THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Monitoring general labor and workforce issues.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Environmental policies and regulations affecting paints, coatings, and related products including: Plastics, microplastics, biocides, climate, BPA, and PCBTF/VOCs; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) including fee review; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPAs DRAFT Risk Assessments of antimicrobial pesticide active ingredients related to preservation; Government Procurement Programs; Environmental permitting process; Superfund cleanup; Financial assurance requirements under CERCLA; CERCLA cleanups and settlements; Premanufacture Notices (PMNs); Fluoropolymers; Paint recycling and sustainability; USDA Biobased / BioPreferred program funding.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax policy issues including the Historic Tax Credit, third-party litigation funding, and H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation. Extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Issues related to housing resiliency, S.1323, The Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization And Lowered Liability (FIREWALL) Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1, S.1323

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Discussions related to international trade policy issues specifically including Sec. 301 tariffs, supply chain, Customs Modernization, and USMCA review. Discussions related to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Discussions related to tariffs on resins. Discussions related to proposed tariffs on imported paints by CARICOM. Discussions related to imported products subject to Annex II. Discussions related to Sec. 232 tariffs on tinplate steel imports.

TRA · Transportation

Discussions related to transportation and infrastructure funding including container crane manufacturing initiatives. Policies and regulations related to Build America Buy America requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects through surface transportation reauthorization or rulemaking; H.R.3933/S.3819, Paving the Way for American Industry Act. Aviation privacy issues; S.2503/H.R.6222, ROTOR Act; H.R.7613, ALERT Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3933, S.3819, S.2503, H.R.6222, H.R.7613

DEF · Defense

Issues related to anti-fouling coatings in the FY27 appropriations and authorization process. Discussions related to the National Defense Industrial Strategy. Issues related to corrosion.

HOU · Housing

Issues related to housing; S.2651, ROAD to Housing Act; H.R.6644, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Literal federal measure citations: S.2651, H.R.6644

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues related to the discontinuation of the penny.