THE KROGER CO. for KROGER CO

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to the reauthorization of the Farm Bill; Issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and WIC programs; Loan Agriculture Market Program; EBT process fees; issues related to the supply chain

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to corporate tax rates; Issues related to tariffs; Issues related to interchange reform

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1613, S. 1038 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, including issues related to PBM Spread Pricing; S. 260, H.R. 704 - Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act; H.R. 1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; Issues related to Food as Medicine initiatives and pharmacy scope of practice; S. 1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; S. 2052 - Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act; H.R. 5378 - The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 2484 - Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act; S. 575 / H.R. 1317 - Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act; H.R. 3164/S. 2426, the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026; H.R.6199/S.3934, Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2025; H.R. 2484, the Seniors' Access to Critical Medications Act; H.R. 7567, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act; H.R. 2853 / S. 1404, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act; H.R. 6609, the Pharmacists Fight Back Act; S. 3822, the Break Up Big Medicine Act; H.R. 6400 / S. 4106, the Rx ACCESS Act; issues related to pharmacy scope of practice, the Rural Health Transformation Fund and medical nutrition therapy; issues related to Medicare drug pricing, MTF program; issues related to at-home drug disposal; issues related to PBM reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Policy Development

Bills named: H.R. 3164 (119th), H.R. 5378 (119th), H.R. 704 (119th), S. 260 (119th), H.R. 6609 (119th), S. 3822 (119th), H.R. 1770 (119th), S. 127 (119th), S. 1339 (119th), H.R. 1317 (119th), H.R. 1613 (119th), H.R. 6400 (119th), H.R. 2853 (119th), H.R. 6199 (119th), H.R. 2484 (119th), S. 2426 (119th), H.R. 7148 (119th), S. 4106 (119th), S. 3934 (119th), S. 575 (119th), S. 2052 (119th), S. 1038 (119th), S. 1404 (119th), H.R. 7567 (119th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to data privacy; H.R.1165 - Data Privacy Act of 2023; Implementation of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); issues related to artificial intelligence; American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; Children & Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); issues related to algorithmic pricing legislation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1165 (119th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to card payments, including debit routing and interchange rates; Issues related to the Credit Card Competition Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to organized retail crime; S.140, H.R.895 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 140 (119th), H.R. 895 (119th)