4th Quarter - Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,750,000
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.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Biodefense and pandemic preparedness appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International Intellectual Property Protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

S. 3307 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 H.R. 5504 Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Initiatives regarding infant nutrition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5504 (111th), S. 3307 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.369 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3804 (111th), S. 369 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. H.R. 4213 - American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (also known as the Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010)

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4853 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implemenation of Public Law 111-152, The Reconciliation Act of 2010 S. 422 Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act H.R. 5501, Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria Act H.R. 5440 - Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010 H.R. 3974: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009 S. 525 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 Policies for FDA product approval reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 525 (111th), H.R. 5501 (111th), H.R. 3974 (111th), S. 422 (111th), H.R. 5440 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

PL-110-275 Implementation of Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Program H.R. 3790 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner H.R.1321, S. 2404 Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2404 (111th), H.R. 1321 (111th), H.R. 3790 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 510 Food Safety Modernization Act H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
CATHERINE FERGUSON —
JOHN P FORD —
JASON GROVE —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
KRISTEN DW MORRIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 510 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th)

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.