1st Quarter - Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,600,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade issues regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement International intellectual property protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation of Public Law 111-152, The Reconciliation Act of 2010 Implementation of Public Law 110-293, Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria Act H.R. 2245 / S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act of 2012 H.R. 3497, The MODDERN Cures Act of 2011 H.R. 3207, Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011 Reauthorization of The Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act Policies for FDA product approval reform Proposals to improve viral hepatitis screening and testing

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3497 (112th), H.R. 2245 (112th), H.R. 3207 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), S. 296 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Initiatives regarding infant nutrition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
JOHN P FORD —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of Section 1502, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures R&D Tax Credit, Controlled Foreign Corporation look-through

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
JASON GROVE —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —
ADELE R WITENSTEIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of Public Law 110-275, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquistion Program Proposals to expand competitive bidding for DMEPOS Policies to enhance patient access to medicines in Medicare Medciare payment proposals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN P FORD —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —
ADELE R WITENSTEIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Proposals to enhance FDA imported product safety Funding for State AIDS Drug Assistance programs under Ryan White Care Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.