THE HOME DEPOT for HOME DEPOT

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Monitored international trade issues, the Administrations trade agenda and related draft legislation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Veterans VET

Issues related to skilled trade careers for veterans.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of

Banking BAN

H.R.3074/S.1525 Common Cents Act; Monitored draft legislation related to credit card security and competition; monitored draft legislation related to online marketplace payments.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3074 (119th), S. 1525 (119th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.2853/S.1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act; monitored appropriations related to organized retail crime; monitored draft legislation to update INFORM Consumers Law. Monitored draft legislation on data privacy. Support language in H.R.8800/S.4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2853 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 1404 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 852/H.R. 20 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, provisions regarding right-to-work, privacy, and eliminating private ballot elections; and monitored proposals related to these matters; Faster Labor Contracts Act H.R. 5408.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 852 (119th), H.R. 20 (119th), H.R. 5408 (119th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Monitored the application of tariff-related measures, including: Section 301 tariffs; Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; Reciprocal tariffs; IEEPA tariffs; maritime vessels. Exclusions for impacted products and tariffs on imports under applicable categories. S.5025 / H.R.5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: S. 5025 (119th), H.R. 5334 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of P.L. 117-167, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, related to the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program; H.R.1340/S.3332 More Homes on the Market Act.

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3332 (119th), H.R. 1340 (119th)

Transportation TRA

Monitored issues related to port productivity; Issues related to global supply chain security; issues related to data metrics for the Freight Logistics Optimization Works program.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Housing HOU

Issues related to financial support for home repair and rehabilitation preservation, zoning and permitting reform. H.R. 1340 More Homes on the Market Act, provisions related to capital gains threshold.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1340 (119th)

Education EDU

Issues related to workforce Pell implementation

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)