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Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

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

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

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: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Wellness incentive programs, worker safety issues.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Manufacturing MAN

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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). Oppose the consumer financial accounting reporting recommendation with the Build Back Better Act.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2387 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Independent contractors, deductibility of advertising expenses, value of the global supply chain.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Ports and customs reauthorization, CDP trade enforecement and facilitation, port congestions, import surveillance. Support the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Support the Bicameral Trade Authority Act of 2021. Tracking the CBP's 21st Century Customs Framework, hold no position on this item.

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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. Rules related to independent contractors.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.