Lobbying Relationship

Client

The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing

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Lobbying firm

Mehlman Consulting, Inc.

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  • Prescription drug pricing issues. S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act. S. 935 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act. S. 1250/H.R. 5958 - Drug Price Transparency for Consumers Act.
  • Prescription drug pricing issues. Pricing of Covid 19 vaccines. H.R. 485 - the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. S. 775 - Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act. S. 1214 - Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act. S. 1067 - Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act. S. 935 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023.
  • Patent abuse issues. S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023. S. 79 - Interagency Patent Coordination Act. S. 2780 - Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. S. 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives. S. 2140 - Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023. S. 2220 - PREVAIL Act. S. 3883 - A bill to address patent thickets. H.R. 6986 - A bill to address patent thickets.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $2,470,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office

Bills mentioned

S.974: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2018

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.1131: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2439: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.934: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.2430: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

H.R.2051: FAST Generics Act of 2017

Sponsor: David McKinley (R-W.Va.)

S.3056: CREATES Act of 2016

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.3335: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

H.R.6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.3120: HEAL Act of 2018

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.2553: Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.2554: Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.340: CREATES Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.985: FAST Generics Act of 2019

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.1520: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020

Sponsor: Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.1224: Stop STALLING Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2374: Stop STALLING Act

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.440: PACED Act

Sponsor: Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

H.R.965: CREATES Act of 2019

Sponsor: David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

S.1391: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2296: More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.551: REFUND Act of 2019

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.1209: REMEDY Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

S.617: Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.2375: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.2296: Pregnancy Assistance Act of 2019

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.1391: STANDUP Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

S.4430: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.485: Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.775: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act

Sponsor: Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)

S.1214: RARE Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.1067: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

S.935: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2023

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.150: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.79: Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.1250: Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5958: Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.)

S.2780: Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act

Sponsor: Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)

S.142: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.2140: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023

Sponsor: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

S.2220: PREVAIL Act

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

S.3883: Showing Up for Students Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.6986: To address patent thickets.

Sponsor: Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep. Norm Mineta; EA, Rep. Ed Markey
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Director of Congressional Relations, FTC; Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Assistant, Senator Metzenbaum
Lauren Aronson Director, Office of Legislation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways & Means; Policy Director, White House; Policy Director, HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House); Policy Advisor, Rep. Rahm Emanuel; Health LA, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
Sohini Gupta Health and Social Policy Counsel, Senator Bayh
Michael Collins Chief of Staff, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Representative Tom Udall Legislative Assistant, Representative Tom Udall Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative Tom Udall
Charles Wooters Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Van Hollen; Director of Member Services, Office of the Assistant to the Speaker; Chief of Staff, Rep. Louise Slaughter
Bruce Mehlman Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference
Dean Rosen Health Policy Director, Senate Majority Leader Frist; Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Public Health; Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Health Health Policy Coordinator and Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources; Counsel and Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Subcommittee on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz
Elise Pickering Executive Director, House Republican Policy Committee; Chief of Staff, Rep. John Shadegg; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dannemeyer; Legislative Director, Rep. Bartlett
Sage Eastman Strategy Director, Committee on Ways & Means; Deputy Staff Director (Majority), Committee on Ways & Means; Senior Advisor, Committee on Ways & Means; Communications Director, Rep. Dave Camp
Michael Robinson Member Services and Coalitions Director, House Appropriations Committee; Policy Advisor/Dep. Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader/Rep.Tom DeLay; Leg Dir, Rep. Hal Rogers; Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. Ralph Regula; Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. Bob Franks; Leg Assistant, Rep. Hal Rogers; Special Projects Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Staff Assistant, Rep. Bud Shuster
Constantine Hingson Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
Steven Haro Chief of Staff, Senator Dianne Feinstein; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; Chief of Staff, Senator Martin Heinrich; Chief of Staff, Representative Martin Heinrich; Senior Advisor, Representative Xavier Becerra; Director of Legislation and Communication, Representative Xavier Becerra; Press Secretary, Representative Xavier Becerra
Helen Tolar Chief of Staff, Senator John Boozman; Staff Director/Chief Counsel, House Veterans Affairs Committee (Representative Jeff Miller); Professional Staff/Counsel, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (Senator Larry Craig); Counsel/Legislative Director, Representative Jeff Miller; Legislative Assistant, Representative Jeff Miller; Scheduler, Representative Jeff Miller; Law Clerk, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Nichole Distefano Legislative Director, Senator Claire McCaskill; Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Senior Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Senior Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill; Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill
McKenzie Bennett Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Maggie Hassan; Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Assistant, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondence Manager, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Jim Webb
Paul Thornell Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Vice President Al Gore, The White House; Associate Director, Senate Democratic Steering Committee, Senator Tom Daschle
Stephen Cote Staff Dir/Shrd Emp(House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L. Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc. Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack)
Alexander Perkins Counsel, (Senator Ron Wyden), Trade Counsel (Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade)
Victoria Flood Sr. Policy Advisor and LA (Sen. Capito); Staff Assist. (Cong. Capito)
Rosemary Gutierrez DEP COS, LEG DIR, Senator Cantwell; Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., Sen. Harkin
Zachary Mallove Sr Pol Adv, LA, Leg. Aide (Senator Murray); Leg. Aide, Joint Comm on Deficit Reduc.
Caitlin Van Sant Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)
Lisa Goldman Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C
Alyene Mlinar Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
Erica Chabot Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
McKenzie Brice (Bennett) n/a
McKenzie Brice n/a

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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