Year-End Report

ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,980,000

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International Intellectual Property Protection World Health Organization initiatives

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

Agriculture AGR

H.R.2419, Farm , Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, Sections 11316 and 11317 H.R.1280, S. 714: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007

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

Bills named: H.R. 1280 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 714 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1712: Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 S. 41: Research Competitiveness Act of 2007

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

Bills named: S. 41 (110th), H.R. 1712 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1908/S.1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007, entire bill

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

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicine Act of 2007 S. 1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007

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

Bills named: S. 1695 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 3580 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3043/S.1710 FY 2008 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008, Title II relating to chronic kidney disease awareness, funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the Ryan White Care Act. H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act - Section 703 - TriCare Retail Pharmacy

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

Bills named: H.R. 4986 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1321, S 2404: Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 Implementation of Section 641 of Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003

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

Bills named: H.R. 1321 (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.