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Consumer Reports: Circuit Court Preserves Bipartisan Leadership at the Consumer Product Safety Commission Pending Appeal

CR calls on Congress to preserve the CPSC as an independent agency, and support its vital mission to protect the public from hazardous consumer products…

July 2, 2025

Product Safety

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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

Food

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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

Money

Press Release

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

Tech & Privacy

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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

Money

Press Release

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

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

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

Tech & Privacy

Press Release

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

Money

Press Release

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

Money

Press Release

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

Health Product Safety