Congress

• Advocates support legislation to enhance consumer artificial intelligence literacy
• Advocates urge mark-up and vote on Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act
• Advocates support bill to increase protections for bank account and payment app users
• Task force urges steps to prevent prescription drug shortages
• Coalition supports the Stop Corporate Capture Act
• Support for legislation to lower prescription prices for U.S. consumers
• 97 organizations sign letter opposing House Majority’s FY25 spending proposal
• Organizations welcome FAA reauthorization agreement, but advocate for improvements
• Endorsement for INSURE Act, to address crisis in home insurance market
• Consumer Action supports bill to ban hedge fund ownership of residential housing
• CLASS Act would give students defrauded by for-profit colleges their day in court
• Call for appropriations bills without poison pill policy riders
• Opposition to amendments that would strip agencies’ powers to protect consumers
• Key policies recommended to expand access and lower insulin prices
• Bipartisan legislation would preserve freedom of payment choice
• More than 50 organizations support the Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act
• Dozens of organizations urge lawmakers to oppose REINS Act
• Groups urge U.S. senators to advance legislation that would result in lower drug prices
• Congress urged to include airline passenger reforms in 2023 FAA Reauthorization
• Support for Tax Filing Simplification Act (TFSA)
• Restore FTC’s power to obtain monetary relief for harmed consumers
• Protect the rights of 45 million contact lens consumers
• Protect retirees and savers from conflicted investment advice
• Advocates support Hill staffers’ effort to organize
• It’s time to stand up for patients and to stop Big Pharma from ripping us off
• Regulators should reject FinTech startup’s bank charter application
• Congress needs to prioritize affordable housing in future budget reconciliation bills
• As the pandemic continues, the Build Back Better Act aims to provide critical assistance to American families
• The FAIR Fees Act to curb outrageous airline fees
• Americans need drug pricing reform now
• CFPB urged to reverse earned wage actions that could create dangerous FinTech payday loopholes
• Free community college is the boost the post-COVID-19 economy needs
• Biden’s Build Back Better Act to include historic expansion of funds to address homeownership gap for people of color
• Protecting democracy from a lawless president
• Requiring SSN collection by peer-to-peer payment services puts consumers at risk
• Groups contest major postage increase planned by USPS
• Protect retirement savers from risky private equity investments
• FinTech users deserve strong data use protections
• The next COVID-19 relief package should include these critical consumer protections
• Proposed Senate bill fails to Protect Student Borrowers during pandemic
• More than 100 non-profit groups support bill that would require corporations to disclose important data to address potential profit shifting
• Now is not the time to rush autonomous vehicle legislation through Congress
• Congress: Pass a clean budget for FY2021
• OCC proposal could greenlight predatory lending schemes
• New credit report portal would make resolving errors easier for consumers
• Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for patients
• Advocates call on Amtrak to end forced arbitration policy
• Congress steps in to overturn DeVos borrower defense rule
• A new bill aimed at helping students lacks robust borrower protections
• Further cuts to Pell will put college out of reach for many low-income families
• Consumer Action joins the Ban Facial Recognition Campaign
• Overhauling the nation’s broken credit reporting system
• Is Mercedes-Benz cheating us out of clean air?
• Arbitration in America hurts consumers
• It’s time for Wall Street traders to pay their fair share
• Forced arbitration silences victims and should end
• Consumers need stronger credit reporting protections
• Americans are ready for comprehensive reform to lower prescription drug prices
• The time is now for a FAMILY bill to be passed
• The CREATES Act protects patients from outrageous prescription drug costs
• Protect consumers, not pyramid-scheme businesses
• How the government shutdown puts working families at risk
• The time is now for comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation
• The 116th Congress should put students at the top of their agenda
• Department of Education urged to extend loan discharge period for scammed students
• Kathy Kraninger is shockingly unqualified to lead the CFPB
• Groups renew call for no poison pill policy riders
• Advocates set the bar for upcoming discussion on privacy legislation
• Hands off the Medicare donut hole deal
• Protect consumers from excessive airline fees
• Senate should reject Kraninger for CFPB Director
• It’s buyer beware with the SEC’s latest best interest proposal
• 3M seniors could lose critical benefits if Benchmark Cap remains in Medicare Advantage
• Health insurance tax would hit seniors hard
• Protecting Pell Grants in 2019 spending bill is critical for strong, diverse economy
• A terrible agenda for students and taxpayers
• Border wall funding is a waste of taxpayer dollars
• Last-ditch effort to prevent auto lending discrimination fails
• Advocates alarmed as HUD considers dropping key mission
• 10 years after Great Recession, Senate considers Dodd-Frank rollbacks
• Stringent safety requirements needed before driverless cars hit the road
• PROSPER Act puts for-profit schools’ interests ahead of students and taxpayers
• SAFE Lending Act protects working families from cycle of debt
• Congress to gut key provision of Americans with Disabilities Act
• Policy riders are a shady attempt at regulating CFPB
• Consumers deserve more control over their credit reports
• Do not let government agencies weaken consumer protections
• Advocates call on Congress do more for victims of Equifax breach
• ED urged to put students’ interest first as it reconsiders critical regulations
• Bills make high cost, predatory lending easier
• Pell Grants remain in jeopardy, impacting vulnerable low-income students
• Fighting for DACA and DREAMers’ access to higher education
• Enough with the sneaky and harmful policy riders
• Consumer groups call on House to oppose pyramid scheme promotion amendment
• Raiding of Pell Grant funds will hurt millions of low-income students
• No room for ideological riders in our nation’s budget
• The CHOICE Act is WRONG for Americans and the economy
• Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) would hurt consumers
• The Choice Act 2.0 is the WRONG choice for consumers
• A push for regulatory leadership that is unimpeachably independent