Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America INC
Based in DC
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With $7.7M in lobbying spend across 29 quarterly filings, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America INC is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 14 individual lobbyists
$7.7M
Total Lobbying Spend
29
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
14
Individual Lobbyists
Spending by Year
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.2M |
| 2019 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $780K |
| 2021 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $890K |
| 2023 | $630K |
| 2024 | $680K |
| 2025 | $940K |
Lobbying Firms
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
What They Lobby For
- Drug importation; Part D/non-interference; Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues; Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues; Independent Payment Advisory Board - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 (H.R. 849); Approving the Discontinuation of the Process for Consideration and Automatic Implementation of the Annual Proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under Section 1899A of the Social Security Act(H.J. Res. 51); Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 (S. 251); A Joint Resolution Approving the Discontinuation of the Process for Consideration and Automatic Implementation of the Annual Proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under Section 1899A of the Social Security Act(S.J. Res. 16); STRONGER Patents Act (S.1390)
- Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 (H.R. 5247); Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851/S. 1327); Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act (H.R. 2051) and CREATES Act (H.R. 2212/S. 974); Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017 (H.R. 1732); Modernizing Drug Enforcement Act of 2018 (H.R. 5298) The Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (H.R. 5202); The Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now Act (i.e., the "SCREEN Act")(H.R. 5228); Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; House opioids legislation discussion drafts on FDA Long-term Efficacy, FDA Misuse/Abuse, FDA Packaging and Disposal, FDA Accelerated Approval and Breakthrough Therapy Status, and FDA and International Mail; Drug importation; Expanding Access to Low Cost Generic Drugs Act (S. 2476); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 124); 180-day exclusivity; Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act (S. 2315); Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S. 771/H.R. 1776); Legislation on drug labeling.
- Part D/non-interference; Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues; Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 (S. 251); STRONGER Patents Act (S.1390); Medicare Part D coverage gap closure.
- Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851/S. 1327); The Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now Act (i.e., the "SCREEN Act")(H.R. 5228); Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680); Expanding Access to Low Cost Generic Drugs Act (S. 2476); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 124); Regulatory exclusivity; Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S. 771/H.R. 1776); Legislation on drug labeling; Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act (CARE Act)(S. 2700/HR 5545); SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act (HR 5687); Biologics patent settlements; Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018 (HR 5811); SAFETY Act of 2018 (H.R. 5803); Insulin pricing; H.R. 5752, the Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; proposed legislation regarding tableting and encapsulating opioid products; Drug Importation; Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act (HR 5247/S. 204; CREATES Act (HR 2212/S. 974)
- Part D/non-interference; Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues; Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 (S. 251); STRONGER Patents Act (S.1390)(HR 5340); Medicare Part D coverage gap closure.
- Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851/S. 1327); The Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now Act (i.e., the "SCREEN Act")(H.R. 5228); Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S. 2680); Expanding Access to Low Cost Generic Drugs Act (S. 2476); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 124); Regulatory exclusivity; Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S. 771/H.R. 1776); Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act (CARE Act)(S. 2700/HR 5545); SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act (HR 5687); Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018 (HR 5811); SAFETY Act of 2018 (H.R. 5803); Drug pricing; H.R. 5752, the Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; proposed legislation regarding tableting and encapsulating opioid products; Drug Importation; CREATES Act (HR 2212/S. 974; 340B issues; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018 (H.R. 6478), Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (S. 2554/H.R. 6143), Re-Valuing Anti-Microbial Products Act of 2018 (H.R. 6294), Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 (H.R. 6505), Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New (MODERN) Labeling Act (S. 3519), citizen petitions
- United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 124); Regulatory exclusivity; Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S. 771/H.R. 1776); Drug pricing; SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6); Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018 (H.R. 6478); Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (S. 2554/H.R. 6143); Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 (H.R. 6505); Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New (MODERN) Labeling Act (S. 3519); citizen petitions; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018 (S. 3738/H.R. 7251); Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018 (H.R. 7348/S. 3775); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 3792); Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.
- Part D/non-interference; Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues; Medicare Part D coverage gap closure.
- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; citizen petitions; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); BLOCKING Act of 2019 (H.R. 938);Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503); Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520); CREATES Act of 2019 (HR 965/S. 340); Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S. 659); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019 (HR 1344); FAIR Generics Act (HR 1506); Proposed rule on rebate safe harbor (84 Fed. Reg. 2340); PHAIR Pricing Act of 2019 (HR 1034); Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act (ADAPT Act) (S.658).
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