WESTWIN ELEMENTS for WESTWIN ELEMENTS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Westwin is pushing to preserve the 45x Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit established under the IRA. HR 1 - the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a provision to sunset the credit which poses direct harm to the domestic critical mineral manufacturing industry. We are working to overturn the sunset and either restore the exemption for critical mineral production or extend the full credit value until 2034.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Industry is seeking tariffs on imports of class 1 nickel products with exemptions for ex-chinese and ex-russian production from Canada. Additionally, we are working to maintain the duty free import of nickel intermediate products which are the required feedstock for domestic nickel refining.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Westwin is seeking the establishment of critical mineral agreements with mineral rich allied nations to support the trade of nickel and other critical minerals vital to ensuring a domestic critical mineral supply chain free of FEOC influence and reduce US dependency on adversarial controlled supply.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)