Lobbying Relationship

Client

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

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Lobbying firm

The Ingram Group LLC DBA The FIRST Group

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  • Issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148: Medicare funding issues, and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, P.L. 112-240. Issues related to Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, S.351. Issues related to Medicare Part D and deficit reduction.
  • Issues related to patent reform. Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, S. 1720.
  • Issues related to the implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012, P.L. 112-144.
  • Issues related to pharmaceutical importation. Issues related to generic drugs. Implementation issues related to the Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act, P.L. 113-54.
  • The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, H.R.3547/P.L. 113-76; issues related to the Budget Act and user fees.

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $750,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

S.351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

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

H.R.3547: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.957: Drug Supply Chain Security Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.J.RES.59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.23: America Invents Act

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

S.1882: FAIR Generics Act

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.3187: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.1323: A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in...

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

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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?
Bernard Toon SrStaff,SenForeignRel;COSDorganBingamanBidenBradleyRoemer
Robert A. Russell Chief of Staff, Senator Mark Pryor
Kyle Simmons Chief of Staff, Senator Mitch McConnell
Daniel M. McCarthy Legislative Asst, WH Office of Legislative Affairs

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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