4th Quarter - Report

THE HOME DEPOT for HOME DEPOT

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$540,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 567/H.R. 20 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, provisions regarding right-to-work, privacy, and eliminating private ballot elections; Monitored a national paid leave standard S. 1714/H.R. 3481 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act; H.R. 6655 Stronger Workforce for America Act; H.R. 6585 Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 567 (118th), H.R. 6585 (118th), H.R. 3481 (118th), H.R. 6655 (118th), H.R. 20 (118th), S. 1714 (118th)

Banking BAN

Monitored draft legislation related to credit card security and competition; Supported H.R. 3881/S. 1838, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023; Federal Reserve Board of Governors proposed rule to lower debit interchange fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1838 (118th), H.R. 3881 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 140/H.R. 895 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023; H.R. 316 Improving Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 316 (118th), H.R. 895 (118th), S. 140 (118th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

USTR Section 301 exclusion process, exclusions for impacted products and tariffs on imports under Section 301; Implementation of P.L. 117-286 Trade Act of 2021; COVID-19 related tariff exclusions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of P.L. 117-167, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, related to the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program; Monitor activity related to House and Senate Tax Teams

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ New —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Monitored issues related to port congestion; Issues related to global supply chain security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Monitored international trade issues, the Administrations trade agenda and related draft legislation; draft legislation related to reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences Program and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for the period after December 31, 2020; Permanent Normal Trading Relations; H.R. 7979, the End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act; H.R. 7986, the Generalized System Preferences Reform Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 7986 (118th), H.R. 7979 (118th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to skilled trade careers for veterans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KIMBERLY AFOAKWAH —
LEIGH CALVO —
HEATHER KENNEDY —
BRETT LAYSON —
SARAH MCDONALD —
JOSHUA THOMAS —
AMBER NICHOLE YANEZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.