• Issues related to scientific, technical, and medical publishing. S.1701/HR 3427 - Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017. S. 760 - Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act or the OPEN Government Data Act (licensing and copyright provisions). H.R.5305 - FDLP Modernization Act of 2018
• S.1003 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add standards for drug compendia for physician use for purposes of Medicaid payment for certain drugs, and for other purposes. H.R.4174/S. 2046 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017

Duration: December 15, 2017 to June 15, 2018

General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $60,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Related Foreign Entities: RELX Group (London, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%