WESTROCK COMPANY for WESTROCK COMPANY
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Railroads RRR
Agency implementation of new Surface Transportation Board law: S. 808 - STB Reauthorization Act, enacted in December 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
TPP - Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations. Issues include: tariffs, market access, illegal logging, tobacco carve-out.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
* Comprehensive tax code reform - corporate tax issues: legislation under development. Support lower corporate rate, reforms toward a Territorial system, provisions related to depreciation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Truck Weights legislation: 1) Safe Trucking Act - H.R. 3488: support passage. Allows states to increase truck weight limits on U.S. interstate highway; 2)legislative proposal to establish a pilot program for trucks - interstate highways.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
* EPA Air Regulations - related congressional consideration: Clean Power Plan; Ozone NAAQS Standard - Support reform legislation (S.751, H.R. 1388, "Clean Air, Strong Economies Act." H.R. 4775 - "Ozone Standards Implementation Act". * EPA Regulatory Framework on Carbon Accounting/Biomass: support carbon neutrality accounting methodologies, including possible legislation to provide definitions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM
Support legislation to reform/update the Toxics Substance Control Act (TSCA), S.697, H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Pending energy policy legislation, S.2012: biomass - biogenic emissions accounting, electricity policy issues, recovered fiber issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
* Support legislation to block and/or substantially overhaul the U.S. EPA/Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the U.S. - proposed regulation, S.1140. Oppose current regulatory proposal. Support reforms to narrow the federal jurisdictional scope governing navigable waters. * EPA Water Quality Standards - proposed ruling pertaining to states: Human Health Water Quality Criteria: support legislation to contain agency implementation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Retirement RET
Defined benefit plan and pension issues. Proposed PBGC reforms and premium issues. Non-discrimination testing issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALEXANDER STODDARD | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.