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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. Opposition to the COOL Online Act, which was added as an ammendment to the Endless Frontier Act.

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

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, opposition of the elimination of the step-up-in-basis. Opposition to the proposal to change the Section 199A deduction in the Small Business Tax Fairness Act (S.2387) Opposing the consumer accounting reporting requirement of transactions over $600 in the Build Back Better Act.

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

Bills named: S. 2387 (117th)

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. Opposition to the proposal to change the section 199A deduction included in the Small Business Tax Fairness Act (S.2387).

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

Bills named: S. 2387 (117th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

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

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

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.

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

Health Issues HCR

Wellness incentive programs, worker safety issues.

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

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.

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

Advertising ADV

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

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

Manufacturing MAN

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

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

Transportation TRA

Ports and customs reauthorization, CDP trade enforecement and facilitation, port congestions, import surveillance. Support the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.

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

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.

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