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Government Affairs & Legal

IHA has collected a variety of resources to help members stay on top of current legal and technology issues.

China Competition Legislation

China Competition Legislation

Perhaps the last big initiative that has a chance to be agreed to by both chambers of Congress  before the midterm election usurps the agenda is “China competition legislation.” The Senate and House have approved two separate bills per this broad theme, with the anchor provision in each being $52 billion to incentivize companies to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities…

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Supply Chain and Tariff Developments

Supply Chain and Tariff Developments

To address the ocean carrier supply chain crisis and high cost of shipping containers, IHA is part of a broad coalition of business groups working to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), which is a “Shippers Bill of Rights” to give importers and exporters much greater legal standing and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) more tools to deal with unreasonable ocean…

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ADA Website Lawsuits Continue

ADA Website Lawsuits Continue

When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, the focus of Title III in the law was, and still is, providing accessibility for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations and commercial facilities.  Framers saw Title III’s language exclusively in terms of “brick and mortar” and the internet wasn’t contemplated then. …

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Two IHA-Backed Bipartisan Bills Moving Through Congress

Two IHA-Backed Bipartisan Bills Moving Through Congress

On Dec. 8, 2021, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 or OSRA 21 (H.R. 4996) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on a strongly bipartisan vote of 364 - 60.  The bill had 96 cosponsors consisting of 48 Democrats and 48 Republicans by the time of the vote and it was also encouraging that the National Association of Manufacturers declared its support for the bill…

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Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandates

Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandates

On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of Executive Orders (EOs) for new policies to combat the COVID-19 virus.  One EO expanded an earlier order requiring that federal employees be vaccinated by Nov. 22 to federal contactors with a deadline for them now set at Jan. 18, 2022.  Another EO directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue its…

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Challenges to Sec. 301 Tariffs Make Headway in U.S. Court of International Trade

Challenges to Sec. 301 Tariffs Make Headway in U.S. Court of International Trade

In September 2020, Americans for Free Trade (AFT), the coalition IHA participates in to fight the Sec. 301 tariffs on Chinese products imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), provided a forum for a lawsuit brought by vinyl floor importer HMTX Industries in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT).  The lawsuit challenges the List 3 and List 4a China 301 tariffs as…

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Infrastructure and “Human Infrastructure” Legislation and Taxes

Infrastructure and “Human Infrastructure” Legislation and Taxes

On August 10, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684, by a 69-30 vote.  This is the bipartisan infrastructure framework (or BIF) that would spend $1.2 trillion over ten years on what’s generally considered to be infrastructure, using a combination of $550 billion in new spending and spending offsets including repurposing $200 billion of…

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IHA Joins Coalition Backing Federal Bill Aimed at Curbing Unfair Ocean Shipping Practices, Charges 

IHA Joins Coalition Backing Federal Bill Aimed at Curbing Unfair Ocean Shipping Practices, Charges 

The International Housewares Association has joined a coalition of industry organizations in support of a new federal bill aimed at enacting sweeping changes to the law to curb unfair practices and charges by ocean carriers that have contributed to skyrocketing freight costs and extended delays for U.S.-bound containers.  The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 is set to be…

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California Bill Would Place New Requirements on Cookware

California Bill Would Place New Requirements on Cookware

A bill in the California legislature, California Assembly Bill 1200 (AB 1200), would place new requirements on cookware sold in that state containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.  Introduced in March 2021 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, the bill would actually address two supply chains by prohibiting the use of PFAS chemistries in food packaging beginning on Jan.…

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