1st Quarter - Report — C. R. BARD, INC. for C R BARD INC (2009)

Firm

C. R. BARD, INC.

Client

C R BARD INC

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Lobbying Senate Finance Committee staff and House staff on comparative effectiveness provisions of HR1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Continued discussions with Rep. Jim Clyburn's staff regarding potential public awareness campaign on prostate cancer in South Carolina. Discussed potential site visit by Sen. Max Baucus to Bard facility to discuss general health care reform issues. Lobbying strategy and materials prepared regarding HICPAC guidelines for CAUTIs (expected release April 2009).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY P GLASS	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Lobbied select members of the House and Senate on H.R. 1409 and S. 560, "The Employee Free Choice Act", to oppose provision that would eliminate employees' private balloting in deciding whether to have union representation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY P GLASS	—

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

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.