SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC.

TOU · Travel/Tourism

- Support for travel and tourism to United States hotels and resorts. - Issues related to the application process for US travel visas (B1/B2), including new visa fees authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). - Legislation regarding hotel and booking price displays, including the Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 (S.314 and H.R.1479). - Issues related to the joint employer standard for hotel franchises, including support for the American Franchise Act (H.R.5267). - Issues related to expanding the H-2B visa program. - Issues related to misrepresentations and ambiguities on online booking platforms. - Support for reforms to SBA lending programs, including the Loans in Our Neighborhoods (LIONS) Act (H.R.1893/S.901) and the Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act (H.R.4153) - Issues related to investments in clean energy and energy efficiency.

Literal federal measure citations: S.314, H.R.1479, H.R.5267, H.R.1893, S.901, H.R.4153

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

- Issues related to business tax provisions within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21)-including the extension of tax rates for passthrough entities, an extension of the Section 199A deduction, an increase in the cap for the Section 163 deduction, and the extension of bonus depreciation. - Issues related to the proposed Section 899 tax on inbound investments. - Issues related to the stock buyback excise tax (26 USC 4501).

DEF · Defense

- Issues related to temporary lodging on U.S. military installations, including privatized lodging.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

- Issues related to international tariffs, including IEEPA and Section 232.