Manufacturers using steel or aluminum should contact the White House and ask that President Trump expand the steel and aluminum tariff list to also place a 25 percent tariff on the imported products you make from those metals. The President has recognized that placing a tariff only on the raw materials and not on the derivative products, has led to more imports of goods containing steel and aluminum.
The new tariffs start taking effect March 12 at 12:01AM and NOW is the time to contact President Trump to ensure that the downstream steel and aluminum products that you make are not being imported into the U.S. from unfairly lower priced foreign competition. Click HERE to contact the White House and tell President Trump to add your steel and aluminum downstream products to the list of derivatives covered under the 25 percent Section 232 tariffs.
Be sure to include any and all downstream products that you think should be added to the list. The initial current lists of covered steel and aluminum derivatives can be found at the end of the following Federal Register notices (The steel and aluminum in the products on the list are subject to the 25 percent tariff rate starting March 12):
Steel: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02833/adjusting-imports-of-steel-into-the-united-states To make your voice heard and ensure your products are added to those lists, click here!
White House Revokes NEPA Rule
The White House has revoked its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing rule. As directed by President Trump’s January 20, 2025, executive order (EO) “Unleashing American Energy”, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinded the rule and replaced it with guidance that directs agencies to rely on their individual NEPA regulations.
The revocation of the NEPA implementing regulations and the EO follows two court decisions holding that the CEQ lacks the authority to promulgate binding NEPA rules. In November 2024, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that CEQ does not have the statutory power to create NEPA regulations, stating that the “CEQ regulations, which claim to dictate how all federal agencies must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, are ultra vires,” indicating they exceed the agency’s legal authority and are thus unenforceable.
Additionally, the District Court for the District of North Dakota on February 3, 2025, vacated the Biden Administration’s 2024 Phase 2 NEPA rules in response to a lawsuit brought by twenty-one attorneys general.
The Interim Final Rule revoking the regulations implementing NEPA is effective as of April 11, 2025 and invites comments through March 27, 2025.
NLRB Rescinds Guidance Memoranda
On February 14, 2025, newly appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel, William Cowen issued a memorandum rescinding several guidance memoranda issued by General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, who served under former President Biden.
The rescinded guidance includes memos on:
- Expanding on remedies the NLRB should seek for unfair labor practices
- Identifying how electronic monitoring impacts employee rights under the NLRA
- Limiting the scope of rights employees may sign away in a severance
- Describing how noncompete agreements violate the NLRA
- Declaring that employer-mandated meetings to discuss unionization efforts are unlawful
Acting General Counsel Cowen also indicated that the review of actions taken by the NLRB is ongoing and further guidance memos may be rescinded in the future.
Death Tax Repeal Bill Introduced in Congress
Bicameral legislation to repeal the death tax was introduced in Congress. The One Voice-supported measures endorsed by both NTMA and PMA, which would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, were introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Randy Feenstra (R-IA), respectively.
One Voice, along with coalition partners, sent a letter to Senator Thune and Representative Feenstra in support of the bill and thanking them for their efforts arguing that repealing the death tax would spur job creation and grow the economy. “Many studies have quantified the potential job growth that would result from estate tax repeal. The Tax Foundation found that the US could create over 150,000 jobs by repealing the estate tax. A study by the House Joint Economic Committee found that the death tax has destroyed over $1.1 trillion of capital in the US economy – loss of small business capital means fewer jobs and lower wages,” the letter states. The House bill, introduced on February 18, 2025, now has over 170 cosponsors, including members of Republican leadership and Representative Jason Smith (R-MO), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Senate bill, introduced on February 13, has over 45 cosponsors including all of the Senate Republican leadership and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.