Lobbying Relationship

Client

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

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Lobbying firm

DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC

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  • Implementation of PPACA; Monitor legislation related to medicare and advise client as it affects them.
  • Implementation of PPACA.
  • Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act.
  • HR4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act.

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

Spending: about $680,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Commerce - Dept of (DOC),, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Y Y Department of Health and Human Services; White House; House of Representatives; Senate, Y Y White House; Department of Health and Human Services; House of Representatives; Senate

Bills mentioned

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

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

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

S.610: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1548: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

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

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

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

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

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

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

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

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.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.501: Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.369: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

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

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

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

S.3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

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

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

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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?
Cecil Swamidoss Legal Intern, US Seante Special Cmte on Aging (1998); Deputy Investigator, US Sen. Spec. Cmte on Aging (1999-2001); Investigative Counsel, US Sen Cmte on Finance (2001); Investigative Counsel, US Sen Spec. Cmte on Aging (2001-2003); Senior Counsel, US Sen. Spec. Cmte on Aging (2004- 2008). Legal Intern, US Senate Spec. Cmte on Aging (1998); Depty Inv., US Sen. Spec. Cmte on Aging (1999-2001); Investigate Counsel, US Sen. Cmte on Finance (2001); Investigative Counsel, US Sen
Gary Andres n/a
BETH POWER n/a
Darren Willcox n/a
Steve Perry n/a
Cartier Esham 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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