A bill to remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

GSP Product Eligibility (HR 5940 / S 3823)

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

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

Support H.R. 3168 and S. 1439- U.S. OUTDOOR Act to lower duties on technical performance outerwear and establish a sustainable manufacturing fund; Support passage of the AFFORDABLE FOOTWEAR ACT ( S. 730) resulting in the elimination of tariffs on outdoor footwear; Support passage of H.R. 5940 - Save U.S. Manufacturing and Jobs Act - To remove preferential trade treatment for certain textile articles; Support passage of S. 3823 - To remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under a certain price point within the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes Support passage of H.R. 6517 Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (Renew Trade Adjustment Assistance)

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

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

Support passage of the AFFORDABLE FOOTWEAR ACT ( S. 730) resulting in the elimination of tariffs on outdoor footwear; Support passage of H.R. 5940 - Save U.S. Manufacturing and Jobs Act - To remove preferential trade treatment for certain textile articles. Support passage of S. 3823 - To remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. Support passage of the U.S. OUTDOOR Act ( S. 1439, H.R. 3168).

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), 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

GSP Product Eligibility (HR 5940 / S 3823)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE