ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual Property Protection

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Agriculture Appropriations Funding - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Policies to enhance understanding of the barriers to breastfeeding

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to extend the R&D tax credit Proposals regarding international revenue taxation

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of DMEPOS Competitive Acquistion Program H.R. 684/S. 330 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 684 (111th), S. 330 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 515/H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009 S.369 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 369 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for state AIDS drugs assistance programs under the Ryan White Care Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S.510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act H.R.2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2749 (111th), S. 510 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Standards for regulation of consumer products

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.1427/S.726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act H.R. 1548 Pathway for Biosimilars Act S. 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 Health Care Reform H.R.1346/S.540 Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R.759 Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 S.882 Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2009 S. 525 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 S. 1679 Affordable Health Choices Act H.R 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 S. 1796 the Americas Healthy Future Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 540 (111th), S. 525 (111th), H.R. 759 (111th), S. 882 (111th), S. 726 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 1427 (111th), H.R. 1548 (111th), S. 1796 (111th), H.R. 1346 (111th), S. 1695 (111th)