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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 517 C Street, NE |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 30792-2206
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6. House ID# 301150147
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Romano Romani, President |
Date | 10/17/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3230 - Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Lobby for sufficient funding of the CDC and NIH in the area of vaccines and vaccine development.
Supplemental appropriations legislation in the area of funds for domestic vaccine supply, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health and Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund
S. 3604 - National Park Centennial Fund Act (Introduced in Senate). Support funding for pandemic flu preparedness.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Symms |
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Romano |
Romani |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Novartis AG to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Novartis Corporation, so too Novartis AG, as its parent, will benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1145, H.R. 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007. To amend title 35, United States Code, relating to the procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents. Lobbied to protect intellectual property rights. Sought amendments to insure the enforceability of patents.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Symms |
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Romano |
Romani |
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Baxter |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Novartis AG to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Novartis Corporation, so too Novartis AG, as its parent, will benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4703, S. 2467, H.R. 4991 - Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008
S. 2464, H.R. 4992, H.R. 4704 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of federally recommended vaccines under Medicare, Part B
S. 2465, H.R. 4702, H.R. 4990 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines under the Medicaid program
S. 2467, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4991 - a bill to amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines and for other purposes
Opposed efforts to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale of prescription drugs through the internet, and for other purposes. Lobbied to ensure that the Internet would not be used to import counterfeit and defective medical products
H.R. 4705 - Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008
S. 3678 - Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act (Biodefense)
S. 1505 - Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act
S. 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, support enactment and follow-on Biologics legislation with amendments that strengthen FDA pathway and provide data exclusivity
H.R. 1956 - Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007
H.R. 1038 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
S. 623 - Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
General matters related to vaccine industry stability, pandemic preparedness, avian influenza
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Novartis AG to the degree that public policies, either laws or regulations, commercially benefit Novartis Corporation, so too Novartis AG, as its parent, will benefit.
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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