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Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
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Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to: (1) repeal expired reductions in rates of duty for specified chemicals and other items; and (2) provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2020, for specified chemicals and other items.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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; NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301; Trade Policy; U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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 NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301; Trade Policy
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
In support of the miscellaneous tariff bill and outdoor MTBs on footwear (HR 4318, S. 2108)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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; NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301; Trade Policy; U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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 NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301; Trade Policy
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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 NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (H.R. 4318 and S. 2108).
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
NAFTA renegotiation; Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); AD/CVD duty investigations and enforcement; Executive Branch nominations; H.R. 1625 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (GSP renewal); Section 201, 232, and 301 investigations/tariffs; miscellaneous tariff bills - H.R. 4318 and S. 2108; US global value chains; trade preference programs (AGOA,GSP); S. 3013/H.R. 6337; NDAA (Corker Amendment).
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of Public Law.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of Public Law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel and customs enforcement; FTA renegotiation -- U.S. - European Union FTA -- all issues associated with textiles and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs on textiles and apparel, and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 report on auto tariffs; Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2) -- Subtitle C, Textiles, Section 11301, Repeal of Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund, Section 11304, Textile Trust Fund; Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3042) -- Subtitle F, General Provisions, Section 12603, Pima Agriculture Trust Fund -- became Public Law 115-334.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of Public Law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel and customs enforcement; FTA renegotiation -- U.S. - European Union FTA -- all issues associated with textiles and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs on textiles and apparel, and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 report on auto tariffs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of public law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA, -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) production authority applications; Monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential for U.S. sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of public law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA, -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) production authority applications; Monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential for U.S. sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Pubic Law 115-239, implementation of public law.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of Public Law.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became public law 115-239, implementation of public law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; potential Section 232 auto tariffs; Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) production authority applications; monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential for sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) -- implementation of provisions addressing corporate rate reductions, corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT), section 199 deduction, interest deduction, cost recovery, net operating losses, research and development, territorial taxation, deemed repatriation, anti-base erosion, estate and gift taxes; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, potential Section 232 auto tariffs; monitored developments of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2.0; Foreign Trade Zones production authority applications; monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential sanctions; monitored Cadillac Tax on premium health care plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Manufacturing
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239, implementation of law; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) -- implementation of provisions addressing corporate rate reductions, corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT), section 199 deduction, interest deduction, cost recovery, net operating losses, research and development, territorial taxation, deemed repatriation, anti-base erosion, estate and gift taxes; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, potential Section 232 auto tariffs; monitored developments of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2.0; Foreign Trade Zones production authority applications; monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential sanctions; monitored Cadillac Tax on premium health care plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R. 76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 88 -- Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 88 would make a variety of changes to the tax code. Division A of the bill would extend many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and provide tax relief for victims of disasters. The bill would also modify the requirements for tax-favored savings accounts and employer-provided retirement plans, change the deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures, make technical corrections to Public Law 115-97, and eliminate the increase in unrelated business taxable income related to certain transportation fringe benefits. Division B of the bill would make numerous changes to rules governing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain pass-through income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Miscellaneous Tarriff Bill Act (S.2108/H.R. 4318); 301 Tarriffs on China
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
NAFTA renegotiation; Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); AD/CVD duty investigations and enforcement; Executive Branch nominations; H.R. 1625 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (GSP renewal); Section 201, 232, and 301 investigations/tariffs; miscellaneous tariff bills - H.R. 4318 and S. 2108; US global value chains; trade preference programs (AGOA,GSP); S. 3013/H.R. 6337; NDAA (Corker Amendment).
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
H.R.4318/S.2108, The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill of 2017 - provisions relating to tariff relief for specific products; Section 232 Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on steel and aluminum, released list of proposed tariffs on listed products from Special 301 Report issues related to exemption process.
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 (H.R. 4318, S. 2108) Executive action on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Executive action on Chinese Tariffs Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security (S. 3013) The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) petitions. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to Section 301 tariffs. S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017. H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017.
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
In support of the miscellaneous tariff bill and outdoor MTBs on footwear (HR 4318, S. 2108)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
H.R.4318/S.2108 Miscellaneous Tariff Legislation
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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)
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 · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Issues related to Miscellaneous Tariff Bills; H.R. 4318/S. 2108 The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Issues related to apparel tariffs. Generalized system of preferences. Miscellaneous tariff bill (HR 4318; S. 2108). Issues related to China 301 remedies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, H.R. 4318/ S. 2108 finalizing approved Miscellaneous Tariff Bill provision reviewed by the International Trade Commission. BASF supports passage and implementation of the MTB
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including implementation of GILTI provisions; H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; H.R. 1524, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1531, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act of 2018; H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018; H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018; S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017; S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; S. Res. 4, A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees; S. Res. 46, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Budget Bills; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018; H.R. 6337, 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. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017; 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; NAFTA Section 232; Trade Act of 1974, Section 301; Trade Policy; U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill S. 2108, H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 S. 2108, H.R. 4318, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018
Client expense: $2,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, 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
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (H.R. 4318 and S. 2108).
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Miscellaneous tariff bill petitions before the U.S. International Trade Commission. "The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018" (H.R. 4318, S. 2108). China 301 Tariffs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
General issues related to trade policy, tariffs, and H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), issues related to Methyl Bromide; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (S. 2108); Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (S. 3551); issues related to Ethylene Oxide
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills). Working on MTB petitions submitted in conjunction with the ITC process established pursuant to the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016. Comments to USITC on petitions. Conversations with Congress, Commerce, and USITC on petition process. Lobbying on MTB bill - HR 4318/S 2108.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
TAR (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills). Working on MTB petitions submitted in conjunction with the ITC process established pursuant to the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016. Comments to USITC on petitions. Conversations with Congress, Commerce, and USITC on petition process. Lobbying on MTB bill - HR 4318/S 2108.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel and customs enforcement; FTA renegotiation -- U.S. - European Union FTA -- all issues associated with textiles and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs on textiles and apparel, and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel and customs enforcement; FTA renegotiation -- U.S. - European Union FTA -- all issues associated with textiles and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs on textiles and apparel, and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2) -- Subtitle C, Textiles, Section 11301, Repeal of Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund, Section 11304, Textile Trust Fund; Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3042) -- Subtitle F, General Provisions, Section 12603, Pima Agriculture Trust Fund.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA, -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) production authority applications; Monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential for U.S. sanctions; FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5515/S. 2987/P.L. 115-232) -- monitored and advocated against any efforts to weaken the Berry Amendment, section 418 of title 37.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 implementation (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support passage of legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Public Law 115-239; NAFTA renegotiation -- all issues associated with textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff preference levels for textiles and apparel, customs enforcement and short supply; potential FTA renegotiations -- specifically U.S.-Japan FTA, U.S. - European Union FTA, -- provisions related to textile and apparel rules of origin, tariff phase-outs, short supply and customs enforcement; Section 301 China tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) production authority applications; Monitored U.S.-Turkey relations and potential for U.S. sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (AMCA) of 2016 (P.L. 114-159) -- International Trade Commission AMCA Final Report, support legislation implementing final report H.R. 4318/S. 2108, became Pubic Law 115-239.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office