Advocacy Fund

The Administration and Congress represent challenges and opportunities that we will need to face as an industry, together.

The Administration and Congress are considering a wide range of policies that could impact the cold chain in 2023. Key issues:

Farm Bill

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Congress is working to reauthorize the Farm Bill in 2023.

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GCCA will be actively engaging with Congress to advance cold chain industry initiatives and priorities.

Burdensome Regulations

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Revising EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) regulation and placing additional requirements on industry

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Changes to OSHA’s Process Safety Management regulation

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Implementation of FDA’s Food Traceability Rule

Climate Change

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Pursuing aggressive policies to address climate change, through both executive action and legislation

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Implementation of the AIM Act to phase down HFCs

Taxes

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Increasing the corporate tax rate and phasing out deductions for pass-through entities

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Raising the top marginal income-tax rate

Labor

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Strengthening worker organizing, collective bargaining and unions through executive action and legislation such as the PRO Act

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NLRB advancing labor initiatives, like ‘micro-unit’ organizations and joint employer policies

This is why GCCA launched, the Advocacy Fund, to expand our advocacy efforts on behalf of our industry. The Advocacy Fund will support our increased efforts to promote and protect the cold chain.

Members are urged to consider making financial contributions to support these expanded advocacy efforts.

Your contribution will support expanded services:

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New virtual platform for communications with elected officials in the US, Canada and Australia

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GCCA expanded participation and leadership in coalitions

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GCCA participation with partners in legal challenges to problematic regulations

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Expanded GCCA presence on Capitol Hill

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Congressional Facility Tours with your Member of Congress

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Development of economic impact studies to better communicate the importance of the industry to policy makers and general public

To learn more about the Fund or about how you can contribute click here or please contact Lowell Randel.