ▲ Indiana Congressman Peter Visclosky D IN 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Joseph Donnelly D IN 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Marlin Stutzman R IN 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Todd Rokita R IN 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Dan Burton R IN 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Michael Pence R IN 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Andre Carson D IN 07 ▲ ▼ Congressman Larry Bucshon R IN 08 ▲ ▲ Congressman Todd Young R IN 09 ▼ ▲ Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp R KS 01 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins R KS 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Kevin Yoder R KS 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Mike Pompeo R KS 04 ▲ ▲ Kentucky Congressman Edward Whitfield R KY 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Brett Guthrie R KY 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Yarmuth D KY 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Geoff Davis R KY 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Harold Rogers R KY 05 ▲ ▲ Congressman Benjamin Chandler D KY 06 ▲ ▲ Lousiana Congressman Steve Scalise R LA 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Cedric Richmond D LA 02 ▲ ▼ Congressman Jeff Landry R LA 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman John Fleming R LA 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Rodney Alexander R LA 05 ▲ ▲ Congressman Bill Cassidy R LA 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Charles Boustany R LA 07 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Massachusetts Congressman John Olver D MA 01 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Richard Neal D MA 02 ▲ ▼ Congressman James McGovern D MA 03 ▲ ▼ Congressman Barney Frank D MA 04 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Nicola Tsongas D MA 05 ▲ ▼ Congressman John Tierney D MA 06 ▲ ▼ Congressman Edward Markey D MA 07 NV ▼ Congressman Michael Capuano D MA 08 ▲ ▼ Congressman Stephen Lynch D MA 09 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman William Keating D MA 10 ▲ ▲ Maryland Congressman Andy Harris R MD 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman C.A. Ruppersberger D MD 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Sarbanes D MD 03 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Donna Edwards D MD 04 ▲ ▼ Congressman Steny Hoyer D MD 05 ▲ ▼ Congressman Roscoe Bartlett R MD 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Elijah Cummings D MD 07 ▲ ▼ Congressman Chris Van Hollen D MD 08 ▲ ▲ ▼ Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree D ME 01 ▲ ▼ ▲ Congressman Michael Michaud D ME 02 ▲ ▼ Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek R MI 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Bill Huizenga R MI 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Justin Amash R MI 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman David Camp R MI 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Dale Kildee D MI 05 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Frederick Upton R MI 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Tim Walberg R MI 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman Michael Rogers R MI 08 ▲ ▲ Congressman Gary Peters D MI 09 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Candice Miller R MI 10 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Thaddeus McCotter R MI 11 ▼ ▲ Congressman Sander Levin D MI 12 ▲ ▼ Congressman Hansen Clarke D MI 13 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman John Conyers D MI 14 ▲ ▼ Congressman John Dingell D MI 15 ▲ ▼ Minnesota Congressman Timothy Walz D MN 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Kline R MN 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Erik Paulsen R MN 03 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Betty McCollum D MN 04 ▲ ▼ Congressman Keith Ellison D MN 05 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Michele Bachmann R MN 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Collin Peterson D MN 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman Chip Cravaack R MN 08 ▲ ▲ Missouri Congressman William Clay D MO 01 ▲ ▼ Congressman Todd Akin R MO 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Russ Carnahan D MO 03 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler R MO 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Emanuel Cleaver D MO 05 ▲ ▼ Congressman Samuel Graves R MO 06 NV ▲ Congressman Billy Long R MO 07 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson R MO 08 ▲ ▲ Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 09 ▲ ▲ Northern Mariana Islands Congressman Gregorio Sablan D MP DL Mississippi Congressman Alan Nunnelee R MS 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Bennie Thompson D MS 02 ▲ ▼ Congressman Gregg Harper R MS 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steven Palazzo R MS 04 ▲ ▲ Montana Congressman Dennis Rehberg R MT AL NV ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation North Carolina Congressman George Butterfield D NC 01 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Renee Ellmers