BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Issues relating to energy security, climate change, critical minerals, and permitting reform.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Issues Relating to climate change and risk mitigation; issues relating to permitting reform; and issues relating to critical minerals.

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted climate disclosure rule and amendments to Rule 14a-8; and issues relating to reforms to the Shareholder Proposal and Proxy Advisory Process.

GOV · Government Issues

Issues related to regulatory reform and the deregulatory activities of the Department of Government Efficiency.

HCR · Health Issues

Issues relating to employer sponsored health care, mental health parity, affordability of care, and transparency.

IMM · Immigration

Issues relating to border security, H-2A, H-1B and H-2B modernization; issues relating to reintroduction of the Dignity Act; issues relating to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; and issues relating to the Laken Riley Act.

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Issues relating to Second Chance employment including Fresh Start Act, Clean Slate Act, and Second Chance Reauthorization Act.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues relating to antitrust and competition policies including merger review; issues relating to Business Roundtable workforce priorities and partnerships with cyber apprenticeships initiatives; issues relating to labor and employment and workforce development policy, including legislation relating to expanding Pell Grants to cover short-term education and training programs (S. 383, JOBS Act), reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and Registered Apprenticeship programs (National Apprenticeship Act); issues relating to Permanent Labor Certification Application.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 383

RET · Retirement

Issues relating to legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach relating to retirement benefits.

SCI · Science/Technology

Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity (including reauthorization of the Cybersecurity and Information Act of 2015) and data privacy; issues relating to the Office of Science and Technology Policys request for information on National Priorities for AI.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues relating to the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1990); issues relating to R&D Section 174 expensing; issues relating to deduction of interest deductibility under Section 163(j) (American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act, S. 559); issues related to bonus depreciation in the Accelerating Long-Term Investment Growth Now ---ALIGN Act (H.R. 574 and S. 187); issues relating to the Inflation Reduction Act (all provisions); issues relating to OECD Pillar Two Model Rules and OECDs Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals; issues relating to OECD taxation of the digital economy project and potential tariff implications; issues related to the Defending American Jobs and Investment Act (H.R. 591), issues related to the expiration of tax provisions in 2025 including the corporate tax rate, business state and local tax deductions, and international tax provisions.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1990, S. 559, H.R. 574, S. 187, H.R. 591

TRA · Transportation

Issues relating to infrastructure and transportation policy, including investment and air traffic control.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues relating to international trade; issues relating to tariff advocacy preparation and strategy; issues relating to H.R. 1549, China Financial Threat Mitigation Act; issues relating to supply chain diversification.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1549