4th Quarter - Amendment

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,040,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 20, 2016 $840,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Feb 2, 2016 $1,040,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6 - The 21st Century CURES Act, Sec. 2228. H.R. 771 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015. Proposals regarding payments across healthcare sites of service. Proposals to provide Diagnostic Regulatory Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 771 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016, Sec. 503. H.R. 771 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015 Proposals to reform the Medicare new technology add-on payment provision for inpatient services. Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 771 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, proposals related to food labeling. H.R. 4432 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. Initiatives regarding Trade Implications of International Food Labeling Requirements. Proposals to reduce adult malnutrition and hospital re-admissions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 4432 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Proposals regarding the 2015 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act. Proposals regarding infant nutrition marketing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
ANNE DEVLIN —
THOMAS EVERS —
JASON GROVE —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2393 Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015. Issues related to international price controls on drugs and devices.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE DEVLIN —
THOMAS EVERS —
JASON GROVE —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2393 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R.22 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act - issues related to truck weight.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE DEVLIN —
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Sec. 101. Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, Sec. 121, Sec. 144, Sec. 174. Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES —
ANNE DEVLIN —
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 3422 VA Vendor Verification Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3422 (114th)

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.