Government Relations News
ANA Opposes Brownback TV Indecency and Violence Amendments
ANA has sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee in opposition to Senator Sam Brownback
ANA Files Statement With Senate Commerce Committee on Media Violence
At a hearing held today on children and media violence, ANA filed a policy statement with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee expressing our deep concern about any attempt by Congress to regulate violent content and restrict it in a manner similar to indecency.
Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Drug Bill With Towns-Buyer Amendment Language
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House Health Subcommittee Strips Drug Safety Bill of Burdensome DTC Restrictions; Full Committee Considers Bill Tomorrow
Yesterday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment sponsored by Reps. Ed Towns (D-NY) and Steve Buyer (R-IN) removing extremely onerous restrictions on advertising from the drug safety bill.
ANA Opposes Changes in FTC Guides for the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reject a proposed change in the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
House Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Drug Bills; Markup To Be Held Next Tuesday
The Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a legislative hearing today on a number of discussion drafts of pending bills, including the drug safety bill originally introduced by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), which contains a number of provisions that would severely restrict DTC advertising for new drugs.
House Health Subcommittee Bill Bans and Restricts Prescription Drug Advertising
The Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Congressman Frank Pallone, has released a discussion draft of the drug safety bill. That draft contains five new restrictions on prescription drug advertising to consumers.
House Health Subcommittee to Mark Up Drug Safety Bill
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is expected to markup a drug safety bill on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. It is possible that there may be provisions to ban or restrict prescription drug advertising included in the Chairman
IOM Tobacco Report Calls for FDA Regulation of Advertising
The Institute of Medicine issued a report yesterday calling on the federal government to take various actions to reduce tobacco use, including major restrictions on advertising.
Senator Harkin Reintroduces HeLP America Act
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has reintroduced his HeLP America Act (S. 1342), which contains a number of provisions that impact advertisers.
Chairman Markey Suggests Restrictions on Food Marketing
FCC Chairman Martin and Commissioners Tate and Copps have responded to House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcomittee Chairman Ed Markey's letter urging serious new restrictions on food marketing.
Senate Passes Drug Safety Bill With Industry-Backed Advertising Provisions
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate yesterday passed the drug safety bill, S.1082, without major new restrictions on direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads.
FCC Violence Report Released
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last night released their long awaited report on "Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children."
Drug Safety Bill on Senate Floor Next Week
We have learned that the Senate leadership is likely to bring up the drug safety bill (S.1082) as early as next Monday. This bill contains provisions that are an enormous threat to the advertising community.
Senate HELP Committee Votes to Keep Restrictive Ad Proposals in Drug Safety Bill
Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup on S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, which contains a two-year moratorum on advertising for prescription drugs and new government-mandated warnings for ads.
Update on Children's Issues
Two important developments on the children's advertising front.
Senate HELP Committee to Markup Kennedy-Enzi Drug Safety Bill Next Wednesday
The Senate HELP Committee plans to mark up S. 484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, on Wednesday, April 18. The bill contains three provisions of concern to the advertising industry.
Marketers Respond to Obesity Challenge: What Is Your Company Doing?
ANA is serving on a joint government/industry task force that will be meeting next Friday to discuss potential new initiatives. One of our goals is to develop a comprehensive inventory of the efforts already being made by individual marketers to address childhood obesity. Therefore, we need examples of programs or partnerships that your company has begun to address childhood obesity.
Utah District Court Rejects Advertisers' Arguments in Child Registry Case
On March 23, 2007, the federal court in Utah denied the motion for preliminary injunction in this very important case dealing with a do-not-email registry enacted in 2004.
Illinois Governor Proposes Gross Receipts Tax
In his "State of the State" speech last week, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed a new gross receipts tax (GRT) on all business activity in the state.
