• Environmental policies and regulations affecting paints, coatings, and related products, including: Toxic Substances Control Act, plastics, microplastics, biocides, climate, PFAS, BPA, PCBTF/VOCs, fluoropolymers, EPAs DRAFT Risk Assessments of antimicrobial pesticide active ingredients related to preservation, legislation encouraging the use of innovative materials in infrastructure projects, environmental permitting process, Superfund cleanup, financial assurance requirements under CERCLA, Premanufacture Notices (PMNs), Recommended Retail Price (RRP), SEC letter on ESG climate, VOC for architectural coatings rule, Fluropon Coil Coatings, FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act), US Army Corps of Engineers permitting issue, and DOE FP study. Implementation of H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58). FY 2024 appropriations process, issues related to fluoropolymers. Issues related to CERCLA cleanups and settlements.
• Tax policy issues specifically including: the Historic Tax Credit, S.639/H.R.1785, Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2023; implementation of H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169); H.R.5882, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rehabilitation credit to allow such credit to be taken in one taxable year; R&D Expensing and bonus depreciation, H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.
• Discussions related to international trade policy issues specifically including Sec. 301 tariffs, supply chain, and Customs Modernization. Discussions related to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Discussions related to FTCs Proposed Non-Compete Rulemaking. Discussions related to tariffs on tinplate steel.
• Issues related to cybersecurity, privacy, and data security. Discussions related to the National Defense Industrial Strategy.
• Issues related to energy efficiency.
• Issues related to paint recycling and sustainability.
• Monitoring general labor issues regarding OSHA requirements, plant strikes, rail strikes, NTSB and NRLB. Issues related to workforce training initiatives.
• Discussions related to transportation and infrastructure funding including container crane manufacturing initiatives. Discussions related to rail safety.

Duration: April 9, 2020 to present

General Issues: Environmental/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Homeland Security, Energy/Nuclear, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Chemicals/Chemical Industry

Spending: about $3,180,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2020: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Interior - Dept of (DOI)