Why It Matters

Pivot Point Strategies LLC is registered to lobby on eight issues ranging from trade and tariffs to healthcare spending cuts and automotive regulations. The firm represents itself as an in-house lobbying operation, meaning it is lobbying on its own behalf rather than for external clients.

The registration signals entry into federal lobbying on matters that intersect with significant policy pressures: tariff disputes affecting manufacturing, sweeping Medicaid cuts enacted in 2025, and trade agreement renegotiations underway through 2026.

By the Numbers

Pivot Point Strategies LLC filed its new client registration on August 28, reporting zero lobbying revenue for the 12-month period ending that date. The filing lists no specific legislation.

Amandine Schneickert is the registered lobbyist for the firm. Schneickert previously worked as a Federal Government Affairs Professional for Robert Bosch LLC throughout 2025, where she lobbied on automotive, trade, taxation, energy, manufacturing, and telecommunications issues. Robert Bosch reported $230,000 in lobbying expenses for the first quarter of 2025 during that period.

Broader Context

The automotive and medical device sectors face acute pressures that align with Pivot Point Strategies' issue portfolio.

The Trump administration imposed 25 percent Section 232 tariffs on imported vehicles and parts beginning in 2025, with the automotive sector absorbing $35 billion in costs. Nearly 75 percent of U.S. medical devices rely on imports, and industry leaders have warned that tariffs could slow innovation and exacerbate supply shortages.

The U.S. declined to extend the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), triggering an annual review process running through 2036, with Canada prioritizing the removal of U.S. sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, and lumber. Congress holds a consultative role in the 2026 USMCA review.

The budget reconciliation law enacted in 2025 includes nearly $1 trillion in cuts to federal Medicaid spending over 10 years, and the reconciliation bill reduced federal Marketplace spending by $49.5 billion over the next ten years.

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