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Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Panama, Columbia, and Peru Free Trade Agreements. Lobbied to ensure fair patent protections in trade agreements. HR 1908/S 1145: Patent Reform Act. Lobbied to ensure fair patent protections for pharmaceuticals.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act. Lobbied to support favorable provisions of the tax code. HR 1712: R&D Tax Credit. Lobbied to make permanent the tax credit.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1712 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Panama, Columbia, and Peru Free Trade Agreements. Lobbied to ensure fair patent protections in trade agreements Philippine Infant Formula Issue. Lobbied to ensure continued access to infant formula in the Philippines. KORUS Free Trade Agreements. Lobbied to ensure intellectual property protection for innovative product, fair and transparent pricing and reimbursement processes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

HR.2419: The Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act. Lobbied for inclusion of more fruits and vegetables in school lunch program. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Lobbied for inclusion of more fruits and vegetables in school lunch program.

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2900/ S 1082:Food and Drug Administration Amendments. Lobbied for adequate funding for FDA and related issues. H.R.2589: Improving Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. Lobbied for passage of bill. HR 1038/ HR 1956/S 623/ S 1659: To create a pathway for FDA to approve follow-on biologic drugs. Lobbied to protect incentives to innovate new biologic drugs and to ensure appropriate safeguards for follow-ons. S 1710: Labor, HHS Appropriations bill. Lobbied to ensure patient access to HIV drugs through the ADAP program. HR 380/S 242:Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act. Lobbied to protect patient safety of prescription drugs. S 1342: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act. 'HeLP America Act'. Lobbied for inclusion of more fruits and vegetables in school lunch program. HR 2144: Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007. Lobbied for inclusion of more fruits and vegetables in school lunch program. H. Res. 433/ S. Res 221: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month. Lobbied for passage of resolutions. H.R.583/S.1042: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007. Lobbied for passage of bills.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S.Res. 221 (110th), H.Res. 433 (110th), H.R. 380 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 2589 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th), H.R. 2144 (110th), S. 1042 (110th), H.R. 583 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 4/ S 3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007. Lobbied to maintain the private sector negotiations in the Medicare drug benefit. HR 2058/S.1103: Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act. Lobbied to enhance patient access to Medicare Part D drugs. H.R.1293/S. 1338-Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007. Lobbied for passage of bills. HR 1845/S 1428 Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act. Lobbied to ensure patient access to Medicare durable medical equipment - ostomy and wound care services. Medicare Coverage Policy for Wound Care. Lobbied to ensure patient access to timely and appropriate treatment options. Home Health Prospective Payment System. Lobbied to ensure patient access to ostomy services.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1293 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th), S. 1103 (110th), H.R. 2058 (110th), H.R. 1845 (110th), S. 1338 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. Con. Res. 21- Establishing the Congressional budget for the U.S. Government for FY 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2007 and 2009-2012. Lobbied to ensure safety and access to prescription drugs. S.1751: An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Lobbied to restore $25 million in funding for nuclear medicine research. HR 1591/ S 965: Supplemental Appropriations bill. Lobbied to maintain the current Medicaid rebate percentage.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), S. 1751 (110th)