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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NAFTA - Relating to the renegotiation of NAFTA and on provisions relating to the harmonization of standards and the regulatory process.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Expensing and Depreciation - Supporting the amendment of Sections 179 and 168 the IRS code to allow for the immediate expensing of HVACR products as well as fixing errors related to bonus depreciation for HVACR equipment. Tax 2.0- Tax reform legislation proposals to make permanent certain provisions in the tax code. Tax Extender Act of 2017 - legislation to expand tax incentives for Geothermal technologies, new efficient home, commercial energy efficient equipment.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol - Supporting the U.S. ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in order to phase down HFCs and remain globally competitive. SNAP Program - Supporting the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Program as the primary regulatory process for refrigerants. Support for Jeff Clark as Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources Division, DOJ.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPCA Modernization - Needed reforms to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the regulatory process and accountability. Systems Efficiency - Reforms needed to address that energy performance is dependent on how parts of the system relate to one another and to pursue an integrated system approach. Energy Star - Reforms to improve program and possible relocation of program from DOE to EPA Water Heater Definitions: Working with the Department of Energy on the definition and classification of residential and commercial water heaters. Furnace Metric: Determining AFUE levels for a final rule on furnace energy efficiency standards. Efficiency Standards Process - Seeking improvements to the Department of Energy's Process Rule for the development of energy efficiency standards. Market Flexibility to energy efficiency standards. Support for David Simmons as Assistant Secretary of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labeling - Hazard communication standard labeling application for refrigerant reclamation cylinders. HR 4508, Prosper Act HR 2353, Strengthening CTE for 21st Century Act HR 5509, Innovations in Mentoring, Training & Apprenticeship Senate proposed legislation to reauthorize Perkins

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 5509 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform - Promote flexibility in requirements if an agency is engaged in a Negotiated Rulemaking or Direct Final Rule and deferring to industry consensus standards rather than creating duplicative standards. Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) - Department of Defense treatment of VRF production in the Unitary Building Criteria.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Section 232 Review of Steel and Aluminum - Relating to the Section 232 review of steel/aluminum and the imposition of tariffs or quotas on steel/aluminum. Consideration of tariffs for imports from China under 301.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD)