• Monitored the implementation of Free Trade Amendments with Columbia, Korea and Panama; Educated Members on the impact of auto parts from China on the motor vehicle parts industry; Supported reauthorization of Surface Transportation bills, HR 4348, S 1813, now PL 112-141 "Motor Vehicle and Highway Improvement Act of 2012."
• Educated Members and staff on motor vehicle supply industry
• Supported legislation HR 1706 and S 1233 to provide tax credits for accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles. Supports HR 942 which permanently extends R&D tax credits

Duration: February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Automotive Industry, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Manufacturing

Spending: about $140,000 (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 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

Affiliated organizations: Motor & Equipment Manufact. Assoc