R NC 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Walter Jones R NC 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman David Price D NC 04 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Virginia Foxx R NC 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Howard Coble R NC 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Mike McIntyre D NC 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman Larry Kissell D NC 08 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Sue Myrick R NC 09 ▼ ▲ Congressman Patrick McHenry R NC 10 ▼ ▲ Congressman Heath Shuler D NC 11 ▲ ▲ Congressman Melvin Watt D NC 12 ▲ ▼ Congressman Brad Miller D NC 13 ▲ ▼ North Dakota Congressman Rick Berg R ND AL ▲ ▲ Nebraska Congressman Jeffrey Fortenberry R NE 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Lee Terry R NE 02 ▼ ▲ ▲ Congressman Adrian Smith R NE 03 ▲ ▲ New Hampshire Congressman Franklin Guinta R NH 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Charles Bass R NH 02 ▲ ▲ New Jersey Congressman Robert Andrews D NJ 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Frank LoBiondo R NJ 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Jon Runyan R NJ 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Christopher Smith R NJ 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Scott Garrett R NJ 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Frank Pallone D NJ 06 ▲ ▼ Congressman Leonard Lance R NJ 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman William Pascrell D NJ 08 ▲ ▼ Congressman Steven Rothman D NJ 09 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Donald Payne D NJ 10 ▲ ▼ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 11 ▲ ▲ Congressman Rush Holt D NJ 12 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Albio Sires D NJ 13 ▲ ▲ New Mexico Congressman Martin Heinrich D NM 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steve Pearce R NM 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ben Lujan D NM 03 ▲ ▼ Nevada ▲ Congresswoman Shelley Berkley D NV 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Vacant I NV 02 Congressman Joseph Heck R NV 03 ▲ ▲ New York Congressman Timothy Bishop D NY 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steve Israel D NY 02 NV ▼ ▲ Congressman Peter King R NY 03 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy D NY 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Gary Ackerman D NY 05 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Gregory Meeks D NY 06 ▲ ▼ Congressman Joseph Crowley D NY 07 ▲ ▼ Congressman Jerrold Nadler D NY 08 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Anthony Weiner D NY 09 ▲ ▼ Congressman Edolphus Towns D NY 10 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Yvette Clarke D NY 11 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez D NY 12 ▲ ▲ Congressman Michael Grimm R NY 13 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney D NY 14 ▲ ▼ ▲ Congressman Charles Rangel D NY 15 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Jose Serrano D NY 16 ▲ ▼ Congressman Eliot Engel D NY 17 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Nita Lowey D NY 18 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Nan Hayworth R NY 19 ▼ ▲ Congressman Chris Gibson R NY 20 ▼ ▲ Congressman Paul Tonko D NY 21 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Maurice Hinchey D NY 22 ▲ ▼ ▼ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Bill Owens D NY 23 ▲ ▲ Congressman Richard Hanna R NY 24 NV NV Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle R NY 25 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Kathy Hochul D NY 26 Congressman Brian Higgins D NY 27 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Louise Slaughter D NY 28 ▲ S ▲ Congressman Tom Reed R NY 29 ▼ ▲ Ohio Congressman Steve Chabot R OH 01 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Jeannette Schmidt R OH 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Michael Turner R OH 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Jim Jordan R OH 04 ▼ NV Congressman Robert Latta R OH 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Bill Johnson R OH 06 ▼ ▲ Congressman Steve Austria R OH 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Boehner R OH 08 Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur D OH 09 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Dennis Kucinich D OH 10 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congresswoman Marcia Fudge D OH 11 ▲ ▼ Congressman Patrick Tiberi R OH 12 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Betty Sutton D OH 13 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Steven LaTourette R OH 14 ▲ ▲ Congressman Steve Stivers R OH 15 ▲ ▲ Congressman James Renacci R OH 16 ▼ ▲ Congressman Timothy Ryan D OH 17 ▲ ▼ Congressman Robert Gibbs R OH 18 ▼ ▲ Oklahoma Congressman John Sullivan R OK 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Daniel Boren D OK 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Frank Lucas R OK 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Thomas Cole R OK 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman James Lankford R OK 05 ▼ ▲ Oregon Congressman David Wu D OR 01 ▲ ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Gregory Walden R OR 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Earl Blumenauer D OR 03 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Peter DeFazio D OR 04 ▲ ▼ ▲ Congressman Kurt Schrader D OR 05 ▲ ▲ Pennsylvania Congressman Robert Brady D PA 01 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Chaka Fattah D PA 02 ▲ ▼ Congressman Mike Kelly R PA 03 ▲ ▲ Congressman Jason Altmire D PA 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Glenn Thompson R PA 05 ▲ ▲ Congressman James Gerlach R PA 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Patrick Meehan R PA 07 ▲ ▲ Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick R PA 08 ▲ ▲ Congressman William Shuster R PA 09 ▼ ▲ Congressman Tom Marino R PA 10 ▲ ▲ Congressman Lou Barletta R PA 11 ▲ ▲ Congressman Mark Critz D PA 12 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz D PA 13 ▲ ▼ Congressman Michael Doyle D PA 14 ▲ ▼ Congressman Charles Dent R PA 15 ▲ ▲ Congressman Joseph Pitts R PA 16 ▲ ▲ Congressman Tim Holden D PA 17 ▲ ▲ Congressman Tim Murphy R PA 18 ▲ ▲ Congressman Todd Platts R PA 19 ▲ ▲ Puerto Rico Congressman Pedro Pierluisi D PR DL Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline D RI 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman James Langevin D RI 02 ▲ ▲ South Carolina Congressman Tim Scott R SC 01 NV ▲ Congressman Joe Wilson R SC 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Jeff Duncan R SC 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Trey Gowdy R SC 04 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Mick Mulvaney R SC 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman James Clyburn D SC 06 ▲ ▼ South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem R SD AL ▲ ▲ Tennessee Congressman David Roe R TN 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Duncan R TN 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Charles Fleischmann R TN 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Scott DesJarlais R TN 04 ▼ ▲ Congressman Jim Cooper D TN 05 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Diane Black R TN 06 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn R TN 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman Stephen Fincher R TN 08 ▼ ▲ Congressman Stephen Cohen D TN 09 ▲ ▼ ▲ Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert R TX 01 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ted Poe R TX 02 ▼ ▲ Congressman Samuel Johnson R TX 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ralph Hall R TX 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Jeb Hensarling R TX 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Joe Barton R TX 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman John Culberson R TX 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman Kevin Brady R TX 08 ▼ ▲ Congressman Al Green D TX 09 ▲ ▲ Congressman Michael McCaul R TX 10 ▼ ▲ Congressman Michael Conaway R TX 11 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Kay Granger R TX 12 ▼ ▲ Congressman Mac Thornberry R TX 13 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ronald Paul R TX 14 ▼ ▲ Congressman Ruben Hinojosa D TX 15 ▲ NV Congressman Silvestre Reyes D TX 16 ▲ ▲ Congressman Bill Flores R TX 17 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee D TX 18 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Randy Neugebauer R TX 19 ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Congressman Charles Gonzalez D TX 20 ▲ ▲ Congressman Lamar Smith R TX 21 ▲ ▲ Congressman Pete Olson R TX 22 ▼ ▲ Congressman Francisco Canseco R TX 23 ▼ ▲ Congressman Kenneth Marchant R TX 24 ▼ ▲ Congressman Lloyd Doggett D TX 25 ▲ ▼ Congressman Michael Burgess R TX 26 ▲ ▲ Congressman Blake Farenthold R TX 27 ▼ ▲ Congressman Henry Cuellar D TX 28 ▲ ▲ Congressman Gene Green D TX 29 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Eddie Johnson D TX 30 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman John Carter R TX 31 ▼ ▲ Congressman Pete Sessions R TX 32 ▼ ▲ Utah Congressman Robert Bishop R UT 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman James Matheson D UT 02 S ▲ ▲ Congressman Jason Chaffetz R UT 03 ▼ ▲ Virginia Congressman Robert Wittman R VA 01 ▲ Congressman Scott Rigell R VA 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Bobby Scott D VA 03 ▲ ▼ Congressman J. Forbes R VA 04 ▲ ▲ Congressman Robert Hurt R VA 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Robert Goodlatte R VA 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Eric Cantor R VA 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman James Moran D VA 08 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Morgan Griffith R VA 09 ▲ ▲ Congressman Frank Wolf R VA 10 ▼ ▲ Congressman Gerald Connolly D VA 11 ▲ ▼ ▲ Virgian Islands Congresswoman Donna Christensen D VI DL Vermont Congressman Peter Welch D VT AL ▲ ▼ ▲ Amendments Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Protection and Repayment of Repayment and Protection H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer 1099 Taxpayer Comprehensive H.R. 1406 Fairness to Pet Owners Act Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act Subsidy Overpayments Exchange

