2nd Quarter - Report

COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA for COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$230,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Solar supply chain trade issues; Buy America for solar; Issues related to Chinese circumvention of solar tariffs; Issues related to trade in China; Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act implementation. S.1421 COOL Online Act MCOOL for Beef Countering the Mexican Steel Surge Reshoring bicycles and e-bikes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES BENOIT —
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1421 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Solar supply chain; Electric vehicle tax credit; S.2140, Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act; Critical Minerals / Rare Earths; H.R. 8124, EAGLE SOLAR Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
JON TOOMEY —

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

Bills named: S. 2140 (118th), H.R. 8124 (118th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

MTB/GSP: update and modernize MTB so that it works for America and does not hinder American manufacturing; De minimis: reforming the threshold that hurts domestic manufacturing and overburdens our nation's customs and border protection work; S.1969 De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023; S.2004 Import Security and Fairness Act; 201 solar tariffs; 301 tariffs; H.J.Res 39, Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Department of Commerce Relating to Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 Repeal of Most Favored Nation Status with China; S.906 - Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act of 2023; S.125 - China Trade Relations Act; S.1537 - Raising Tariffs on Imports from China Act of 2023; Increasing penalties on importers for trade violations; H.R. 4004 United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act - Addressing concerns regarding consignee entry

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES BENOIT —
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —
JON TOOMEY —

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 39 (118th), S. 1969 (118th), S. 125 (118th), S. 2004 (118th), S. 906 (118th), S. 1537 (118th), H.R. 4004 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Reshoring API critical inputs and the generic drug supply chain to address shortages and drug safety issues due to foreign reliance; Essential medicines such as heparin; FDA compliance inspections; Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense Enhancement Act; Pharmaceutical supply chain; HOME ACT; Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY24 appropriations that grow domestic manufacturing and support essential industries; FY24 appropriations report language on the SEC and reporting on sanctioned companies, as well as other risk factors for investors included (or not) in disclosures; FY24 appropriations requiring State Department to increase reporting on and sanctions applied to bad actor corporate human rights abusers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

H.R.3848, Critical Supply Chains Commission Act; Domestic content rules; IRA domestic content rules; Preventing 45x IRA production tax credits from going to Chinese companies; Buy American. National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (Cornyn / Casey bill) / DeLauro / Pascrell (House bill has a number, Senate does not yet - just an NDAA amdt - Amdt 650)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3848 (118th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

S.1306, Make PPE in America Act; Reshoring PPE.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1306 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

COOL Online Act; Chips and Science Act; TSP / transparency in investing issues for cap markets,

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R.5286, Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act; H.R.6256, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; S.1169, Strategic Competition Act; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5286 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 6256 (118th), S. 1169 (118th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Capital markets; International Financial Institutions; Sanctions; SEC/disclosure issues; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; The Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. Barr Bill HR 760 - Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 Rep. Fallon HR 499 - SAFE from PRC Investments Act TSP Act / HR 3455 and S 1650 PARSA (HR 4008)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3455 (118th), H.R. 760 (118th), H.R. 499 (118th), H.R. 4008 (118th)

Defense DEF

FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
MICHAEL STUMO —

Contacted: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Tax credits guardrails to keep them in the US; Research guardrails to protect US taxpayer research from benefiting China; UFLPA enforcement actions; UFLPA oversight.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES BENOIT —
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
ROBBY STEPHANY SMITH —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Production-based tax credits for generic medicines

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN —
JON TOOMEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

MCOOL for Beef

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES BENOIT —
JORDAN GOLDSTEIN New —
MICHAEL STUMO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.