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2006 · year_end · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
Other • To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to strengthen regulations concerning the flammability of children's clothing. [H.R.4185] • Discussion of social responsibility programs, like the WRAP program, with various legislative branch and executive branch officials. • Monitoring issues relating to apparel and footwear safety and product labeling. Miscellaneous Trade • Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 [HR5441] • United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [HR 5684] • Garment Consumer's Right-to-Know Act of 2005[H.R.4613.IH] FY 2007 Science/State/Justice/Commerce Act [HR5672] • Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006 [H.R.5070] • To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. [HR 6046] • Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)[H.R.6111] • To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes [HR5635/ S. 3485] Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 [HR4944] Insular Possessions Act of 2005 [S.1954] Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. [H.J.RES.86] • Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act [H.R.32] • Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 [H.R.3] • GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act [S.2459] • TRADE Act of 2005 [S.191/HR 886] • United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act [H.R.3283] • To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. [S.295] • Implementation of PL 106-200, PL 108-429, and PL 109-53 • Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, AGOA, CAFTA, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Korea and the operation of new bilateral agreement with respect to China. • The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, [HR 4241/S 1932] • CITA Transparency Act of 2005 [HR 3416] • To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. [HR5602/S 3495] • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax to qualified small employers who create new jobs. [H.R.5146] • The Stop Aid to Counterfeiters Act [HR 5249] • To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design [HR 5055] • Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act [S.3485/HR5635] • The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act [S. 1984] For the Period July 1 to December 31, 2006 Berry Amendment/Federal Prison Industries/Military Apparel Procurement • Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 [H.R.2965] • To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a government wide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes. [S.749] • FY 2007 Science/State/Justice/Commerce Act [HR5672] • Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 [HR 4437] • National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 [S.2766/HR 5122] • Berry Amendment Extension Act [H.R.4946] • To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a government-wide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes.[S.749] • To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. [H.R.5814] • Comments on Berry Amendment, Federal Prison Industries, and JWOD programs See attached
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
* H.R. 5337 - The National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Stregthened Transparency Act H.R. 5684 - The US-Oman Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5602 - Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Vietnam S. 3495 - Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Vietnam US Peru Trade Promotions Agreement
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Agriculture
H.R.5684 Oman FTA H.R.1749 Pest Management & Fire Suppression Flexibility Act H.R.5099 To provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for other purposes H.R.4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery H.R.5384 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R.4341 Amending CERCLA H.R.721 To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to requre the Federal Crop Insurnace Corporation to offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on an area yield and loss plan of insurance S.3681 Agriculture Protection & Prosperity Act of 2006 S.2438 Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006 FY2007 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Congressional Issues: EPA Spray Drift Proposal FIFRA/ESA/Pesticides & the Endangered Species Act Aflatoxin Research Farm Bill Conservation Programs House & Senate FY 2007 Appropriations Bills FIFRA & the Clean Water Act Agriculture Transportation Multilateral Trade Negotiations Biotechnology (Domestic & International Acceptance) Free Trade Agreements Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA/Superfund Laws 2002 Farm Bill Extension Legislation Revenue Based Farm Support Program Options for 2007 Farm Bill Commodity Title Delayed Indemnity Claim Settlements for Aflatoxin Related Crop Losses in Texas - Federal Crop Insurance Porgram Agriculture Disaster Assistance Federal Crop Insurance Coverage - RMA Policy on Losses due to Missouri River Flooding Caused by Future Corps of Engineers Spring Pulse Releases USDA FY 2007 budget Proposal Settlement of Aflatoxin Corn Claims in Texas for the 2006 Crop Year Executive Branch: 1)New Product Development-Multi-year Crop Loss Coverage Implementation of the Food quality Protection Act EPA Spray Drift Proposal