- Lobbying
- Lobbying by Abbott Laboratories
Lobbying Relationship
Bills mentioned
H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act
Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
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Muftiah McCartin | House Rules Cmte.,Staff Dir.('09-10), Dep. Staff Dir.('07-08); House Rep. Sel. Cmte. on Voting Irreg., Gen. Counsel, Detailed (9/07-9/08); House Cmte. on Approp., Prof. Staff('06-'07); House Off. of Parliamentarian; Assoc.(2005); Ass't('91-05); Clerk House Rules Cmte.,Staff Dir.('09-10), Dep. Staff Dir.('07-08); House Rep. Sel. Cmte on Voting Irreg., Gen Counsel, Detailed (9/07-9/08); House Cmte on Approp. Prof. Staff ('06-07); House Off. of Parliamentarian; Assoc. (2005); Ass't (91-05); Clerk. |
Bill Wichterman | Spec. Ass't/Pres. Bush & Dep. Dir. OPL Pol. Adv., Sen. Maj. Leader Frist Chief of Staff, Rep. Jos. Pitts Chief of Staff, House Rul. Cmte, Staff Dir.('09-10), Dep. Staff Dir.('07-08); House of Rep. Select Cmte on Voting Irreg., Gen. Counsel, Detailed Con't: ('07-08); House Cmte on Appropriations, Professional Staff ('06-'07); House Office of Parliamentarian; Associate (2005); Assistant (1991-2005); Clerk. Spec Asst/Pres. Bush & Dep Dir OPL Pol Adv, Sen Maj Leader Frist Chief of Staff, Rep Jos Pitts Chief of Staff, House Rul Cmte, Staff Dir ('09-10), Dep Staff Dir ('07-08); House of Rep Sel Cmte on Voting Irreg, Gen Coun Detailed ('07-08),House Cmte on |
John Veroneau | Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Gen. Counsel & Asst USTR |
" " | for Cong Affairs; Asst Secretary & DAS, Leg Affairs, Dept of Defense; Chief of Staff, US Senator Susan Collins; Legislative Director, US Senator William Frist. Con't from above: Appropriations, Professional Staff ('06-07); House Office of Parliamentarian; Associate (2005); (Ass't 1991-2005); Clerk. Con't: Office of Senator Maria Cantwell, Legislative Counsel; Office of Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Legal Counsel. |
Richard F. Kingham | Partner |
Erika K. Lietzan | Partner |
Jeffrey B. Elikan | Partner |
Gina Vetere | Senior Policy Advisor to Deputy USTR (2006-08); Director for IP and Innovation (2009-10) |
Gabe Neville | Representative Joe Pitts' Chief of Staff (2003-2015), Communications Director (1999-2003), and Special Assistant (1997-1999). |
Layth Elhassani | White House Office of Legislative Affairs, Special Assistant to the President; Office of Senator Michael F. Bennet, Legislative Director House Committee on Small Business, Oversight Counsel; Office of Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Legislative Director; |
Erika Lietzan | Partner |
Joan Kutcher | n/a |
Marney Cheek | n/a |
Anne Pence | n/a |
Gary Heimberg | n/a |
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
Termination
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Lobbying Issues
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U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Q2 Report
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State - Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Registration
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Nutrition issues; medical innovation; labeling..
Termination
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State - Dept of (DOS)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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State - Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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Q4 Report
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State - Dept of (DOS)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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State - Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Registration
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Trade and intellectual property issues related to the European Medicines Agencys disclosure policies..
Termination
Termination
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Lobbying Issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
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Q3 Report
Q2 Report
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U.S. Senate
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Q1 Report
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Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Registration
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Pharmaceuticals.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate