1st Quarter - Report

BIOGEN for BIOGEN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$445,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate HELP Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, House Ways and Means Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for strong IP protections for biologics and pharmaceuticals, consistent with US law, to be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate HELP Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, House Ways and Means Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support domestic and international corporate tax policies which protect and incentivize US-based research and manufacturing jobs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate HELP Committee
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, House Ways and Means Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Support for reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V) to: 1) Improve the transparency and predictability of the FDA drug review process. 2) Allow for modifications to the REMS program to improve communication and accuracy of information to providers and patients. 3) Expand existing FDA authority to allow for accelerated approval for products that address severe and life threatening diseases.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM GLUCK Staff, Senate HELP Committe
KATHLEEN TREGONING Staff, House Ways and Means Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.