• Sought sponsor for a single bill to suspend the duty on the organic diagnostic chemical 4-CARBOXY-5, 8-11-TRIS (CARBOXYMETHYL) - 1-PHENYL-2-OXA-5, 8, 11-TRIAZA-TRIDECEN-13-OIC ACID, which is colloquially known as Bopta Detapenta, Penta. It has the chemical formula C22 H31N3O11, and is sometimes also referred to by the chemical name 3,6,9 triaza-12-oxa-3,6,9 - tricarboxymethylene-10-carboxy-13-phenyl-tridecanoic acid. No bill was introduced.

Duration: September 15, 2009 to July 1, 2011

General Issues: Miscellaneous Tariff Bills, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

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Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate

Related Foreign Entities: Bracco Imaging, S.P.A. (Milano, ITA); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%