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VRTX: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to pain management, including S.475/H.R. 1227 - Alternatives to PAIN Act. Issues related to prescription drug value, including implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (PL 117-169), and implementation of Executive Order 14273, Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients. Issues related to FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals. Issues related to tariff and trade policy.

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Became public
Oct 20, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
Collected
Nov 11, 2026, 11:27 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED is VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875320/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $60,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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