Clean Competition Act

S.1863/H.R.7198 - PROVE IT Act, S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act, and S.4355/H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act. BASF supports carbon leakage solutions that create a level global playing field for low product carbon footprint products and are consistent with WTO obligations and other applicable agreements. Plastics (S.351 - STEWARD Act). BASF supports policies to promote recycling and composting, and to improve and enhance recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Open Competition (no bills). BASF supports public policies that ensure open, competitive bidding procedures be used for selection of materials for federally-funded infrastructure projects. Microplastics (no bills). BASF supports public policies that seek to reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports the development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and the use of all innovative recycling technologies to achieve this goal. Advanced Recycling and Mass Balance (no bills). BASF supports public policies that seek to formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment. No IRIS Act (S.623); Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner. EnergyStar Appropriations (Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill - no bill number). BASF supports the continued existence of the EnergyStar program jointly administered by DOE and EPA. Redrafting/Revising Renewable Chemical Act (previously H.R.6532/S.4931 in 118th session). BASF supports approaches that improve accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology.

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622 / S. 3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.J.Res.161, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. S.J.Res. 100, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. Issues related to the EPAs Good Neighbor Rule including potential regulatory burden on industrial operations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Haze Plan, Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval Wyoming, EPA-R08-OAR-2023-0489; Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial (August 1, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter 2.5, including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. S. 3724, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. Issues related to State vs. Federal primacy in the execution of CAA Title V permits.

S.1863/H.R.7198 - PROVE IT Act, S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act and S.4355/H.R. 6622 - Clean Competition Act. BASF supports carbon leakage solutions that create a level global playing field for low product carbon footprint products and are consistent with WTO obligations and other applicable agreements. Plastics (S.351 - STEWARD Act). BASF supports policies to promote recycling and composting, and to improve and enhance recover and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Open Competition (no bills). BASF supports public policies that ensure open, competitive bidding procedures be used for selection of materials for federally-funded infrastructure projects. Microplastics (no bills). BASF supports public policies that seek to reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports the development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and the use of all innovative recycling technologies to achieve this goal. Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner.

Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act China trade issues OECD Steel Committee Steel Section 232 tariffs and exclusion process Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement funding PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198 Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622 Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198 USITC Sec. 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Domestic procurement proposals in Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Global Sustainable Steel Arrangement negotiations Carbon border tariff legislation (PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198; Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622; Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198) Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 ITC nominations Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act USITC Sec 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Climate policies related to border carbon adjustment (Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622; Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198) Climate/energy provisions in Inflation Reduction Act Lower-Embodied GHG Construction Material Standards proposals The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act (S.1863/HR 7198)

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622 / S. 3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.J.Res.161, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. S.J.Res. 100, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. Issues related to the EPAs Good Neighbor Rule including potential regulatory burden on industrial operations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Haze Plan, Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval Wyoming, EPA-R08-OAR-2023-0489; Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial (August 1, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter 2.5, including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. S. 3724, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA.

Legislative monitoring of Open Skies Agreements Legislative monitoring of general trade issues including customs modernization, GSP, MTB, IPEF, CBAM, and de minimis Legislative monitoring around China PNTR S.2004 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act. S.1969 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require reciprocity with respect to de minimis entries of articles, and for other purposes S.1537 - Raising Tariffs on Imports from China Act of 2023 S.153 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act H.R.4148 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act H.R.6414 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.913 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.4110 - A bill to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. H.R.5744 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2023 S.3422 - Clean Competition Act H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act H.R.6114 - Maximum Pressure Act H.R.7979 - End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act H.R.7986 - Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act S.5435 - DENIED Act H.R.10127 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.5329 - FIGHTING for America Act

