Abbott Laboratories Bill Positions
MapLight's report on Abbott Laboratories details Abbott Laboratories's support for or opposition to bills in Congress. MapLight has recorded 32 bill positions taken by Abbott Laboratories since January 1, 2007. These bills relate to topics including Government Operations and Politics, Business and Commerce, Health, Budget, Spending, and Taxes, Intellectual Property, and 51 other topics.
Support and opposition information is based on public documents found by MapLight, including congressional testimony, news reports, and company statements. These documents are included with the report.
Scope:
This report provides, for each of the 32 bills Abbott Laboratories has taken a position on, the following information:
* Bill name, number, and sponsor.
* Bill summary and status (i.e. whether the bill is in committee, has become law, etc.).
* Abbott Laboratories's position (support or opposition).
* Date Abbott Laboratories's position was taken and date it was recorded by MapLight.
* Source document for the support or opposition stance.
Source documents:
Source documents for Abbott Laboratories's support or opposition stance are authored by:
* Dear Speaker Pelosi: (3 pages)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance; 2nd Company letter to Senate on Tax Extenders (10 pages)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance; Business Leaders Back Baucus Effort on Extenders (10 pages)
* Invest in America's Future; Company, Organization Letter to Congress on the R&D Tax Credit (7 pages)
* Chamber of Commerce (4 pages)
* Chamber of Commerce (4 pages)
* Pfizer; Dear Senator Feinstein (6 pages)
* Invest in America's Future; Company, Organization Letter to Congress on the R&D Tax Credit (7 pages)
* Business Roundtable; TAP Coalition America COMPETES Senate Letter (2 pages)
* And others.
Reasons to buy:
* Gauge future potential of Abbott Laboratories based on whether a bill they support or oppose advances or is defeated in Congress.
* Evaluate the political activity of Abbott Laboratories, including legislation of interest.
* Understand the reasoning behind Abbott Laboratories's positions on legislation through content of source documents.
* Learn of other organizations that have taken the same position as Abbott Laboratories on a bill (other signers).
* Learn of legislation which affects the financial prospects of Abbott Laboratories.
* Learn whether bills Abbott Laboratories has supported or opposed have been enacted, defeated, or are still pending.
Topics of legislation:
The bills Abbott Laboratories has taken a position on cover the following topics: Business & Labor (24), Government Affairs (24), Budget & Economy (18), Health & Welfare (18), Science, Technology, Communications, and Infrastructure (18), Legal Affairs (15), Natural Resources (13), Culture and Social Issues (12), Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy (10), Education (5). The report is 184 pages long, including 33 source documents.
