Legislative Activity Archived

• Urgent Action Request – DTC Advertising (9/5/06)
• Outdoor Advertising Alert (8/14/06)
• AAF Voices Opposition to Proposed California Tax on Food, Beverages, and Advertising (4/26/06)
• Alert: California Alcohol Advertising Bill Advances (4/25/06)
• New Wave of Proposed "Child Protection" Laws Would Create "Do Not Spam" Registries Lists For Children (Article Published in March 20, 2006, issue of Advertising Compliance Service)
• Anti-Advertising Legislation (3/28/06)
• Industry Letter to Chairman Barton Regarding H.R. 4127 (3/28/06—pdf, 63k)
• Oppose the Vitter Amendment That Would Eliminate Half the Deduction for Advertising Prescription Medicines (3/16/06)
• Illinois Ad Clubs Voice Opposition to E-mail Registry (1/31/06)
• Child Protection Registries (1/27/06)
• Georgia Ad Clubs Voice Opposition to E-mail Registry (1/26/06)
• Pennsylvania Ad Clubs Oppose Advertising Tax
• Michigan Ad Clubs Voice Opposition to E-mail Registry Law (10/25/05)
• Obesity Public Service Announcement Request (09/20/05)
• Urgent Legislative Alert (09/15/05)
• Urgent Action Needed – Support "No Fax" Legislation (09/21/04)
• House Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness
  U.S. Approach to Obesity (09/15/04)
• Maine Food Advertising Proposals (08/12/04)
• Alcohol Ads: The Pitt News v. Pappert (08/04/04)
• Junk Fax Prevention Act (07/19/04)
• Texas Special Session (05/19/04)
• Texas Special Session (04/23/04)
• Opposition to House Resolution 575 (04/15/04)
• Senator Grassley Proposes Limitation on Advertising Deductibility (04/09/04)
• Virginia Ad Tax - URGENT ACTION NEEDED (03/19/04)
• URGENT - Virginia Advertising Taxes (03/18/04)
• DTC Advertising Tax (03/04/04)
• Bulk E-mail Policy (01/28/04)
• Anti-Spam Legislation (12/10/03)
• FTC Weight Loss Advertising Brochure (12/09/03)
• Senator Lieberman Attacks Food Advertising (12/04/03)
• Anti-spam Legislation (11/21/03)
• Spam Legislation (11/20/03)
• Letter to Rep. Dingell From Michigan Advertising Industry Alliance Regarding Anti-Spam Legislation. (11/10/03)
• Food Advertising Research (10/31/03)
• WHO and Food Advertising to Children (10/16/03)
• California Spam Law/Federal Proposals (10/10/03)
• Letter to Governor Gray Davis Re: Senate Bill 590 (9/25/03)
• FCC Commercial Fax Rule (08/19/03)
• Second DTC Pharmaceutical Advertising Amendment Defeated (06/26/03)
• DTC Pharmaceutical Advertising Amendment Defeated (06/25/03)
• Freedom to Advertise Coalition Thank You Letter to Senators (06/24/03)
• URGENT Threat to DTC Pharmaceutical Advertising (06/24/03)
• Letter to Sen. John Ensign Re: Amendment to Restrict Prescription Drug Advertising (6/19/03)
• Possible Senator Edwards' DTC Advertising Amendment (06/16/03)
• Texas Legislative Update (05/13/03)
• Ad Tax Update (05/09/03)
• Arkansas Ad Tax Threat (05/07/03)
• Texas Advertising Clubs and Federations (03/11/03)
• Ad Tax Legislation in Kansas (03/06/03)
• Ad Tax Legislation in South Dakota (02/05/03)
• Ad Tax Threat (02/05/03)
• Topeka Ad Fed Opposition to House Bill 2075 (02/04/03)
• Potential State Tax Threats (01/08/03)
• Michigan Tax Proposal (01/23/03)
• Comments to Supreme Court of Alabama (09/26/02)
• Florida Services Tax Constitutional Amendment (09/18/02)
• Proposed Regulations for the Advertising of Wireless Services (08/15/02)
• Stabenow Amendment to Senate Medicare Bill (07/15/02)
• Update - Services Tax Threat (05/16/02)
• Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals (05/15/02)
• Services Tax Threat (05/15/02)
• Concerns Regarding the Draft Report of the Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Disease (05/03/02)
• DTC Threatened -Club Board Members Please Involve Entire Membership (05/02/02)
• DTC Advertising Threat in Congress (04/26/02)
• Online Personal Privacy Act (04/24/02)
• New York Legislative Hearing (04/09/02)
• Minnesota Privacy Bill (04/03/02)
• Nebraska Advertising and Services Tax Threat (03/26/02)
• Florida Services Tax Proposals (03/22/02)
• DTC Advertising Role in Promoting Public Health (03/15/02)
• Tennessee Advertising and Services Tax Threat (03/07/02)
• Florida Services Tax Proposals (03/01/02)
• Tennessee Advertising and Services Tax Threat (03/01/02)
• Florida Tax Threat (02/28/02)
• Maryland Senate Bills 679 and 680 (02/14/02)
• Virginia Senate Bill 606 (02/05/02)
• Nebraska Advertising and Services Tax Threat (01/31/02)
• Florida Advertising and Services Tax Threat Update (01/30/02)
• Oklahoma Advertising and Services Tax Threat (01/28/02)
• Florida Advertising and Services Tax Threat (01/10/02)
• Massachusetts Legislation Concerning Pharmaceutical Advertising (11/29/01)
• National SalesTax Holiday (11/07/01)
• Airline Industry Support (09/26/01)
• California Senate Bill 773 (09/06/01)
• Threat to DTC Prescription Drug Ads (08/27/01)
• Political Advertising (07/11/01)
• Dodd/Shelby Amendment (07/09/01)
• Senate Bill 19 (06/28/01)
• Tennessee Advertising Taxes (05/29/01)
• Student Privacy Protection Act (03/07/01)
• Advertising Tax Proposals (02/23/01)
• Connecticut Legislation Concerning Pharmaceutical Advertising (02/21/01)
• Maryland Legislation - Commercialism in Schools (02/15/01)
• A Review of Privacy Activities of the 106th Congress (1/9/01)
• The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
• New Florida Tax Law
• Proposed D.C. Ad Ban
• Gambling Alert
• FTC Guidelines for Online Communication with Kids
• AAF Continues Fight Against Unconstitutional Ad Bans