4th Quarter - Report — PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. for PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. (2019)

Firm

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Client

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Congressional oversight of EPA (e.g. Clean Water Rule, Clean Power Plan, Clean Air Act) EPA - Marine Debris

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Tariffs (no bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Worforce Development (no bill) Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 4549) Estate Tax/Small Business Tax (no bill) Medical Device Tax (HR 1865)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Bills named: H.R. 4549 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th)

Railroads RRR

STB Nominations Issues regarding systemic delays with rail shipping (no bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); President of the U.S.

Transportation TRA

SMART Infrastructure Act (HR 4687) Dry Bulk freight tolerance considerations in infrastrucure package (no bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—
ANTHONY RADOSZEWSKI New	—

Contacted: SENATE; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4687 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Centrury Act implementation Educational outreach on the safe storage and handling of organic peroxides (no bill) Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding Recycling Act (HR 5115) Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019 (S 2941) Save our Seas 2.0 Act (S 1982/HR 3969) Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act (S 2364) Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act (S 2260) Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act (S 2372)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5115 (116th), H.R. 3969 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy conversion technologies (no bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—
SUZANNE MORGAN	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FDA Funding including the Food Contact Notification Program FY 2020 House and Senate Appropriations Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN GRANT	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); 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.