3rd Quarter - Report — SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (2024)

Firm

SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Client

SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Sports Equipment Safety, Threats of fake equipment, head injuries

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Rights, Counterfeit products, NIL, De Minimis exemption to import fake products

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Education EDU

Physical Education, Pay-to-Play School Sports, Youth Sports Decline post-COVID, Mental health of inactive children, joint use agreements for more active students, youth sports/recreation infrastructure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

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

Health Issues HCR

Activity for improved Mental Health, Activity for improved physical health, Sedentary lifestyle contribution to chronic disease and the negative impact on health, Eco impact of sedentary lifestyles, PHIT Act, prevention & wellness via via physical activity, health promotion, inactivity and COVID outcomes, Investment in Active lifestyles, youth sports infrastructure development

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Manufacturing MAN

Sourcing, sustainable supply chains, China Tariffs, Source of raw materials, forced labor, labor disruptions, near-shoring, America's Act, U.S. Trade Leadership in Indo-Pacific Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Recreational infrastructure, Parks, LWCF, America's Great Outdoors Act, Maintenance of existing recreational facilities, development of additional recreation facilities, investment in fields, courts & other recreational sports infrastructure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sports/Athletics SPO

Youth participation, rising cost of sports/activities, revenue sources for free programming, development of additional sports facilities, social, mental and physical health benefits of sports, pay-to-play, Title IX, Transgender athletes, NIL threat to Title IX and non-revenue sports, sports safety, reduced interest in sports post-pandemic, BEA Youth Sports Economic Impact Study

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

MTB, GSP, China Tariffs & Exclusions, Market Access, Free Trade Agreements, TPA, TAA, America's Act, U.S. Trade Leadership in Indo-Pacific Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Fitness & physical activity incentives (PHIT Act), Corporate Tax policy, Estate Tax, Tariff Relief (MTB & GSP), Capital Gains, Digital Services Tax, AMT, Sports betting excise tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE

Torts TOR

Product Liability, Equipment Safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Agreements, China Tariffs, MTB, GSP, Market Access, IPR, Supply Chain disruptions, forced labor, America's Act, U.S. Trade Leadership in Indo-Pacific Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Shipping, Rail, Trucking, Distribution infrastructure, active lifestyle infrastructure, Bike lanes & hiking trails, safe routes to recreation facilities/parks, e-charging stations in parks/rec areas, East Coast & Gulf Port Labor Agreement, Red Seas shipping

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

IPR, Counterfeits, China Tariffs, content restrictions, forced labor, de minimis reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS New	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Trucking, Labor impact on supply chains, forced labor, East Coast & Gulf Coast Ports Labor Contract

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Port Infrastructure, Transportation infrastructure, Gas prices, emission standards, conversion to electric delivery vehicles, Rail safety, East/Gulf Coast Port Labor contract

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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.