4th Quarter - Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$940,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Intellectual Property Protection World Health Organization Initiatives

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL —
P CLAUDE BURCKY —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

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

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R.6381/S.3398 - 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.2221 Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 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 Biosimlars Act H.R.1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 S 2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 Topics relates to the safety of medical products H.R. 3610, the Food and Drug Import Safety Act S.2731/H.R. 5501 - Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reuthorization Act of 2008

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6381 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 3398 (110th), S. 623 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), S. 3385 (110th), H.R. 5501 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), S. 2731 (110th), S. 2221 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 5839 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R.1321/S.2404 Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 H.R.6331/S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, implementation of sections 153, 154 Medicaid Implementation and Rebates

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
JENNIFER M LURAY —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —
ADELE R WITENSTEIN —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3101 (110th), S. 2404 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for state AIDS drugs assistance programs under the Ryan White Care Act H.R. 2272, S. 761 - funding for The America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act of 2007

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 761 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Standards for regulation of consumer products

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

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Opportunities for economic stimulus

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
JENNIFER M LURAY —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

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

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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

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.