ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6381- Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 H.R.5839 - Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 S.3385 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Health Care Reform S.2731/H.R. 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - issues related to implementation of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. S.1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 S.623/H.R. 1038 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act H.R.5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act H.R.1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: S. 623 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 5501 (110th), H.R. 5839 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), H.R. 3580 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 6381 (110th), S. 3385 (110th), S. 2731 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 6331/S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 153, 154 S.3118 - Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, Section 152 H.R. 6252/S. 3144 Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 Protection of private sector delivery H.R. 1321 - Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 Proposal to repeal CMS's Least Costly Alternative reimbursement policy for selected medicines H.R. 638/S. 3398 - Medicaid Device Safety Act of 2008 H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.4854 - False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 HR 3326 - Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1321 (110th), S. 3398 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), S. 3144 (110th), S. 3118 (110th), H.R. 638 (110th), H.R. 3326 (110th), H.R. 6252 (110th), S. 3101 (110th), H.R. 4854 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, amendment 3327 and Title II relating to chronic kidney disease awareness, funding for state AIDS drugs assistance programs, under the Ryan White Care Act. S.Con.Res 70 - 2009 Federal Appropriations - funding for the Food and Drug Administration

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual Property Protection World Health Organization Initiatives

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 3161, The Agriculture, Rurual Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Title IV, WIC. Implementation Issues for WIC reauthorization (legislative and regulatory) Implementation of Food Packaging Regulations

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3161 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act S. 3125 - Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act H.R.1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 3125 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1908/S.1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 3600 - Patent Reform Act of 2008

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3600 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)