4th Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for AMGEN INC

Firm
Client
Income
$80,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Puerto Rico

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1245/S. 469 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act H.R. 2430 - FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 ***, no specific bill, Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) and associated policies, 340B, Biosimilars, Orphan drugs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
PAMELA SMITH Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1245 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 469 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Coverage and Reimbursement Issues, ESRD H.R. 3921 - Healthy Kids Act S. 1827 - Kids Act of 2017 ***, no specific bill number, coding and reimbursement issues, Medicare Part B reimbursement, biosimilars, new drug payment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1827 (115th), H.R. 3921 (115th)

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.