2nd Quarter - Report — ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2014)

Firm

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Client

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Income

—

Expenses

$280,000

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

H.R. 2410: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

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

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2410 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2260 EXPIRE Act. H.R. 4438 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2013. Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Proposals to modify requirements for diabetes testing supplies. Initiatives regarding the Illinois Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory. 21st Century CURES initiative. Lab Developed Tests FDA Guidance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Veterans VET

H.R. 4486, Military Construction, VA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, Section 427.

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

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4486 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Initiatives regarding Trade Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). International trade policies regarding pharmaceuticals and medical devices. International trade policies regarding nutrition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GROVE	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture AGR

Initiatives regarding implementation of Public Law 111-296 Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2011. Initiatives regarding infant nutrition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ New	Policy Counsel Senate Republican Whip

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Proposals to modify inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ New	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.