Advocacy

Things to watch

NAFEM is closely monitoring the following initiatives for updates and will alert members when there is new information to share. […]


01.21.2019

NAFEM submits comments on USMCA

In late December 2018, NAFEM submitted comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission about the new U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement […]


01.21.2019

Negotiations underway on Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports

Three days of trade talks with China to address tariffs concluded on Jan. 10 without a significant breakthrough or details […]


01.21.2019

Court hears challenge to Section 232 tariffs

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by the American Institute of […]


01.21.2019

California HFC bans are in effect

On Jan. 1, the California Cooling Act (CCA), Senate Bill 1013, became law. CCA reinstated the previously vacated U.S. Environmental […]


01.21.2019

NAFEM supports USMCA, calls for steel/aluminum tariff exemptions

In December, NAFEM submitted comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) for its investigation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Agreement. NAFEM’s comments […]


01.07.2019

NAFEM submits comments to EPA re: rulemaking process

On behalf of its members, NAFEM has responded to an advance notice of potential rulemaking from the Environmental Protection Agency […]


12.28.2018

California Cooling Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2019

As a reminder, the California Cooling Act (CCA), Senate Bill 1013, reinstates the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) reduction targets from the previously vacated […]


12.18.2018

NAFTA renegotiation signed; ready for ratification

The United States, Mexico and Canada announced the final step in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement […]


11.30.2018

Prop 65: What you need to know

Although it became law more than 30 years ago, there are still a lot of questions about California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65), […]


11.28.2018