Novo Nordisk Inc.
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Novo Nordisk Inc. spent $6.4M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on health care, medicare & medicaid, budget & spending. It used 33 lobbyists, including people who worked for 12 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $6.4M
- Lobbyists
- 33
- Bills lobbied
- 10
- Issues
- 9
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$1.7M
- 2025 Q4$2.1M
- 2026 Q1$1.3M
- 2026 Q2$1.3M
Issues lobbied
- Health care
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Budget & spending
- Taxes
- Copyright & patents
- Pharmacy
- Trade
- Consumer safety
- Tariffs
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act10 reports
- H.R. 42314 reports
- S. 19734 reports
- H.R. 14924 reports
- S. 1504 reports
- H.R. 591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act2 reports
- H.R. 24232 reports
- H.R. 15771 report
- H.R. 27151 report
- H.R. 6509: SAFE Drugs Act of 20251 report
Lobbying firms hired
- Novo Nordisk Inc.$6.4M
- Ballard Partners$360K
- Checkmate Government Relations$360K
- Nvg, LLC$340K
- The Nickles Group, LLC$320K
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP$300K
- Todd Strategy Group$240K
- Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC$240K
- Williams And Jensen, Pllc$240K
- Holland & Knight LLP$230K
- Avoq, LLC$120K
- Public Strategies Washington, Inc.$60K
- S-3 Group$40K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Jeff Lucas
Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Legislative Assistant/Sr. Legislative Assistant/Legislative…Bill Cassidy (R-LA) - Eric Bergren
Chief of Staff, Rep. Brett Guthrie; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior…Brett Guthrie (R-KY) - Katherine Cotton
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - U.S. Representative Brett GuthrieBrett Guthrie (R-KY) - Thomas Boodry
Intern, Sen.Bill Cassidy, Sept2017-Jan2021; LA, Sen.Marco Rubio, Jan2018-Jan2021; LD, Rep.Tony Gonzales…Bill Cassidy (R-LA) - Emily Murry
Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority…Ken Calvert (R-CA) - Peter Fise
Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on…Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Rosalyn Kumar
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Tax Counsel, Senator StabenowDebbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) - Jeanne Haggerty
Legislative Correspondent Senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Aging Committee (shared staff), Legislative Aide Senate…Chuck Grassley (R-IA) - Robert Butora
Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Representative Leonard Lance, Health…Bill Cassidy (R-LA) - Michaeleen Crowell
Leg Director, Rep. Denise Majette; Leg Director, Rep. John Lewis; Chief of Staff, US Sen. Bernie SandersBernard Sanders (I-VT) - Malloy Mcdaniel
Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell; Floor…Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - Martin Reiser
Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff…Steve Scalise (R-LA) - Kevin Casey
Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep…Bernard Sanders (I-VT) - Olivia Kurtz
Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on…Susan M. Collins (R-ME) - Timothy Blanchat
Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Hudson; Deputy State Director, Senator Thom TillisThom Tillis (R-NC) - Timothy Blanchat
Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Hudson; Deputy State Director, Senator Thom TillisRichard Hudson (R-NC)
Agencies contacted
- Senate · 119
- House Of Representatives · 118
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (Hhs) · 30
- White House Office · 21
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (Cms) · 19
- Office of Management & Budget (Omb) · 13
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$70K
- 2026 Q2 report$1.3M
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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