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Here are the Federal Register notice summary excerpts that might be of interest to you or others within your organization. Please see notices for complete details. Federal Register notices are for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for thorough regulatory assessment. All efforts are made to assure the accuracy and completeness of this information, but CHPA cannot guarantee the information. As a benefit of CHPA membership, recipients are asked not to forward or share this information outside of your company.

Legislation exempting certain consumer medical devices from sales and use tax is under consideration in state legislatures across the country. So far this year, lawmakers in seventeen states have considered bills that would exempt either menstrual products, adult incontinence products, or both.

CHPA would like to offer a warm welcome to these companies who’ve joined CHPA in recent months.

The White House budget will include proposed funding levels for each federal agency, as Democrats aim to increase funding for non-defense programs. The request is the first step in the arduous congressional budget process, and President Joe Biden will need to win Republican support for government funding to pass.

CHPA has signed onto a letter from the California Chamber of Commerce opposing OEHHA’s proposed amendments to the Article 6 Short-Form Warning Requirements under Prop 65.

Here are the Federal Register notice summary excerpts that might be of interest to you or others within your organization. Please see notices for complete details. Federal Register notices are for general information purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for thorough regulatory assessment. All efforts are made to assure the accuracy and completeness of this information, but CHPA cannot guarantee the information. As a benefit of CHPA membership, recipients are asked not to forward or share this information outside of your company.

This week, CHPA submitted written testimony in opposition to California Assembly Bill 1341, which prohibits individuals under the age of 18 from buying dietary supplements and OTC drugs for weight loss.

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the public is now very familiar with the arcane subject of budget reconciliation, a parliamentary procedure that allows legislation to pass through the Senate with just 51 votes rather than the 60 it takes to overcome a filibuster.