Lobbying Relationship

Client

Abbott Laboratories

Pharmaceuticals. More records

Lobbying firm

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

More records

  • Food labeling; nutrition issues.
  • H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Agriculture, Health Issues, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $280,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills mentioned

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

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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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
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.

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

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