4th Quarter - Report

AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION for AK STEEL HOLDING CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$168,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

Manufacturing skilled workforce issues H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Logistics Agency; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA's data modernization rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

Soo Locks modernization project - authorization and funding VIDA/Ballast Water - S.168/H.R. 1154 Buy America policy WRDA legislation - H.R. 8

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Logistics Agency

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th), S. 168 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense Logistics Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Retirement RET

Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 20170-S.270/H.R.71 The Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 Multi-Employer Pension Plans legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense Logistics Agency; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 3596 (115th), S. 270 (115th), H.R. 71 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increased funding for trade enforcement efforts at DOC and USTR - FY 2019 CJS appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense Logistics Agency; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade law improvements China non-market economy status Global steel overcapacity DOC Section 232 investigation on foreign steel imports impact on national security, including electrical steel downstream concerns Presidential Proclamations on Steel 232 implementation, including product exclusion process, country negotiations, and electrical steel circumvention concerns NAFTA renegotiation and rules of origin as well as electrical steel circumvention concerns - U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act - H.R. 4311/S. 2098 The Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 - S. 1983 The PRINT Act - H.R. 6031/S.2835 Section 301 investigation and implementation of tariffs on certain Chinese imports Legislation to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including S.3013/H.R. 6337, S.3329, H.R. 5281 The Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 2835 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), S. 1983 (115th), H.R. 5281 (115th), H.R. 6337 (115th), S. 3329 (115th), S. 3013 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 6031 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA/NHTSA GHG and CAFE standards for light duty vehicles model years 2022-2025

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy infrastructure/electric grid-electrical steel

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense Logistics Agency; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.