Client expense: $2,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.1863/H.R.7198 - PROVE IT Act, S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act and S.4355/H.R. 6622 - Clean Competition Act. BASF supports carbon leakage solutions that create a level global playing field for low product carbon footprint products and are consistent with WTO obligations and other applicable agreements. Plastics: S.1194/H.R. 4040 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, S.1189/H.R. 6159 - Recycling and Infrastructure Accessibility Act, H.R.9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024. BASF supports policies to promote advanced recycling and composting and to improve and enhance recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Risk Management Plan (no bills). BASF supports consistency between proposed amendments to EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) and existing security regulations under the jurisdiction of DHS so as to avoid disruptions to safety and environmental programs. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports the development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and the use of, all innovative recycling technologies to achieve this goal. FTC Green Guides for Environmental Marketing Claims (no bills). BASF supports the FTC's efforts to revise the Green Guides which could include recognition of all forms of recycling technologies and mass balance accounting. Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity OECD Steel Committee Steel Section 232 exclusions process Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement funding Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act China Belt and Road Initiative Global Sustainable Steel Arrangement negotiations EU steel negotiations Critical Minerals Trade Agreements Export restrictions on steel-making raw materials PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198 Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622 Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198 USITC Sec. 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries H.R. 9151 - Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024 ITC Nominations National Trade Estimate Comments (USTR-2024-0015) USCMA Rules of Origin Hearing Collection of Melt and Pour Data for Steel Imports

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HOUSE: H.R.6622: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Support) H.R.8962: Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act (Support) SENATE: S.3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Watching) S.3422: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025 (Neutral) NYI: Bipartisan Industrial Competitiveness Act (Neutral)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA) Industrial Competitiveness & Trade Fairness Act of 2024 (Rep. Doggett D-TX) (not introduced) S.1863 Prove-It Act (Sen. Coons D-DE)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act China trade issues OECD Steel Committee Steel Section 232 tariffs and exclusion process Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement funding PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198 Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622 Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198 USITC Sec. 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Domestic procurement proposals in Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Global Sustainable Steel Arrangement negotiations Carbon border tariff legislation (PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198; Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622; Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198) Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act USITC Sec 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Climate policies related to border carbon adjustment (Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622; Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198) Climate/energy provisions in Inflation Reduction Act Lower-Embodied GHG Construction Material Standards proposals The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act (S.1863/HR 7198)

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative monitoring of Open Skies Agreements Legislative monitoring of general trade issues including customs modernization, GSP, MTB, IPEF, CBAM, and de minimis Legislative monitoring around China PNTR S.2004 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act. S.1969 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require reciprocity with respect to de minimis entries of articles, and for other purposes S.1537 - Raising Tariffs on Imports from China Act of 2023 S.153 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act H.R.4148 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act H.R.6414 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.913 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.4110 - A bill to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. H.R.5744 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2023 S.3422 - Clean Competition Act H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act H.R.6114 - Maximum Pressure Act H.R.7979 - End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act H.R.7986 - Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act

Client expense: $2,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622 / S. 3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.J.Res.161, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. S.J.Res. 100, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. Issues related to the EPAs Good Neighbor Rule including potential regulatory burden on industrial operations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Haze Plan, Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval Wyoming, EPA-R08-OAR-2023-0489; Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial (August 1, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter 2.5, including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. S. 3724, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA.

HOUSE: H.R.6622: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Support) H.R.8962: Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act (Support) SENATE: S.3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Watching) S.3422: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Support)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.1863/H.R.7198 - PROVE IT Act, Foreign Pollution Fee Act (S.3198) and Clean Competition Act (S.4355/H.R.6622). BASF supports carbon leakage solutions that create a level global playing field for low product carbon footprint products and are consistent with WTO obligations and other applicable agreements. Plastics: S.1194 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, S.1189 - Recycling and Infrastructure Accessibility Act, H.R.9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024. BASF supports policies to promote advanced recycling and composting and to improve and enhance recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Risk Management Plan (no bills). BASF supports consistency between proposed amendments to EPAs Risk Management Plan (RMP) and existing security regulations under the jurisdiction of DHS so as to avoid disruptions to safety and environmental programs. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports the development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and the use of, all innovative recycling technologies to achieve this goal. FTC Green Guides for Environmental Marketing Claims (no bills). BASF supports the FTC's efforts to revise the Green Guides which could include recognition of all forms of recycling technologies and mass balance accounting. Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner.