Specific Pesticide Registration & Re-registration Comments USDA Research Programs Farm Bill Conservation Programs Food & Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council-DHS/USDA-National Infrastructure Protection Plan - Table Top Exercise-Corn Rural Development Producer Value-Added Grant Program Loss Adjustment Procedures for Aflatoxin-State of Texas Revenue Based Farm Support Program Options for 2007 Farm Bill & WTO Compliance EPA Coarse PM Standard/CAA Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA Superfund Laws Posted County Price & Loan Deficiency Payment Disparities FIFRA & the Clean Water Act Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002-Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Product Voluntary Label Program Syria Sanctions Act SPCC Rulemaking at EPA Early Food Safety Assessments Adventitious Presence Biotechnology (Domestic & International Acceptance) Biosafety Protocol Agriculture Transportation Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Proposed Rule: To Combine Revenue and Yield Protection within one into Basic Provisions and Applicable Crop Provisions, and Revisions to Prevent Planting Provisions CFTC Proposed Rule: Comprehensive Review of the Commitments of Trader's Reporting Program Corps of Engineers Spring Pulse Releases USDA Draft National Avian Influenza (Al) Response Plan Marketing Assistance Program Administration Foreign Market Development H.R.2646 Farm Security & Rural Investment Act of 2002-Implementation H.R.5602 Vietnam PNTR
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Congressional Issues: Trade in Products of Biotechnology World Trade Organization- Doha Round of Negotiations Biosafety Protocol Bilateral Free Trade Agreements Free Trade Agreements Trade Promotion Authority ASEAN TIFA Executive Branch Actions: Biosafety Protocol European Union Approval of Genetically Enhanced Corn European Union Biotech Regulations Fructose Exports to Mexico Free Trade Area of the Americas GSM Credits World Trade Organization China, Biotechnology Regulations China, TRQ Implementation China, Export Subsidies Adventitious Presence Syria Sanctions Act Brazilian Ethanol Imports U.S. Trade Representatives - Agriculture Market Access & Domestic Support Proposal - WTO Doha Round USDA & USTR Farm Bill Issues USDA & USTR - EU Biotech Moratorium Case Cuba Policies Food Aid H.R.5684 Oman Free Trade Agreement H.R.5602 Vietnam PNTR
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 5684, Oman Free Trade Agreement, all provisions relating to the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
For the Period July 1 to December 31, 2006 Miscellaneous Trade • Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 [HR5441] • United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [HR 5684] • FY 2007 Science/State/Justice/Commerce Act [HR5672] • Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006 [H.R.5070] • To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. [HR 6046] • Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)[H.R.6111] • To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes [HR5635/ S. 3485] • Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 [HR4944] • Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. [H.J.RES.86] • Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act [H.R.32] • Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 [H.R.3] • GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act [S.2459] • TRADE Act of 2005 [S.191/HR 886] • United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act [H.R.3283] • To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. [S.295] • Implementation of PL 106-200, PL 108-429, and PL 109-53 • Comments to ITC, Customs, USTR, the House, the Senate, and Commerce on implementation of various trade agreements and trade initiatives, such as Morocco, Andean, Peru, Colombia, Oman, Panama, AGOA, CAFTA, Thailand, Singapore, NAFTA, Jordan, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Korea and the operation of new bilateral agreement with respect to China. • The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, [HR 4241/S 1932] • To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. [HR5602/S 3495] • The Stop Aid to Counterfeiters Act [HR 5249] • The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act [S. 1984] House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies Contacted Departments: Commerce, Homeland Security (Customs), Justice, Labor, State, Treasury; House of Representatives; ITC; Senate; U.S. Trade Representative; White House Miscellaneous Trade - See Additional Page.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Assistance Agency, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 1307 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 1421 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act S. 1542 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1699 – Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2027 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 2267 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China S. 2467 - United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. Res. 142 - Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China S. Con. Res. 28 - Whereas protection of intellectual property is critical to our nation's economic competitiveness, cultural diversity, health and scientific development S. Con. Res. 87 - Expressing the sense of Congress that United States intellectual property rights must be protected