3rd Quarter - Amendment

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,160,000
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
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 20, 2014 $1,160,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Jan 26, 2015 $1,160,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Oct 7, 2015 $1,160,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Sep 6, 2016 $1,160,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform (no specific bill), orphan drug tax credit (S.1128), R&D tax credit (no specific bill), tax base erosion (no specific bill), territorial tax system (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ELI JOSEPH —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1128 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Additives in beef cattle (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELI JOSEPH —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual property (general education, no specific bill), patent reform (general education, no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ANGELA M STEWART —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

340B (no specific bill), National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074, S.539), Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Act (H.R. 3322), Oncology education (no specific bill), adult vaccine policies (no specific bill), medication adherence, DISARM (H.R. 4187), ACA Implementation (no specific bill), Hepatitis C education (no specific bill), HIV education (no specific bill), MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 (H.R. 3116), Prescription Drug User Fee Act (general planning), 21st Century Cures (no specific bill), Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 (H.R. 2925), Big data (general education), Alzheimer's education (no specific bill), biosimilars (general education, no specific bill), general pharmaceutical industry issues and education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ELI JOSEPH —
PATRICK LIEDTKA —
JEROME MURRAY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1074 (113th), S. 539 (113th), H.R. 2925 (113th), H.R. 3116 (113th), H.R. 3322 (113th), H.R. 4187 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part D (general education, no specific bill), low-income subsidy co-pay proposals in Medicare Part D (no specific bill), sustainable growth rate (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
ELI JOSEPH —
JEROME MURRAY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —
ANGELA M STEWART —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Animals ANI

Education on beta-agonists (no specific bill), education on antibiotics and veterinary biologics (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELI JOSEPH —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.