Full Name Party State District for Antibiotics of H.R. 965 Preservation Washington Congressman Jay Inslee D WA 01 ▲ ▲ Congressman Rick Larsen D WA 02 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 03 ▼ ▲ Congressman Richard Hastings R WA 04 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 05 ▼ ▲ Congressman Norm Dicks D WA 06 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Jim McDermott D WA 07 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman David Reichert R WA 08 NV ▲ Congressman D. Adam Smith D WA 09 ▲ ▲ Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan R WI 01 ▼ ▲ Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin D WI 02 S ▼ Congressman Ron Kind D WI 03 ▲ ▼ Congresswoman Gwendolynne Moore D WI 04 ▲ ▼ ▼ Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner R WI 05 ▼ ▼ ▲ Congressman Thomas Petri R WI 06 ▲ ▲ Congressman Sean Duffy R WI 07 ▼ ▲ Congressman Reid Ribble R WI 08 ▼ ▲ West Virginia Congressman David McKinley R WV 01 ▲ ▲ Congresswoman Shelley Capito R WV 02 ▲ ▲ Congressman Nick Rahall D WV 03 ▲ ▲ Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis R WY AL ▲ ▲

United States Senate

S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act would make the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program awards and similar state program’s awards for veterinary loan repayment exempt from federal taxation. AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Passage Legislative Scorecard: A “▲” means that the legislator took a pro-AVMA position and cosponsored S. 3621.

S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Act would authorize new a grant program to advance unique and innovative state-level veterinary workforce programs. The program would assist States in supporting, augmenting, developing and implementing programs to address the unique veterinary workforce needs of each state. AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Passage Legislative Scorecard: A “▲” means that the legislator took a pro-AVMA position and cosponsored S. 1709.

S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to purportedly preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal disease. The stated purpose of the bills “is to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases by phasing out use of certain antibiotics for nontherapeutic purposes in food-producing animals.” AVMA Position: Active Pursuit of Defeat Legislative Scorecard: A “▼”means that the legislator took an anti-AVMA position on the bill and cosponsored H.R. 965

Legend ▲ Legislator took a pro-AVMA position by voting for or cosponsoring the bill ▼ Legislator took an anti-AVMA position by cosponsoring or voting for the bill S Bill sponsor NV Did not vote Italics: AVMAPAC Supported 112th Congress (6/30/2011)