globally H.R. 728 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China H.R. 3045 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3271 - Trade Agreement Enforcement Act H.R. 3283 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4186 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes H.R.4340 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H. Res. 210 - Whereas intellectual property is the backbone of our Nation's economic competitiveness and the only sector where the United States has a trade surplus with every nation in the world H. Con. Res. 230 – Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights. H. CON. RES. 303 - Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes S. 191 - Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 or TRADE Act of 2005 S. 817 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5068, Export - Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006, Ex-Im Programs. S. 3452 and S. 3453, Import Issues on U.S. Gov't Property, Import Issues. H.R. 5602 and S. 3495, Vietnam Trade Bills, U.S. Trade with Vietnam. H.R. 5684 and S. 3569, United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Oman Trade. Trade Dispute with European Airbus Industries. Support for Commercial Aircraft Sales to Ukraine, India and Pakistan. Support for Trade with Middle East, China, Korea and Malaysia. Support for Arms Sales Overseas. Support for the World Trade Organization Doha Round. Support for Russia World Trade Organization Accession. China Trade Issues
Client expense: $5,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 2267 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of the People's Republic of China S. 2317 - Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 S. 2467 - United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Vietnam S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 3658 - Customs and Trade Facilitation Reauthorization Act of 2006 S. 3967 - Trade Agreement Assessment Act S. Res. 142 - Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regadring the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China S. Res. 530 - Calling leaders attending the 2006 G-8 Summit to engage in a frank dialogue with the President of Russia S. Con. Res. 12 - Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards H.R. 728 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China H.R. 3045 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3271 - Trade Agreement Enforcement Act H.R. 3283 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4340 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5199 - United States-China Engagement Act of 2006 H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H. Con. Res. 33 - China Trade enforcement Resolution H. Con. Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with the Republicn of China on Taiwan, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 131 - Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union H. Con. Res. 217 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to enter into a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom H. Con. Res. 303 - Urging the United States Trade Repesentative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellecutal property rights and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 346 - Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan H. J. Res. 27 - Withdrawing the approval of the United States from teh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization S. 1307 - Dominican Republic Central America United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 2027 - United States Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 817 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and for other purposes
Client expense: $2,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5684, United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; all provisions S. 3495, To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam; all provisions Bill not yet assisgned, United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement; all provisions H.R. 5337, Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act; all provisions H.R. 5602, To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam; all provisions
Client expense: $5,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
a) Peru Trade Promotion Agreement b) Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement c) Brazilian orange juice tarriff policy d) Presidential Trade Promotion Authority e) General System of Preferences, H.R. 6406 and S. 3495 f) Agriculture commodity trade policy g) Oman Free Trade Agreement, H.R. 5684 and S. 3569
Client expense: $500,318 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, S. 3569 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, H.R. 5684 Peru Free Trade Agreement Discussions re trade with Africa Bill to Authorize the Extension of Non-Discriminatory Treatment to the Products of Vietnam, H.R. 5602 U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement General Trade Policy Discussions Jordan Free Trade Agreement Implementation Discussions re possible U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Discussions re trade with Malaysia Discussions regarding trade with Burma' Discussions regarding trade with North Korea Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act of 2006, S. 3485 Discussions regarding trade with Colombia NAFTA Implementation Trade Promotion Authority discussions Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act, S. 1309 Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity Act, S. 1309 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act, H.R. 4156 Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization, S. 1963
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. Con. Res. 28 - Whereas protection of intellectual property is critical to our nation's economic competitiveness, cultural diversity, health and scientific development S. Con. Res. 87 - Expressing the sense of Congress that United States intellectual property rights must be protected globally H.R. 728 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China H.R. 3045 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3271 - Trade Agreement Enforcement Act H.R. 3283 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4186 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes H.R.4340 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H. Res. 210 - Whereas intellectual property is the backbone of our Nation's economic competitiveness and the only sector where the United States has a trade surplus with every nation in the world H. Con. Res. 230 – Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights. H. CON. RES. 303 - Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes H.R. 24 –Preservation and Restoration of Orphan Works for Use in Scholarship and Education (PRO-USE) Act of 2005 H.R. 951 - Video Description Restoration Act of 2005 H.R. 609 - College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 H.R. 1036 - to make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty judges H.R. 1201 - Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 H.R. 3726 - Child Pornography Prevention Act of 2005 H.R. 4536 - Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2005 H.R. 4569 - Digital Transition Content Security Act of 2005 H.R. 5439 - Orphan Works Act of 2006 H.R. 5921 - Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006 S. 191 - Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 or TRADE Act of 2005 S. 817 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1307 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 1421 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act S. 1542 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1699 – Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2027 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 2267 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China S. 2467 - United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act University Campus Piracy Russia WTO S. 1699 - Stop Counterfieting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. Res. 142 - Expressing the Sense of the Senate that the USTR should bring a case before the WTO regarding violations of intellectu
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 5684 all sections
Client expense: $225,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
* Support H.R. 3057 - Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2006. Support the WTO Doha Development Agenda. Promote Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama, Egypt and New Zealand. Support Russia PNTR Support H.R. 5684, S3569 - U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. Support H.R. 5602, S.3495 - Vietnam PNTR. Support H.R. 6406 - Miscellaneous Trade Bill Support H.W. 208 and H.R. 579 - Legislation that would lift some U.S. travel/trade restrictions against Cuba. Support S.270 - Legislation to establish a process for imposing U.S. unilateral sanctions. Oppose S.14, S.295, S.377, S.984, H.R. 2208 - Legislation mandating increased duties on Chinese imports to offset the impact of an artificially-low currency or allow for new trade remedies against China. 5
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S. Unilateral Sanctions; U.S. Andean Free Trade Agreement Negotiations; HR3045 / S-1307 DR-CAFTA Dominican Republic, Central America Free Trade Agreement; S-3495 Permanent Normal Trade Relations Vietnam; HR5684 Oman Free Trade Agreement; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations. Grants Associated with China Gas Trading List. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty. Libya Export Controls. Implementation of Africa Growth Act.
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Foreign Relations
HR5522 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY 2007; S-3495 Permanent Normal Trade Relations Vietnam; HR5684 Oman Free Trade Agreement; ;CIFUS Legislation, HR5337 - Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act 2006; S-2374 Foreign Investment Transparency Act 2006; HJ Res 86, SJ Res 38 - Renewal of Burma Sanctions; Resolution of Chadian Tax Issue; H Res 995 - promoting Transparency of Natural Resource Revenue; HJ Res 86, SJ 38 - Renewal of Burma Sanctions; Iraq Investment Environment; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations; African Economic Development & Security Training Sanctions; Middle East Investment Opportunities; UN Convention Against Corruption; Andean Free Trade Agreement; HR5682 - United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006; Issues Related to Energy Security in Asia; Gas to Liquids Development in the Middle East; G-8 Russia Energy Security; G-8 Africa Outreach. Eurasian Energy Export Capacity. Middle East Partnership Initiative Programs (Bahrain Free Trade Agreement). Senate Investigation of Equatorial Guinea Operations. Nigerian Litigation Effort - Pending Litigation Regarding Alien Tort Statute.
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.5684, United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R.5684 H.R.5602, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. S.2027, United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S.2317, Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 S.3495, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. S.3569, United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S.3569 H.R.4340, United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (2005) H.R.5070, Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.2070 Gas Price Spike Act of 2005 H.R.3544 Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of 2005 H.R.3664 Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2005 H.R.3752 Gas Price Relief Act of 2005 H.R.3883 Timber Tax Act of 2005 H.R.4203 Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005 H.R.4248 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 H.R.4263 Windfall Profits and Consumer Assistance Act of 2005 H.R.4276 Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits Protection Act of 2005 H.R.4449 Consumer Energy Assistance and Fairness Act of 2005 H.R.5421 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax H.R.5421 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule, to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, and to reduce the rate of the estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains income tax rate. H.R.6065 Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006 H.R.6327 Free File Reform Act of 2006 H.RES.851 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5522) H.RES.885 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 H.RES.939 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1956) to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes. H.RES.966 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5970) to amend the Internal Revenue Code HR 1898 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. HR 1956 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005 HR 2121 Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long Term Holdings HR 2842 To require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law. HR 5262 Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006 HR 5522 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2007 HR 5552 Securing America's Future Economy Commission Act HR 5638 Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 HR 5684 United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement HR 5859 Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending Act HR 5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act HR 6057 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss. HR 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 S 1631 Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005 S 287 A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law. S 3491 Securing America's Future Economy Commission Act S.1791 Timber Tax Act of 2005 S.1809 Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Relief (REPAIR) Act of 2005 S.1981 Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2005 S.2103 A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and provide a rebate to each household from the revenues resulting from such tax. S.2721 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 S.3626 Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 200 S.3626 Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006 S.3829 Tax Relief and Minimum Wage Act of 2006
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.4944 Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 H.RES.851 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5522) HR 5522 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2007 HR 5684 United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Procurement Agreement/TAA; encryption; unilateral sanctions; WTO; Information Technology Agreement (ITA); intl. e-commerce agenda; policy issues related to computer printer technology; redundant testing & certification; Oman FTA, H.R.5684, S.3569; Peru FTA; Vietnam Accession to WTO; Korea FTA; Malaysia FTA; country of origin requirements, S.395, H.R.3741; Tax Relief & Health Care Act (Vietnam PNTR), H.R.6111. Government product regulations; market access issues; export controls, H.R.2601, H.R.3100; digital divide; MRAs & standards/conformity assessment - APEC, EU, LA; customs issues; Russia WTO Accession; VAT; standards; Government
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
See next page H.R. 445 To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture; H.R. 728 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 746, S. 355 The Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005; H.R. 1039, S. 695 To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges; H.R. 1121 To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country . . . ; H.R. 1498 To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguards mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States; H.R. 2473 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases; H.R. 3004 To require the secretary of the treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China . . . ; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits . . . ; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles . . . ; H.R. 3271 Trade Agreements Enforcement Act; H.R. 3283, S. 1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act; H.R. 3306 Fair Trade With China Act of 2005; H.R. 3713 To repeal the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; H.R. 4241, S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 4365, S 135 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce . . . ; H.R. 4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005; H.R. 4407 To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreements for a period of two years; H.Res. 98, S.Res. 169 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to free trade negotiations with respect free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States; H.Res. 577 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade . . . ; H.Con.Res. 186 Expressing the sense of Congress that the president should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; H.Con.Res. 295 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment . . . . ; S. 14 Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act of 2005; S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 270 Sanctions Policy Reform Act; S. 295 To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; S. 377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005; S. 593, H.R. 1216 (Stopping Overseas Subsidies SOS Act) To amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries; S. 600 Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 – 2007; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S.Res. 100 Disapproving the request of the president for extension under Section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that law; S.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar; S.Con.Res. 12 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards; S.Con.Res. 55 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda round; China Textile Safeguards cases; Section 301 cases against China; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); China currency issues; Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama, Bahrain, Oman; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Administration and reform of the trade remedies laws (antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty methodologies; Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Container security; Generalized System of Preferences renewal; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and advanced cargo information; Cargo and supply chain security; Vessel and port security; Cargo container fees; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty on Customs Rules; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; H.R. 4680 To provide temporary duty suspension on products from Sri Lanka; H.R. 5043 The Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act of 2006; H.R. 5529 The Trade Law Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5684 To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement; S. 2267 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People’s Republic of China; S. 2467 the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006; H.R. 5602/ S. 3495 To authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Vietnam; Proposed Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; proposed Pakistan Free Trade Agreement; implementation of the cumulation provisions in the DR-CAFTA; renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 6050 – Balanced Trade Act of 2006; S. 3899 – Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006; H.R. 6076/S. 3904 – Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006; S. 3933 – To Extend the Generalized System of Preferences; S. 3967 – Trade Agreement Assessment Act; H.R. 6369 – “To Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs . . . .”; H.R. 6406 – “To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty . . . .”; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 5337 "National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2006" and S 3549 "Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006"(support reform of CFIUS process); HR 5684 "United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act" (support passage of U.S.-Oman trade agreement); HR 5602 and S 3495 "Authorizing the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Treatement to the Products of Vietnam" (extend permanent trade relations status to Vietnam); Russia WTO accession HR 3045 "Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act" (support for the passage and implementation of CAFTA); HR 5068 "Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006" (support Ex-Im Bank reauthorization);
Client expense: $2,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trade Agreements Act - COTS Software provisions; World Trade Organization negotiations; S 345 Vietnam; S 3569 and HR 5684 Oman; H 6406 Vietnam, Peru, Korea & Malaysia future Free Trade Agreements, general issues; FTA Foreign Transportation Authority; Korean Security issues; S 2027 and H 4340 Bahrain Specific lobbying issues continued: S 295 China currency China Relations in regards to US-China engagement and WTO compliance, general issues.
Client expense: $1,654,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Trade Promotion Authority renewal H.J. Res. 27, re. U.S. membership in World Trade Organization S. 1307, H.R. 3045, Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) U.S. Export-Import Bank U.S. trade deficit U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement H.R. 1216, S. 496, S. 593, Countervailing duties for non-market economies Foreign Currency Trade S. 295, Schumer-Graham China currency legislation Saudi Arabia joining WTO Doha round of WTO talks Russia joining WTO H.R. 1498, Hunter-Ryan bill re. Chinese currency appreciation H.R. 2465, tariff bill H.R. 3283, S. 1421, U.S. Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 2006-07 Andean Trade Preferences & Drug Eradication Act H.R. 250, the Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act Malaysia Free Trade Agreement International monetary policy Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5684, U.S. - Oman Free Trade Agreement Middle East Free Trade Agreement Hong Kong WTO talks Vietnam WTO market access Export controls U.S. - Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement German American Tax Treaty U.S. - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 6406, H.R. 6408, trade and tax extender legislation Trade liberalization legislation U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement PNTR for Vietnam Agriculture/APHIS rule on border inspection fees Fair packaging and labeling act amendments Miscellaneous tariff bill
Client expense: $3,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
World Customs Organization exercise to revise Chapters 84, 85, and 90 of the Harmonized Tariff System European environmental regulations Monitoring China's compliance with the World Trade Organization commitments WTO Doha Development Agenda Chinese environmental regulations Customs Border Protection classification issues Weighted Teraflops (WT) Computer/Performance Metric China Intellectual Property Rights DOC Deemed Export Regulations India Visas, Market Access, Export Controls Standards US China Bilateral Relationship Eu Environmental Regulation (WEEE, RoHS, EuP, REACH) Substance banes as TBTs (Technical barriers to trade) DOC China Export Control H.R. 4780 Global Online Freedom Act of 2006 H.R. 4572 Export Administration Renewal Act of 2005 H.R. 5814 Dept. of Homeland Security Auth. Act for 2007 H.R. 5441 Dept. of Homeland Security Approps. Act, 2007 H.R. 4954 Safe Port Act H.R. 4439 Transportation Security Admin. Reorganization Act of 2005 H.R. 1498 China Currency Legislation Russia PNTR H.R. 5684 - U.S. Oman FTA H.R. 5602/S.3495 - Vietnam FTA US Malaysia FTA Information Technology Agreement Peru FTA Columbia FTA Korea PTA S.510, Electronic Waste Recycling Promotion and Consumer Protection Act SB 295, China Free Trade Bill
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
OMAN Free Trade Agreement, H.R. 5684, S. 3569
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
CAFTA Accountability, Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track), ATPDEA, Columbia FTA, FTAA/Hemisphere OMNIBUS Trade Bill, U.S. Peru FTA-US Peru Free Trade Agreement, Vietnam PNTR, US-OMAN FTA, HR 5684 OMAN FTA, Columbia FTA
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5602 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 6406 - To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Doha Round Negotiations Free Trade Agreements in Peru US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Vietnam WTO Assession H. Res. 1100 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6406) to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $6,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Foreign Operations Appropriations; HR5522; US Oman Free Trade Agreement: S3569, HR5684; EXIM Reauthorization Bank: HR5068, S3938; US India Nuclear Cooperation: HR5682
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General Trade Issues (FTA's, China, WTO) Oman FTA H.R. 5684 Vietnam PNTR H.R. 5602
Client expense: $224,004 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5684 United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Sought passage). S. 3495 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam (Sought passage). S. 3549 Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006 (Sought passage). S. 3569 United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement Implemenation Act (Sought passage). United States - Columbian Free Trade Agreement (Sought passage). United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement (Urged support for negotiating). United States - Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (Urged support for negotiating). United States - Panama Free Trade Agreement (Urged support for negotiating). United States - Peru Free Trade Promotion Act (Sought passage). United States - Thailand Free Trade Agreement (Urged support for negotiating). H.R. 5337 National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2006 (Sought passage). H.R. 5602 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam (Sought passage).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $3,340,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Customs Issues for DLP Group - No Bill Multi Chip Packaging Tariff Issues - No Bill (MSPs) United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - H.R. 5684, S. 3569 Defense Authorization "Berry Amendment" - H.R. 5122, S. 2766 Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Legislation - H.R. 1732, H.R. 1734, S. 788, S. 789
Client expense: $945,408 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 5684, S 3569 US OMan Free Trade Implementat Act; S 3549; HR 4915 to amend section 721 of Defense Production act of 1950.
Client expense: $1,939,404 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 3495 -- To Authorize Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (normal trade relations) to the Products of Vietnam S. 3569 – Oman Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5602- To Authorize Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (normal trade relations) to the Products of Vietnam H.R. 5684- Oman Free Trade Agreement H.R. 2467- United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006
Client expense: $4,392,150 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5684/S.3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Implementation Act ; S.3495/H.R. 5602 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3549 - Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006 H.R. 5337 - The National Security FIRST Act of 2006 H.R. 5682/S. 3709 - U.S. & India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006 S. 295 - Schumber-Graham China Currency Misalignment H.R. 6406/H.R. 6346/H.R. 6111 - Modification of Duty Rates, Technical amendments to Trade Laws, Extension of Certain Trade Preference Programs H.R. 5070 - GSP Renewal U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement U.S. - Columbia FTA U.S. - Malaysia FTA U.S. - Korea FTA Peru-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Colombia-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Panama-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Generalized System of Preferences ATPDEA U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty S 3904: Renewal of GSP trade benefits for India. Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Vietnam U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Indonesia Economic Policy .295 - To authorize appropriate actions if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. Lobbying activities: In opposing S. 295, the Chamber educated the Senate on the potentially destructive consequences of this bill on the U.S.-China economic and commercial relationship. Broad messaging encouraged the Senate and House to engage China in a more constructive manner and encourage progress on several critical commercial fronts including increased intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement, more consistent WTO compliance, and expanded market access. S. 2467- U.S. Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 that would repeal the current legal framework used to address fundamentally misaligned currencies. Lobbying activities: Support legislation that attempts to spotlight enforcement challenges, without resorting to WTO-inconsistent retaliation or other measures that might generate a strong reaction from foreign governments and have an adverse impact on American importers and consumers. The Chamber advocated to the Administration for IPR protection and enforcement in China and for consistent US government messaging across governmental agencies on China’s antitrust and standards setting policies. Chamber advocated the review of the U.S. Export Control policy toward China. Chamber advocated China's financial services and energy/natural resources liberalization. Advocated to the Administration for a more streamlined business visa process.
