EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE for EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR
Miscellaneous Tariff Legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CALMAN J COHEN | — |
| SAMUEL JEFFERIES | — |
| STEPHEN SCHAEFER | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Please see complete list on the next page.International trade, cross-border investment, and international competitiveness policies and issues, including: 1. Customs, trade, and investment issues and negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO); the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the World Health Organization (WHO); and other multilateral fora, including meetings of the governments and industries of the Group of Eight (G8) and the Group of 20 (G20); 2. Negotiation, discussion, and/or implementation of U.S. trade agreements, including with respect to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; 3. Negotiation of other trade agreements, including expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and launch of negotiations for a Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); 4. International trade and investment with China, including Chinas forced-localization requirements; 5. International trade and investment with Russia; 6. Issues arising under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and other trade agreements to which the United States is a party; 7. Investment policies and disputes, including U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and discussions with Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam, and other countries; 8. Policies and procedures for reviewing foreign direct investments, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); 9. Government procurement, including the negotiation of Chinas accession to the Government Procurement Agreement of the World Trade Organization; 10. Buy America policies and legislation; 11. Trade-remedies laws, and trade enforcement laws and legislation; 12. Foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers, and other import restraints; 13. Intellectual property rights (IPR) policies, protections, and enforcement efforts, including with respect to trade secrets; 14. Efforts and policies to combat illicit trade; 15. Customs and trade facilitation policies, procedures, regulations, legislation, and international negotiations; 16. Import and food-safety policies and procedures; 17. U.S. and foreign agricultural trade policies and issues, including the U.S. farm bill and sugar policies; 18. U.S. and foreign export controls and restraints; 19. U.S. economic-sanctions policies and legislation; 20. U.S. export-promotion policies and procedures; 21. U.S. tax laws, legislation, and international tax-competitiveness issues; 22. Trade and development policies. 23. Trade-preference programs and legislation, including the operation and administration of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); 24. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) policies and legislation; 25. U.S. visa policies, including temporary-entry business visas; 26. U.S. labor and environmental laws, policies, and issues as they relate to international trade and cross-border investment, including Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) policies and procedures, and climate-change policies and legislation. 27. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CALMAN J COHEN | — |
| SAMUEL JEFFERIES | — |
| STEPHEN SCHAEFER | — |
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.