2nd Quarter - Report

UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY for UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$160,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Success of Section 421 safeguard measure on Chinese tire imports; restrictions needed for Thyssen Krupp subzone authority application in Calvert, Alabama; Export-Import Bank consideration of Reliance Power Limited loan guarantee application to purchase machinery manufactured by Bucyrus International of South Milwaukee, WI; S. 2821, H.R. 3012 TRADE Act of 2009; opposition to waiver for GSP treatment on Thai tires; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations; Korea Free Trade Agreement; pending trade case on certain coated free sheet paper, allegation that undervaluation of Chinas currency provides a subsidy; National Export Initiative; S. 3134, H.R. 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; trade deficit with China

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
ELIZABETH A BETTINGER —
WAYNE DONATO —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: S. 2821 (111th), H.R. 2378 (111th), H.R. 3012 (111th), S. 3134 (111th)

Manufacturing MAN

Need for continued steel manufacturing in the US; success of ArcellorMittal Coatesville plant; domestic content provided under Buy America for magnetic levitation high speed rail; Buy America provisions for water infrastructure; domestic sourcing for armor plate production; loss of U.S. manufacturing due to unfair China trade practices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
ROXANNE D BROWN —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

Maglev (magnetic levitation high speed rail) funding; US Dept of Transportation/ European Union negotiation on "Open Skies"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
WAYNE DONATO —

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Merkley-Levin-Kaufman-Brown-Shaheen proposal, Sherrod Brown proposal, Reed-Johnson-Brown amendment No. 3958

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Proposed Rule RIN 0560-AH92; comments on improving draft BCAP regulations; proposed climate change legislation; need to strike the provision for duty suspension of nuclear components through 2020 under the Kerry-Lieberman draft climate change legislation; pending Boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) regulation; H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
ROXANNE D BROWN —
WAYNE DONATO —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Need for a strong domestic supply chain using rare earths and strategic materials in clean energy technologies; funding for the modernization and expansion of the Mountain Pass, California rare earth production facility; renewable energy; H.R. 5051 Security and Energy Manufacturing Act; H.R. 4389, Green Energy Paper Manufacturing Act of 2009; energy tax credit for paper industry

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
ELIZABETH A BETTINGER —
ROXANNE D BROWN —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5051 (111th), H.R. 4389 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2868 Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, worker protection; Chemical Safety Board nominations; Local Jobs for America Act; DOE employees at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Request for Proposals; the inclusion of Bureau of Labor and Statistics NAICS code of green goods and services industries; green job creation; oil industry safety; S.1580, H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; S. 757 Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act; Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —
ELIZABETH A BETTINGER —
ROXANNE D BROWN —
WAYNE DONATO —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1580 (111th), H.R. 2067 (111th), S. 757 (111th), H.R. 2868 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 3217, H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDA ANN ANDROS —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th), S. 3217 (111th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

National College Players Association Student-Athlete Bill of Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WAYNE DONATO —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation; the need for safe patient handling legislation for nurses protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH A BETTINGER —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WAYNE DONATO —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 915 (111th)

Unemployment UNM

H.R. 4213 Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, Baucus substitute amendment; extending unemployment and COBRA benefits, pension funding reforms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH A BETTINGER —
WAYNE DONATO —
HOLLY R HART —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th)

Bankruptcy BNK

S.3033, H.R. 4677 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WAYNE DONATO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4677 (111th), S. 3033 (111th)

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