3rd Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,080,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 1550, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 H.R. 3932/S. 2079, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4127, Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2021 H.R. 5260, Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including provisions relating to drug pricing H.R. 5416, Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5801, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 6584, Diverse and Equitable Participation in Clinical Trials (DEPICT) Act H.R. 6963, Accelerated Approval Integrity Act of 2022 H.R. 7559, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 7667, Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1712, Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2019 S. 2774, Pride in Patent Ownership Act S. 2891, Restoring the America Invents Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 4348, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B policy; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug Pricing reforms - international reference prices and government price setting; Anti-microbial Resistance; Vaccines; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 therapeutics coverage issues; COVID-19 Pandemic response; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccine provisions; Vaccine Issues, including return to care access, and pandemic-related policy; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel Isssues; Prescription Drug User Fees Act (P.L. 102-571); Prescription drug cost-sharing; Accelerated approval reform; Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA); Executive Order 13937, Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications; FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; One Health Issues; Rural Broadband Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Animal Drug User Fee Act 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ADAM HUFTALEN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —
BRADFORD TALLAMY —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5801 (117th), H.R. 7559 (117th), H.R. 5416 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), S. 2543 (117th), S. 4348 (117th), H.R. 1550 (117th), H.R. 6963 (117th), S. 1895 (117th), H.R. 3173 (117th), H.R. 5260 (117th), H.R. 6584 (117th), H.R. 19 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2891 (117th), H.R. 2873 (117th), S. 2774 (117th), H.R. 7667 (117th), S. 2079 (117th), S. 1712 (117th), S. 1435 (117th), H.R. 4127 (117th), H.R. 3932 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions related to Medicare Part B H.R. 5260, Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including provisions relating to drug pricing S. 476 (116th Congress) Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Issues relating to, Medicaid; Medicare; Medicare Part B and D drug pricing issues; Medicare Part D, Six Protected Classes; Medicare Part D COVID-19 therapeutic coverage issues Prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage plans; 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B drug pricing program; Drug Pricing; Prior Authorization under Medicare Advantage Plans; FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ADAM HUFTALEN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —
BRADFORD TALLAMY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5260 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2543 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), S. 476 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including provisions relating to budget reconciliation tax provisions Issues related to, Tax reform and tax policy, generally; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97); Tax provisions of Budget Reconciliation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ADAM HUFTALEN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —
BRADFORD TALLAMY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

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.