THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED for UNITED STEELWORKERS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Treatment of manufacturing sector in tax reform.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade law enforcement; Export promotion; Treatment of glassware sector in multilateral trade negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations; Currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China; Impact of international trade on domestic alternative and renewable energy production; Treatment of State Owned Enterprises in trade agreements and domestic law; Workers' Rights in international trade; Chinese cybersecurity issues and impact on U.S. manufacturing sector; Trade issues relating to surge in importation of steel products into the United States; Treatment of manufacturing regarding rules of origin in trade negotiations; Impact of intellectual property protections, including trade secrets, on the manufacturing sector; Treatment of foreign investment in the United States and application of a net economic benefit test; Treatment of manufacturing in Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations; Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; Support for first sunset reviews of Coated Paper imports from China and Indonesia; Treatment of manufacturing, workers' rights and economic issues in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Addressing trade problems in aluminum sector; Treatment of Chinese overcapacity in steel, aluminum, paper and other industrial sectors; Support for action on evasion of orders on imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires; Support for H.R. 4927 and S. 2906 to require Congressional review of any change in treatment of China as a Non-Market Economy; Review of foreign investment in Vertex relating to U.S. rail stock; Issues relating to Chinese export prohibitions and limits on WTO commitments; Support for antidumping and countervailing duty case against truck and bus tires from China

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4927 (114th), S. 2906 (114th)

Manufacturing MAN

Development of domestic sourcing for nuclear, wind and other alternative and renewable energy producers; Policies to encourage increased energy efficiency in manufacturing; Efforts to promote U.S. Manufacturing Sector; Treatment of ductile iron pipe by agencies under the jurisdiction of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (PL 113-76); Issues surrounding the development of critical infrastructure manufacturing base and importance of manufacturing to national security; Potential Pipeline Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act; Upcoming Environmental Protection Agency regulations of electric generation under the Clean Power Plan; Environmental Protection Agency regulations of electric generation under the Clean Power Plan; Buy America policies for implementation of such policies, and funding levels, for water infrastructure programs including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act in bills including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113), the FY2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bills (H.R. 5538, S. 3068), Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 612), and the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2016 (H.R. 4653); Domestic manufacturing issues in Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (P.L. 114-94); Legislative responses to water infrastructure needs in Flint, MI and elsewhere, including the Energy Modernization Act (S. 2012) and the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act (H.R. 4470); Promotion of expanding investments in domestic infrastructure and coverage of domestic procurement requirements; Opposition to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) consideration of sale of Aleris Aluminum to Chinese-affiliated Entity

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 4470 (114th), H.R. 4653 (114th), S. 612 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Manufacturing concerns with climate change legislation; Issues surrounding financing mechanisms for carbon emission remediation programs; Implementation of the Clean Power Plan; Issues surrounding Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE