Government Relations News
ANA Opposes Food Marketing Bill in Nebraska
ANA has filed comments in opposition to legislation in the Nebraska Legislature that would impose serious restrictions on the sale and marketing of kids meals that include toys by restaurants and convenience stores.
Hearing February 1st on Food Marketing Bill in Nebraska
The Agriculture Committee of the Nebraska Legislature will hold a hearing on February 1st on the bill that would impose serious restrictions on the sale and marketing of kids meals by restaurants and convenience stores.
Nebraska Bill Would Restrict Marketing of Kids Meals
Legislation has been introduced in the Nebraska Legislature that would impose serious restrictions on the sale and marketing of kids meals by restaurants and convenience stores.
ANA Argues That FDA’s Proposed Graphic Warnings for Tobacco Products Violate the First Amendment
ANA has filed in opposition to a series of graphic warnings proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ANA stated that these gruesome, graphic warnings for all tobacco ads and packages are “excessive and violate the First Amendment.”
ANA Files Comments on Revised FTC Green Guides
On December 10, ANA filed comments on the proposed revisions to the FTC’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, more commonly known as the Green Guides.
State Budget Pressures Could Lead to Ad Tax Fights
Many state governments are facing severe budget pressures that are expected to intensify for the foreseeable future. We need your help to respond to potential ad tax fights next year in state legislatures across the country.
FTC Releases Privacy Report, Recommends Do-Not-Track
The FTC has released a draft of its long-awaited privacy report, recommending a "do-not-track" list for online behavioral advertising.
How the 2010 Midterm Elections Did and Did Not Change the Advertising Agenda
An analysis of the 2010 Congressional midterm elections and their impact on the advertising industry's agenda
ANA Joins Reply Comments on Zevo-3 Petition
Yesterday, ANA and a group of industry associations including the 4A’s, AAF and MPAA, filed reply comments with the FCC calling on the Commission to reject a petition from the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) seeking a declaratory judgment that the Zevo-3 program created by Skechers Entertainment is a “program length commercial” that violates the advertising limits of the Children’s Television Act.
ANA Urges FCC To Reject Overly Expansive Reading Of Children's TV Rules
The ANA (Association of National Advertisers), the 4As and the American Advertising Federation (AAF), representing a broad group of marketing and media companies, have urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the false premise that any animated characters originally tied to products inherently constitute advertising and cannot appear in children’s television programming.
Global Insight Study Demonstrates Economic Benefit of Advertising
The Advertising Coalition, of which ANA is a founding member, recently updated an important study that demonstrates the economic benefit of the advertising industry.
FTC Asks for Comment on Revised Green Guides
On October 6, the FTC released its long-anticipated revisions to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.
Major Marketing / Media Trade Groups Launch Program To Give Consumers Enhanced Control Over Collection And Use Of Web Viewing Data For Online Behavioral Advertising
A group of the nation's largest media and marketing trade associations, with support from the Council of Better Business Bureaus, today announced the details of a self-regulatory program that will give consumers enhanced control over the collection and use of data regarding their Web viewing for online behavioral advertising purposes.
Senate Passes CALM Act
The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or the CALM Act, passed the Senate yesterday under unanimous consent.
ANA Asks Supreme Court to Review Restrictions on Alcohol Beverage Ads
ANA, joined by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF), has filed a brief calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving restrictions on alcohol beverage advertising in university publications.
ANA Joins Broad Media Coalition in Opposition to Video Game Law
ANA and a broad coalition of media and entertainment groups have argued that a California law regulating the sale of violent video games should be struck down because it violates the First Amendment.
Hearing Thursday on New Consumer Privacy Bill
Congressman Bobby Rush, the Chairman of the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has introduced a new consumer privacy bill that would regulate the collection and use of information in both the online and offline environment.
Senate Passes Wall Street Reform Conference Report
The Senate has just passed the conference report for H.R.4173, the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,” by a vote of 60 to 39. The House passed the conference report on June 30th so the bill will be signed by President Obama in the next few days. The legislation will create a powerful new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to be housed at the Federal Reserve
ANA Files Comments in FDA Rulemaking on TV and Radio Ads
ANA, as part of The Advertising Coalition, has filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the "major statement" in television and radio ads for prescription drugs.
New FTC Enforcement Powers Not Included in Wall Street Reform Bill
Senate and House conferees have approved the final version of the Wall Street reform legislation. That bill does not include the sweeping new enforcement powers for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that were included in the House version.
