1st Quarter - Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,470,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

Implementation of Public Law 111-296, Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Initiatives regarding infant nutrition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Section 1502, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.23, Patent Reform Act of 2011/ H.R. 243, Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 243 (112th), S. 23 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation of Public Law 111-152, The Reconciliation Act of 2010 Implementation of Public Law 110-293, Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria Act S.319, The Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 Reauthorization of The Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization of The Medical Device User Fee Act H.R.5440, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010 H.R. 1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 Proposals to reduce health disparities Policies for FDA product approval reform FDA proposals to enhance imported product safety Briefings on medical device techonology

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5440 (112th), S. 319 (112th), H.R. 1483 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Biodefense and pandemic preparedness appropriations Funding for State AIDS Drug Assistance programs under Ryan White Care Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of Public Law 110-275 Medicare DMEPOS Competative Acquistion Program Proposals to expand competitive bidding for DMEPOS S.17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R.675 Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011 Medicare Part D program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN P FORD —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —
ADELE R WITENSTEIN —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 17 (112th), H.R. 675 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade issues regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership International intellectual property protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Manufacturing MAN

Proposals to combat theft of medical products

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.