VOICE
Advocacy in action: NAMA is the universally recognized and influential advocate of the convenience services industry.
Key Issues
Public Policy Positions
- Cashless Retail
- Vending Machine Refrigeration
- Promoting “Better for You” Options in Vending
- Unattended Retail (Micro Markets)
- Commercialization of Interstate Rest Stops
- Interchange Fees
- Meaningful Access to Currency
- Metallic Content of Coins
- Regulatory Flexibility for Small Businesses
- Small Business Tax Simplification
- Sustainable Supply Chain
2025
- NAMA Supports Blocking Costly Commercial Refrigeration Standards
- NAMA Comments on Maryland's Proposed Soda Tax
- NAMA Signs Coalition Letter in Opposition to Senate Bill 45
- NAMA Signs Coalition Letter in Support of the Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2025
Previous:
- NAMA Comments on Proposed Rule: Unfair or Deceptive Fees
- Regulatory Update: DOE Bottle Cooler Proposed Rulemaking
- NAMA Comments on Potential FOP Labeling Regulations
- NAMA Comments on Proposed Energy Efficiency Standards
- FDA Front of Pack Labeling
- NAMA Pushes Back on Changes to Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (Mandatory Test Procedures)
- NAMA Pushes Back on Changes to Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (Energy Conservation Standards)
- NAMA Pushes Back on New Machine Test Procedures
- NAMA Seeks Clarity on Vaccine Mandate
- NAMA Comments on Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- NAMA Convenience Services During Coronavirus Letter to President & Congressional Leaders
- Joint Comments on DOE’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process
- NAMA Comments on Proposed Rule: Regular Rate Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- NAMA Comments to ENERGY STAR to Protect Industry from Overly Burdensome Specifications
- NAMA Comments to the Department of Labor on Association Retirement Plans
- NAMA Comments on US Dept of Transportation Hours of Service Rule Change
- NAMA Comments to the FDA on Final Calorie Disclosure Front-of-Pack Rule
- DOE Energy Conservation Standards: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Beverage Vending Machines
- NAMA Comments to the U.S. Mint on Metallic Content of Coins
- NAMA Requests to EPA for Extension of Comment Period on Stratospheric Ozone Regulations
- NAMA Comments to EPA on Energy Star Commercial Coffee Brewer Specifications
- Philadelphia Beverage Tax
- 2016 Post-Election Report