4th Quarter - Amendment

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$820,000
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 23, 2017 $790,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Oct 19, 2017 $820,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Proposals regarding infant nutrition marketing. Issues related to a US Export Certificate. Issues related to WHO Prequalification of medicinal products. Issues related to international price controls on drugs and devices. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS —
JASON GROVE —
ROSEMARY T HAAS —

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

Agriculture AGR

Proposals regarding the 2016 Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act.

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures. Proposals to suspend or repeal the Medical Device Tax.

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

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

Health Issues HCR

S. 1622 FDA Device Accountability Act of 2015. S. 586 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act. H.R. 6 21st Century CURES Act/Senate Innovation Package. H.R. 1192 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act. H.R. 5009 Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2016. Proposals related to Affordable Care Act improvements/repeal and replace. Proposals to modify requirements for diabetes testing supplies. Proposals regarding payments across healthcare sites of service.

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

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

Bills named: S. 586 (114th), H.R. 5009 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 1622 (114th), H.R. 1192 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Proposals regarding changes to modernize and update the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule. Proposals related to the use of the Unique Device Identification Code. Proposals regarding FDA Framework for Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

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

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Proposals to reduce adult malnutrition and hospital re-admissions.

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

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

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 5278 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 5278 (114th)

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