BASF CORPORATION for BASF CORPORATION
What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Automotive Industry AUT
NHTSA Safety Roadmap
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK WASHKO | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Implementation/oversight of the Food and Drug Administration in respect to the Sunscreen Innovation Act (P.L. 113-195)
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE. Sunscreen active ingredients that are the subject of review by FDA under the Sunscreen Innovation Act are manufactured by BASF SE or other BASF subsidiary entities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN J GOLDBERG | — |
| MARK WASHKO | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Trade Promotion Authority, H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), specifically provisions related to regulatory convergence (no legislation yet).
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN J GOLDBERG | — |
Agriculture AGR
Renewal of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). No bill yet. Innovation in plant breeding regulations. S. 2609, "To establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered food, and H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. Both bill seek to establish a uniform national labeling approach to foods made from bioengineered crops.
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JEFFERY S. BLACKWOOD | — |
| STEVEN J GOLDBERG | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Legislative proposals on international tax reform, including interest deductibility, inversions and earnings stripping, BEPS and country reporting requirements. No bills current.
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH ODINA | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Appropriations for EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs.
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN J GOLDBERG | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Remediation policy under the Superfund law (no legislation yet). EPA Significant New Alternative Policy (SNAP calling for phase-out of ozone depleting substances.
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH ODINA | — |
| MARK WASHKO | — |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM
Modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), S. 697 (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act), H.R. 2576 (TSCA Modernization Act of 2015). BASF supports modernization of TSCA
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity. BASF SE and sister BASF entities manufacture chemicals that are subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEVEN J GOLDBERG | — |
| MARK WASHKO | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Energy Efficiency, including sufficiency of funding for the Department of Energy. Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, S. 720, HR 2177, H.R. 1273, H.R. 8 (Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015) including provisions on energy efficiency promotion (SAVE Act).
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, a European entity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH ODINA | — |
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR
Legislation to change the process of pursuing temporary duty suspension bills (no legislation yet)
Foreign entity interest: BASF Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE. Products that may be covered by duty suspension provisions may be manufactured by BASF SE or other BASF entities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARK WASHKO | — |
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.