United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act
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2006 · mid_year · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 3283/S 1421, US Trade Rights Enforcement Act, All titles. * WTO/Doha Round Negotiations, All titles. * China Subsidies, All titles. * Illegal Logging, All titles. * Solid wood packaging material and international standard for phytosanitary measures (ISPM) #15, All titles. * Green Buildings, All titles. * China antidumping investigation on US kraft linerboard imports, All titles. * GSP: Import statistics relating to competitive need limitation; possible de minimis waivers and redesignations, All titles. * International Tropical Timber Agreement, All titles. * Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, All titles. * US-Malaysia FTA, All titles. * US-Korean FTA, All titles. * US-Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding on Illegal Logging, All titles. * Security and Prosperity Partnership Initiative, All titles.
Client expense: $2,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.Con.Res. 33 -- Urging the President to adpt the recommendations of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. H.R. 1053 -- Authourize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Ukraine. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 1450 -- To Require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any non-market economy. H.R. 728 -- To withdraw normal trade relations from China. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 3045 -- Dominican Republic-Central America -- US Free Trade Agreement. H.R. 3157 -- To require action be taken against countries that manipulate their currency. H.R. 3271 -- To improve the enforcement of international trade agreements. H.R. 3362 -- To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions. HR 4812, to provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements. HR 5199, the United States-China Engagement Act of 2006. H.R. 5602 -- To authorize the extension of NTR with Vietnam. HR 6346, to extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of normal trade relations treatment to Vietnam, etc. H.Con.Res 608 -- Condemninig the escalating levels of religious persecution by China. S.Con.Res. 21 -- Expressing concern regarding the anti-secession law by China. S.Con.Res. 24 -- Expressing concern regarding teh anti-secession law by China. S. 593-- To apply countervailing duties to non-market economies. S. 632 -- Authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment to Ukrain. S. 853 -- Direct the Secretary of state to establish a program to bolster mutual security between the US, Mexico, and Canada. S. 1421 -- To enhance resources to enforce US trade rights. S. 2467 -- To enhance and improve the trade relations by strengthening US trade enforcement. S 2267, to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China. S 3830, South Korean Fair Trade Act.
2006 · mid_year · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 3283/S 1421, US Trade Rights Enforcement Act, All titles. * WTO/Doha Round Negotiations, All titles. * China Subsidies, All titles. * Illegal Logging, All titles. * Solid wood packaging material and international standard for phytosanitary measures (ISPM) #15, All titles. * Green Buildings, All titles. * China antidumping investigation on US kraft linerboard imports, All titles. * GSP: Import statistics relating to competitive need limitation; possible de minimis waivers and redesignations, All titles. * International Tropical Timber Agreement, All titles. * Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, All titles. * US-Malaysia FTA, All titles. * US-Korean FTA, All titles. * US-Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding on Illegal Logging, All titles. * Security and Prosperity Partnership Initiative, All titles.
Client expense: $2,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 1307 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 1421 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act S. 1542 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1699 – Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2027 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 2267 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China S. 2467 - United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. Res. 142 - Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Trade Representative should bring a case before the World Trade Organization regarding the violations of intellectual property rights by the People's Republic of China S. Con. Res. 28 - Whereas protection of intellectual property is critical to our nation's economic competitiveness, cultural diversity, health and scientific development S. Con. Res. 87 - Expressing the sense of Congress that United States intellectual property rights must be protected globally H.R. 728 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China H.R. 3045 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3271 - Trade Agreement Enforcement Act H.R. 3283 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4186 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes H.R.4340 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H. Res. 210 - Whereas intellectual property is the backbone of our Nation's economic competitiveness and the only sector where the United States has a trade surplus with every nation in the world H. Con. Res. 230 – Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights. H. CON. RES. 303 - Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes S. 191 - Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 or TRADE Act of 2005 S. 817 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes
2006 · year_end · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. Con. Res. 28 - Whereas protection of intellectual property is critical to our nation's economic competitiveness, cultural diversity, health and scientific development S. Con. Res. 87 - Expressing the sense of Congress that United States intellectual property rights must be protected globally H.R. 728 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China H.R. 3045 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3271 - Trade Agreement Enforcement Act H.R. 3283 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 4186 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes H.R.4340 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5684 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H. Res. 210 - Whereas intellectual property is the backbone of our Nation's economic competitiveness and the only sector where the United States has a trade surplus with every nation in the world H. Con. Res. 230 – Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual property rights. H. CON. RES. 303 - Urging the United States Trade Representative to take action to ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights, and for other purposes H.R. 24 –Preservation and Restoration of Orphan Works for Use in Scholarship and Education (PRO-USE) Act of 2005 H.R. 951 - Video Description Restoration Act of 2005 H.R. 609 - College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 H.R. 1036 - to make technical corrections relating to copyright royalty judges H.R. 1201 - Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 H.R. 3726 - Child Pornography Prevention Act of 2005 H.R. 4536 - Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2005 H.R. 4569 - Digital Transition Content Security Act of 2005 H.R. 5439 - Orphan Works Act of 2006 H.R. 5921 - Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006 S. 191 - Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 or TRADE Act of 2005 S. 817 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Special Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1307 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 1421 - United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act S. 1542 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements, and for other purposes S. 1699 – Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2027 - United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 2267 - To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People's Republic of China S. 2467 - United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 3495 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act University Campus Piracy Russia WTO S. 1699 - Stop Counterfieting in Manufactured Goods Act S. 1984 - The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. Res. 142 - Expressing the Sense of the Senate that the USTR should bring a case before the WTO regarding violations of intellectu
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
See next page H.R. 445 To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture; H.R. 728 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 746, S. 355 The Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005; H.R. 1039, S. 695 To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges; H.R. 1121 To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country . . . ; H.R. 1498 To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguards mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States; H.R. 2473 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases; H.R. 3004 To require the secretary of the treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China . . . ; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits . . . ; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles . . . ; H.R. 3271 Trade Agreements Enforcement Act; H.R. 3283, S. 1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act; H.R. 3306 Fair Trade With China Act of 2005; H.R. 3713 To repeal the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; H.R. 4241, S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 4365, S 135 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce . . . ; H.R. 4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005; H.R. 4407 To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreements for a period of two years; H.Res. 98, S.Res. 169 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to free trade negotiations with respect free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States; H.Res. 577 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade . . . ; H.Con.Res. 186 Expressing the sense of Congress that the president should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; H.Con.Res. 295 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment . . . . ; S. 14 Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act of 2005; S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 270 Sanctions Policy Reform Act; S. 295 To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; S. 377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005; S. 593, H.R. 1216 (Stopping Overseas Subsidies SOS Act) To amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries; S. 600 Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 – 2007; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S.Res. 100 Disapproving the request of the president for extension under Section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that law; S.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar; S.Con.Res. 12 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards; S.Con.Res. 55 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda round; China Textile Safeguards cases; Section 301 cases against China; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); China currency issues; Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama, Bahrain, Oman; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Administration and reform of the trade remedies laws (antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty methodologies; Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Container security; Generalized System of Preferences renewal; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and advanced cargo information; Cargo and supply chain security; Vessel and port security; Cargo container fees; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty on Customs Rules; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; H.R. 4680 To provide temporary duty suspension on products from Sri Lanka; H.R. 5043 The Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act of 2006; H.R. 5529 The Trade Law Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5684 To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement; S. 2267 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People’s Republic of China; S. 2467 the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006; H.R. 5602/ S. 3495 To authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Vietnam; Proposed Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; proposed Pakistan Free Trade Agreement; implementation of the cumulation provisions in the DR-CAFTA; renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 6050 – Balanced Trade Act of 2006; S. 3899 – Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006; H.R. 6076/S. 3904 – Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006; S. 3933 – To Extend the Generalized System of Preferences; S. 3967 – Trade Agreement Assessment Act; H.R. 6369 – “To Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs . . . .”; H.R. 6406 – “To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty . . . .”; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Currency manipulation - S.377; S.1421; S.2317; S.2467 Iran economic sanctions - S.2657; International Trade Commission Sunset Review of Tariffs on imported corrosion resistant steel
