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California Senate Education Committee approves bill that protects children from unhealthy ultra-processed food in schools

Groundbreaking bill directs California to identify particularly harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools  SACRAMENTO, CA — A landmark bill that bans unhealthy…

July 2, 2025

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Senate passes budget bill with devastating cut to CFPB’s funding

Bill slashes CFPB’s budget nearly in half and leaves consumers vulnerable to fraud and abuse  WASHINGTON DC – The Senate narrowly approved the budget reconciliation…

July 1, 2025

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Consumer Reports backs Senate vote upholding states’ role over AI regulation

Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 earlier this morning to remove the 10-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence in budget reconciliation…

July 1, 2025

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Consumer Reports urges Senate to reject budget bill provision that cuts CFPB’s funding by 50 percent

Slashing the CFPB’s budget will leave consumers vulnerable to fraud and abuse  WASHINGTON DC – In a letter sent to the Senate today, Consumer Reports called on…

June 27, 2025

Consumer Reports letter urging the Senate to reject a 50 percent cut to the CFPB’s funding in the budget bill

Letter from Consumer Reports to the Senate urging its members to oppose the budget reconciliation bill provision that would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s…

June 27, 2025

Consumer Reports Supports the California Location Privacy Act (A.B. 322)

Consumer Reports supports AB 322, legislation that would create commonsense protections around the collection and use of precise geolocation data, including banning the sale of…

June 26, 2025

Consumer Reports letter to California Assembly Health Committee in support of SB 646, which requires public disclosure of heavy metals in prenatal vitamins

Letter from Consumer Reports to the California Assembly Health Committee, urging its members to support SB 646, which strengthens fetal and maternal health protections by…

June 24, 2025

Consumer Reports letter to California Senate Education Committee in support of AB 1264, which bans harmful ultra-processed food from schools

Letter from Consumer Reports to the California Senate Education Committee urging its members to support AB 1264, a bill that will protect children’s health by…

June 24, 2025

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Consumer Reports applauds reintroduction of California Location Privacy Act

SACRAMENTO, CA – Consumer Reports today announced support for the reintroduction of the California Location Privacy Act, legislation that would create commonsense protections around the…

June 24, 2025

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Consumer Reports applauds Texas governor for signing Right to Repair bill into law

Austin, TX —Consumer Reports applauds the Texas governor for signing HB 2963 into law. The legislation will require manufacturers of consumer electronics worth more than…

June 22, 2025

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Consumer Reports statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s decision blocking budget bill provision that would have defunded the CFPB

WASHINGTON DC – Chuck Bell, advocacy program director at Consumer Reports, issued the following statement in response to the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling that a provision…

June 20, 2025

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Senate OKs GENIUS Act without safeguards needed to protect consumers and the financial system from stablecoin risks

WASHINGTON DC – A bill approved by the Senate today that establishes a regulatory framework governing stablecoins fails to include the protections needed to ensure…

June 18, 2025

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Beauty Justice Act Passes the Senate, Nearly 40 Business Urge NY Assembly to Act Now and Pass the Bill Before the Session Ends

YONKERS, NY — This morning, advocates, business leaders, and public health experts delivered a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to urge the New York…

June 16, 2025

Consumer Reports letter to CPSC urging investigation and recall of Bugaboo Giraffe High Chair

  Dear Acting Chairman Feldman and Commissioner Dziak: Consumer Reports, the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization, writes to bring to the CPSC’s attention a high…

June 11, 2025

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Consumer Reports Urges Congress to Reject Unfair New Tax on Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Owners

WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Reports is calling on Congress to reject a proposed federal tax that would disproportionately penalize Americans who drive cleaner, more fuel-efficient…

June 11, 2025

Consumer Reports and EPIC Submit Comments to CPPA on its Proposed Delete Request and Opt–out Platform (“DROP”) System Requirements

Consumer Reports and EPIC submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessible Delete Mechanism…

June 10, 2025

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Senate tries to quietly gut popular fuel economy program without consumers noticing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Thursday released its text for the budget reconciliation bill that is racing its…

June 6, 2025

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Consumer Reports praises Oregon governor for signing landmark geolocation and children’s privacy bill into law

Salem, Oregon – Consumer Reports applauds Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for signing H.B. 2008 into law, a landmark geolocation and children’s privacy bill that will…

June 5, 2025

Consumer Reports comments on California privacy agency ADMT, Risk Assessment draft rules

Consumer Reports submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) in response to its proposed CCPA Updates, Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, Automated Decisionmaking Technology…

June 5, 2025

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Community, Health, and Racial Justice Advocates Urge NY Lawmakers to Pass Beauty Justice Act Before Session Ends

YONKERS, NY — Community, consumer, health, and racial justice organizations—including Consumer Reports, the Natural Hairstyle and Braid Coalition, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and the…

