Legislative Affairs

Like the failed Marketplace Fairness Act, this act would dismantle proper limits on state tax-collection authority while potentially causing serious damage to electronic and interstate commerce.

TPA is a necessary step to get Congress moving on a long-stalled trade agenda.

In comments prepared for the House Small Business Committee, NTU's Pete Sepp cites IPI president Tom Giovanetti's March 2015 analysis examining the impact on business decision-making around the up-and-down turmoil of the Section 179 small business expensing limit over the past few years. 

American taxpayers should not be asked to subsidize international organizations working against U.S. interests.

Government bureaucrats should not block parental access to life-saving vaccinations.

More than 70 organizations unite in the message of this coalition letter to send a powerful message to Congress that there is momentum around tax reform, and that it should become one of their very top priorities.

Signed by 66 think tanks, advocacy groups, scholars, issue experts and stakeholders, the letter expresses strong support for all types of IP. Instead of weakening the rights of innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs Congress should reflect on the integral role IP rights plays in American economic, technological, and cultural leadership. As such, Congress should focus on preserving and enhancing IP rights by fostering market based solutions to widespread IP theft.