THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED for UNITED STEELWORKERS
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Treatment of manufacturing sector in tax reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN KOPLAN | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
Manufacturing MAN
Development of domestic sourcing for nuclear, wind and other alternative and renewable energy producers; Policies to encourage increased energy efficiency in manufacturing; Efforts to promote U.S. Manufacturing Sector; Treatment of ductile iron pipe by agencies under the jurisdiction of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (PL 113-76); Issues surrounding the development of critical infrastructure manufacturing base and importance of manufacturing to national security; Potential Pipeline Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act; Upcoming Environmental Protection Agency regulations of electric generation under the Clean Power Plan; Environmental Protection Agency regulations of electric generation under the Clean Power Plan; Buy America policies and implementation of such policies, and funding levels, for water infrastructure programs including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act in bills including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (PL 114-113),Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (PL 114-322), and FY 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bills; Domestic manufacturing issues in Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (P.L. 114-94); Promotion of expanding investments in domestic infrastructure and coverage of domestic procurement requirements; Opposition to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) consideration of sale of Aleris Aluminum to Chinese affiliated Entity; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (PL 115-31); Implementation of Executive Order 13788 (Buy American and Hire American), and other potential presidential actions related to procurement; Potential impact of amendments to statutory authority for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Implementation of melted and poured standard for steel under Buy America
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER REED ECKHOLD | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Manufacturing concerns with climate change legislation; Issues surrounding financing mechanisms for carbon emission remediation programs; Implementation of the Clean Power Plan; Issues surrounding Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Trade law enforcement; Export promotion; Treatment of glassware sector in multilateral trade negotiations; Currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China; Impact of international trade on domestic alternative and renewable energy production; Treatment of State Owned Enterprises in trade agreements and domestic law; Workers' Rights in international trade; Chinese cybersecurity issues and impact on U.S. manufacturing sector; Trade issues relating to surge in importation of steel products into the United States; Treatment of manufacturing regarding rules of origin in trade negotiations; Impact of intellectual property protections, including trade secrets, on the manufacturing sector; Treatment of foreign investment in the United States and application of a net economic benefit test; Treatment of manufacturing in Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations; Addressing trade problems in aluminum sector; Treatment of Chinese overcapacity in steel, aluminum, paper and other industrial sectors; Treatment of China as a Non-Market Economy; Issues relating to Chinese export prohibitions and limits on WTO commitments; Compliance issues raised in the administrative review of Oil Country Tubular Goods imports from Korea; Legislative efforts to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Eliminating Russian anti-competitive and illegal trade practices; Section 232 investigations of the impact of steel and aluminum imports on national security.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER REED ECKHOLD | — |
| STEPHEN KOPLAN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TRACI | — |
| MICHAEL WESSEL | — |
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.