Act Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Program Enhancement Act Act Enhancement Program Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Act of 2011 Subsidy Overpayments H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Taxpayer 1099 H.R. 4 Comprehensive S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for for of Antibiotics S. 1211 Preservation S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Investment Services S. 1053 Veterinary S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Full Name Party of Exchange Repayment and Protection Alaska Senator Mark Begich D ▲ Senator Lisa Murkowski R ▲ Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions R ▲ Senator Richard Shelby R ▲ Arkansas Senator John Boozman R ▲ Senator Mark Pryor D ▲ Arizona Senator Jon Kyl R ▲ Senator John McCain R ▲ California Senator Barbara Boxer D ▲ Senator Dianne Feinstein D ▲ S Colorado Senator Michael Bennet D ▲ ▲ ▲ Senator Mark Udall D ▲ ▲ Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal D ▲ Senator Joseph Lieberman I ▲ Deleware Senator Thomas Carper D ▲ Senator Christopher Coons D ▲ Florida Senator Bill Nelson D ▲ Senator Marco Rubio R ▲ Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss R ▲ ▲ Senator Johnny Isakson R ▲ ▲ Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka D ▲ ▼ Senator Daniel Inouye D ▼ Iowa Senator Charles Grassley R ▲ Senator Tom Harkin D ▲ ▼ Act Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Program Enhancement Act Act Enhancement Program Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Act of 2011 Subsidy Overpayments H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Taxpayer 1099 H.R. 4 Comprehensive S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for for of Antibiotics S. 1211 Preservation S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Investment Services S. 1053 Veterinary S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Full Name Party of Exchange Repayment and Protection Idaho Senator Mike Crapo R ▲ ▲ Senator James Risch R ▲ NV Illinois Senator Richard Durbin D ▲ ▼ Senator Mark Kirk R ▲ Indiana Senator Dan Coats R ▲ Senator Richard Lugar R ▲ Kansas Senator Jerry Moran R ▲ ▲ Senator Pat Roberts R ▲ ▲ Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell R ▲ Senator Rand Paul R ▲ Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu D ▲ ▲ ▲ Senator David Vitter R ▲ Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown R ▲ Senator John Kerry D ▲ ▼ Maryland Senator Benjamin Cardin D ▲ Senator Barbara Mikulski D ▼ Maine Senator Susan Collins R ▲ ▼ Senator Olympia Snowe R ▲ Michigan Senator Carl Levin D ▼ Senator Debbie Stabenow D S ▲ Minnesota Senator Al Franken D ▲ ▲ Senator Amy Klobuchar D ▲ ▲ ▲ Missouri Senator Roy Blunt R ▲ ▲ Senator Claire McCaskill D ▲ Act Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Program Enhancement Act Act Enhancement Program Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Act of 2011 Subsidy Overpayments H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Taxpayer 1099 H.R. 4 Comprehensive S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for for of Antibiotics S. 1211 Preservation S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Investment Services S. 1053 Veterinary S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Full Name Party of Exchange Repayment and Protection Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran R ▲ ▲ ▲ Senator Roger Wicker R ▲ Montana Senator Max Baucus D ▲ Senator Jon Tester D ▲ North Carolina Senator Richard Burr R ▲ Senator Kay Hagan D ▲ North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad D ▲ ▲ Senator John Hoeven R ▲ Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns R ▲ ▲ Senator Ben Nelson D ▲ New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte R ▲ Senator Jeanne Shaheen D ▲ New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg D ▼ Senator Robert Menendez D ▲ New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman D ▲ Senator Tom Udall D ▲ Nevada Senator Dean Heller R ▲ Senator Harry Reid D ▲ New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand D ▲ ▲ ▲ Senator Charles Schumer D ▼ Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown D ▲ ▲ Senator Rob Portman R ▲ Oklahoma Senator Thomas Coburn R ▲ Senator James Inhofe R ▲ Act Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Program Enhancement Act Act Enhancement Program Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Act of 2011 Subsidy Overpayments H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Taxpayer 1099 H.R. 4 Comprehensive S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for for of Antibiotics S. 1211 Preservation S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Investment Services S. 1053 Veterinary S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Full Name Party of Exchange Repayment and Protection Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley D ▲ ▲ Senator Ron Wyden D ▲ Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey D ▲ Senator Pat Toomey R ▲ Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed D ▲ ▼ Senator Sheldon Whitehouse D ▲ South Carolina Senator James DeMint R ▲ Senator Lindsey Graham R ▲ South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson D S ▲ ▲ Senator John Thune R ▲ Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander R ▲ Senator Robert Corker R ▲ Texas Senator John Cornyn R ▲ Senator Kay Bailey R ▲ Hutchison Utah Senator Orrin Hatch R ▲ Senator Mike Lee R ▲ Virginia Senator Mark Warner D ▲ Senator James Webb D ▲ Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy D ▲ ▼ Senator Bernie Sanders I ▼ Washington Senator Maria Cantwell D ▲ Senator Patty Murray D ▼ Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson R ▲ Senator Herb Kohl D ▲ Act Act Medical Treatment Act Medical Treatment Program Enhancement Act Act Enhancement Program Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Act of 2011 Subsidy Overpayments H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Taxpayer 1099 H.R. 4 Comprehensive S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for for of Antibiotics S. 1211 Preservation S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Investment Services S. 1053 Veterinary S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Full Name Party of Exchange Repayment and Protection West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin D ▲ Senator John Rockefeller D ▲ Wyoming Senator John Barrasso R ▲ ▲ Senator Michael Enzi R ▲

