1st Quarter - Report — PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERN… for PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERN… (2021)

Firm

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

Client

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

Income

—

Expenses

$95,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Wellness incentive programs, worker safety issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Renew and expand the generalized system of preferences act, focus on tariffs including China section 301. Opposition to tariffs on Canadian, EU and Chinese products.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation TRA

Ports and customs reauthorization, CDP trade enforecement and facilitation, port congestions, import surveillance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB issues related to dual employer control over employees, DOL issues related to overtime rules, opposition to the PRO Act. Focus on CARES Act and stimulus packages to support employment. Rules related to independent contractors. Forgiveness of PPP loans. Extension of PPP loans to 501(c)6 organizations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Small Business SMB

Independent contractors (maintain safe harbors) and use of promotional products as advertising media. Value of small business to the US economy. Opposition to the PRO Act related to limited use of independent contractors. Support of CARES Act and pandemic economic stiulus package related to PPP, EIDL and automatic forgiveness of relatively low PPP loans.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Toxic substances control reform, application of chemical regulations to children's and general use products, preemption, alignment of international chemical regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Continued tracking of all consumer issues including claims, green guides and product safety issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS New	—

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Manufacturing MAN

Worker safety programs - value of those programs, ways to recognize and reward safe workplace behavior.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Independent contractors, deductibility of advertising expenses, value of the global supply chain. Support of CARES Act and pandemic economic stimulus package.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Support of CARES Act and pandemic economic stimulus package for businesses and laid off workers, support expansion of Paycheck Protection Program to 501(c)6 organziations. Support automatic forgiveness of relatively small PPP loans.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Advertising ADV

Value and use of promotional products as advertising medium, maintain deductibility of advertising expenses within the year the expense occurred.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANNE LARDNER	—
ROBERT I. MCLEAN New	—
MAURICE NORRIS	—

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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.