Mid-Year Report — ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2007)

Firm

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Client

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Income

—

Expenses

$2,380,000

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1908, S.1145, Patent Reform Act H.R. 1432, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1432 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Implementation of Public Law 108-265, Child Nutrition Improvement And Integrity Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International pharmaceutical market access Free trade agreements World Health Organization initiatives regarding pediatric nutrition International intellectual property protection

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

S. 736, Laboratory Test Improvement Act S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 H.R. 1038, S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act H.R. 2900, S.1082, Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act S. 976, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 736 (110th), S. 976 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), S. 1505 (110th), S. 623 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), S. 1695 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of Section 302 of Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003-relating to competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment. Implementation of Title 1 of Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003-relating to Medicare prescrition drug benefit program Implementation of Title V of Public Law 109-171, Deficit Reduction Act H.R. 1321, Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 H.R. 1193, S.691, Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 H.R. 4, S.3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 3326, Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 Medicare reimbursement for glucose monitoring equipment Implementation of Section 641 of Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003-relating to demonstration project for self-injectable drugs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 691 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), H.R. 3326 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th), S. 3 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3043, S. 1710, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY2008-relating to chronic kidney disease awareness, funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance programs under the Ryan White Care Act. H.R. 1585, S.1548, National Defense Authorization Act of FY2008-TriCare

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIFFANY ATWELL	INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ADVISOR, US SENATE
P CLAUDE BURCKY	N/A
ANDREA DURKIN	N/A
SARA GARLAND	N/A
JASON GROVE	N/A
ROSEMARY T HAAS	N/A
ELAINE R LEAVENWORTH	N/A
JENNIFER M LURAY	N/A
HOWARD D SCHOLICK	N/A
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	N/A
JOHN M TAYLOR	ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FDA
ADELE R WITENSTEIN	N/A

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1548 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (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.