3rd Quarter - Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$810,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Initiatives regarding implementation of Public Law 111-296 Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2011. Proposals regarding the 2015 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act. Initiatives regarding infant nutrition.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Proposals to modify requirements for diabetes testing supplies. 21st Century CURES initiative Proposals related to FDA guidances for diagnostic tests

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Initiatives regarding Trade Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Proposals to modify inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 4432 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. Initiatives to reduce patient malnutrition and hospital readmissions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
ANNE DEVLIN —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4432 (113th)

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.