4th Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,930,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 2076, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2021 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Cost and value of medicines; Vaccine issues; Package inserts and e-labeling; Package inserts, labeling issues, and e-labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical supply channel issues; Drug shortages issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), issues related to health care; FY-2026 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Budget reconciliation drug pricing provisions; Commerce Justice, Science, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; Animal Health Policy Issues; Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Vaccine Policy; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues; Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
STEPHANIE MCBATH —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —
BRADFORD TALLAMY —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2076 (119th), S. 1339 (119th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues relating to, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), issues related to health care; Medicare; Medicare Part B and D drug pricing issues; 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Medicaid drug rebate program Cost and value of medicines: Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; FY-2026 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Medicaid drug rebate program (MDRP).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —
BRADFORD TALLAMY —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to, Tax reform and tax policy, generally; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), provisions relating to budget reconciliation and taxes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Animals ANI

Issues relating to, Agriculture; Animal Health Technology; Animal Health Policy Issues; Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; Rural development; Administration and related agencies appropriations bill, FY-26.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE MCBATH —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.