Lobbying Relationship

Client

Genentech

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Intellectual property and process patent related issues.
  • Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement; Issues pertaining to 340B; Issues related to drug importation; Issues related to prescription drug pricing; Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part D; Issues related to prescription drug user fee agreement; Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; Issues related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.
  • Issues related to internal tax and R&D amortization credit in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to tax; Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.
  • Issues regarding the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; Issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.
  • Issues related to funding of the strategic national stockpile; Issues related to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Issues related to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

Duration: to

General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Manufacturing, Budget/Appropriations, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Health Issues

Spending: about $2,135,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Related Foreign Entities: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (CH 4070-Basel, SUI); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.928: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.1102: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.4438: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1908: FREE Act

Sponsor: Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)

H.R.942: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

S.2852: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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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?
Jeff Forbes Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus Deputy Asst, Special Asst, Deputy Director EOP
Libby Greer Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd
Derrick White Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Orrin Hatch
Cindy Brown Leg Assistant, Rep. Stupak, 1993-1994, Leg Director, Rep. Kind, 1999-2002, Chief of Staff, Rep. Kind, 2003-2009
Barrett Thornhill Legislative Assistant, Sen. Mike Crapo (2003-2006); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Pat Toomey (2002-2003); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood (2001-2002)
Francesca McCrary Legislative Assistant, Rep. Elijah Cummings (2016-2017); Professional Staff, House Oversight & Reform Committee (2016)
Michael Williams Legislative Director, Rep. Lucy McBath (2021-2022); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lucy McBath (2019-2020); Legislative Aide, Sen. Brian Jones (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Brian Jones (2018-2019) Williams, MichaelLegislative Director, Rep. Lucy McBath (2021-2022); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lucy McBath (2019-2020); Legislative Aide, Sen. Brian Jones (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Brian Jones (2018-2019)
Jay Driscoll n/a
Zachary Williams 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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