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FORBES-TATE filed a Q2 report for MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT GERMANY on July 16, 2025, reporting $80,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT GERMANY · Chemical Manufacturer.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 16, 2025

Income

$80,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

TORI SMITH New on this filing

Previously held: Policy Advisor, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (2023-2025)
JUSTIN KINTZ New on this filing

Previously held: Special Assistant, External and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior (2007-2009)
ARTHUR DENNIS SIDNEY New on this filing

Previously held: LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 3

Chemicals/Chemical Industry

Issues related to chemical manufacturing.

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to domestic and international trade and tariff policies.

Manufacturing

Issues related to life sciences, laboratory and chemical manufacturing.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.