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Consumer Reports supports Hawai’i bill to prohibit surveillance pricing for food, HB 2458

Consumer Reports submitted testimony to the Hawai’i Senate Committee on Labor and Technology in support of HB 2458 with suggested amendments. Surveillance pricing, also sometimes…

March 27, 2026

Tech & Privacy

CR comments to the NHTSA on the Request for Comments on Vestigial Vehicle Safety Regulations

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan member organization, welcomes the opportunity to comment in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA)…

March 24, 2026

Cars

Press Release

As Crumbling Roads Increase Costs for American Drivers, Consumer Reports Looks at Fair, Effective Ways to Fund Transportation

Washington, DC—With deteriorating American roads costing everyday drivers $167 billion annually, Consumer Reports (CR) today released a new report to help policymakers create an infrastructure…

March 23, 2026

Cars

Consumer Reports White Paper: Funding the Road Ahead Policies and Principles for Transportation Funding

Executive Summary: Funding roads in the U.S. has become increasingly difficult due to rising road construction costs, reduced revenues from state and federal gas taxes,…

March 23, 2026

Cars

Consumer Reports supports California bill to prohibit surveillance pricing AB 2564

Consumer Reports submitted testimony to the California Assembly Privacy committee in support of AB 2564, a bill that CR co-sponsors with TechEquity. Surveillance pricing, also…

March 20, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports Endorses Bipartisan Safe SPEEDS Act to Improve E-Bike Safety and Protect Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Consumer Reports (CR) has endorsed a new bipartisan bill in Congress to make the e-bike marketplace safer for consumers. H.R. 7839, the Safe SPEEDS…

March 19, 2026

Product Safety

Press Release

Consumer Reports urges veto of comprehensive privacy bill in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma —Consumer Reports urges Governor Kevin Stitt to veto SB 546, a weak consumer data privacy bill that passed the Oklahoma Legislature today…

March 16, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports supports Colorado bill to prohibit surveillance pricing (HB26-1210)

On March 12th, Consumer Reports testified at a hearing in support of a bill that would ban surveillance pricing in Colorado, HB26-1210. Surveillance pricing, also…

March 13, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Federal water bead safety rule takes effect today, in a victory for child safety

Consumer Reports warns of hazardous products online WASHINGTON, DC—A new safety rule for water beads marketed as toys officially went into effect today nationwide. Water…

March 12, 2026

Product Safety

Press Release

New Survey From Consumer Reports finds Majority of Households Strained by Energy Bills, Concerned over Data Centers’s Impact on Bills

A Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,146 US adults in November 2025 examined Americans’ experiences with rising utility bills and their views on the…

March 11, 2026

Energy

Food Policy Insider: March 2026

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: Is the FDA Backtracking…

March 9, 2026

Food

Press Release

Consumer Reports to host Fairness by Design Tech Sprint to explore practical ideas for improving digital finance tools for users: April 29-30, Atlanta, GA

Two-day working session will bring together cross-functional teams to show what fairer, more trustworthy digital finance systems could look like YONKERS, NY – Developing creative…

March 9, 2026

Money

Consumer Reports supports Minnesota bill prohibiting surveillance pricing, HF 3794

On March 4th, Consumer Reports testified at a hearing in support of a bill that would ban surveillance pricing in Minnesota, HF 3794. CR also…

March 6, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for launching investigation into surveillance pricing

Washington, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer, announced today an investigation into the use of artificial…

March 6, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports praises Maine’s Senate for advancing comprehensive privacy bill

Augusta, Maine – Maine’s Senate today advanced the Maine Online Data Privacy Act (Maine L.D. 1822), a comprehensive privacy bill that would extend baseline privacy…

March 5, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports letter to USDA urging it to take stronger action to protect the public from salmonella in poultry

In a comment letter sent to the USDA, Consumer Reports called on the agency to reverse its decision to delay implementation of its rule declaring…

March 4, 2026

Food

Consumer Reports Leads Coalition Urging Governor Spanberger to Sign Virginia S.B. 338 (Banning the Sale of Precise Geolocation Data)

Consumer Reports, along with a coalition of privacy and consumer groups, wrote to urge Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to sign S.B. 338. The legislation was…

March 4, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

Consumer Reports’ latest infant formula tests found potentially harmful levels of arsenic in many products and lead in some, but safer choices are widely available

CR calls on FDA’s “Operation Stork Speed” to deliver on its promise to improve infant formula safety by setting limits on heavy metals and regular…

March 3, 2026

Food

Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds Virginia General Assembly for sending key location privacy bill to governor’s desk

Richmond, VA – The Virginia General Assembly approved SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers’…

March 2, 2026

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Comments on New York Data Broker Legislation

Consumer Reports submitted comments ahead of New York’s FY 2027 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Economic Development. Part AA of the proposal seeks to enable…

February 26, 2026

Tech & Privacy