3rd Quarter - Report

ABBVIE, INC. for ABBVIE INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,790,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Public Law 115-97 (formerly known as H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) Implementation to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 Draft legislation relating to economic activity in Puerto Rico International tax issues, including OECD digital taxation work program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

HR. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - provisions related to non-interference, International Pricing Index Model and Medicare part D H.R. 1506, Fair and Immediate Release of (FAIR) Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to transparency of prescription drug pricing S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, transparency and patent issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Transparency policy issues Patient affordability issues CMS-9926-F: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020, Final rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
BINTA BEARD —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 2113 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 1506 (116th), S. 474 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs. H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Part D, drug pricing negotiation and march-in rights S. 475, RxCAP Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Part D and patient cost-sharing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug policy issues and regulatory policy issues Part D policy issues including non-interference, out of pocket cap and rebates policy issues S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and drug pricing Medicaid policy issues including rebates policy and average manufacture price (AMP) caps CMS Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on International Pricing Index Model for Medicare Part B Drugs CMS Proposed Rulemaking to Require Manufacturers to Disclose Drug Prices in Television Ads Proposed Rule: Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS 4180-P

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
BINTA BEARD —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 475 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th), H.R. 107 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2740, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 2020 - HHS provisions related to prescription drugs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
BINTA BEARD —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Agreements including NAFTA, USMCA and related policy issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent settlements Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceeding at the PTO Value of intellectual property Patent protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL BACHNER —
BINTA BEARD —
COURTNEY PIRON —
STEPHEN SCANGO —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1499 (116th), S. 1416 (116th)

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.