Lobbying Relationship

Client

Boston Scientific Corporation

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Lobbying firm

WALTER CONSULTING

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  • Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Medical device excise tax

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $180,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: Senate, House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Y Y

Bills mentioned

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.1346: Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

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

S.540: Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.660: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.2029: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2900: Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1082: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

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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?
Sarah Walter Former Legislative Director, Sen. John Breaux Former Legislative Director, Senator John Breaux Former Legislative Director for Sen. John Breaux

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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