2nd Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,120,000
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.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform (H.R. 1249)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Access to over-the-counter medications (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELI JOSEPH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Non-interference in Medicare Part D (no specific bill); Medicaid-style rebates in Medicare Part D (no specific bill); Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 452, S. 668)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 452 (112th), S. 668 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Prescription Drug User Fee Act (no specific bill); importation of pharmaceuticals (no specific bill); incentives for antibiotic research and devlopment (H.R. 2182); hepatitis C education (no specific bill); pharmaceutical shortages (S. 296, HR. 2245)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2245 (112th), S. 296 (112th), H.R. 2182 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (no specific bills); data exclusivity in free trade agrements (no specific bills)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform (no specific bill); transfer pricing of intangibles (no specific bill); renewal and expansion of the R&D tax credit (H.R. 942); repatriation (no specific bill); territorial tax system (no specific bill); deferral of taxation of foreign earned income (no specific bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 942 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Deficit reduction (no specific bill); WTO Cotton agreement (H.R. 2112); FDA funding (H.R. 2112); ADAP funding (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN AMBROSE —
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (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.