• Federal Prison Industries/Unicor procurement from Department of Defense regarding office furniture relating to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
• Discussed restrictions on gas appliances (ex. fireplaces) and demonstrated how potential bans would impact hearth products and the broader industry.
• Educated policymakers about our manufacturing operations as they relate to residential building products and workplace furnishings.
• Engagement with regulators and lawmakers regarding the New Source Performance Standards, test methods and certificates of compliance for wood heaters.
• Broadly supporting fuel choice, continued access to varied fuel types as it relates to gas appliances.
• Biomass Tax Credit

Duration: January 9, 2023 to present

General Issues: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Manufacturing, Environmental/Superfund, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $365,436 (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 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)