• H.R. 6, the "21st Century Cures Act," specifically those sections relating to regulatory and reimbursement policies affecting the medical technology industry.

Duration: April 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $10,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate