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Cuba Trade Act of 2017 This bill repeals or amends current laws restricting trade with Cuba. The prohibition on assistance to Cuba, and the President's authority for the embargo on Cuba, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are eliminated. The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate: presidential authority to impose sanctions against Cuban trading partners, restrictions on transactions between U.S.-owned or controlled firms and Cuba, limitations on direct shipping between Cuban and U.S. ports, and restrictions on remittances. The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is amended to eliminate: the enforcement of an economic embargo of Cuban provisions, and the prohibition on indirect financing of Cuba. The Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 is amended to: remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism subject to agricultural and medical export restrictions; eliminate the prohibition on U.S. assistance, including foreign assistance, export assistance, and any credit or guarantees being made available for exports to Cuba; eliminate the prohibition against a U.S. person's providing payment or financing terms for sales of agricultural commodities or products to Cuba; prohibit the United States from providing any foreign assistance to Cuba or any financial assistance, loans, loan guarantees, extension of credit, or other financing for exports to Cuba; and eliminate the prohibition on the U.S. entry of merchandise that is of Cuban origin, is or has been located in or transported from or through Cuba, or is made or derived in whole or in part of any article which is the growth, produce, or manufacture of Cuba. The federal government may not obligate or expend any funds to promote trade with or develop markets in Cuba, except through certain commodity promotion programs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442/S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and sanctions related to the government of India H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H.R. 6923, Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2736, Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions related to the Corker/Toomey amendment to strengthen Congressional authority over tariffs, issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and sanctions related to the government of India S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 S. 3470, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-232, Title XVII); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); e-commerce issues pertaining to the World Customs Organization; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies who import and export goods. EDA supports the implementation of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement which modernized NAFTA. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneficial to the equipment industry.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies which import and export goods. EDA supports the finalization of the USMCA which has modernized NAFTA. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneicial to the equipment industry.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Referred to |
| January 11, 2017 |
| Republican |
| MN |
| Jack Bergman | Republican | MI |
| James Comer | Republican | KY |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jason Lewis | Republican | MN |
| Jim Banks | Republican | IN |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| Justin Amash | Libertarian | MI |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | SC |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Republican | VA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $15,950,000 · 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), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China; United States-Mexico-Canada Trade (USMCA) Agreement and support for moving forward with deal to support agriculture; Support for the continuation of the Market Facilitation Program through USDA.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies who import and export goods. EDA supports the implementation of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement which modernized NAFTA. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneficial to the equipment industry.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies which import and export goods. EDA supports the finalization of the USMCA which has modernized NAFTA. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneicial to the equipment industry.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies and cyber security; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S. Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with agencies; drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies which import and export goods. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneicial to the equipment industry. EDA supports the re-negoiation of NAFTA and the modernizing of the agreement incorporate successful aspect of more recent trade deals. EDA supports the inclusion of procisions which would simplify cross-board cusoms, integrating North American infrastructure and energy markets, protecting intellectual property and encouraging permanent adoption and expansion of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies which import and export goods. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneicial to the equipment industry. EDA supports the re-negoiation of NAFTA and the modernizing of the agreement incorporate successful aspect of more recent trade deals. EDA supports the inclusion of procisions which would simplify cross-board cusoms, integrating North American infrastructure and energy markets, protecting intellectual property and encouraging permanent adoption and expansion of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R.596, TPP Withdrawal Act H.R.1048, To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes. H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 S.172, A bill to require the President to withdraw from the TPP Agreement S.177, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017 S.472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S.1286, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1287, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1699, United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies who import and export goods. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneficial to the equipment industry. EDA support the re-negotiation of NAFTA and the modernizing of the agreement to incorporate successful aspects of more recent trade dealers. EDA supports the inclusion of provisions which would simply cross-boarder customs, integrating North American infrastructure and energy markets, protecting intellectual property and encouraging the permanent adoption and expansion of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R.596, TPP Withdrawal Act H.R.1048, To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes. H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 S.172, A bill to require the President to withdraw from the TPP Agreement S.177, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017 S.472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S.1286, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1287, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1699, United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with federal agencies; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (PL 75-583); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
Client expense: $15,390,000 · 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), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies which import and export goods. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneicial to the equipment industry. EDA supports the re-negoiation of NAFTA and the modernizing of the agreement incorporate successful aspect of more recent trade deals. EDA supports the inclusion of procisions which would simplify cross-board cusoms, integrating North American infrastructure and energy markets, protecting intellectual property and encouraging permanent adoption and expansion of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,500
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports the implementation of trade agreements which level the playing field for U.S. companies who import and export goods. EDA supports H.R. 442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017. Opening the Cuban market would be beneficial to the equipment industry. EDA support the re-negotiation of NAFTA and the modernizing of the agreement to incorporate successful aspects of more recent trade dealers. EDA supports the inclusion of provisions which would simply cross-boarder customs, integrating North American infrastructure and energy markets, protecting intellectual property and encouraging the permanent adoption and expansion of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports legislation that would allow and support trade with Cuba. U.S. producers compete with Brazil, Canada, and other countries for trade with Cuba that could be best served by the U.S. H.R.442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017, introduced by Congressman Tom Emmer, is a bill that EDA supports. EDA supports H.Res 132, Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.
Client expense: $52,809 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R.596, TPP Withdrawal Act H.R.1048, To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes. H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 S.172, A bill to require the President to withdraw from the TPP Agreement S.177, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017 S.472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S.1286, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1287, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1699, United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR442 The Cuba Trade Act HR 525 The CubaAgricultural Exports Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S.2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2986, International Communications Privacy Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
Client expense: $16,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Pursue an amendment to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 Support HR 525 Support HR 351 & HR 442 to encourage trade with Cuba
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports legislation that would allow and support trade with Cuba. U.S. producers compete with Brazil, Canada, and other countries for trade with Cuba that could be best served by the U.S. H.R.442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017, introduced by Congressman Tom Emmer, is a bill that EDA supports. EDA supports H.Res 132, Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.
Client expense: $45,780 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture;
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR442 The Cuba Trade Act HR 525 The CubaAgricultural Exports Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 442- Cuba Trade Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R.442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R.596, TPP Withdrawal Act H.R.1048, To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes. H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 H.R.2966, United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 H.R.3146, United States-Turkey Free Trade Promotion Act of 2017 S.172, A bill to require the President to withdraw from the TPP Agreement S.177, Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017 S.472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S.1286, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1287, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 S.1699, United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Pursue an amendment to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 Support HR 525 Support HR 351 & HR 442 to encourage trade with Cuba
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General overview of trade policy and Caterpillar's support of past trade agreements (no bill number) General discussions related to NAFTA Renegotiation (No bill number) Discussions regarding Russia sanctions (P.L. 115-44) Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) H.R. 442/ S. 472 - Cuba Trade Act of 2017 (entire bills) Education efforts concerning trade issues US manufacturing and export advocacy for Egyptian Transportation Strategy
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718/S. 1671, International Communications Privacy Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Client expense: $13,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to Cuban trade generally H.R. 574, Cuba Reconciliation Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture;
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
EDA supports legislation that would allow and support trade with Cuba. U.S. producers compete with Brazil, Canada, and other countries for trade with Cuba that could be best served by the U.S. H.R.442, the Cuba Trade Act of 2017, introduced by Congressman Tom Emmer, is a bill that EDA supports. EDA supports H.Res 132, Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.
Client expense: $52,809 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 442- Cuba Trade Act, Cuba Policy Review
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR442 The Cuba Trade Act HR 525 The CubaAgricultural Exports Act
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General overview of trade policy and Caterpillar's support of past trade agreements. Discussions regarding efforts to expand Russia sanctions (S.722, no house #) Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) H.R.442/S.472 - Cuba Trade Act of 2017 (entire bills) US manufacturing and export advocacy for Egyptian Transportation Strategy.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
CFIUS Reforms and Implementation China Trade Barriers Colombia FTA Implementation Cuba sanctions Customs Reauthorization and ACE Deployment ENFORCE Act Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Ex-Im Board Nominations Export Controls Forced Localization Global Standards and Technical Regulatory Barriers H.R. 3238, Cuba Trade Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 442, Default Prevention Act H.R. 664, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act India Trade Barriers Intellectual Property Protections International Organization Trade/Regulatory Issues Investor-state Dispute Settlement Korea FTA Implementation Nomination of Robert Lighthizer as USTR North American Free Trade Agreement Russia Trade Issues Sanctions Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership U.S.-EU Beef Dispute U.S.-Canada Regulatory and Customs Issues WTO Negotiations and Issues
Client expense: $1,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office