Meetings with House and Senate offices to discuss fastener manufacturing (no specific bills)
Meetings with the White House, Dept. of Commerce, USTR, House and Senate offices on the effects of steel/aluminum tariffs on the fastener industry; the need for exemptions for Canada/Mexico; opposition to Section 232 copper tariffs (no specific bills); Comments to Commerce on Section 232 investigations on copper, critical minerals, planes affecting the fastener industry
Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.