INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Chemical Security, Cybersecurity, TNT supply chain, commercial explosives supply chain generally

H.R.8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, funding related to ATF and IMESAFR. Funding for research on high explosives.

Tariffs on high explosives, inputs for commercial explosives, steel and aluminum tariffs, tariffs generally, Chinese maritime/shipbuilding practices, and associated fees.

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

ATF licensing and background checks generally, ATF modernization.

Chemical Security Regulation, Improve implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026