CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Recycled Materials Attribution Act: Advocating for the full Act. The legislation establishes a national framework for recycling marketing claims and is a foundational first step toward creating modern, national recycling marketing standards. It will also direct the Federal Trade Commission to update its Green Guides to conform with the legislation, ensuring timely consistent application of evidence-based marketing standards nationwide for consumers and businesses. This legislation will help support recycling innovation, reduce plastic waste, and improve recycling in the United States. Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (provisions requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to collect data, prepare reports, and develop best practices for recycling and composting programs). Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (provisions relating to an Environmental Protection Agency grant program to expand access to residential recycling systems and increase recycling transfer stations). Issues relating to recycling claims and labeling standards; recycling data collection and recycling infrastructure development; molecular recycling; and extended producer responsibility.

FOO · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Issues relating to FDA human foods program structure, governance, modernization, and oversight Issues relating to food date labeling - Food Labeling Modernization Act, and Food Date Labeling Act. Issues relating to front of pack nutrition labeling. Issues relating to GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) and pre-market chemical regulations. Issues relating to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) policy priorities. Issues relating to outreach on national uniformity. Issues relating to federal preemption for dietary supplements.

AGR · Agriculture

Issues relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Farm, Food, and National Security Act. H.R.3358, Harvest to Hue Act. Issues relating to specialty crops. Issues relating to hemp. Issues relating to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Issues related to regenerative agriculture. S.1389, The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2025. S.1729, The Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act of 2025.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3358, S.1389, S.1729

TRA · Transportation

Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act. Matters related to FLOW (Freight Logistics Optimization Works) and intermodal freights.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

IEEPA tariffs and Section 122 tariffs. Section 232 and Section 301 steel tariffs. Issues related to antidumping and countervailing duties on tin mill steel products. Issues related to trade and tariff policies, Food and Drug Administration. Issues related to trade and tariff policies, USTR and Department of Commerce.

CSP · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Discuss issues related to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Green Guides and consumer labeling.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Issues relating to FDA's chemical review budget. Support for National Uniformity the use and marketing of food ingredients and substances.