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Trade Promotion Authority renewal H.J. Res. 27, re. U.S. membership in World Trade Organization S. 1307, H.R. 3045, Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) U.S. Export-Import Bank U.S. trade deficit U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement H.R. 1216, S. 496, S. 593, Countervailing duties for non-market economies Foreign Currency Trade S. 295, Schumer-Graham China currency legislation Saudi Arabia joining WTO Doha round of WTO talks Russia joining WTO H.R. 1498, Hunter-Ryan bill re. Chinese currency appreciation H.R. 2465, tariff bill H.R. 3283, S. 1421, U.S. Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 2006-07 Andean Trade Preferences & Drug Eradication Act H.R. 250, the Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act Malaysia Free Trade Agreement International monetary policy Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5684, U.S. - Oman Free Trade Agreement Middle East Free Trade Agreement Hong Kong WTO talks Vietnam WTO market access Export controls U.S. - Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement German American Tax Treaty U.S. - Panama Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 6406, H.R. 6408, trade and tax extender legislation Trade liberalization legislation U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement PNTR for Vietnam Agriculture/APHIS rule on border inspection fees Fair packaging and labeling act amendments Miscellaneous tariff bill
Client expense: $3,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4954, S. 2459 - SAFE Port Act S. 295 - A bill to require 27.5% tariffs on Chinese imports if China does not appreciate its currency H.R. 4944 - Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 S. 1421 - U.S. Trade Enhancement Act S. 3254 - A bill to temporary suspend duties on loudspeaker parts S. 3658 - Customs and Trade Facilitation Reauthorization Act H.R. 6111 - Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Title VIII, GSP Program renewal Free Trade Agreements with Korea and Malaysia NAFTA Rules of Origin WTO tariff reductions for electronics US-China trade relations H.R. 5070 - Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
All matters relating to the malt beverage industry, family entertainment and the regulation of endangered species in general and legislation such as: HR1575/S295 A bill to authorize appropriate ction if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. HR2208/S984 Fair Currency Practices Act of 2005; HR3283/S1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act - provisions relating to trade; S377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005 - provisions relating to trade; S2467 United States Trade Enforcement Act of 2006; HR 6343 A bill to extend certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes. S3495 A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam. All issues pertaining to China-U.S. economic trade relationship.
Client expense: $1,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Agriculture
research, promotion and consumer information program; also advise on proposed EPA rulemaking with regard to use of the pesticide carbofuran. Legislation of interest includes the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171), FY 2007 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5384), United States Trade Enforcement Rights Act (H.R. 3283, S. 1421), New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2005 (H.R. 1039, S. 695), the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 (S. 2467), the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4; P.L. 109-280), the Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2005 (S. 1692), and legislation requiring air carriers to accept as mail shipments certain live animals (S. 2395). Support legislation providing for unfair trade practices reform, economic and disaster assistance for honey producers, safe and timely shipment by mail of live queen bees, and funding for honey bee research; advise on implementation of economic assistance and crop insurance legislation and the honey
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $360,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
HR 5115-U.S Healthcare Technologies Competitiveness Act of 2006 (Bill to modernize the tax treatment as related to medical devices and biomedical research corporations) HR 4388-Tax Revision Act of 2005 (Bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions) HR 4297-Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 (Bill to extend credit for increasing research activities) HR 4845-Innovation and Competitiveness Act HR 1736/S 627-Investment in America Act of 2005 (Bills to make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities) S 978-Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act of 2005 HR 1872-Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005 (Bills to provide tax incentives for the purchase of quality health care, and for other purposes) HR 5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 (Bill to provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system) HR 6406-The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Bill to improve temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and to extend certain trade preference programs) S Cong Res 67/H Cong Res 311-Concurrent resolution urging Japan to honor its commitments under the 1986 Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and for other purposes (Bill to reduce regulatory barriers to the approval and adoption of new medical technologies) S 2467-United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 (Congressional resolutions on trade enforcement efforts as relates to trade with China) S 295-To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People’s Republic of China’s undervalued currency are not successful) (Bill to impose an additional duty of 27.5% on Chinese imports) HR 3004-Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 (Bill to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the Chinese currency and the U.S dollar) HR 3283/S 1421-United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act (Bills to enhance resources to enforce U.S trade rights) HR 4157-Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005 (Bill to provide for establishment of uniform confidentiality and security standards with respect to individually identifiable patient health information) S 1355-Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S 1418-Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Bills to enhance the adoption of health information technology and to improve the quality and reduce the cost of healthcare in the United States) S 1952-Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2005 (Bill to provide for grants to states to increase access to health care in rural areas by improving health information technology) S 1223-Information Technology for Health Care Quality and Improvement Act (Bill to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology) S 1262-Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 (Bill to reduce healthcare costs, improve efficiency and healthcare quality through the development of a nation-wide interoperable health information technology system) S 2480-Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act (Bill to amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act with respect to the availability of contact lenses) HR 6111-Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (President Bush signed into Public Law # 109-432 on 12/20/2006) HR 5975-Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 (Bill to require the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in consultation with NIH Director, to conduct research to develop valid scientific evidence regarding clinical effectiveness, outcomes, and appropriateness as relates to medical devices and procedures and for other purposes) S 4098-Pediatric Medical Devices and Safety Improvement Act of 2006 (Bill to improve the process for development of needed pediatric medical devices) S 3778-Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 HR 5352-Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Bills to reauthorize programs to assist small business concerns) S 1263-Save America’s Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 HR 2943-Save Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 (Bills to establish eligibility requirements for business concerns to receive awards under the Small Business Innovative Research program) S 3678-Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (Bill with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes) HR2863-Division E – Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (Division E provisions of the bill as relates to targeted liability for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures) S 2564/HR 5533-Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006 S 1873-Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 (Bills to prepare and strengthen the development of countermeasures or pandemic or epidemic products against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness) S-1880-National Biodefense and Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005 (Bill to enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities) S 2792-Emergency Preparedness and Response Security, Accountability, and Flexibility Enhancement Act (SAFE Act) (Bill to revise provisions relating to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies preparedness grants including development of measurable critical benchmarks and performance standards) S 3-Protecting American in the War on Terror Act of 2005 (Bill sets provisions concerning bioterrorism preparedness and defense as pertaining to medical devices and for other purposes) S 975-The Project Bioshield II Act of 2005 (Bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medial countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak) S 22/S23-Malpractice Liability Reform Bill (a.k.a. Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, MCAP Act) (Bills setting forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services) HR 2090- Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2005 (Bill related to FDA Advisory panels) S. 3807-Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2006 (Draft bill to improve oversight as related to drugs includes medical devices in some provisions)
Client expense: $1,404,102 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Russia WTO Accession negotiations Ukraine WTO Accession negotiations H.R. 32: Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act H.R. 3283/S. 1421: United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 3045/S. 1307: DR-Central America-US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; P.L. 109-53 S. 295: China Currency legislation H.R. 3066: Tariff reduction legislation (Tractor Body Parts) H.R. 3067: Tariff reduction legislation (Log Forwarders)
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Support bill H.R. 3100, To authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China, Oppose bill H.R. 3283, United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act, Support bill S. 1307, Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Support bill S. 1421, United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act, Support bill Senate -- Draft Export Administration Act (no bill number) State Department & Homeland Security -- Visa issues for United States companies (no bill number) Executive Branch Actions: (1) Reform of export control list and licensing process affecting machine tools; and (2) Visa application process vis-a-vis China H.R. 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007, Support funding for MEP Programs
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2006 · mid_year · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 295: China Currency Legislation S. 1421: United State Trade Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 3066: Trade Reduction Legislation: Tractor Body Parts H.R. 3067: Trade Reduction Legislation: Log Forwards H.R. 32: Stop Counterfeiting Manufactured Goods Act Russian WTO Accession Negotiations Ukraine WTO Accession Negotiations
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2005 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 1216, To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non- market economy countries, All titles. HR 2208/S 984, Fair Currency Practices Act of 2005, All titles. HR 3045/S 1307, Dominican Republic-Central America-United States FTA Implementation Act, All titles. HR 3283/S 1421, US Trade Rights Enforcement Act, All titles. S 593, Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act of 2005, All titles. * WTO/Doha Round Negotiations, All titles. * Korean Subsidies, All titles. * China Subsidies, All titles. * Illegal Logging, All titles. * Solid wood packaging material and international standard for phytosanitary measures (ISPM) #15, All titles. * US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, All titles. * Andean FTA, All titles. * Green Building, All titles. * China antidumping on U.S. kraft linerboard imports, All titles. * GSP: Import statistics relating to competitive need limitation; possible de minimis waivers and redesingations, All titles. * US-China relations, All titles. * United Nations Forum on Forests, All titles. * International Tropical Timber Agreement, All titles.
Client expense: $2,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED
2005 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 1216, To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non- market economy countries, All titles. HR 2208/S 984, Fair Currency Practices Act of 2005, All titles. HR 3045/S 1307, Dominican Republic-Central America-United States FTA Implementation Act, All titles. HR 3283/S 1421, US Trade Rights Enforcement Act, All titles. S 593, Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act of 2005, All titles. * WTO/Doha Round Negotiations, All titles. * Korean Subsidies, All titles. * China Subsidies, All titles. * Illegal Logging, All titles. * Solid wood packaging material and international standard for phytosanitary measures (ISPM) #15, All titles. * US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, All titles. * Andean FTA, All titles. * Green Building, All titles. * China antidumping on U.S. kraft linerboard imports, All titles. * GSP: Import statistics relating to competitive need limitation; possible de minimis waivers and redesingations, All titles. * US-China relations, All titles. * United Nations Forum on Forests, All titles. * International Tropical Timber Agreement, All titles.
Client expense: $2,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2005 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.Con.Res. 33 -- Urging the President to adpt the recommendations of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. H.R. 1053 -- Authourize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Ukraine. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 1450 -- To Require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any non-market economy. H.R. 728 -- To withdraw normal trade relations from China. H.R. 1216 -- To provide that countervailing duties apply to non-market economies. H.R. 3045 -- Dominican Republic-Central America -- US Free Trade Agreement. H.R. 3157 -- To require action be taken against countries that manipulate their currency. H.R. 3271 -- To improve the enforcement of international trade agreements. H.R. 3362 -- To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions. H.R. 5602 -- To authorize the extension of NTR with Vietnam. H.Con.Res 608 -- Condemninig the escalating levels of religious persecution by China. S.Con.Res. 21 -- Expressing concern regarding the anti-secession law by China. S.Con.Res. 24 -- Expressing concern regarding teh anti-secession law by China. S. 593-- To apply countervailing duties to non-market economies. S. 632 -- Authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment to Ukrain. S. 853 -- Direct the Secretary of state to establish a program to bolster mutual security between the US, Mexico, and Canada. S. 1421 -- To enhance resources to enforce US trade rights. S. 2467 -- To enhance and improve the trade relations by strengthening US trade enforcement.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2005 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 3045/S 1307: DR-Central America-US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 109-53 S 295: China Currency Legislation HR 3066: Tariff Reduction Legislation (Tractor Body Parts) HR 3067: Tariff Reduction Legislation (Log Forwarders) HR 32: Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act HR 3283/S 1421: United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act Russia WTO Accession Negotiations Ukraine WTO Acession Negotiations
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2005 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 3045/S 1307: DR-Central America-US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 109-53 S 295: China Currency Legislation HR 3066: Tariff Reduction Legislation (Tractor Body Parts) HR 3067: Tariff Reduction Legislation (Log Forwarders) HR 32: Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act HR 3283/S 1421: United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act Russia WTO Accession Negotiations Ukraine WTO Acession Negotiations
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2005 · mid_year · Trade (domestic/foreign)
HR 3283 S 1421
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2005 · mid_year · Health Issues
H.R.3423/S.1420-Medical Device User Fee Stabilization Act of 2005. (Bills related to user fees for medical devices.) H.R. 2090-Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2005 (Bill related to FDA Advisory panels.) H.R.3196/S.470-Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act (Bills to expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials.) S.3-Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005 - Biopreparedness Act of 2005. (Bill sets provisions concerning bioterrorism preparedness and defense as pertaining to medical devices.) S.975-The Project Bioshield II Act of 2005. (Bill to provide incentives to increase research by private sector entities to develop medical countermeasures to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, including those associated with biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious disease outbreak.) H.R.5-Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005. (Bill to provide improved medical care by reducing excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.) S.295-To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of Chhina's undervalued currency are not successful. (Bill to impose an additional duty of 27.5% on Chinese imports.) H.R.3004-Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005. (Bill to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports on the basis of the rate of manipulation by that country of the rate of exchange between the Chinese currency and the U.S. dollar.) H.R.3045/S.1307-Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. (Bills implementing the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreenment (CAFTA-DR) into law.) H.R.3283/S.1421-United States Trade Rights Amendments Act (Bill to enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights.) S.950-Elimination of Neglected Diseases Act of 2005. (Bill to provide assistance to combat turburculosis, malaria and other infecitous diseases.) S.1223-Information Technology for Health Care Quality and Improvement Act. S.1355-Better Healthcare Through Information Technoogy. (Bills to enhance the adoption of health information technology and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States.) S.1262-Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005. S.1418-Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Bills to reduce healthcare costs, improve efficiency and healthcare quality through development of a nation-wide interoperable health information technology system.) S.978-Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act of 2005. H.R.1872-Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005. (Bills to provide tax incentives for the purchase of quality health care, and for other purposes.)
Client expense: $2,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)