Issues lobbied + lobbyists (7)
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Bonus depreciation, expensing of R&D expenses, interest expense deduction, IRA tax credits Domestic content provisions in clean energy tax credits in Inflation Reduction Act Sections 45X, 45Q and 45V tax credits One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Lobbyists:- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
TRA — Transportation
Surface transportation reauthorization legislation Buy America procurement policies SHIPS for America Act Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act Highway Trust Fund Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Appropriations for US Coast Guard cutter for Great Lakes
Lobbyists:- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
- JEREMY HEKHUIS — covered position: Legislative Director, Senator Sherrod Brown; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee; General Counsel / Deputy Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee; Chief of Staff, Representative Jamie Raskin [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ENV — Environment/Superfund
EPA PM2.5 NAAQS Regulations and Legislation EPA Electric Generating Utility GHG Regulations Border adjustment for climate change policies Climate/energy provisions in Inflation Reduction Act Foreign Pollution Fee Act
Lobbyists:- JEREMY HEKHUIS — covered position: Legislative Director, Senator Sherrod Brown; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee; General Counsel / Deputy Staff Director. Senate Banking Committee; Chief of Staff, Representative Jamie Raskin [new]
- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Funding for trade enforcement agencies in federal appropriations
Lobbyists:- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
- JEREMY HEKHUIS — covered position: Legislative Director, Senator Sherrod Brown; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee; General Counsel / Deputy Staff Director. Senate Banking Committee; Chief of Staff, Representative Jamie Raskin [new]
- mr BRETT S SMITH
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Energy/climate provisions in Inflation Reduction Act
Lobbyists:- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Chinese Belt and Road Initiative Critical Minerals trade agreements Export restrictions on steel-making raw materials Reciprocal tariffs, IEEPA tariffs, Addressing non-reciprocal trade arrangements Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity OECD Steel Committee USMCA review and renegotiation H.R. 1548/S. 691 Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act Collection of melt and pour data on steel imports Steel Section 232 country exemptions Section 232 and Section 232 inclusion process, Section 232 derivative product coverage Commerce Department and ITC trade enforcement Indonesian nickel export ban Foreign Pollution Fee Act Transnational Subsidies Potential Chinese acquisition of Brazil nickel assets of Anglo-American STEEL Act of 2025, Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations Act Funding for trade enforecement agencies in federal appropriations
Lobbyists:- mr KEVIN M DEMPSEY — covered position: Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
- JEREMY HEKHUIS — covered position: Legislative Director, Senator Sherrod Brown; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee; General Counsel / Deputy Staff Director. Senate Banking Committee; Chief of Staff, Representative Jamie Raskin Chief of Staff (Raskin) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
OSHA Heat Protection Standard Proposal MSHA Crystalline Silica Regulation
Lobbyists:- mr BRETT S SMITH — covered position: LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gingrey
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE