lobbying_activities: 296127

Individual lobbying activities reported in quarterly filings. Each row is one issue area for one client — includes the specific issues lobbied on, government entities contacted, and income/expense amounts.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

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id	filing_uuid	filing_type	registrant_name	registrant_id	client_name	filing_year	filing_period	issue_code	specific_issues	government_entities	income_amount	expense_amount	is_no_activity	is_termination	received_date
296127	6640f4ae-bab9-446d-89ec-3a2867993c2c	MA	GUIDANT CORPORATION	17124	GUIDANT CORPORATION	2004	mid_year	TOR	S. 11: “Medical Malpractice Liability Bill” Legislation to protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing the effects of excessive liability costs. S. 607, H.R. 5, H. Res. 139: “HEALTH Act of 2003” Legislation to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S. 1518: “Reliable Medical Justice Act” Legislation to restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. Discussions with FDA regarding role of FDA in preempting conflicting state law; impact on tort reform debate.	Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	80000		0	0	2004-08-11T00:00:00-04:00