Lobbying Relationship

Client

Association for Accessible Medicines (Formerly - Generic Pharmaceutical Assn)

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Lobbying firm

Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC

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  • General education about the generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical industry, including issues related to pricing and access. Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain. Issues related to drug pricing.
  • Issues related to generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars, including reimbursement rate, pricing and supply chain.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Pharmacy, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues

Spending: about $2,230,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Vice President of the U.S., Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Senate,, Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1628: American Health Care Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

H.R.749: Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.2212: CREATES Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

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

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

S.1827: KIDS Act of 2017

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.2051: FAST Generics Act of 2017

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

S.771: Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

H.R.1776: Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.2841: FAST Generics Act of 2015

Sponsor: Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)

S.3056: CREATES Act of 2016

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

S.3455: Pharmaceutical Supply and Value Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.4931: Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2016

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

S.2977: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

S.2956: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

H.R.5054: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.3075: Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

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

H.R.1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pat Meehan (R-Pa.)

H.R.3116: MODDERN Cures Act of 2013

Sponsor: Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)

S.959: Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3204: Drug Quality and Security Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.2725: Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2013

Sponsor: Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)

S.1413: FDA User Fee Protection Act

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.214: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.195: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending...

Sponsor: Steve Russell (R-Okla.)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

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

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

H.R.965: CREATES Act of 2019

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

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

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

H.R.938: BLOCKING Act of 2019

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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

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

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

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

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.4866: National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical...

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

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.928: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act

Sponsor: Juan Vargas (D-Calif.)

H.R.6179: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

H.R.4597: ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2019

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

H.R.4455: BIOSIM Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.8529: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020

Sponsor: G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.928: American Family Act of 2021

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.2853: Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for...

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

H.R.153: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021

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

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

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

H.R.2868: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021

Sponsor: G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022

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

S.4348: FDASLA Act of 2022

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

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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?
Lisa Kountoupes Deputy Asst. to the President & House Liaison Special Asst. to the President for Legis. Affairs Asst. Director for Legislative Affairs at OMB Special Asst. to Undersecretary, Dept. of Energy Policy Adv. to Chmn., Energy & Commerce Comm. Policy Adv. to Chmn., Energy&Commerce Comm.
Lori Denham CoS, LD, LA, Sr. Policy Advisor, Communications Director, Staff Assistant, Rep. Cal Dooley, D-CA Legislative Director, Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-OR CoS,LD,LA,Sr.Policy Advisor, Communications Director, Staff Assistant, Rep. Cal Dooley,D-CA
Julie Hershey Carr LA, LD & Sr. Policy Advsior, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA LA,LD&Sr.Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA LA,LD&Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA
David Peluso Chief of Staff - Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Executive Assistant - Representative Gus Bilirakis, R-FL. Chief of Staff - Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Executive Assistant - Representative Gus Bilirakis, R-FL.
Michael Bloomquist Dept.of the Interior,Office of the Solicitor-Atty.Advisor House of Reps., Comm. on Science-Deputy/Genl.Counsel House of Reps.,Comm.on Energy&Commerce-Dep/Genl Counsel Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction - General Counsel
Rose Baumann Constituent Services Advocate, Outreach Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director and Chief of Staff - Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Mary "Randi" Reid LA,Sr.LA&Projects Dir.,LD-Sen.Michael Enzi Legislative Dir.- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-TX *Mary is abiding by the one year ban on lobbying the Senate
Mary Reid LA,Sr.LA&Projects Dir.,LD-Sen.Michael Enzi Legislative Director - Cong. Michael Burgess * Mary is abiding by the one year ban on lobbying the Senate *Mary is abiding by the one year ban on
MJ Kenny Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office of the Senate Democratic Whip; Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent - Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Adam Hechavarria Legislative Director-Sen.Todd Young,R-IN;Legislative Director-Sen.Kelly Ayotte, R-NH; Budget Analyst-Senate Budget Committee;Legislative Asst,Legislative Aide,Legislative Correspondent,Staff Asst,Correspondence Asst - Sen. John E. Sunumu, R-NH Legislative Director - Sen. Todd Young, R-IN; Legislative Director - Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH; Budget Analyst - Senate Budget Committee; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Correspondence Assistant - Se
Randi Reid n/a
Rose Sullivan n/a
Lisa Kountoupes Kounto n/a
Denise Mousouris 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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