Lobbying Relationship

Client

AMGEN, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Williams and Jensen, PLLC

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  • General education about federal policies impacting pharmaceutical development, approval, and reimbursement. Policies impacting public health preparedness and prevention. Policies impacting Cardiovascular health.
  • General education about policies impacting pharmaceutical development, approval, reimbursement, Medicare Part D and Medicare Part B, and 340B policies.
  • Tax issues related to the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Policies impacting disease prevention.
  • Issues related to antitrust legislation
  • Issues related to patent protections.
  • False Claims Act Amendments.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Spending: about $980,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office

Bills mentioned

S.547: Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009

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

H.R.904: Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

H.R.1725: Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009

Sponsor: Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

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

S.726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1427: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.225: Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.3517: Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act...

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

S.1943: Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

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

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

H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.2428: False Claims Amendments Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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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?
Christopher Hatcher Sch.C, Treasury and LD, Rep. Scott McInnis Sch. C, Treasury; Associate Staff, House Rules Committee; LD, Rep. Scott McInnis
Karina Lynch Staff, Sen. Spcl. Cmtee on Aging and Gov. Affrs. Staff, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Staff, Senate Committee on Government Affairs; Senate Committees on Aging and Gov. Affairs
Susan Hirschmann COS, Rep. Van Hilleary and Majority Whip Tom DeLay
Cheryl Jaeger Shared employee, Ofc of the Speaker & Ofc of VA 07; Sr Policy Adv, Maj Leader, Rep. Cantor; Sr Policy Adv, Republican Whip, Rep. Cantor; Sr Policy Adv, Majority Whip, Rep. Blunt; Prof Staff House Committee on E & C; Sr LA to Rep. Cox
Christopher Wilcox Regional Staff Asst & Staff Asst, Sen. Moynihan ;LA, Leg Counsel, LD & Counsel, Rep. Arcuri; LD & Counsel, Rep. Demings Regional Staff Asst & Staff Asst, Sen. Moynihan; LA, Leg Counsel, LD & Counsel, Rep. Arcuri; LD & Counsel, Rep. Demings Regional Staff Asst & Staff Asst, Sen. Moynihan;LA, Leg Counsel, LD & Counsel, Rep. Arcuri; LD & Counsel, Rep. Demings
Cheryl Lynch Shared employee, Ofc of the Speaker & Ofc of VA 07; Sr Policy Adv, Maj Leader, Rep. Cantor; Sr Policy Adv, Republican Whip, Rep. Cantor; Sr Policy Adv, Majority Whip, Rep. Blunt; Prof Staff House Committee on E & C; Sr LA to Rep. Cox
Grant Barbosa Legislative Assistant, Sen. Harris; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Sander M. Levin; Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow, Rep. Xavier Becerra.
Dan Ziegler Executive Director, Republican Study Committee; Legislative Director for Rep Doug Lamborn
Jeanne Haggerty Legislative Correspondent Senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Aging Committee (shared staff), Legislative Aide Senate Finance Committee, Health Policy Coordinator Health Subcommittee Energy and Commerce, Professional Staff Member
Alec Aramanda Prof Staff, House Cmtee on E&C; Dir Ofc of Legislation & Dir Stakeholder Engagement, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy, Department of Health & Human Services; Domestic Policy Advisor, Deputy Legislative Director, Leg Asst, Sen. Cruz; Leg Asst, Sen. DeMint.
DAVID E. FRANASIAK n/a
J. Steven Hart n/a
KARINA V. LYNCH n/a
George Olsen n/a
J.Steven Hart n/a
George Olson n/a
David Franasiak n/a
Bert Carp n/a
Matthew Hoekstra n/a
Melinda Maxfield n/a
Denis Dwyer 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.

Registration
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Q3 Report
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Q4 Report
Q3 Report
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Q3 Report
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Amendment
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Registration
Termination
Q1 Report
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Q3 Report
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Q1 Report

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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