2nd Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for BIOGEN IDEC INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform, Patent Box, and territorial tax system.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA New Health and Social Policy Counsel, Sen. Bayh
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
ALEX VOGEL —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health reform implementation issues. Independent Payment Advisory Board. Medicare Part D. Medicare Part B Reimbursement. Budget and entitlement reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA New Health and Social Policy Counsel, Sen. Bayh
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
ALEX VOGEL —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for strong IP protections for biologics and pharmaceuticals, consistent with US law, to be included in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA New Health and Social Policy Counsel, Sen. Bayh
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
ALEX VOGEL —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform implementation issues; follow on biologics. S. 1417 and H.R. 1281, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA New Health and Social Policy Counsel, Sen. Bayh
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
ALEX VOGEL —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1417 (113th), H.R. 1281 (113th)

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.