June 4, 2025

Beauty Justice Act: Westchester County Community Org Letters to New York Leadership

We, the undersigned, are community groups based in Westchester County, NY and we are writing to urge you to prioritize and pass the Beauty Justice…

June 4, 2025

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California Assembly passes groundbreaking bipartisan bill banning harmful ultra-processed food in schools

Consumer Reports calls on Senate to support bill that directs California to identify particularly harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools  SACRAMENTO, CA…

June 3, 2025

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Consumer Reports applauds Texas Legislature for passing Right to Repair bill

Austin, TX — Consumer Reports applauds the Texas Legislature for passing HB 2963, a right to repair bill that would require manufacturers of consumer electronics…

June 3, 2025

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Consumer Reports: CPSC Budget Request Would Eliminate Agency, Jeopardize Public Safety

Consumer Reports Urges Congress to Protect Consumers by Rejecting Misguided Proposal WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Reports (CR) today strongly opposed the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s…

June 3, 2025

Consumer Reports Opposes CA S.B. 690, (Amendments to California Invasion of Privacy Act)

Consumer Reports opposes S.B. 690, legislation that would create a series of broad new exemptions under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to allow…

May 28, 2025

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Consumer Reports applauds Oregon Legislature for passing key geolocation and kids privacy bill

Salem, Oregon – Consumer Reports (CR) commended the Oregon Legislative Assembly for approving a landmark geolocation and kids privacy bill, Oregon H.B. 2008. CR worked…

May 27, 2025

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Consumer Reports statement on Representative Waters’ bill to prevent crypto conflicts of interest by restricting government officials from owning digital assets

WASHINGTON DC – Delicia Hand, senior director, digital marketplace, at Consumer Reports issued the following statement today on Representative Maxine Waters’ bill that prohibits the…

May 22, 2025

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House passes budget package that slashes CFPB budget by 70 percent

Extreme budget cut will cripple the CFPB’s ability to protect consumers; Consumer Reports calls on Senate to restore the CFPB’s funding  WASHINGTON DC – Tucked…

May 22, 2025

Consumer Reports testifies before Senate Judiciary on AI-powered deepfakes

Consumer Reports was invited to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on “The Good, the Bad, and the…

May 21, 2025

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“Treat Online Abuse Like Spam”: New Report Urges Social Media Platforms to Fight Online Abuse with Tools Users Can Control

Washington, DC —A groundbreaking new report released by PEN America and Consumer Reports, titled Treating Online Abuse Like Spam: How Platforms Can Reduce Exposure to…

May 21, 2025

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Consumer Reports calls on Congress to recognize the role of states when considering AI legislation

The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing tomorrow titled AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership.  This hearing follows…

May 20, 2025

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Washington Governor signs key digital right to repair bill into law

Consumer Reports applauds new law that will extend rights to nearly 8 million Washingtonians Olympia, WA — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson today signed a digital…

May 19, 2025

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CFPB withdraws proposed rule that would have prevented data brokers from selling or misusing consumers’ sensitive personal data

Abandoning the proposed rules leaves consumers vulnerable to fraud and without protection to ensure data collected and sold about them is accurate WASHINGTON DC –…

May 14, 2025

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California Assembly passes bill banning unfair surveillance pricing

Consumer Reports praises legislation prohibiting companies from setting prices based on personal data gathered about customers SACRAMENTO, CA – Under a bill passed earlier this…

May 14, 2025

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Consumer Reports: Energy Star May Be on the Chopping Block

CR urges EPA to find a way to preserve popular program that delivers big benefits to consumers and companies CR’s March 2025 nationally-representative survey found…

May 13, 2025

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Consumer Reports opposes AI state preemption language in House budget reconciliation bill

Congressional Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce committee introduced a budget reconciliation bill late last night that included a broad prohibition on state laws…

May 12, 2025

Consumer Reports Supports Maine LD 1822, (Comprehensive Consumer Privacy)

Consumer Reports strongly supports Maine LD 1822, comprehensive privacy legislation that would provide Maine consumers with privacy protections matching those in some of the strongest…

May 12, 2025

Consumer Reports supports California prohibition on surveillance pricing (AB 446)

Consumer Reports supports AB 446, a California bill that would prohibit surveillance pricing.  Surveillance pricing, also sometimes referred to as “personalized” pricing, is when a…

May 12, 2025

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Consumer Reports Condemns Illegal Firing of CPSC Commissioners

Unlawful removal of Consumer Product Safety Commission leaders demolishes agency’s role as independent, bipartisan, data-driven safety watchdog Consumers will be at greater risk from unsafe…

May 9, 2025

Consumer Reports Supports Oregon H.B. 2008 (Location and Children’s Privacy)

Consumer Reports supports Oregon H.B. 2008, legislation that would ban the sale of precise geolocation data outright. Geolocation can be useful for pro-consumer applications such…

May 8, 2025

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