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity OECD Steel Committee Steel Section 232 exclusions process Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement funding Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act China Belt and Road Initiative Global Sustainable Steel Arrangement negotiations EU steel negotiations Critical Minerals Trade Agreements Export restrictions on steel-making raw materials PROVE IT Act, S 1836/HR 7198 Clean Competition Act, S. 3422/HR 6622 Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023, S. 3198 USITC Sec. 332 Investigation on GHG Emissions in the Steel and Aluminum Industries H.R. 9724, ANTE Act China WTO Compliance Docket Number USTR-2024-0012 Regulations Enhancing Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws ITA-2023-0003

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA) Industrial Competitiveness & Trade Fairness Act of 2024 (Rep. Doggett D-TX) (not introduced) S.1863 Prove-It Act (Sen. Coons D-DE) Methane Border Adjustment (not yet introduced)

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. S.3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HOUSE: H.R.6622: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) SENATE: S.3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Watching) S.3422: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) Not Yet Introduced: NYI: US-China Climate Leadership Act of 2023 (Neutral) NYI: Industrial Competitiveness and Trade Fairness Act (Neutral)

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Legislative monitoring of Open Skies Agreements Legislative monitoring of general trade issues including customs modernization, GSP, MTB, IPEF, CBAM, and de minimis Legislative monitoring around China PNTR S. 2004 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act. S. 1969 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require reciprocity with respect to de minimis entries of articles, and for other purposes S. 1537 - Raising Tariffs on Imports from China Act of 2023 S. 153 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act H.R. 4148 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act H.R.6414 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S 913 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.4110 - A bill to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. HR 5744 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2023 S 3422 - Clean Competition Act HR 6622 - Clean Competition Act HR 6114 - Maximum Pressure Act H.R.7979 - End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act H.R.7986 - Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act

Client expense: $2,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA) Industrial Competitiveness & Trade Fairness Act of 2024 (Rep. Doggett D-TX) (not introduced) S.1863 Prove-It Act (Sen. Coons D-DE) Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4276 American Worker and Trade Competitiveness Act Methane Border Adjustment (not yet introduced)

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HOUSE: H.R.6622: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) SENATE: S.3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Watching) S.3422: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) Not Yet Introduced: NYI: US-China Climate Leadership Act of 2023 (Neutral) NYI: Industrial Competitiveness and Trade Fairness Act (Neutral) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Industrial Competitiveness and Trade Fairness Act (Neutral)

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service

S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. S.3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative monitoring of Open Skies Agreements Legislative monitoring of general trade issues including customs modernization, GSP, MTB, IPEF, CBAM, and de minimis Legislative monitoring around China PNTR S. 2004 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act. S. 1969 - A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require reciprocity with respect to de minimis entries of articles, and for other purposes S. 1537 - Raising Tariffs on Imports from China Act of 2023 S. 153 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act H.R. 4148 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act H.R.6414 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S 913 - Innovation and Development in Ecuador Act of 2023 S.4110 - A bill to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act. HR 5744 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2023 S 3422 - Clean Competition Act HR 6622 - Clean Competition Act HR 6114 - Maximum Pressure Act

Client expense: $2,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA) Industrial Competitiveness & Trade Fairness Act of 2024 (Rep. Doggett D-TX) (not introduced) S.1863 Prove-It Act (Sen. Coons D-DE)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HOUSE: H.R.6622: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) SENATE: S.3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Watching) S.3422: Clean Competition Act of 2023 (Watching) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Industrial Competitiveness and Trade Fairness Act (Neutral)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service

S.3422 - Clean Competition Act (Sen. Whitehouse D-RI) H.R.6622 - Clean Competition Act (Rep. Delbene D-WA) S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 (Sen. Cassidy R-LA)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action affecting the cement, aggregate, asphalt, and ready mix concrete industries. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to carbon capture and sequestration, include taxes and subsidies. S. 3422, Clean Competition Act. H.R. 6622, Clean Competition Act.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE