SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION for SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Automotive Industry AUT
Monitored HR 407, the Clean Vehicles Incentive Act Monitored HR 711, the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act Monitored HR 1027/S. 488, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
See attachedMonitored HR 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2013 Monitored HR 30, the Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act Monitored HR 119, to amend the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities Monitored HR 120, the Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act Monitored HR 122, the Creating Jobs from Innovative Small Business Act Monitored HR 147, the Death Tax Repeal Act Monitored HR 177, the Death Tax Repeal Act Monitored HR 309, the Regulatory Sunset and Review Act Monitored HR 348, the Narrowing Exceptions from Withholding Taxes Act Monitored HR 375, the Make it in America Manufacturing Act Monitored HR 497, the America Works Act Monitored HR 528, the Invest in America First Act Monitored HR 535, the Put America Back to Work Act Monitored HR 615. the Market Based Manufacturing Incentive Act Monitored HR 616, the Scaling up Manufacturing Act Monitored HR 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act Monitored HR 746, the Protect Small Business Jobs Act Supported HR 774, the Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act Monitored HR 782, the Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act Monitored HR 796, the Protection American Jobs Act Monitored HR 886, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act Monitored HR 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act Monitored HR 1271, the Rebuild American Manufacturing Act Monitored HR 1283, to amend the Small Business Act to provide grants to small business development centers Monitored HR 1321, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Monitored HR 1323, the Small Business Start-up Savings Account ActMonitored HR 1522, to provide incentives for the expansion of manufacturing in the US Monitored S 4, the Rebuild America Act Monitored S 8, the End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act Monitored S 63, the Made in America Manufacturing Act Monitored S 97, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Monitored S 115, the Small Business Job Creation Act Monitored S 320, the Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act Monitored S 387, the American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act Monitored S 535, the Regulation Costs to Small Businesses Act Monitored S 544/HR 1127, requiring the President to develop a comprehensive National Manufacturing Strategy Monitored S 665, the Protecting Americas Worker Act Monitored S 725, the Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Monitored HR 22, the Foreign Counterfield Merchandise Prevention Act Monitored HR 401, the Global Online Freedom Act Monitored HR 637, the Preserving American Privacy Act Monitored HR 778/S. 647, the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Health Issues HCR
See attached.Monitored HR 344, the Competitive Health Insurance Act Monitored HR 1254, to repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in their employers health benefit plans Monitored HR 1326, the Health Care Price Transparency Act Monitored HR 1342, to Helping Save Americans Health Care Choices Act Monitored HR 1558, to lower health premiums and increase choice for small business Monitored S 24, the Small Business Health Relief Act Monitored S 479, the Health Insurance Rate Review Act Monitored S 560, to construe the Individual Mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a tax Monitored S 610, the Family Health Care Flexibility Act Monitored S 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act Monitored S 701, modifying the definition of full time employee for the purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Monitored HR 762, the Health Care Choice Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
See attached.Continue to oppose waiver request to the EPA to raise the permissible ethanol content in gasoline from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), until there are conclusive scientific findings that it does not harm vehicles of any age. Monitored HR 400, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act Monitored HR 550, the Phantom Fuel Reform Act Support HR 875, requiring a comprehensive assessment of scientific/technical research implication of use of mid-level ethanol blends Monitored HR 1415, the Innovative Technologies Investment Incentive Act Monitored HR 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act Monitored HR 1461, to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard Support HR 1462, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard and to prohibit introduction of E15 gasoline to the marketplace Monitored HR 1524, requiring 85% domestic content in green tech purchased by federal agencies or with federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits Monitored HR 1569, to amend the Internal Revenue Service code to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate tax rate Monitored HR 1582, to prohibit the EPA Administrator from promulgating finals energy-related rules that cost over $1 billion and will cause adverse effects on the economy Monitored S 107, to prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions Monitored S 318, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act Monitored S 332, the Climate Protection Act Support S 344, prohibiting the EPA Administrator from approving gasoline with greater than 10 percent volume ethanol Monitored S 389, the Freedom Fuels Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES
See attachedUndertook lobbying activities relating to the maintenance/shared use of Johnson Valley Off-highway Recreational Area and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base in California. Undertook lobbying activities relating to the restoration and preservation of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Monitored HR 48, the Open Space Preservation Promotion Act Monitored HR 126, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Monitored HR 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Monitored HR 445, the National Heritage Area Act Monitored HR 576, the Save Endangered Species Act Monitored HR 638, the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act Monitored HR 758, the Utah Land Sovereignty Act Supported HR 819/S 486, the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area Oppose HR 1187, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Supported HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act Oppose HR 1630 and S 769, to designate millions of acres of land in Utah as Red Rock wilderness Monitored S 60, the Western states National Historic Trails Study Act Monitored S 61, the California Coastal national Monument Expansion Act Monitored S 341, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act Monitored S 352, the Devils Staircase Wilderness Act Monitored S 473, ensuring that Federal Register notices submitted to BLM are reviewed in a timely manner
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Support HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STUART GOSSWEIN | — |
| STEPHEN MCDONALD | — |
| DANIEL SADOWSKI | — |
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.