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CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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Lobbying Spend

$6.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$40,000	3	1
2025	$40,000	4	1
2024	$60,000	4	1
2023	$50,000	4	1
2022	$130,000	4	1
2021	$180,000	4	1
2020	$130,000	4	1
2019	$210,000	5	1
2018	$210,000	4	1
2017	$290,000	4	1
2016	$210,000	4	1
2015	$330,000	5	1
2014	$210,000	4	1
2013	$250,000	4	1
2012	$240,000	4	1
2011	$240,000	4	1
2010	$230,000	4	1
2009	$360,000	4	1
2008	$617,482	8	1
2007	$920,460	4	1
2006	$269,784	1	1
2005	$278,948	1	1
2004	$221,555	1	1
2002	$299,432	2	1
2001	$300,624	2	1
2000	$220,000	2	1
1999	$300,000	2	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)	$6,838,285	96

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	91
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	90
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)	74
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	74
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	64
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	57
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	48
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	42
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	40
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	31
White House Office	29
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	24
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	23
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	23
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	21
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	19
Treasury, Dept of	19
Energy, Dept of	17
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	16
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	16

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	94
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	79
Health Issues	Health Issues	70
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	65
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	65
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	52
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	17
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	16
Banking	Banking	13
Insurance	Insurance	12
Transportation	Transportation	12
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	9
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	9
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	9
Education	Education	9
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	8
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	6
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	6
Government Issues	Government Issues	6
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 7390119th Congress

SELF DRIVE Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.7390, SELF DRIVE Act of 2026 Issues related to auto and consumer safety

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.7390

H.R. 7389119th Congress

Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.7389, Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 Issues related to autonomous vehicle safety Issues related to auto safety

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.7389

H.R. 7389119th Congress

Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.7389, Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 Issues related to autonomous vehicle safety Issues related to auto safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.7389

H.R. 6947119th Congress

SAFE Exit Act of 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R. 6947, Safe EXIT Act Issues related to driver attention and automatic crash notification safety Issues related to auto safety

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6947

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H.R. 142119th Congress

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.485/H.R.142, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 Issues related to auto safety and sustainability

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.142

S. 485119th Congress

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.485/H.R.142, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 Issues related to auto safety and sustainability

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.485

S. 5506118th Congress

STOP Frontovers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.5506, A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring during low-speed incidents involving motor vehicles, and for other purposes

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.5506

H.R. 9408118th Congress

Pedestrian Protection Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.9408, Pedestrian Protection Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to flame retardants in cars Issues related to CPSC funding

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9408

H.R. 1507118th Congress

Stop Corporate Capture Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.6468, Ban Water Beads Act H.R.1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to flame retardants in cars

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1507

H.R. 1797118th Congress

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.6468, Ban Water Beads Act H.R.1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to flame retardants in cars

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1797

H.R. 6468118th Congress

Ban Water Beads Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.6468, Ban Water Beads Act H.R.1507, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to flame retardants in cars

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.6468

H.R. 6468118th Congress

Ban Water Beads Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.6468, Ban Water Beads Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to infant product safety

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.6468

H.R. 1797118th Congress

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to infant product safety

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1797

H.R. 1797118th Congress

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1797

H.R. 2463118th Congress

Junk Fee Prevention Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2463

H.R. 3950118th Congress

TICKET Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3950

S. 1303118th Congress

TICKET Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1303

S. 2746118th Congress

School Bus Safety Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2746

S. 916118th Congress

Junk Fee Prevention Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act S.2746, School Bus Safety Act of 2023 H.R.3950/S.1303, TICKET Act H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product and vehicle safety Issues related to preventing heatstroke in cars Issues related to water bead safety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.916

H.R. 2463118th Congress

Junk Fee Prevention Act

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product safety Issues related to impaired driving

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2463

S. 916118th Congress

Junk Fee Prevention Act

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.2463/S.916, Junk Fee Prevention Act Issues related to product safety Issues related to impaired driving

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.916

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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H.R.1314, STURDY Act Issues related to product and auto safety generally

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1314

S. 3232117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.3232, STURDY Act Issues related to driving automation Issues related to PFAS chemicals in consumer products Issues related to the public disclosure of safety information Issues related to CPSC fining authority Issues related to product and auto safety generally

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3232

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.3232/H.R.1314, STURDY Act S.3278, Reeses Law S.1259, Safe Cribs Act S.4479, Magnet Injury Prevention Act H.R.2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (issues related to consumer product safety) Issues related to product and auto safety generally Issues related to auto crash testing Issues related to portable generator safety standards Issues related to active driving assistance Issues related to online marketplace safety

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1314

H.R. 2471117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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S.3232/H.R.1314, STURDY Act S.3278, Reeses Law S.1259, Safe Cribs Act S.4479, Magnet Injury Prevention Act H.R.2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (issues related to consumer product safety) Issues related to product and auto safety generally Issues related to auto crash testing Issues related to portable generator safety standards Issues related to active driving assistance Issues related to online marketplace safety

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2471

Source: Senate LDA