ORGANIZATION

American Optometric Association

trade association

12LDA FILINGS
22LOBBYISTS
0FLY-INS

Federal Lobbying Spend

$1.0M

Total LDA-disclosed spend (in-house + retained) across all reported periods.

Most recent LDA filing posted April 2026.

Likely Asks (from LD-2 filings)

1
supportfor Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act×1

Topics in Filings

14

Policy topics named in LD-2 filings. This org's filings are topical rather than positional — these are the issues it's actively lobbying on, even without a stated verb of position.

DOC Access Act×7
General healthcare and public health, non-covered services×7
Vision Lab Choice Act×6
Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization×2
Dental and Optometric Care Access×2
Healthcare issues×2
Act: this bill will improve contact lens prescription verification×1
FY27 Appropriations Bill×1
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act×1
Optometry Pay and Standards of Practice×1
Protecting Patient Access to Vision Care×1
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization×1
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VA Optometry Physician Recognition-Implementation×1
Veteran healthcare issues×1

Bills in Play

5

Bills referenced in this org's LD-2 filing text. Frequency = how many activities reference each.

H.R. 1521

9 mentions

S. 1716

6 mentions

H.R. 4282

3 mentions

H.R. 2483

1 mention

H.R. 879

1 mention

Lobbyists on Record

22
JUSTIN BROWN · The Nimitz Group LLCformer Staff Director of the Subcommittees on Economic…
KEVIN CASEY · S-3 Groupformer Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir…
JOSE CEBALLOS · S-3 Groupformer Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transp…
YONG CHOE · Yc Consulting, LLCformer Director, Business Outreach and Member Services…
MICHAELEEN CROWELL · S-3 Groupformer Leg Director, Rep. Denise Majette; Leg Director…
JEREMY DEUTSCH · Capitol Venture LLCformer Chief of Staff of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris …
DAVID HORNE · David L. Horne, LLCformer CoS Rick Lazio, HUD;Sr. Counsel FinServ Comm
OLIVIA KURTZ · S-3 Groupformer Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director,…
MICHAEL LONG · S-3 Groupformer Director of Member Services, Senior Advisor for…
JOHN MCCARTHY · Mccarthy Strategic Solutionsformer Staff, Congressman Ron Lewis
MARTIN REISER · S-3 Groupformer Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise,…
DOUG SCHWARTZ · Hillnorth LLCformer Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference C…

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