AVMAPAC CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTIONS

The AVMAPAC is a bi-partisan political action committee that was established in 1978 with the goal of helping elect those candidates to Congress who share the same positions as the AVMA veterinary profession.

There is a prioritization system to enable the AVMAPAC Manager, AVMA Federal Legislative Team, and the AVMAPAC Board to effectively determine the importance of an incumbent/candidate to the veterinary profession. The criteria below are considered as general guidelines only.

The following criteria are used by AVMAPAC in evaluating distributions:

• Is the incumbent/candidate or his/her family member a veterinarian? • Is the incumbent/candidate a pro-science and pro-veterinary medicine legislator? • Does the incumbent/candidate represent a district/state with veterinary schools? • Does the incumbent/candidate represent a district/state with a significant number of AVMA Members, and does the incumbent/candidate have a strong relationship with the AVMA Members? • Is the incumbent on key Congressional committees which consider legislation of importance to AVMA and are supportive of AVMA positions?

The AVMAPAC Suggested Guidelines for Contributions:

AVMAPAC supports Congressional Members who are Veterinarians or have a veterinarian in their family.

AVMAPAC supports incumbents who serve in leadership positions or are on key Congressional committees that consider legislation of importance to AVMA and who are supportive of AVMA policies and positions.

AVMAPAC supports incumbents who understand veterinary concerns and are supportive of AVMA positions.

AVMAPAC’s priority is to Members of Congress who serve in leadership or sit on committees of jurisdiction, but not limited to House and Senate Agriculture Committees; House Energy and Commerce Committee; Senate HELP committee; House Small Business Committee; and Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.

AVMAPAC will not generally contribute to a Leadership PAC. In special circumstances, Leadership PACs will be considered.

AVMAPAC will not generally contribute to a Senate race out of cycle. In special circumstances, such races will be considered.

AVMAPAC will not generally contribute to the retirement of campaign debt. In special circumstances, debt retirement will be considered.

AVMAPAC will comply with the letter and spirit of all federal and state laws.

AVMAPAC will ensure that no contributions are made in a manner that suggests or implies that the contributions are in return for any legislative act.

AVMAPAC, as a general principle, will allocate funds along the following guidelines for an election cycle:

U.S. House of Representatives $1,000 Incumbents who are on key committees. $2,000 Candidates and incumbents who are in leadership. $5,000 Candidates and incumbents with proven record as key Congressional allies $10,000 Maximum contribution for an especially supportive candidate who is in a difficult election

U.S. Senate $1,000 Incumbents who are on key committees $2,500 Candidates and incumbents who are in leadership $5,000 Candidates and incumbents with proven record as key Congressional allies $10,000 Maximum contribution for an especially supportive candidate who is in a difficult election

Political Parties: $30,000 National Republican Senatorial Committee $30,000 National Republican Congressional Committee $30,000 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $30,000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee