Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

General education to members regarding the Toy Industry

Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; FDA budget and user fees; food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood;food safety; country of origin labeling; user fees; third-party certification; food traceability rule; seafoodtraceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection of domestic and imported seafood products; enforcement of net weight violations;standards of identity; labeling of seafood products; labeling of highly processed plant-based alternative seafood products; FY23 and FY24Appropriations implementation; FY25 and FY26 Appropriations; port congestion relief and port closure concerns; 2022 NDAA Implementation; Making America Healthy Again; Seafood Executive Orders

Issues relating to the support of mitigating catastrophic risks from advanced, general-purpose artificial intelligence.

S 3243 Ending Forced Arbitration of Racial Discrimination Act credit card late fees HR 6891 Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act S.3561 Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act S 381 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act Consumer financial protection

Richard D. Heideman and Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, Washington, DC represent Solvi Cyprus, which has an existing agreement with the National Bank of Uzbekistan to provide citizens of Uzbekistan with a VISA-platform payment system. Members of Congress and of the US government are being or will be contacted with regard to supporting Solfy Cyprus' continuation of providing VISA-platform payment services to citizens of Uzbekistan, consistent with US national security and economic interests encouraging free market based regional economic development initiatives and services.

NETWORK supports HR 633, the Take It Down Act. The bill provides tools to designed to protect victims of real and deepfake revenge pornography. NETWORK opposed H.J. Res. 61, which seeks to nullify an EPA rule setting hazardous air pollutant standards for rubber tire manufacturing. NETWORK also opposed H.J. Res. 42, which aims to revoke a Department of Energy rule updating certification and labeling requirements for various appliances. NETWORK opposed both resolutions, issuing vote recommendations to protect environmental standards and consumer transparency.

Protect legal access for consumers to kratom products.

H.R. 973/S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Children's Safety Issues

H.R. 6832 - PACK Act

Joined Coalition Comments to U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re: Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Guidance

H.R. 5360 AWARE Act H.R. 6499 Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act H.R. 6289 Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act

Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. FinCEN, Harmonizing CIP products; Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, payment scams, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. - S. 2019 TRAPS Act, HR 4936 TRAPS Act - S. 2983 Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities - HR 5079 Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act

Outcomes based financing options for students, including the forthcoming Outcomes Based Financing for Students Act and consumer protections for borrowers of private loans Outcomes based financing options for students in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Issues related to production of beverages

- Issues Related to Product Safety and Quality Assurance (No Bill) - FDA Menstrual Products Guidance

Advocate on issues related to good governance, consumer protections, and government transparency.

Issues related to healthcare and cannabis

Issues related to vaping products, consumer health regulations, and compliance measures.

Palm empowers SMB owners to know what information is being reported on their business, easily correct inaccurate information, and share theirverified business profile as needed. Furthermore, Palm equips government agencies and the private sector with verified, permissioned informationprovided by the SMB to service the following; Automatically completing & submitting compliance forms, Remitting Government taxes & fees,Managing key business documents, and Monitoring for fraud.

Improving Product Recalls Children's Product Safety Standards Drowning Prevention and Pool Safety Funding and Structural Support for CPSC

Issues surrounding disclosure of resort fees

- H.R. 2853/S.1404: The Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act: Issues related to preventing organized retail crime

Consumer Product Safety Commission interpretation of the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act.

Engagement on FTC proposed rules specific to earnings claims and the business opportunity rule.

Advocacy for responsible, ethical policies in the rapidly evolving world of emerging technologies and web 3, including but not limited to blockchain, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, and AI.

Issues and legislation relating to privacy, kids/teen privacy, and data security.

Issue and legislation relating to comprehensive privacy legislation, children's privacy and data security.

Issues and legislation relating to privacy and data security, including children and teens online privacy.

Legislation and issues relating to privacy and data security, including comprehensive privacy legislation and children and teen only privacy.