Government Relations Committee

The Government Relations Committee discusses federal and state legislative and regulatory proposals on a wide range of issues currently affecting advertisers and marketers. Committee members receive the latest developments on legislation impacting the industry and provide important input and direction for ANA’s advocacy efforts in Congress and statehouses throughout the country.

This committee helps program the ANA's Capitol Hill Day, where members engage with Senators and members of Congress on advertising and marketing issues.

Contact the ANA staff managing the Government Relations Committee:

• David Buzby, Senior Director
• Meghan Salome, Director

Discussion Topics:

• Privacy and data security issues on the federal and state levels
• Advertising taxes (both across-the-board and product-specific) on the federal and state levels
• Attempts to ban or restrict advertising and marketing practices through legislation or regulation

The Government Relations Committee is open to all client-side marketer and solutions provider members.

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Resources

• State Legislative Monitoring Service
  ANA’s state legislative monitoring service, provided through our partners at Leonine FOCUS, keeps members updated with new and advancing legislation from all 50 states. Updated daily, this state legislative monitoring system is available to all ANA members as a free benefit of membership and includes customized reporting on state legislative actions on a variety of issue areas important to advertisers and marketers.