Client expense: $31,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Budget/Appropriations
Senate Support for S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 7/26/2006 Senate Support for Coburn amendments to Department of Defense Appropriations Act, H.R. 5631 8/03/2006 Senate Support for TRIA – Terrorism Risk Insurance 9/11/2006 Senate Reject net neutrality 9/19/2006 Senators who Support Line Item Veto Invitation to attend CCAGW press conference to push for H.R. 4890, Line Item Veto Act 9/21/2006 Majority Leader Frist Letter on petitions and emails supporting Line Item Veto and encouraging him to bring the measure to the floor for a vote 9/27/2006 Senate Support for Line-Item Veto 9/28/2006 Senator Specter Group letter supporting Specter’s idea to remove all earmarks from LHHS appropriations bill 10/26/2006 Senator Inhofe Thanking him for attaching language to H.R. 5522, the Foreign Ops Appropriations Act, that would curtail funding Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for activities or projects that interfere with a nation’s ability to determine and set its domestic tax policy 11/02/2006 Senate Commerce Committee Asking them not to undo the digital television provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act and reject Cyren Call proposal 11/14/2006 Majority Leader Frist Support for passing a CR and Line Item Veto 11/16/2006 Coburn, DeMint, Sessions Thanking them for their stand to strip earmarks from all appropriations bills, forcing a CR 11/28/2006 Chairman Bill Thomas Support for retaining the one-year private mortgage insurance premium tax deduction in the “trailer” package of tax cuts which might be attached to the pension reform bill 7/11/2006 House Vote against H.R. 3496, the National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2005 7/17/2006 Speaker Hastert Support for H.R. 5684, the United States-Oman Free Trade Implementation Act 7/17/2006 Tom Davis Spending commission legislation being considered by the House Committee on Government Reform 7/18/2006 Speaker Hastert Vote against raising minimum wage 7/28/2006 House Support for S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 9/12/2006 House Support for the House resolution that will start to reform the earmark process 9/13/2006 Speaker-Elect Pelosi Support for earmark reform (Van Hollen and Emanuel) 11/15/ 2006 House Energy and Commerce Committee Not to undo the digital television provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act and to deny Cyren Call proposal 11/15/2006 Speaker Hastert Support for year-long Continuing Resolution (CR) 11/16/2006 Minority Leaders Pelosi and Reid Asking them to support adopting the House Appropriations Committee structure of two less subcommittees and not the Senate’s 12/5/2006 House Asking for support of H.R. 6375, a bill that will require the Defense department to annually provide a list of all earmarks included in their authorization and appropriations bills that will include their cost, purpose, and description 12/7/2006 Hastert, Boehner, Blunt H.R. 2355, the “Health Care Choice Act” 7/10/2006 Speaker Hastert Urging to bring H.R. 2355, the “Health Care Choice Act” to the floor for a vote 7/11/2006
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S 2400, A bill to transfer authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers of United States entities by foreign entities to a designee established within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; S 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; S 2507, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. Oman Free Trade Agreement - HR 5684, United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; S 3569, United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. DOHA Round of WTO - Executive actions concerning this issue. Peru Free Trade Agreement - Legislative proposal concerning this issue; Executive action concerning this issue. Vietnam PNTR - HR 6346, To extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam; HR 5602, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam; HR 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; HR 6406, To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes; S 3495, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. Trade issues, including China, agenda, trade promotion authority, trade labor issues, Peru, Columbia, Panama, Korean Free Trade Agreements - Executive actions concerning these issues. CFIUS reform - HR 5337, National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2006; HR 5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; S 3549, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · mid_year · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 5602 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Free Trade Agreements in Peru US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Vietnam WTO Assession
Client expense: $6,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)