“To actively influence government policies and programs that will have positive economic impact on IHA members”  — the mission of IHA’s Government Affairs Program

We’ve Had Success with Bankruptcy Reform

> IHA’s provision in the new bankruptcy law
> Updated Trade Creditor Bankruptcy Guide

Now We’re Focusing on Counterfeit & Pirated Goods

> Overview of IHA initiative
> U.S. Department of Commerce information

  

Current Legislative Priorities:

> Counterfeit Manufactured Goods
> Small Business Health
> Permanent Estate Tax Repeal
> Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act

Proposition 65 Updates: (PDF Files)

> SGCD works with TPCH as it reviews recycled materials exemption
> Lifetime Brands voluntarily recalls Pfaltzgraff ceramicware that may violate FDA
   standards
> Concerns emerge regarding intentionally crazed ceramic ware
> Chicago Tribune publishes story on Pb and glass/ceramic tableware
> California Attorney General Brown questions fees in Proposition 65 opt-in settlements
> Proposition 65 filings slow in first quarter - World Kitchen settles with Russell Brimer
> California bill would ban Pb-bearing materials for glass bottle decoration
> States consider ban on lead-bearing substances for products accessible to children

Have Your Voice Heard…Contact our Washington, D.C. office:

IHA Government Affairs Office
675 North Washington Street, Suite 410
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-549-3630
Fax: 703-548-1925