Lobbying Relationship

Client

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

The Smith-Free Group, LLC

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  • H.R. 2853 BLOCKING Act of 2021 (All sections of full text). S. 2910, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021 (All sections of full text). Discussions regarding S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act of 2022. Discussions regarding the reauthorization of Generic Drug User Fee Amendments included in P.L.117-95, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act. Discussions regarding improved education about digital health care. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Monitored the implementation of P.L.117-7, To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Monitored Medicare and prescription drug changes. Monitored discussions related to mental health legislation.
  • Discussions related to FDA 'skinny labelling' issue. Monitored HR 7377, Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act. Monitored S. 1463, Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $610,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Vice President of the U.S.

Bills mentioned

H.R.1868: To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.2853: Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for...

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.2910: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2021

Sponsor: Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

S.3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.7377: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act

Sponsor: John Curtis (R-Utah)

S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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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?
Jack S. Deuser Ch. of Staff, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning; Leg. Dir., U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning
Trevor W. Kolego ​Leg. Assist, Rep. Chris Cannon; Leg. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner
Michael A. Gaffin Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Asst. Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy
Robert Hickmott n/a
Ian S. D. Mair n/a
James C. Free n/a
W. Timothy Locke n/a
Trevor Kolego n/a
Michael A Gaffin 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.

Termination
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Registration

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

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