4th Quarter - Amendment

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS

Period 4th Quarter 2018 Filed Jan 22, 2020 Signed by ROBIN L. HAYNES

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS
Client
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS
Income
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Expenses
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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

Versions of this report

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Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 22, 2019 — Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jan 22, 2020 — Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United States Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) -- Support of trade agreement improvements and to strengthen the U.S. Textile Industry H.R. 2810, S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- support strong sourcing requirements as covered under the Berry Amendment for U.S. military to source high-quality materials from U.S. textile producers Customs Enforcement -- working with CBP issues and transshipping of textile products Section 321 De Minimis: proposed legislation represents a serious attack on the integrity of the U.S. tariff schedule so NCTO opposes unilateral reductions of U.S. textile and apparel tariffs that are damaging to the U.S. fiber and textile industries. HR 6636, S. 3470: The Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MERL TODD ETHINGTON —
DOUGLAS NATION —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6636 (115th), S. 3470 (115th), S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Manufacturing MAN

United States Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) -- Support of trade agreement improvements and to strengthen the U.S. Textile Industry H.R. 2810, S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- support strong sourcing requirements as covered under the Berry Amendment for U.S. military to source high-quality materials from U.S. textile producers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MERL TODD ETHINGTON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) -- Support of Economic Adjustment Assistance Program (EAAP) continued with mandatory funding and current payment rate of $0.03/lb through July 31, 2021.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS NATION Government Affairs Manager

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 2810, S.1519, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- support strong sourcing requirements as covered under the Berry Amendment for U.S. military to source high-quality materials from U.S. textile producers. Section 321 De Minimis: proposed legislation represents a serious attack on the integrity of the U.S. tariff schedule so NCTO opposes unilateral reductions of U.S. textile and apparel tariffs that are damaging to the U.S. fiber and textile industries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MERL TODD ETHINGTON —
DOUGLAS NATION —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

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.