3rd Quarter - Report

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. for PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$70,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 19, 2017 $70,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 19, 2017 $70,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX —
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Railroads RRR

Issues regarding systemic delays with rail shipping (no bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Open competition on materials for potential water infrastructure projects (No bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act implementation Educational outreach on the safe storage and handling of organic peroxides (no bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 385 / H.R. 1443) Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (no specific bill) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX —
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 385 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FDA Funding including the Food Contact Notification Program / FY 2017 and FY 2018 House and Senate Appropriation legislation Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Food Additive Petition seeking prohibition of perchlorate in food contact applications Food Additive Petition for certain ortho-phthalates in food packaging and processing applications Electronic filing requirements for certain Drug Master Files (DMFs) FY 2018 President's Budget Blueprint

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Congressional oversight of EPA (e.g. Clean Water Rule, Clean Power Plan, Clean Air Act) EPA - Marine Debris - Trash Free Waters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Repeal of the excise tax on Medical Devices (S. 108 / H.R. 184) The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 (S. 205 / H.R. 631) Last-in/First-out (LIFO) accounting method preservation (no specific bill) Permanent extension of bonus depreciation (no specific bill) General tax reform issues (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX —
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
PATRICIA DAVITT LONG —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 184 (115th), S. 108 (115th), H.R. 631 (115th), S. 205 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (S. 21/H.R. 26)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 951 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), S. 21 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1217 / H.R. 2629 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX —
JOHN SCOTT DEFIFE —
JOHN GRANT —
PATRICIA DAVITT LONG —
SUZANNE MORGAN —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1180 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th), S. 1217 (115th), H.R. 2629 (115th)

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.