Lobbying Relationship

Client

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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  • General 117th Congress House & Senate schedules and priorities
  • Trade issues relating to tariffs, imports/exports (no specific bills)
  • Consideration of various corporate tax revenue proposals (no specific bills)

Duration: to

General Issues: Government Issues, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environmental/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Telecommunications, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Manufacturing, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Agriculture, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Economics/Economic Development, Education, Science/Technology, Immigration, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Automotive Industry

Spending: about $8,299,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Treasury - Dept of, Small Business Administration (SBA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Energy - Dept of,, U.S. Senate,, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Navy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), House of Representatives,, Y Y US House of Representatives US Senate USTR Dept of Commerce, Y Y US House of Representatives US Senate Dept of Commerce, Y Y US House of Representatives US Senate, Y US House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.1890: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)

H.R.4377: American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.2045: Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.632: STRONG Patents Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

S.2049: Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act

Sponsor: Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

H.R.3830: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.1900: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1084: Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

S.1392: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.1783: School Food Modernization Act

Sponsor: Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

S.761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.166: PROTECT Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

H.R.4216: Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

H.R.5710: Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations Act

Sponsor: Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)

H.R.3057: Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2011

Sponsor: Billy Long (R-Mo.)

S.1133: Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.6352: Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2010

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

S.23: America Invents Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4954: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the...

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.3725: Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.1676: Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009

Sponsor: Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1276: Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2009

Sponsor: Dennis Moore (D-Kan.)

H.R.1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.4081: Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2008

Sponsor: Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5689: Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008

Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.R.1127: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act

Sponsor: Joseph K. Knollenberg (R-Mich.)

H.R.4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.522: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)

S.3325: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.3036: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.1229: Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007

Sponsor: Artur Davis (D-Ala.)

S.1027: PACT Act

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1452: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.1008: Trade Security Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.365: Trade Security Act of 2019

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.940: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)

S.287: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.764: United States Reciprocal Trade Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

S.2: Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.2137: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

S.1982: Save Our Seas 2.0 Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.3052: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

H.R.3969: SOS 2.0 Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

S.2754: American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

H.R.5544: American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020

Sponsor: Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)

S.3548: CARES Act

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

H.R.1512: CLEAN Future Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.1848: LIFT America Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.984: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.2238: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021

Sponsor: Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Kevin Washington Director, Legislative Affairs, FCC; Deputy Directo Communications, Dept. of Ed.; Senior Advisor & Press Secretary, Small Business Admin.; Senior Officer, Dept. of Labor; Legislative Director and Press Secretary, House Majority Leader Armey; Senior Analyst, House Republican Conference
Michael Lynch n/a
Michael J. Lynch n/a
Michael J. Lynch Mr. n/a
Michael J. Wooten Mr. n/a
Micheal J. Lynch n/a
Michael J Lynch n/a
LAURIN M. BAKER n/a
Jennifer L. Baker n/a
Jennifer L. Baker Reid n/a
LAURIN BAKER n/a
JENNIFER BAKER n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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