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AAFA-Supported Coalitions
Ad Hoc Issues Coalition with RILA, NRF and USA-ITA
Coalition of organizations that lobby on issues affecting U.S. apparel firms, brands and retailers.
The AGOA Action Committee is a broad coalition of business and NGO's committed to making the African Growth and Opportunity Act the most effective possible catalyst for Africa's development. To that end, the coalition has launched the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Initiative.
The American Business Coalition for Doha (ABCDoha) is an umbrella group of companies, associations and other organizations dedicated to achieving ambitious results from the current round of multilateral trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization, known as the Doha Development Agenda or Doha Round.
American Coalition for Fair Trade Rules
The American Coalition for Fair Trade Rules (ACFTR) is a coalition of U.S. farm, manufacturing and retail business enterprises that are seeking to ensure that international trade-remedy rules are balanced and do not impose unreasonable or unfair barriers or costs on U.S. agricultural and manufacturing exporters and importers.
Coalition lobbying for legislation allowing the creation of Small-Business Health Plans that would allow small-business owners to band together across state lines to purchase health insurance as a group.
Berry/DHS Coalition
The Berry/DHS Coalition is a coalition of associations and companies lobbying for legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to purchase only U.S.-made apparel and shoes for its workers.
Business Coalition for U.S.-Central America Trade (CAFTA)
A coalition of U.S. businesses and organizations working towards a strong partnership with Central America and the Dominican Republic to provide new opportunities for U.S. farmers, manufacturers, service providers, workers and consumers through the successful implementation of the U.S./Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
An ad-hoc coalition of U.S. businesses and organizations advocating a rational and constructive approach to U.S.-China relations with Congress and the Executive Branch.
The Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP) is committed to increasing the understanding of the negative impact of counterfeiting and piracy on the U.S. economy and U.S. businesses by working with Congress and the administration to drive greater government-wide efforts to address this threat.
Coalition for a Democratic Workforce (CDW)
This coalition has been established to address the “card check” legislation that is pending before Congress.
The Coalition for GSP is a Washington, DC-based group of businesses, trade associations, and consumer organizations that seeks the renewal of the GSP program by Congress each time it expires. Since 1992, the Coalition has been the predominant U.S. business community voice advocating GSP renewal.
Coalition for Job Opportunities
The Coalition for Job Opportunities includes business groups opposed to government-mandated increases in the minimum wage.
COMPASS is a new and growing non-profit coalition bringing together seniors, younger workers, financial advisors, elected officials, U.S. businesses and other Americans who believe that politics and shortsighted agendas should not be allowed to threaten the security of our retirement years. The coalition’s mission is to educate the public about the reasons why Social Security urgently needs to be brought up to date, and to present a balanced case for the only plan that can preserve these benefits for present and future retirees. And to ensure that taxes on employers or employees are not increased.
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Reform Coalition
The coalition lobbies Congress and the administration to take rational approach to CFIUS reform.
The Comprehensive Market Access Coalition (CMAC) is a group of companies, trade associations, and other organizations that represent a broad range of industries and economic interests in the United States. The purpose of the Coalition is to advocate principled, comprehensive and high quality trade agreements that do not exclude sectors of the U.S. economy from negotiations. If exclusions become the norm, other sectors pay the price in diminished export opportunities for products and services and higher cost inputs of U.S. manufacturing.
The Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) is a Washington, DC-based trade organization with one primary objective: to ensure that consuming industries and manufacturers in America have access to reliable supplies of globally-priced materials necessary for those industries to produce their products.
CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) Coalition
The CPSC Coalition is a coalition of U.S. businesses advocating that the U.S. government take a rational, reasonable a scientific-based approach to regulations affecting apparel and footwear.
Federal Prison Industries Coalition (FPI)
The FPI Coalition is a coalition of U.S. manufacturers advocating for Congress to require FPI to compete for U.S. government contracts with the private sector by removing FPI’s “mandatory source” requirement for government agencies and mandating that FPI be subject to the same contract requirements as all other contract bidders.
The threat of repeal of the LIFO (last-in, first-out) inventory valuation method by Congress continues to loom with substantial tax consequences for manufacturers, retailers and wholesaler-distributors who are on LIFO. The LIFO Coalition, an ad hoc group of more than 70 trade associations, business organizations and advocacy groups representing hundreds of thousands of separate businesses, is fighting against any proposed repeal of LIFO.
The US-Middle East Free Trade Coalition, supported by the U.S business community, has four primary objectives: 1) supporting the negotiation and conclusion of commercially meaningful free trade agreements between the United States and governments in the Middle East region; 2) providing unified and overarching US business leadership and commitment to the MEFTA vision; 3) establishing an umbrella business group to oversee and focus on the key components of MEFTA through a range of educational, advocacy, outreach, and other activities; and 4) providing an efficient, broad-based business mechanism and steady pool of corporate chairs to lead future bilateral FTA business coalition efforts.
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Coalition (MTB)
The MTB Coalition is a coalition of businesses advocating with Congress to ensure that U.S. industries and manufacturers have duty-free access to imported inputs (used in U.S. manufacturing) and products that are no longer available in the United States.
Sanctions Coalition (EU Sanctions from FSC-ETI)
The Sanctions Coalition is an ad-hoc coalition of U.S. businesses advocating that the U.S. government comply with World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings in order to prevent foreign countries from imposing sanctions against exports of U.S. manufacturers and farmers.
Supply Chain Security Coalition (SCSC)
The Supply Chain Security Coalition represents some of the largest and most knowledgeable
stakeholders in the supply chain system. SCSC members support cargo and port security policies
that build on the successful multilayered, risk-based approach the government and private sector
have been following for the last several years. These policies have helped keep our nation’s
citizens, ports and cargo safe, while also helping to maintain the flow of commerce that is so
vital to health and security of our nation’s economy. SCSC advocates for effective policies are that achieve the dual objectives of enhancing security while facilitating legitimate global
commerce without wasting resources on unproven or counterproductive programs. The SCSC is
committed to working with Congress and the executive branch to achieve those objectives.
The Tax Relief Coalition represent thousands of U.S. businesses and associations, both large and small, advocating for passage of President George W. Bush’s tax relief agenda.
The U.S.-Korea FTA Business Coalition is a broad-based group of over 100 leading U.S. companies and trade associations that strongly support the conclusion and passage of a free trade agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The Coalition will work to ensure the negotiation of a comprehensive and commercially viable FTA with Korea that advances the interests of the U.S. business community and promotes further bilateral trade and investment.
The U.S.-Peru Trade Coalition is a broad-based group of U.S. companies and business organizations that is working to secure Congressional approval of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA)
The US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Business Coalition is a coalition of organizations and companies strongly committed to promoting the negotiation, passage and implementation of a meaningful and comprehensive bilateral FTA between the United States and Thailand. Made up of approximately 100 US organizations and companies from a broad range of industries, the Coalition is the premier voice representing US business interests in the US-Thailand FTA process.
The U.S.-Vietnam WTO Coalition is a coalition of 146 American companies, farm groups,
associations and public interest organizations that support Vietnam's accession into the
World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as Congressional passage of Permanent Normal Trading Relations (PNTR) with Vietnam.
Updated August 2, 2006
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