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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

Tech & Privacy

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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

Money

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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

Money

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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

Health Product Safety

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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

Cars Energy

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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

Energy Cars

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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

Tech & Privacy

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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

Health Product Safety

Press Release

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

Food

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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

Tech & Privacy