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America First Trade Policy

Record date · January 30, 2025

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What This Bill Does

Memorandum: America First Trade Policy (Document 2025-02032) issued 2025-01-30.

Why it matters

A memorandum the President published in the Federal Register.

Key Facts

  • Document number: 2025-02032
  • Published: 2025-01-30
  • Affected agencies: 1

News Coverage

Lobbying Activity

60 Plus Association

2026

TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODEENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUNDCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARKHEALTH ISSUES

“Signed a coalition letter opposing any efforts to raise the corporate tax rate above the 21% level set in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Signed a coalition in support of the Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 6329. This legislation creates parity in the tax code between the estate and gift taxes by allowing an estate tax deduction for contributions to 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations. Signed a coalition letter urging opposition to proposals that would raise taxes on carried interest investment income.The letter is urging Congress to reject the misnamed Carried Interest Fairness Act, legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive members of Congress. This legislation that would increase the tax rate on carried interest investment by 70%, from 23.8% to 40.8%. Signed a coalition letter in support of H.R.574 - ALIGN Act and highlight the 100% bonus depreciation provision's importance as the tax cut reauthorization efforts continue. Signed a coalition to support of repealing IRA's green new deal subsidies in reconciliation to pay for tax cuts. Signed a coalition letter regarding digital services taxes (DST) in an effort to stop Canadas imposition of a discriminatory digital services tax (DST) on U.S. firms and your efforts to include restrictions on the imposition of DSTs and other unfair digital policies in recently announced trade agreements-providing a model for future trade negotiations. Signed a coalition letter urging the President to index capital gains for inflation.”

Senate LDAMatched on title words onlyView filing on LDA.gov →

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Connected Entities

Secretary of Commerce, USMCA, Donald Trump and 2 more
OrganizationSecretary of Commerce“Directed to investigate trade deficits and antidumping/countervailing duty laws.”Map →
otherUSMCA“United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement subject to review for the July 2026 cycle.”Map →
PersonDonald Trump“President of the United States who issued the memorandum.”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Trade Representative“Tasked with reviewing trade agreements and identifying unfair trade practices.”Map →
locationPeople's Republic of China“Subject of a specific review regarding compliance with the Economic and Trade Ag”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.federalregister.gov

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