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”.

$1.1M

from its PAC to 161 members, 2021 on

$55.3M

on 247 lobbying reports as a client

$1.5M

its lobbyists report giving 146 members (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to members

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

Democrats $441,000 (40%)
Republicans $654,000 (60%)

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

Gregory W. Meeks

D-NY

$100K

Steve Scalise

R-LA

$95K

◆ Brett Guthrie

R-KY · Energy and Commerce

$70K

◆ Robin L. Kelly

D-IL · Energy and Commerce

$68K

◆ Jason Smith

R-MO · Ways and Means

$66K

◆ Richard Hudson

R-NC · Energy and Commerce

$65K

◆ Scott H. Peters

D-CA · Budget, Energy and Commerce

$64K

Josh Gottheimer

D-NJ

$50K

◆ Jamie Raskin

D-MD · Judiciary

$50K

◆ Donald G. Davis

D-NC · Agriculture, Armed Services

$48K

◆ John Joyce

R-PA · Energy and Commerce

$45K

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

R-WA

$45K

◆ Bradley Scott Schneider

D-IL · Ways and Means

$45K

◆ Deborah K. Ross

D-NC · Judiciary

$44K

◆ Brian K. Fitzpatrick

R-PA · Ways and Means

$42K

Kevin McCarthy

R-CA

$40K

◆ Jodey C. Arrington

R-TX · Budget, Ways and Means

$39K

◆ Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

R-GA · Budget, Energy and Commerce

$38K

◆ H. Morgan Griffith

R-VA · Energy and Commerce

$38K

◆ Darin LaHood

R-IL · Ways and Means

$36K

All 60 members

Member	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Gregory W. Meeks D NY	—	$100,000
Steve Scalise R LA	$30,000	$65,000
Brett Guthrie R KY	$27,500	$42,500	Energy and Commerce
Robin L. Kelly D IL	$7,500	$60,000	Energy and Commerce
Jason Smith R MO	$21,500	$44,500	Ways and Means
Richard Hudson R NC	$23,000	$42,000	Energy and Commerce
Scott H. Peters D CA	$27,500	$36,000	Budget, Energy and Commerce
Josh Gottheimer D NJ	$27,500	$22,500
Jamie Raskin D MD	—	$50,000	Judiciary
Donald G. Davis D NC	$20,000	$27,500	Agriculture, Armed Services
John Joyce R PA	$17,000	$28,000	Energy and Commerce
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA	$15,000	$30,000
Bradley Scott Schneider D IL	$22,000	$22,500	Ways and Means
Deborah K. Ross D NC	$19,500	$24,500	Judiciary
Brian K. Fitzpatrick R PA	$19,500	$22,000	Ways and Means
Kevin McCarthy R CA	$15,000	$25,000
Jodey C. Arrington R TX	$18,000	$20,500	Budget, Ways and Means
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R GA	$16,000	$22,000	Budget, Energy and Commerce
H. Morgan Griffith R VA	$17,000	$20,500	Energy and Commerce
Darin LaHood R IL	$16,000	$20,000	Ways and Means
Tom Emmer R MN	$15,000	$20,000
Mike Johnson R LA	$20,000	$15,000
Adrian Smith R NE	$16,000	$18,500	Ways and Means
Lloyd Smucker R PA	$18,000	$15,500	Budget, Ways and Means
Frank J. Mrvan D IN	$15,000	$17,500	Appropriations
Kevin Mullin D CA	$14,500	$17,500	Energy and Commerce
Diana DeGette D CO	$3,000	$28,000	Energy and Commerce
Chrissy Houlahan D PA	$10,500	$20,500	Armed Services
Mike Kelly R PA	$15,000	$13,500	Ways and Means
Dan Crenshaw R TX	$12,500	$15,000	Energy and Commerce
J. Luis Correa D CA	$19,500	$7,000	Homeland Security, Judiciary
Robert Menendez D NJ	$14,500	$11,000	Energy and Commerce
Madeleine Dean D PA	$12,500	$12,500	Appropriations
Katherine M. Clark D MA	$11,000	$13,500
James Comer R KY	$12,000	$12,000	Oversight and Government Reform
Guy Reschenthaler R PA	$12,000	$12,000	Appropriations
David G. Valadao R CA	$12,000	$12,000	Agriculture, Appropriations
Troy Balderson R OH	$14,000	$9,000	Energy and Commerce
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE	$7,500	$15,000
Jake Auchincloss D MA	$9,500	$12,500	Energy and Commerce
Gregory F. Murphy R NC	$9,500	$12,000	Ways and Means
Mikie Sherrill D NJ	$14,500	$7,000
Larry Bucshon R IN	$10,500	$10,500
Pete Aguilar D CA	$10,000	$10,000	Appropriations
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R NJ	$15,000	$5,000	Energy and Commerce
Ron Estes R KS	$8,500	$11,000	Budget, Ways and Means
Kevin Hern R OK	$9,000	$9,000	Ways and Means
Valerie P. Foushee D NC	$7,500	$10,000
Diana Harshbarger R TN	$8,000	$9,000	Energy and Commerce
Claudia Tenney R NY	$9,500	$7,000	Ways and Means
Vern Buchanan R FL	$7,000	$9,000	Ways and Means
Suzan K. DelBene D WA	$8,000	$8,000	Ways and Means
John R. Curtis R UT	$5,000	$10,000
Ben Cline R VA	$2,000	$13,000	Appropriations, Budget, Judiciary
Morgan McGarvey D KY	$7,500	$7,500	Budget
Nellie Pou D NJ	$10,000	$5,000	Homeland Security
Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ	$7,500	$7,500	Appropriations, Budget
A. Drew Ferguson IV R GA	$6,500	$8,000
Nicole Malliotakis R NY	$7,000	$7,000	Ways and Means
Markwayne Mullin R OK	$4,000	$9,000

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 member

Dan Newhouse · 1

See the data

Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Member	Latest report
STEPHANIE MCBATH	Sr. Legis. Asst., Rep. Newhouse; Legis. Asst., Aug., Rep. Newhouse; Legis. Asst./Press Asst., Rep. Stefanik; Intern, Rep. Stefanik.	Dan Newhouse	2025