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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
d860150d-1d91-4e5c-946e-ec7659f6cb47
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-06 13:59:04
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
$125,000
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

VDMA AMERICA, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS VDMA WASHINGTON, INC.)

Machinery Manufacturing

Contact
ALESSIA SARASINO
Phone
+1 202-580-4812
Address
zip:20036, city:washington, state:DC, street:1130 Connecticut Ave nw 1200

Client

VDMA AMERICA, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS VDMA WASHINGTON, INC.)

State
DC
Country
US
Effective date
2022-01-31

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (Section 232). Lobbied for solutions such as a tariff cap for European machinery and equipment on the 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives. Lobbied to find solutions on simplifying documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Lobbied to exclude EU from 232 investigation on robotics and industrial machinery or a tariff cap. Educated on the short and long-term impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers and manufacturers.

Lobbyists: ALESSIA SARASINO [new]

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

MAN — Manufacturing

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (Section 232). Lobbied for solutions such as a tariff cap for European machinery and equipment on the 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives. Lobbied to find solutions on simplifying documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Lobbied to exclude EU from 232 investigation on robotics and industrial machinery or a tariff cap. Educated on the short and long-term impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers and manufacturers.

Lobbyists: ALESSIA SARASINO [new]

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

TAR — Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Lobbied against tariffs on the EU (Section 232). Lobbied for solutions such as a tariff cap for European machinery and equipment on the 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives. Lobbied to find solutions on simplifying documentation requirements on steel and aluminum derivative tariffs. Lobbied to exclude EU from 232 investigation on robotics and industrial machinery or a tariff cap. Educated on the short and long-term impacts of tariffs on American producers, farmers and manufacturers.

Lobbyists: ALESSIA SARASINO

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

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