• H.R.4402 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes, specifying that manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics, or medical supplies covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are not required to report peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, medical conference reports, or medical textbooks that are provided to health care practitioners or teaching hospitals.

Duration: October 4, 2023 to present

General Issues: Health Issues, Advertising, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $0 (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 2023: House of Representatives