4th Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (2017)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Income

$54,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, The Tax Cut and Jobs Act, as it relates to corporate tax reform and the taxation of multinational companies; issues related to the medical device tax.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—
RACHEL JONES HENSLER	—
EMILY PORTER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to unique device identifiers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—
EMILY PORTER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to unique device identifiers; monitored issues related to drug pricing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—
EMILY PORTER	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.Con.Res 71 and issues related to corporate tax reform; H.R.1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as it relates to further additional appropriations for 2018 and paygo & CHIP.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—
EMILY PORTER	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th)

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.