4th Quarter - Report

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$6,170,000
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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007: trade adjustment assistance issues H.R. 6180, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 (TRADE Act of 2008): intellectual property S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007: trade adjustment assistance issues S.3083, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 (TRADE Act of 2008): intellectual property Colombia Free Trade Agreement: intellectual property, market access and public health Korea Free Trade Agreement: intellectual property, market access and public health Implementation of Peru Free Trade Agreement: intellectual property, market access and public health International market access and intellectual property issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
MIMI KNEUER —
TOM MOORE —
BYRON PATTERSON —
BILLY TAUZIN —
BRIAN CHRISTOPHER TOOHEY —

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3920 (110th), S. 3083 (110th), S. 1848 (110th), H.R. 6180 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1902, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007: patent settlements H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007: patent system reform and related issues such as obtaining/opposing patents and remedies H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007: enforcement S. 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: patent settlements S. 522, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act: anti-counterfeiting and enforcement S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007: patent system reform and related issues such as obtaining/opposing patents and remedies S. 2317, Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007: enforcement S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008: enforcement S. 3464, International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008: enforcement S. 3600, Patent Reform Act of 2008: patent system reform and related issues such as obtaining/opposing patents and remedies International intellectual property issues

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 522 (110th), S. 3600 (110th), S. 3464 (110th), S. 3325 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), S. 316 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th), S. 2317 (110th), H.R. 1902 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 380, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007: importation H.R. 1038, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act: follow-on biologics H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007: follow-on biologics H.R. 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007: import safety H.R. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act: follow-on biologics H.R. 5839, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008: anti-counterfeiting H.R. 6151, Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008: Direct-to-consumer drug advertising H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: preemption issues H.R. 6820, Water Assessment and Treatment Evaluation Research Study Act of 2008: pharmaceuticals in drinking water and human health S. 242, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007: importation S. 334, Healthy Americans Act: non-interference S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act: follow-on biologics S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act: health information technology and health care quality and costs S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007: follow-on biologics S. 2663, CPSC Reform Act: importation S. 3046, Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act (ACCESS Act): access to investigational drugs and related issues S. 3398, Medical Device Safety Act of 2008: preemption issues S. 3409, Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008: import safety S. 3560, QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008: antibiotic exclusivity provisions S. 3633, Transparency in Drug Labeling Act: country of origin labeling for drugs

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Bills named: H.R. 6381 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), S. 334 (110th), H.R. 6820 (110th), S. 3633 (110th), S. 2663 (110th), S. 242 (110th), H.R. 6151 (110th), S. 3398 (110th), H.R. 380 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 5839 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), S. 3560 (110th), S. 3409 (110th), S. 623 (110th), S. 3046 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007: Part D issues H.R. 758, Price Disclosure Regarding Treatment of Breast Cancer: transparency H.R. 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007: comparative effectiveness H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007: Medicaid rebate H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007: liability issues H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008: transparency issues H.R. 6684, Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act: Part D issues H.R. 6752, The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008: direct to physician marketing S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007: Part D issues S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007: transparency issues S. 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007: liability issues S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008: electronic prescribing, Part D data disclosure, and other issues S. 3396, The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008: direct to physician marketing S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008: comparative effectiveness

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 6752 (110th), S. 2041 (110th), H.R. 4854 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th), S. 3408 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), S. 3396 (110th), H.R. 758 (110th), H.R. 6684 (110th), S. 3118 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 3 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 7322, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: Restrictions relating to enforcement of trade agreements by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: Restrictions relating to enforcement of trade agreements by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) S. 3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: HHS budget, importation, comparative effectiveness, and Part D benefit issues S. 3289, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009: FDA budget and importation issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MAYA BERMINGHAM —
JAMES BRYANT HALL —
VALERIE HARDIN JEWETT Legis. Director - Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
MIMI KNEUER —
BRIAN NAGLE —
BYRON PATTERSON —
LORI REILLY —
RICHARD SMITH —
MATTHEW L SULKALA Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. Allen Boyd
BILLY TAUZIN —
STEVE TILTON —
DERRICK WHITE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3230 (110th), S. 3289 (110th), S. 3182 (110th), H.R. 7322 (110th)

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.