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CHARLES CLAPTON

MERCK & CO, INC. · Rahway, NJ
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Background

Career
Rahway, NJ · current
Government experience
Chief Health Counsel
House Energy & Commerce Cmte; Chief Health Counsel, House Ways & Means Cmte; Policy Advisor, Rep. Hastert; Health Policy Dir., Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Cmte.
Covered official positions, as disclosed on federal filings

The past 12 months

Clients
1
past 12 months
Filings
1
past 12 months
Agencies contacted
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Commerce, Dept of (DOC)Executive Office of the President (EOP)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATE

Specific issues

Issues relating to, Animal Health Policy Issues; Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; Agriculture, Rural Development , Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2026; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2026; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill 2026.
Animals · 2026 Q2
Issues relating to, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), issues related to health care; Medicare; Medicare Part B and D drug pricing issues; 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Cost and value of medicines: Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; FY-2027 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Medicaid drug rebate program (MDRP).
Medicare/Medicaid · 2026 Q2
Issues relating to, Tax reform and tax policy, generally; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), provisions relating to budget reconciliation and taxes; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), provisions relating to tax reform.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · 2026 Q2
S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 2076, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2021 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Cost and value of medicines; Vaccine issues; Package inserts and e-labeling; Package inserts, labeling issues, and e-labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical supply channel issues; Drug shortages issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), issues related to health care; FY-2027 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Budget reconciliation drug pricing provisions; Commerce Justice, Science, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation for 2026; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; Animal Health Policy Issues; Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Vaccine Policy; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues; Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing; Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; International competition in biopharmaceuticals.
Health Issues · 2026 Q2

Clients

2026 · 1 filing
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Sources

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Recent filings1
2026 Q2
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