1st Quarter - Report — ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2020)

Firm

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Client

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Income

—

Expenses

$800,000

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.

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 115-271 The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment Act. Public Law 116-136 CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act. H.R. 6102 VALID (Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development) Act of 2020. Proposals to reform the FDA regulatory pathway for approval of diagnostic tests including Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). Proposals to advance policies related to effective pain management. Proposals related to the advancement of testing and detection of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries). Issues related to medical device cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
SETH M RADUS	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6102 (116th)

Veterans VET

Proposals to prohibit the VA from changing their current system of selecting and contracting for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule. Proposals to ensure Medicare coverage for emerging medical device technology.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
DEVON NICOLE FOLTZ	—
SETH M RADUS	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to data privacy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Retirement RET

H.R. 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6276 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

Proposals regarding the implementation of the WIC program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
DEVON NICOLE FOLTZ	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to international price controls on drugs and devices. Issues related to U.S. global health programs. Issues related to tariffs on products imported into the United States. Proposals regarding international trade negotiations. Proposals regarding infant and child nutrition marketing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
P CLAUDE BURCKY	—
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
DEVON NICOLE FOLTZ	—
JASON GROVE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Transportation TRA

Proposals to ensure law enforcement has tools to identify impaired drivers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
SETH M RADUS	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

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.