3rd Quarter - Report

PODESTA GROUP, INC. for EISAI INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Student Loan Auction Rate Securities (SLARS). H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011.

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues. Monitor debt ceiling negotiations. H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation).

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th), S. 365 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Drug issues. Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization. FDA-DEA issues. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation).

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1249 / S. 23, America Invents Act.

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Alzheimer's issues. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation. Monitor debt ceiling negotiations. Breast cancer efforts. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation).

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE —
SHARON COHEN —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Student Loan Auction Rate Securities (SLARS) H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011.

Foreign entity interest: Eisai Co., Ltd. to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Eisai, Inc., so too Eisai Co., Ltd., as its parent, will benefit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —
THOMAS B SPARKMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th)

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.