THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED for ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing MAN

Treatment of iron, steel and manufactured products, and construction materials under Buy America provisions; Economic programs to support revitalization of domestic manufacturing; National and homeland security implications of declining manufacturing base; Buy America policies and implementation of such policies, and funding levels, for infrastructure programs in legislation including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-44), Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169), and FY2025 Appropriations Bills; Promotion of expanding investments in domestic infrastructure and coverage of domestic procurement requirements; Implementation of administration actions, including Executive Orders, to promote domestic manufacturing and job creation and retention; Legislative efforts to promote the rebuilding and expansion of infrastructure and promoting the use of domestically produced materials; Policies to promote use of domestic materials in offshore wind projects; Implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act title of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-44); Implementation of domestic content preferences in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade law provisions and enforcement; Trade issues relating to surge in importation of steel products into the United States; Section 232 investigations of the impact of steel and aluminum imports on national security, implementation of relief measures and potential legislative efforts to curtail Presidential authority and negotiations with the European Union on possible adjustment measures; Support for Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act; Support for Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal; Support for action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to address Chinese Transportation, logistics, and maritime policies and their impact on domestic production and employment; Proposals to address circumvention and evasion of existing antidumping and Countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023 (S. 805/H.R. 2667); Support for the Level the Playing Field Act (S. 1856/H.R. 3882); Addressing surge of steel and aluminum imports from Mexico; Support for retention of Section 301 tariffs against China

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1856 (118th), S. 805 (118th), H.R. 3882 (118th), H.R. 2667 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Implementation of Executive Order 14057 (Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability; Funding for Environmental Product Declarations and other issues related to federal Buy Clean implementation in legislation including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169); Treatment of steel in Buy Clean pilot programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)