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LAURA BERKEY-AMES

BASF CORPORATION · FLORHAM PARK, NJ · registered since 2024
Registered · LDAActive

At a glance

Registered since
2024
Senate LDA system
Clients
1
last 3 years
Filings
5
11 agencies contacted
Activity
filings by quarter
Works on

Background

Career
FLORHAM PARK, NJ
2024 - present

Specific issues

Chemical facility security (no bills). BASF supports FAA establishing a critical infrastructure designation over chemical facilities as well as the use of countermeasures to protect against unauthorized drone flights. BASF also advocates for policies to promote physical and cyber security, and safety at chemical plants across our supply chain.
Homeland Security · 2025 Q1
Chemical facility security (no bills). BASF supports FAA establishing a critical infrastructure designation over chemical facilities as well as the use of countermeasures to protect against unauthorized drone flights. BASF also advocates for policies to promote physical and cyber security, and safety at chemical plants across our supply chain. Plastics (S.351 - STEWARD Act). BASF supports policies to promote recycling and composting, and to improve and enhance recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Open Competition (no bills). BASF supports public policies that ensure open, competitive bidding procedures be used for selection of materials for federally-funded infrastructure projects. Microplastics (no bills). BASF supports public policies that seek to reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics.
Chemicals/Chemical Industry · 2025 Q1
S.1863/H.R.7198 - PROVE IT Act, S.3198 - Foreign Pollution Fee Act and S.4355/H.R. 6622 - Clean Competition Act. BASF supports carbon leakage solutions that create a level global playing field for low product carbon footprint products and are consistent with WTO obligations and other applicable agreements. Plastics (S.351 - STEWARD Act). BASF supports policies to promote recycling and composting, and to improve and enhance recover and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. Open Competition (no bills). BASF supports public policies that ensure open, competitive bidding procedures be used for selection of materials for federally-funded infrastructure projects. Microplastics (no bills). BASF supports public policies that seek to reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports the development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and the use of all innovative recycling technologies to achieve this goal. Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner.
Environment/Superfund · 2025 Q1
2023 Farm Bill (H.R.8467 -- Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024). Among other things, BASF supports the inclusion of language related to mass balance in the new Farm Bill.
Agriculture · 2024 Q4
Implementation of 2016 reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. BASF supports regulatory processes that are science-based, transparent, and stable, as well as increased EPA funding and staffing and increased regulatory efficiency so that safe, sustainable chemistries can reach the market in a timely manner. S.1194/H.R. 4040 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, S.1189/H.R. 6159 - Recycling and Infrastructure Accessibility Act. H.R.9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024. BASF supports policies to promote advanced recycling and composting and to improve and enhance recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than ban or tax certain products. H.R.4470 - Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023. BASF supports public policies to promote security and safety at chemical plants and across our supply chain. This includes ensuring the CFATS program is reauthorized in a timely manner and addressing drone issues.
Chemicals/Chemical Industry · 2024 Q4
NDAA (H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025). BASF supports public policies to promote security and safety at chemical plants and across our supply chain. This includes ensuring the CFATS program is reauthorized in a timely manner addressing drone issues.
Defense · 2024 Q4

Clients

2024-2025 · 5 filings
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Filing history

2025 Q1
BASF CORPORATION
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2024 Q4
BASF CORPORATION
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2024 Q3
BASF CORPORATION
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2024 Q2
BASF CORPORATION
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2024 Q1
BASF CORPORATION
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