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Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

The organization of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it relates to the authority of the FTC and its role over the advertising industry

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 722 - Say No To Drug Ads Act, to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising prescription drugs S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (HeLP America Act), to end the tax deduction for expenses of advertising tobacco products

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 722 (112th), S. 174 (112th)

Beverage Industry BEV

Proposals to establish that states have primary regulatory authority over alcohol beverage products sold within their borders

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Tobacco TOB

Food and Drug Administration proposed rule on Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Pharmacy PHA

FDA proposals to change the requirements for the "major statement" in direct to consumer prescription drug advertisements Comments to FDA on proposal regarding disclosures for online prescription drug advertising FDA draft guidance for direct to consumer prescription drug ads on television

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children recommendations on marketing of food to children 17 years old and younger H.R. 2434 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012, Sec. 631, prohibiting the FTC from completing the draft report entitled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 13563. Later consolidated into H.R. 2055. S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (HeLP America Act), provisions to restore FTC rulemaking authority over advertising to children

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th), S. 174 (112th), H.R. 2434 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, establishing practices relating to information collection practices in the online environment S. 913 - Do Not Track Online Act, requiring the FTC to establish a mechanism by which consumers can indicate they wish not to have their information collected by providers of online services S.1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, setting rules for data brokers and for protection of consumer data online S. 1207 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, requiring the FTC to issue rules requiring those who collect and use personal information to establish policies and procedures relating to information security practices S. 1212 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act), prohibits the intentional interception, disclosure or use of data regarding the location of a wireless communications device S. 1223 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, prohibiting the collection or disclosure of geolocation data without prior express consent S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, setting requirements for consumer notice in the event of a security breach involving sensitive data S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011, enhancing punishment for identity theft and concealment of security breaches invovling personal data H.R. 611 - Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act (BEST PRACTICES Act), regulating the collection and use of consumer information in both the online and offline environment H.R. 654 - Do Not Track Me Online Act, establishing a online opt-out mechanism that allows consumers to prevent the collection or use of information relating to their online activity and other personal information H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, establishing rules for collection and use of personal data collected both online and offline H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act, requiring the FTC to establish rules governing the collection and use of personal information H.R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust (DATA) Act of 2011, requiring the FTC to establish rules governing the collection and use of personal information H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, revising the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to establish rules governing the collection and use of personal information from children H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act), prohibits the intentional interception, disclosure or use of data regarding the location of a wireless communications device H.R. 2577 - Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (SAFE Data Act), requires covered entities to establish policies to protect personal information. Discussions with the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) in the Office of Management and Budget on Internet piracy and advertising Discussions with members of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding the industry's Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising Discussions with members of the House of Representatives and Senate and officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Commerce (DOC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on the proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of top level domains (TLDs) on the Internet Outreach to Congress advocating a "Do Not Sell" proposal to ICANN regarding top level domain names

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1841 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

FCC NOI on blocking technologies and content ratings for television commercials FCC NOI on protecting children in an evolving media landscape FCC rulemaking on regulating the volume in television commercials

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)