2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE for AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE

Period 2nd Quarter 2014 Filed Jul 18, 2014 Signed by Kevin Dempsey, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
Client
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
Income
—
Expenses
$182,061
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Manufacturing MAN

The Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 1468/H.R. 2996)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG LD, Rep. Dave Hobson; LD, Rep. Steve Austria

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (113th), S. 1468 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Steel imports S. 662, Customs Reauthorization Legislation (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013) H.R. 1257, The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2013 H.R. 1440, Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act (ENFORCE Act)Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Legislation H.R. 166, Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act (PROTECT Act) Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPP) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) Mexican steel import licensing regulations American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (HR 2447/S 1709) S. 1114, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Trade Omnibus Legislation US Export-Import Bank Export Financing/Reauthorization Buy America Pending trade remedy cases on steel products (anti-dumping/countervailing duty cases)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN M DEMPSEY Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG LD, Rep. Dave Hobson; LD, Rep. Steve Austria
ADAM SHAFFER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), H.R. 1257 (113th), H.R. 166 (113th), H.R. 2447 (113th), H.R. 1440 (113th), S. 1114 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Act of 2014 -- H.R. 2642 (Farm Bill follow-up) Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE CALLIGARO —
RICHARD TAVOLETTI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Buy America Act H.R. 3080, The Water Resources, Reform and Development Act S.601, The Water Resources Development Act S. 2094, The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act/Legislation to Standardize Ballast Water TreatmentH.R. 612, The Safe and Efficient Transportation Act H.R. 3413 the TRUE Safety Act Reauthorization of MAP-21, P.L. 112-141 eSPAN 140 for Every Day Counts Initiative THUD Appropriations -- Hours of service regulation THUD Appropriations -- Federal truck weight regulation Energy and Water Development Appropriations - Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Highway Trust Fund Legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN M DEMPSEY Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG LD, Rep. Dave Hobson; LD, Rep. Steve Austria
JESSIE T PERKINS Counselor, DOT; Sr. LA, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen
ADAM SHAFFER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 2094 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax Reform S. 2260 - The EXPIRE ACT (Tax Extenders) Pension Stabilization Legislation Fiscal Year 2015 AppropriationsH.R. 4718 - Making permanent bonus depreciation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN M DEMPSEY Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG LD, Rep. Dave Hobson; LD, Rep. Steve Austria

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Greenhouse Gas regulations Natural gas hydraulic fracturing regulations EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule expanding definition of "navigable waters" in the Clean Water Act Chemicals in Commerce ActS. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN M DEMPSEY Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
BRETT S SMITH LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gringrey

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S.761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Keystone XL Pipeline Offshore oil and gas development S. 2414/H.R. 4808, the Coal Country Protection ActEPA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations for New Power Plants EPA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations for Existing Power Plants

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN M DEMPSEY Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
BRETT S SMITH LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gringrey

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4808 (113th), S. 761 (113th), S. 2414 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Injury/Illness Data Reporting NPRM OSHA Crystalline Silica NPRM

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT S SMITH LA, Rep. Bob Riley; Sr. LA, Rep. Phil Gringrey

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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