Consumer Reports, INC. (F.K.A. Consumers Union of United States, INC.)

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $1.0M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, Consumer Reports, INC. (F.K.A. Consumers Union of United States, INC.) is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 9 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$1.0M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$210K
2019	$210K
2020	$130K
2021	$180K
2022	$130K
2023	$50K
2024	$60K
2025	$40K

Issues Lobbied

Telecommunications Labor Issues Consumer Issues Energy Food Industry Financial Health Issues Trade Government Issues

Lobbying Firms

Consumer Reports, INC. (F.K.A. Consumers Union of United States, INC.)

Lobbyists

George Slover William Wallace Katherine Mcinnis Jonathan Schwantes Shannon Baker-branstetter Pamela Banks Elizabeth Mcgiffert Victoria Burack Anna Laitin

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Consumer Reports, INC. (F.K.A. Consumers Union of United States, INC.) disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)Federal Communications Commission (FCC)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJustice, Dept of (DOJ)Labor, Dept of (DOL)Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)SENATETransportation, Dept of (DOT)Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)Food & Drug Administration (FDA)Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Office of Management & Budget (OMB)U.S. Copyright OfficeWhite House Office

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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Telecommunications, Labor Issues, Consumer Issues, Energy, Food Industry and 4 more

Issues related to the Congressional Review Act and net neutrality

Issues related to robocalling and ID spoofing

Issues related to antitrust exemptions

S.1885, AV START Act

S.1037, FAIR Fees Act

Issues related to airline passenger protections

Issues related to product safety

Issues related to fuel economy standards

H.R.5425, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018

H.R.772/S.261, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017

Issues related to food labeling and safety