BIFMA INTERNATIONAL for BIFMA
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Amendments of 2008 (S. 3406) supported by signing on to a letter from the National Association of Manufacturers to U.S. Senators in August.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRADLEY PETER MILLER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Cosigned a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on July urging support for Nonresident Withholding (H.R. 3359) legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRADLEY PETER MILLER | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Continued work on development of an ANSI sustainability standard for business and institutional furniture. Maintained contact with EPA stakeholders to: address comments on the standard; determine how feasible it would be to use Green Supplier Network to support suppliers with a path forward toward the sustainability standard; discuss the ASTM effort to come up with a generic EPP standard for building products; and continue work with an EPA intern on a case study of how this standard was developed.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRADLEY PETER MILLER | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Worked with the Federal Trade Commission on a July 15 workshop on "Green Marketing" claims in the building product and other areas. BIFMA's Executive Director, Tom Reardon, participated on a panel during the workshop. John Girman of EPA was another panelist.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRADLEY PETER MILLER | — |
Government Issues GOV
Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Reform - Contact with Rep. Pete Hoekstra's office in July. Congratulated GSA's Quality Partnership Council (QPC) coordinator Jennifer Auble on her new position after seven years of working with the QPC.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRADLEY PETER MILLER | — |
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.