Lobbying Relationship

Client

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (fka Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.)

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Lobbying firm

Tiber Creek Group

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  • Issues related to the FDA and Health and Human Services pertaining to CBD policies.
  • Issues related to cannabis research; Issues related to the FDA; Issues related to cannabis research at Health and Human Services.
  • Appropriations issues related to House Ag/FDA Appropriations bill pertaining to FDA enforcement of non-FDA approved, cannabis derived CBD products.

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General Issues: Health Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $1,250,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Affiliated organizations: Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.

Related Foreign Entities: Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Dublin 4, IRL); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Cambridge, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

S.3032: Renewable Energy Transferability Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.7614: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.7610: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.)

H.R.7667: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.4356: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.)

S.3032: Make in America to Sell in America Act of 2021

Sponsor: Joshua Hawley (R-Mo.)

S.2599: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.253: Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

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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?
Andrew McKechnie Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant, Senator Norm Coleman; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Ramstad; Bipartisan Medical Technology Caucus
Matt Leffingwell Director of Member Services Coalitions, House Appropriations Cmte.; CoS, Rep. Kay Granger; Deputy CoS, Rep. Kay Granger; Comms. Director, Rep. Kay Granger; Comms. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Projects Director/Press Secretary, Rep. Mark Kirk Mbr Servs & Coalitions Dir., House Approps Cmte (2016-2017); CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (2012-2015); Dep CoS, Rep. Granger (2010-2012); Comms Dir, Rep. Granger (2009-2010); Press Sec, Rep. Jon Porter (2007-2009); Projects Dir, Rep. Mark Kirk (2006-2007)
Tim Molino Chief Counsel, Senator Amy Klobuchar; Counsel, Senator Amy Klobuchar Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte. (2010-2011); Counsel, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (2010)
Sean Richardson Chief of Staff, Senator Amy Klobuchar; Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy; Dpty Staff Dir., Dem. Tech. and Comm. Committee; Policy Advisor, Rep. Dick Gephardt; Staff Assistant, Rep. Dick Gephardt;
John Michael Gonzalez Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Bell; Chief of Staff, Rep. Melissa Bean Chief of Staff, Rep. Melissa Bean (2005-2009); Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Bell (2003-2005)
Jonathon Jones Chief of Staff, Senator Carper; Legislative Director, Senator Carper
Jay Heimbach Special Asst to the President, The White House; CoS Senator Sherrod Brown; FCC - CSB and Congressional Affairs; OLA, The White House
Emily Kirlin Mbr Servs Dir, Sen. John Cornyn (2016-2018); Whip Liaison, Sen. Cornyn (2013-2016); Whip Liaison, Sen. Jon Kyl (2011-2013); Int Comms, Sen. Lamar Alexander (2011); Comms Assist, Sen. Alexander (2009-2010); Mbr Guest Rels, Sen. Alexander (2008-2009)

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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