ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade issues regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership H.R.2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, amendment 36.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Proctection Act of 2010, Section 1502

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Initiatives regarding infant nutrition

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation of Public Law 111-152, The Reconciliation Act of 2010 Implementation of Public Law 110-293, Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria Act S.319, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 H.R.2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 S.296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 Reauthorization of The Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization of The Medical Device User Fee Act Proposals to expand debt ceiling, various proposals related to health care Proposals to advance personalized medicine Proposals to improve viral hepatitis screening and testing Policies for FDA product approval reform Briefings on medical device technology

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 319 (112th), S. 296 (112th), H.R. 2245 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R.675, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011 H.R.2190, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011 S.1206, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2190 (112th), H.R. 675 (112th), S. 1206 (112th), S. 17 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Biodefense and pandemic preparedness appropriations H.R.2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, Title 6 H.R.2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 Funding for State AIDS Drug Assistance programs under Ryan White Care Act

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th)

Manufacturing MAN

S.1002, SAFE DOSES Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1002 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.23, Patent Reform Act of 2011 H.R.243, Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 243 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)