RSS Feed for most recent: ANA Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/advocacy Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:55:32 -0500 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:55:32 -0500 MediaPost highlights a letter from the ANA encouraging Oregon lawmakers to block a bill prohibiting sale of precise location data as bill heads to Governor for signature. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/93182 Thu, 29 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News April 24, 2025 (Washington D.C.) – The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today released the following statement from ANA EVP Christopher Oswald following the Washington State Legislature's passage of SB 5814. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/92423 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Mediapost highlights a letter from the ANA encouraging Congress to adopt federal, opt-out privacy standard. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/92077 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News September 23, 2024 (Washington D.C.) – The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today released the following statement from ANA EVP Christopher Oswald following California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of AB 3048. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/88436 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News September 19, 2024 (New York, N.Y.) – The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today released the following statement from ANA CEO Bob Liodice responding to a range of inflammatory allegations about digital advertising in a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on social media and streaming video services https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/88435 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Politico highlights a letter to Congressional leaders from ANA CEO Bob Liodice and 4A's CEO Marla Kaplowitz expressing immense concern over the latest version of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). You can find the article here and the letter here. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86977 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86855 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News MediaPost highlights ad industry concerns following passage of Rhode Island privacy law. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86851 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86198 Mon, 13 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News MediaPost highlights ad industry concerns around Maryland's recently signed privacy law. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86093 Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/86019 Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/85664 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/85407 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News MediaPost highlights ANA concerns around FTC proposal to require double opt-in from parents as part of update to COPPA regulations. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/84992 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News The ANA's CEO, Bob Liodice, issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/77649 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500 Government Relations News We share President Biden’s desire to enact strong national data privacy legislation (Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses, Jan. 11, 2023) and have been advocating for legislation to do just that. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/77517 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Government Relations News Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2022) - Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to advance the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADDPA) out of Committee. ANA’s EVP & Head of Government Relations, Christopher Oswald, reacted with the following statement: https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/74369 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Washington, D.C. – New research validates the powerful impact of advertising in driving the U.S. economy. A new study, commissioned by The Advertising Coalition and conducted by IHS Markit, found that advertising generated $7.1 trillion in sales activity and supported 28.5 million U.S. jobs last year. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/73497 Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News ANA applauds the passage of the Postal Reform Act of 2022, designed to make the United States Postal Service’s operations more financially stable and sustainable. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/72039 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Government Relations News ANA has urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to deny a petition to ban or limit “surveillance advertising.” https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/71371 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:28:00 -0500 Government Relations News The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today expressed its continued opposition to regulations implementing the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/ANA-MD-Ad-Tax-Dec7 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:30:00 -0500 Government Relations News Highlights Include: Senate Commerce held its first privacy hearing of this Congress. Rohit Chopra was approved by the Senate to head the CFPB. Ashkan Soltani was named Executive Director of the CPPA in California. The FTC sent numerous notices, including on deceptive endorsements and dark patterns. The FTC also held a meeting on internet service providers and privacy. Jessica Rosenworcel was named Chair of the FCC by President Biden. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/ANA-ADviser-Oct-2021 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Highlights Include: The Maryland Comptroller released proposed regulations for the State’s digital advertising tax. The House E&C Committee held a markup on a proposed FTC privacy bureau and a billion dollars in corresponding funding. Minnesota held a hearing on a privacy bill for next year and another privacy bill was prefiled in Oklahoma. The Senate turns its attention to privacy, holding several hearings and sending letters to FTC Chair Kahn. ANA held its annual Capitol Hill Day where ANA staff guided members as they met with the offices of key members on the House E&C and Senate Commerce Committees. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/ANA-ADviser-Sept-2021 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Highlights Include: Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) called for the overhaul of COPPA during a Commerce Committee hearing. Google blocked the targeting of ads based on age and gender, among other demographics. The U.K. sought views on a new data transfer agreement and decided on a post-Brexit overhaul of their privacy rules. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/ANA-ADviser-Aug-2021 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News Highlights Include: SCOTUS ruled against a California donor disclosure requirement. ANA and non profit federation field comments opposing a postal rate increase. ANA urged the Senate Commerce Committee to create 13(b) legislation that is workable. The Colorado governor signed his state's privacy law. Two Senate Commerce Republicans (Wicker & Blackburn) introduced a new privacy law. https://www.ana.net/content/show/id/ANA-ADviser-July-2021 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Government Relations News