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Advocates for Innovation

Through our policy work at the federal, state and local levels across North America, we support the innovation economy and fight laws and rules that delay, restrict or ban the development of consumer technologies.

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CTA Advocacy

We work closely with regulators, legislators and public policy stakeholders to represent the entire industry’s interests. 

Technology innovation powers America’s global leadership — driving our economy, securing our nation, and improving the lives of millions. To maintain that legacy and meet the challenge of an increasingly complex world, we must craft smart and strategic laws, empower innovators, and remove barriers to creativity. The policies outlined below support America’s vibrant innovation ecosystem, unleashing the next wave of breakthroughs.

Policy Focus Areas

  • AM Radio

    We oppose mandates requiring AM radio in all new cars. These mandates will stifle innovation, impose unnecessary costs on automakers, increase prices for consumers, and undermine the American companies leading electric vehicle development.

  • Artificial Intelligence

    We support a national AI regulatory framework that is technology neutral, risk-based, and accounts for existing laws and regulations. Given rapid AI development, policymakers should avoid excessive regulation that would hinder innovation, hurt small businesses and startups, and make it harder for consumers to use life-changing technology.

  • Autonomous Vehicles

    We urge Congress to adopt a federal framework for nationwide testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs), making our roads safer and providing new mobility options for seniors and people with disabilities. The current state-by-state approach to AV regulation threatens America’s global mobility leadership.

  • Connectivity

    We encourage efforts to build 5G and 6G infrastructure and expand broadband, so Americans have access to fast and reliable internet. We encourage more efficient use and increased access to licensed and unlicensed spectrum to facilitate next-gen wireless technology and urge Congress to restore spectrum auction authority to the FCC.

  • Cybersecurity

    We support industry-driven standards that provide consistency and clarity for consumers and innovators. With more connected devices, implementation of the FCC’s new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark is positive step. We support a light-touch, voluntary approach that fosters best practices to secure the devices Americans love and rely on.

  • Digital Assets

    We urge development of a comprehensive and transparent regulatory framework for digital assets. This will promote American financial innovation leadership, as well as protect the many Americans who invest in digital assets.

  • Digital Health

    We promote efforts to expand access to telehealth and other digital health tools, which will improve health outcomes, make health care more accessible, and reduce costs for Americans. We urge policymakers to remove outdated regulations that limit the use of digital health tools.

  • Environmental Sustainability

    We support smart, collaborative approaches to improving electronics recycling and increasing sustainability.

  • Internet Speech

    We oppose efforts to weaken Section 230 that would limit free speech online and take away internet platforms’ ability to moderate content without fear of lawsuits.

  • Immigration

    We support immigration system reforms that would prioritize high-skilled immigration and ensure innovative American businesses have access to the talent they need to compete globally.

  • Patent Reform

    We support efforts to crack down on ‘patent trolls’ and bad actors who use the U.S. patent system as a platform for shakedowns and baseless legal claims. We support patent litigation transparency and loser-pays rules and oppose efforts to weaken the PTO’s Patent Trial Appeals Board process.

  • Privacy

    We support a comprehensive and preemptive federal data privacy bill that protects Americans and promotes innovation, without incentivizing frivolous lawsuits.

  • Trade

    We oppose tariffs and other barriers to trade that disrupt supply chains and impose inflationary taxes on American businesses and consumers. We encourage strengthening relationships and negotiating free trade agreements with allies and partners to reduce trade costs, eliminate barriers to digital trade, and ensure the U.S. remains competitive in global markets.

Policy Experts

  • Ed Brzytwa

    Vice President, International Trade, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • J. David Grossman

    Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • John E. Mitchell II

    Sr. Manager of Government Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • Tiffany Moore

    Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • Rachel Nemeth

    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • Michael Petricone

    Senior Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • Catherine Pugh

    Sr. Manager of Digital Health, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

  • René Quashie

    Vice President of Policy & Regulatory Affairs for Digital Health, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®

Join Us at Tech Week

  • April 8, 2025

    Digital Patriots Dinner

    This event celebrates the achievements of government and industry leaders who champion policies and practices vital to innovation in consumer technology.

  • April 9, 2025

    CES on the Hill

    CES on the Hill gives members of Congress and key Hill staff the opportunity to experience the technologies that are changing our lives for the better and stand at the center of today’s top technology policy debates.

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Through exclusive events, working groups, mentor programs and more, we provide you with key opportunities to make invaluable connections.

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Innovation Scorecard

The Innovation Scorecard, produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, consists of two yearly indexes that evaluate innovation-friendly policies both domestically and internationally.

Latest Policy Filings

  • Policy Filing

    Multi-Association Letter - US Leadership in Global Tech

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    CTA Coalition Letter from AV Industry to DOT

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    CTA Comments on OSTP AI Action Plan RFI

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