4th Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,120,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Korea Free Trade Agreement (H.R. 3080); TranPacific Partnership

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (112th)

Manufacturing MAN

Supply chain safety (no specific bill); pharmaceutical shortages (S. 296, H.R. 2245)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELI JOSEPH —
JEROME MURRAY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2245 (112th), S. 296 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Tort reform (H.R. 5); human trafficking (H.R. 2759)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER HAWKS BLAND —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 2759 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Deficit Reduction (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE ESPOSITO —
JENNIFER HAWKS BLAND —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Access to over-the-counter medications (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER HAWKS BLAND —
ELI JOSEPH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Non-interference in Medicare Part D (no specific bill); Medicaid-style rebates in Medicare Part D (no specific bill); Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 452, S. 668)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE ESPOSITO —
JENNIFER HAWKS BLAND —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 452 (112th), S. 668 (112th)

Animals ANI

Antibiotic use in animals (HR 965/S.1211); prescription requirement for animal medications (HR 1406 )

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER HAWKS BLAND —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1211 (112th), H.R. 1406 (112th), H.R. 965 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform (no specific bill); transfer pricing of intangibles (no specific bill); renewal and expansion of the R&D tax credit (H.R. 942; S 1577); repatriation (no specific bill); territorial tax system (no specific bill); deferral of taxation of foreign earned income (no specific bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 942 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization (no specific bill); importation of pharmaceuticals (no specific bill); incentives for antibiotic research and development (H.R. 2182); hepatitis C education (no specific bill); improvements to immunizations (no specific bills); health literacy (no specific bills); adherence (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE ESPOSITO —
ELI JOSEPH —
ROBERT MCMAHON —
JEROME MURRAY —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —
JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2182 (112th)

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.