VDMA AMERICA, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS VDMA WASHINGTON, INC.)

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals. Lobbied to find solutions on simplifying documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Lobbied to exclude EU from new 232 investigation on robotics and industrial machinery.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1272

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals. Lobbied to find solutions on simplifying documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Lobbied to exclude EU from new 232 investigation on robotics and industrial machinery.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1272

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2665

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2665

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2665

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1272

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1272

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (reciprocal and Section 232), lobbied to find a solution to lower non-tariff barriers between EU and US. Lobbied in favor of H.R.2665 - Trade Review Act of 2025 and S.1272 - Trade Review Act of 2025. This bill aims to strengthen congressional oversight over tariffs. Lobbied for exclusions for machinery and equipment that is not readily or abundantly available domestically. Educated on the impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers, manufacturers, and the U.S. economy as a whole and U.S. manufacturing goals.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1272

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. VDMA America Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA also submitted a letter to USTR and the Department of Commerce about how the streamlining of conformity assessment procedures could benefit EU-U.S. trade facilitation. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken with Congress to discuss how the creation of a new "Outbound Investment Screening" mechanism could affect VDMA member companies. VDMA Washington Inc. has made suggestions to Congress about how such a mechanism could be created without creating new barriers to trade for members. VDMA America Inc. has also issued public comment on docket 2023-17164 regarding this issue. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. VDMA America Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA also submitted a letter to Senators about how the streamlining of conformity assessment procedures could benefit EU-U.S. trade facilitation. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken with Congress to discuss how the creation of a new "Outbound Investment Screening" mechanism could affect VDMA member companies. VDMA Washington Inc. has made suggestions to Congress about how such a mechanism could be created without creating new barriers to trade for members. VDMA America Inc. has also issued public comment on docket 2023-17164 regarding this issue. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA also submitted a letter to Senators about how the streamlining of conformity assessment procedures could benefit EU-U.S. trade facilitation. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken with Congress to discuss how the creation of a new "Outbound Investment Screening" mechanism could affect VDMA member companies. VDMA Washington Inc. has made suggestions to Congress about how such a mechanism could be created without creating new barriers to trade for members. VDMA America Inc. has also issued public comment on docket 2023-17164 regarding this issue. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA Washington Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. VDMA America Inc. issued a public comment to docket IRS-2023-0012 on this issue. VDMA America Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA America Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA America Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA America Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. In addition, the VDMA held an event in Washington DC in January with some of our member companies on the Inflation Reduction Act, where a Congressional Staffer, a staffer at the Department of Energy, and a staffer at the Department of Commerce all attended, complying with all ethics rules. VDMA America Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. held a meeting with the Department of Commerce to discuss how the 2022 CHIPs and Science Act funding opportunities could be best utilized to attract investment in the U.S. from VDMA member companies involved in semiconductor supply chains. VDMA America Inc. has also had two informational sessions with the Department of Commerce about the CHIPs and Science Act, which was attended by multiple VDMA member companies. These companies gave expertise to the agency regarding private sector decision-making for investments in semiconductor equipment facilities.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA Washington Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA also submitted a letter to Senators about how the streamlining of conformity assessment procedures could benefit EU-U.S. trade facilitation. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken with Congress to discuss how the creation of a new "Outbound Investment Screening" mechanism could affect VDMA member companies. VDMA Washington Inc. has made suggestions to Congress about how such a mechanism could be created without creating new barriers to trade for members. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA Washington Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. VDMA Washington Inc. issued a public comment to docket IRS-2023-0012 on this issue. VDMA Washington Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA Washington Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA Washington Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. In addition, the VDMA held an event in Washington DC in January with some of our member companies on the Inflation Reduction Act, where a Congressional Staffer, a staffer at the Department of Energy, and a staffer at the Department of Commerce all attended, complying with all ethics rules. VDMA Washington Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. held a meeting with the Department of Commerce to discuss how the 2022 CHIPs and Science Act funding opportunities could be best utilized to attract investment in the U.S. from VDMA member companies involved in semiconductor supply chains.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA Washington Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA Washington Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. In addition, the VDMA held an event in Washington DC in January with some of our member companies on the Inflation Reduction Act, where a Congressional Staffer, a staffer at the Department of Energy, and a staffer at the Department of Commerce all attended, complying with all ethics rules. VDMA Washington Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

VDMA Washington Inc. has been active in working with USTR and Trade and Technology Council Working Group 10 to try to achieve a regulatory agreement between the EU and U.S. on conformity assessment, which would make it easier for American and European exporters of machinery to have products certified in their own market for approval in the other market. In addition, VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken about the benefits of such an agreement to Congress. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken with Congress to discuss how the creation of a new "Outbound Investment Screening" mechanism could affect VDMA member companies. VDMA Washington Inc. has made suggestions to Congress about how such a mechanism could be created without creating new barriers to trade for members. VDMA Washington Inc. has also spoken to Congress, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the National Security Council about the impact of H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, on our member companies. Particularly, VDMA Washington Inc. has spoken about some of the impacts of the apprenticeship requirements listed in the Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits that may cause concerns for members. In addition, the VDMA held an event in Washington DC in January with some of our member companies on the Inflation Reduction Act, where a Congressional Staffer, a staffer at the Department of Energy, and a staffer at the Department of Commerce all attended, complying with all ethics rules. VDMA Washington Inc. has also worked with the Department of Commerce to discuss issues related to machine interoperability standards through Trade and Technology Council Working Group 1.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

