MERCK & CO., INC.

On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “MERCK & CO, INC.”, “MERCK & CO INC”, “MERCK & CO. INC.”, “MERCK & CO., INC”, “MERCK”.

$321K

from its PAC to 56 senators, 2021 on

$55.3M

on 247 lobbying reports as a client

$983K

its lobbyists report giving 58 senators (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to senators

MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)

Democrats $90,500 (28%)
Republicans $227,500 (71%)
Independents $2,500 (1%)

The senators it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a senator on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.

◆ Todd Young

R-IN · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance

$60K

◆ John Barrasso

R-WY · Finance

$50K

◆ Raphael G. Warnock

D-GA · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Finance

$50K

◆ Tim Kaine

D-VA · Armed Services, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$49K

◆ Christopher A. Coons

D-DE · Appropriations, Judiciary

$48K

◆ Mike Crapo

R-ID · Budget, Finance

$45K

◆ Tim Scott

R-SC · Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$45K

◆ John Thune

R-SD · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance

$45K

◆ Roger Marshall

R-KS · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Budget, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$43K

◆ John Cornyn

R-TX · Budget, Finance, Judiciary

$43K

◆ James Lankford

R-OK · Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

$43K

◆ Thom Tillis

R-NC · Finance, Judiciary

$40K

Robert P. Casey, Jr.

D-PA

$35K

◆ Jacky Rosen

D-NV · Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation

$33K

◆ Marsha Blackburn

R-TN · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary

$32K

◆ Mike Lee

R-UT · Budget, Judiciary

$31K

◆ Deb Fischer

R-NE · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation

$30K

◆ Joni Ernst

R-IA · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

$28K

◆ John Kennedy

R-LA · Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary

$28K

Kyrsten Sinema

I-AZ

$28K

All 60 senators

Senator	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Todd Young R IN	$6,500	$53,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
John Barrasso R WY	$10,000	$40,000	Finance
Raphael G. Warnock D GA	—	$50,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Finance
Tim Kaine D VA	$10,000	$38,500	Armed Services, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Christopher A. Coons D DE	$7,500	$40,000	Appropriations, Judiciary
Mike Crapo R ID	$10,000	$35,000	Budget, Finance
Tim Scott R SC	$10,000	$35,000	Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
John Thune R SD	$10,000	$35,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Roger Marshall R KS	$10,000	$33,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Budget, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
John Cornyn R TX	$7,500	$35,000	Budget, Finance, Judiciary
James Lankford R OK	$10,000	$32,500	Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Thom Tillis R NC	$5,000	$35,000	Finance, Judiciary
Robert P. Casey, Jr. D PA	$10,000	$25,000
Jacky Rosen D NV	$10,000	$22,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Marsha Blackburn R TN	$10,000	$21,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary
Mike Lee R UT	$9,000	$21,500	Budget, Judiciary
Deb Fischer R NE	$10,000	$20,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Joni Ernst R IA	$5,000	$22,500	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
John Kennedy R LA	$7,500	$20,000	Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ	$2,500	$25,000
Jerry Moran R KS	$6,000	$20,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Charles E. Schumer D NY	$1,000	$25,000
Mazie K. Hirono D HI	$5,000	$20,000	Armed Services, Judiciary
Jon Tester D MT	$10,000	$15,000
Robert Menendez D NJ	$5,000	$17,500
Patty Murray D WA	$5,000	$17,500	Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Markwayne Mullin R OK	$6,000	$15,000
Mitch McConnell R KY	—	$20,000	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations
John Boozman R AR	$5,000	$13,500	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Environment and Public Works
Shelley Moore Capito R WV	$3,500	$14,500	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE	$7,500	$10,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Martin Heinrich D NM	$2,500	$15,000	Appropriations
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV	$6,000	$10,000	Finance
Steve Daines R MT	$5,000	$10,000	Finance
Rand Paul R KY	$5,000	$10,000	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mark R. Warner D VA	$5,000	$9,500	Budget, Finance
Bill Hagerty R TN	$4,500	$9,000	Appropriations
Jon Husted R OH	$5,000	$7,000	Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
John Hoeven R ND	$2,500	$7,500	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations
Thomas R. Carper D DE	—	$10,000
Roger F. Wicker R MS	$4,500	$4,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Katie Boyd Britt R AL	—	$8,000	Appropriations, Judiciary
Bill Cassidy R LA	$5,000	$2,500	Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Marco Rubio R FL	$2,500	$5,000
Lindsey Graham R SC	—	$7,500
Gary C. Peters D MI	—	$7,500	Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ashley Moody R FL	$3,000	$3,000	Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Judiciary
Jim Banks R IN	$5,000	—	Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ted Budd R NC	$5,000	—	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Susan M. Collins R ME	$2,500	$2,500	Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Tom Cotton R AR	$2,000	$3,000	Armed Services
John R. Curtis R UT	$5,000	—	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
James C. Justice R WV	$5,000	—	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Ben Ray Luján D NM	$5,000	—	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Bernie Moreno R OH	$5,000	—	Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
David McCormick R PA	$5,000	—
Pete Ricketts R NE	$2,500	$2,500	Budget, Environment and Public Works
Dan Sullivan R AK	$2,500	$2,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Tim Sheehy R MT	$5,000	—	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Ron Johnson R WI	—	$5,000	Budget, Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

What it lobbied on

Issues

Medicare/Medicaid

198 reports

Health Issues

180 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

88 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

61 reports

Budget/Appropriations

49 reports

43 reports

Pharmacy

16 reports

Animals

8 reports

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

4 reports

Government Issues

3 reports

Bills it named

41 reports

29 reports

24 reports

22 reports

21 reports

21 reports

20 reports

20 reports

17 reports

17 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

$1.2M

TIBER CREEK GROUP

$1.1M

AVENUE SOLUTIONS

$1.1M

W STRATEGIES, LLC

$1.1M

WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

$970K

CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC

$920K

TODD STRATEGY GROUP

$730K

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

$550K

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC

$480K

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

$410K

FORBES-TATE

$200K

HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

$200K

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC	23	$1.2M
TIBER CREEK GROUP	23	$1.1M
AVENUE SOLUTIONS	23	$1.1M
W STRATEGIES, LLC	23	$1.1M
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	23	$970K
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	23	$920K
TODD STRATEGY GROUP	23	$730K
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	17	$550K
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	17	$480K
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC	7	$410K
FORBES-TATE	4	$200K
HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC	4	$200K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	4	$80K
SL STRATEGIES, LLC	1	$36K
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP	1	$10K
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	4	$0
PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC.	4	$0

1 of its lobbyists worked for a senator

Deb Fischer · 1

See the data

Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Senator	Latest report
AMELIA BREINIG	Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Press Secretary, Senate finance Committee; Press Aide, Press Secretary, Rep. Terry; Staff Asst., Sen. Fischer	Deb Fischer	2023