3rd Quarter - Report — ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2016)

Firm

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Client

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Income

—

Expenses

$670,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Proposals regarding the 2015 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures.

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

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 1622 FDA Device Accountability Act of 2015. S. 586 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act. H.R. 6 21st Century CURES Act/Senate Innovation Package. H.R. 1192 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act. H.R. 5009 Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2016. Proposals regarding payments across healthcare sites of service.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1622 (114th), H.R. 5009 (114th), S. 586 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), H.R. 1192 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Proposals regarding changes to modernize and update the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule. Proposals related to the use of the Unique Device Identification Code. Proposals regarding FDA Framework for Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 5278 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5278 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Proposals regarding infant nutrition marketing. Issues related to international regulatory review of drugs and devices. Issues related to international price controls on drugs and devices. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
JASON GROVE	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 764 National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. H.R. 1599 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Proposals to reduce adult malnutrition and hospital re-admissions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 764 (114th), H.R. 1599 (114th)

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.