In addition to the tariff issues mentioned in the previous section, Mr. Bengali has also lobbied on several other issues related to trade for the VDMA in Q2. Mr. Bengali has held several discussions with staffers at the USTR, DOC, and to a lesser extent, the Senate and the House, on the issue of achieving an agreement between the U.S. and EU to mutually recognize each other's conformity assessment results for machinery and industrial equipment products, as such an agreement would greatly benefit VDMA member companies. Mr. Bengali was a primary author of the VDMA's "Roadmap to an EU-U.S. Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment for Machinery and Electrotechnical Products" regulatory proposal, that was submitted to staffers at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative who are involved in the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, Department of Commerce, and several Senate and House Congressional offices. Mr. Bengali has also discussed the importance of reforming the WTO and how the WTO's Appellate Body reinstation would be beneficial to VDMA member companies, to staffers at USTR, House, and Senate. In addition, as it related to the October Section 232 tariff agreement between the U.S. and EU, in which both expressed a willingness to achieve a joint Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Mr. Bengali has expressed to staffers at USTR, Senate, and House, how if a CBAM was put in place, it must be between like-minded countries like the EU and U.S., and not just one nation going at it alone, as a joint CBAM effort would be more beneficial to VDMA members compared to individual CBAMs. In addition, Mr. Bengali has discussed to policymakers the idea of creating an outbound investment review mechanism. He has noted that any creation of such a mechanism should be limited and targeted as it relates to product scope and the countries that the mechanism is targeted towards. He has noted that any mechanism that potentially creates new restrictions on U.S. allies, especially in the EU, may negatively affect VDMA member companies that are heavily involved in trade between the U.S. and EU. In addition, Mr. Bengali has been discussing the benefits and costs of the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) for VDMA member companies. Mr. Bengali has been involved in the planning of a conference where VDMA PV Equipment manufacturers will be travelling to the United States to meet with U.S. PV companies on January 31, where we expect to have some Congressional and agency participants. In addition, although the U.S. and EU achieved an agreement to suspend the long-running aircraft subsidy dispute in 2021, Mr. Bengali has also expressed to staffers at the USTR that the dispute should be completely resolved.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

Mr. Bengali has discussed to staffers at the DOC how the increased use of the OPC-UA machine interoperability standard would benefit machine manufacturers and end-users, which are primary businesses of VDMA member companies. The goal of this advocacy is to see if NIST would find it appropriate to recommend this international standard (IEC 62541) to be a standard in the U.S. In addition, the VDMA has also discussed to staffers in the House and Senate how domestic content requirements create roadblocks for VDMA manufacturers. In addition, Mr. Bengali has talked to DOC and USTR officials about the benefits and costs of the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) on VDMA member companies. Mr. Bengali has been involved in the planning of a conference where VDMA PV Equipment manufacturers will be travelling to the United States to meet with U.S. PV companies on January 31, where we expect to have some Congressional and agency participants.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

Mr. Bengali had met with Congressional staffers in Q3 to discuss H.R.4346 - The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and the impact that it would have on VDMA member companies, noting to fellow lawmakers that a certain provision in the CHIPS and Science Act, may positively affect VDMA member companies, as it would include not just semiconductors in the $52 billion investment being proposed in the COMPETES Act, but also semiconductor equipment, a product being manufactured by several VDMA member companies. Mr. Bengali also relayed to staffers that the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 would have a positive impact on VDMA member companies, as greater investments into semiconductors increase the demand for semiconductor equipment, which as previously mentioned, is manufactured by several VDMA member companies. In addition, Mr. Bengali generally discussed to staffers in both chambers of Congress, as well as staffers at the USTR and Department of Commerce, how an elimination of industrial tariffs between the European Union and the United States would benefit VDMA member companies. Mr. Bengali has also urged policymakers to eliminate Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, as the price of steel for VDMA manufacturers remains high, even with the Tariff Rate Quota agreement that is in place between the U.S. and EU. In addition, Mr. Bengali has distributed documents drafted by the VDMA to staffers at the USTR, DOC, Senate, and House discussing the challenges its member companies face from the U.S.-China trade relationship, and how China's trade policies affect VDMA member companies. As it relates to the U.S.-China trade relationship, Mr. Bengali has discussed how a robust tariff exclusions process would benefit VDMA member companies, to staffers at USTR, Senate, and House. In addition, Mr. Bengali has discussed with staffers how the idea of a "climate club" where nations with high environmental regulations in relation to steel production, join together to create a duty-free market for the trading of steel, would be beneficial to VDMA member companies if the idea of a "climate club" is done on a plurilateral basis, rather than having individual nations create their own Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms, which could create new barriers. In addition, Mr. Bengali hosted VDMA Executives for a trip to Washington, DC from September 12-14, where the VDMA's President, CEO, and other executives met with multiple Members of Congress, Congressional Staffers, and Administration Officials on the above issues.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4346