1st Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,170,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform, Generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Agriculture AGR

Funding levels for the Center for Veterinary Biologics in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the United State Department of Agriculture.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to, Intellectual Property; US-Mexico-Canada Agreement; US-China trade.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
COREY MALMGREN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, including provisions relating to international reference pricing H.R. 2069/S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act H.R. 2296, More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 4100/S. 1712, Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2019 H.R. 4455, Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines (BIOSIM) Act H.R. 4597, Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R. 4629, Star Rating for Biosimilars Act S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Issues relating to, 340B Reforms; Drug pricing; Anti-microbial Resistance; General Pharmaceutical issues transparency, formulary design, prescription drug coverage; Biosimiliars; Cost and value of medicines; Maternal Health; Vaccines; Supply chain; Coronavirus stimulus funding; HIV; Rebate pass through; Coronavirus Preparedness and response supplemental appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-146).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
COREY MALMGREN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4597 (116th), H.R. 4455 (116th), H.R. 4629 (116th), S. 1712 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), S. 1209 (116th), H.R. 2069 (116th), H.R. 4100 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), S. 474 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 2296 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, including provisions relating to AMP cap and Medicare Part D rebate Issues relating to, Medicaid; Medicare; Medicare Part B; 340B reforms; Medicare Part D; Drug Pricing; Center for Medicare and Medicaid demonstrations; Part D inflationary rebate; International pricing reference.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
COREY MALMGREN —
BRADLEY ALLEN ROSSIN —
ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 62 (116th), H.R. 107 (116th), H.R. 275 (116th), S. 476 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th)

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.