Research, Innovation and Technology

NAM: Clarify 30C Tax Credit Rulemaking

said this week. What’s going on: In September, the IRS and Treasury Department jointly proposed regulations regarding Section 30C of the U.S. tax code’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit, which was changed and expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “A key purpose of the energy provisions of the IRA was to …

NAM to Commerce: Security, Competitiveness Go Together

told the Commerce Department this week. What’s going on: In September, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security proposed rules to ban connected vehicles that integrate information and communications technology from China and Russia (

Improving Medical Supply Chain Resiliency

told members of Congress this month. What’s going on: “The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the risks and instability resulting from concentration and choke points in medical supply chains, though the pandemic also showed how medical supply chains can quickly adjust to external shocks,” NAM Managing Vice President of Policy Chris Netram told Reps. Brad …

NAM Emphasizes USMCA, Protecting Investors in Mexico Meetings

met with top officials in the new Sheinbaum administration, as well as leadership at multiple agencies and associations. These included newly appointed Deputy Trade Minister Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez, the Business Coordinating Council (CCE), the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (CONCAMIN), the Mexico Business Council (CMN), the National Council of the Export Manufacturing Industry (INDEX) …