1st Quarter - Report

GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE for GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$340,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

- Issues relating to the ability of U.S. subsidiaries to compete for government contracts. - Issues relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and potential changes to CFIUS authority to review certain transactions and its impact on the ability of the United States to attract foreign investment. - Issues relating to export control reform and outbound investment reviews. - Issues relating to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) including the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act (S. 264).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
ALEXANDER MANNING —
ROSE PINKERT —
JONATHAN SAMFORD —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 264 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- Issues related to the Section 301 tariffs. - Issues related to the Section 232 tariffs. - Issues related to the Section 122 tariffs. - Issues related to the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Joint Review. - Issues related to reciprocal tariffs under International Economic Emergency Powers Act and the associated refund process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
ALEXANDER MANNING —
DANIEL MEZA —
ROSE PINKERT —
JONATHAN SAMFORD —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- Issues relating to corporate tax reform's impact on the competitiveness of the United States as a location for foreign direct investment. - Issues related to guidance and implementation of certain provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act including the new stock buyback excise tax and corporate AMT provisions. - Issues related to alignment with the OECD relating to a 15% global rate and other OECD developments. - Issues relating to Section 174 Research & Development expensing. - Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). - Issues related to the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax - Issues related to H.R.1911: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain payments to foreign related parties subject to sufficient foreign tax are not treated as base erosion payments. - Issues related to Section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
ROSE PINKERT —
JONATHAN SAMFORD —
JENNIFER WEINHART —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1911 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

- Issues relating to promoting and the ability of the United States to compete for foreign direct investment. - Activities related to promoting the benefits of foreign direct investment directly to the Executive Branch. - Activities related to promoting the Global Investment in American Jobs Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
ALEXANDER MANNING —
DANIEL MEZA —
ROSE PINKERT —
JONATHAN SAMFORD —
JENNIFER WEINHART —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

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.