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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
The Wessel Group Incorporated

2. Address

Address1
1101 17th Street NW
 Address2
​Suite 1004
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20036
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Michael Wessel
​2022938899
​MWessel@wesselgroup.com
5. Senate ID#
​308070-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​United Steelworkers
6. House ID#
​384030000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2024
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
​20,000.00
$5,000 or more $
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Michael Wessel
 Date
1/16/2025 4:59:07 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Manufacturing, workforce, and domestic content issues in climate change, energy efficiency, and infrastructure legislation, including Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-44), and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169);

Funding for Environmental Product Declarations and other issues related to federal Buy Clean implementation in legislation including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169);

Treatment of domestic energy intensive, trade exposed industries under potential energy and climate legislation;

Treatment of steel in Buy Clean pilot programs funded by The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169);

Policies to promote the use of domestic materials in offshore wind projects

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), Treasury - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Christopher
Traci
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code MAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Policies to encourage increased energy efficiency in manufacturing, including the Job Creation Through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act;

Efforts to promote U.S. Manufacturing Sector;

Issues surrounding the development of critical infrastructure manufacturing base and importance of manufacturing to national security;

Buy America policies and implementation of such policies, and funding levels, for infrastructure programs in legislation including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-44), Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169), and FY2025 Appropriations Bills;

Treatment of aluminum and other manufactured products in Buy America policies in legislation including the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 and potential infrastructure legislation;

Implementation of administration actions, including Executive Orders, to promote domestic manufacturing and job creation and retention;

Implementation of melted and poured standard for steel under Buy America;

Legislative efforts to promote the rebuilding and expansion of infrastructure and promoting the use of domestically produced materials;

Policies to promote use of domestic materials in offshore wind projects;

Implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act title of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-44);

Implementation of domestic content preferences in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169);

Treatment of aluminum and alumina in implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (PL 117-169);

Policies to promote union employment in semiconductors, batteries and superabrasives supply chains;

Efforts to ensure that Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of domestic steel making assets is properly reviewed by the federal government;

Implementation of 45X and 48c tax credits;

Federal support for development of energy-efficiency improvement projects in aluminum smelting

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Energy - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Michael
Wessel
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Christopher
Traci
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Brett
Gibson
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Trade law enforcement;

Workers' Rights in international trade;

Trade issues relating to surge in importation of steel and aluminum products into the United States;

Treatment of Chinese overcapacity in steel, aluminum, paper and other industrial sectors;

Section 232 investigations of the impact of steel and aluminum imports on national security, implementation of relief measures and potential legislative efforts to curtail Presidential authority and negotiations with the European Union on possible adjustment measures;

Support for Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act;

Support for Rapid Response Mechanism Workers Rights cases under the USMCA;

Labor and manufacturing issues in the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity;

Labor and manufacturing issues in the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade;

Proposals to address circumvention and evasion of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders, including the Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023 (S. 805/H.R. 2667);

Support for Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal;

Policy Discussions regarding Generalized System of Preferences Renewal;

Support for action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to address Chinese Transportation, logistics, and maritime policies and their impact on domestic production and employment;

Development of carbon border adjustment mechanisms and other trade tools to main domestic manufacturing production while driving decarbonization;

Support for the Level the Playing Field Act (S. 1856/H.R. 3882);

Addressing surge of steel and aluminum imports from Mexico;

Support for Administrations increase of tariffs on Chinese exports of steel and aluminum products;

Opposition to proposal to dramatically expand authority for Japanese shipyards to repair and maintain U.S. naval vessels considered to be homeported under U.S. law;

Support for retention of Section 301 tariffs against China;

Support efforts to reform U.S. de minimis law and policy;

Support for AD/CVD case against four Southeast Asian countries for dumping of solar products;

Treatment of critical minerals in potential Critical Minerals Agreements;

Advancing efforts to secure antidumping and countervailing duty relief under U.S. trade laws for the pending aluminum extrusion cases

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Defense - Dept of (DOD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Michael
Wessel
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Christopher
Traci
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Brett
Gibson
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Reed
Eckhold
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
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State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)