Fighting for You: February 2026 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/26/2026 8:57:00 AM From Capitol Hill to state legislatures across the country, policymakers are advancing sweeping proposals that could reshape the legal and regulatory landscape for the insights industry. In February, debates over kids’ and teens’ privacy, federal data security enforcement, and the future of comprehensive privacy legislation took center stage in DC, while new developments surrounding the 2030 Census, artificial intelligence, and telephone research signal significant compliance and operational i... Read More
Fighting for You: July 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/30/2024 10:48:00 AM Despite all the political turmoil in the U.S., the Insights Association remained focused on advocacy on our bread-and-butter policy issues in July, including heated fights over census funding, delays in federal noncompete rules, proposed portable benefits for independent contractors (that could include research subjects), more AI legislation, and a win on some IA-supported legislation in Congress. Read More
Fighting for You: March 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/28/2024 2:50:00 PM The insights industry’s public policy concerns entered March roaring like a lion, but they are not exactly leaving it like a lamb. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress touched on a few of them, including privacy, artificial intelligence (AI) and research subjects who receive incentives. Further this month, IA is engaging with legislation and regulation on data privacy, including potential harsh restrictions on data sharing with Chinese-controlled companies and restricti... Read More