1st Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for MERCK

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 no specific bills, access to contraception, biosimilars guidance, immunization access, MedPAC

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 810 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 9 - Innovation Act S. 779 - Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1137 - PATENT Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 779 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

no specific bil1, innovation H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures H.R. 512 - Disarm Act Innovation For Healthier Americans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 512 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

budget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction, debt ceiling, appropriations H. Con. Res. 27 - House budget resolution S. Con. Res. 11 - Senate budget resolution H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3762 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th)

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.