NACS is advocating for policies that would require the credit card industry to compete on swipe fees and bring down the cost of these excessive fees for retailers and consumers alike.
As Congress considers expiring tax provisions and other elements of tax reform legislation, NACS works to ensure that policymakers recognize the various tax provisions that retailers use to create jobs and help reduce the costs of goods.
NACS seeks to ensure its members can sell drivers the energy they need to fuel their vehicles. That means ensuring the electricity markets allow for a level playing field for electric vehicle charging and that particular technologies are not mandated by government policy.
Fuels are highly regulated and NACS advocates for policy that allows that market to function as effectively and efficiently as possible. An estimated 80% of the gasoline purchased in the United States occurs at a local convenience store.
Convenience stores are responsible sellers of age-restricted products and its essential that these stores have a level playing field when it comes to selling tobacco and nicotine products.
NACS is working with congressional leaders on addressing labor shortages which have made it difficult to operate businesses and have driven up costs. NACS also seeks to ensure that labor policy does not overly burden business in areas including overtime regulations, and liability for labor and employment requirements.
It’s critical that Congress and the administration understand the essential role convenience stores play serving Americans who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Make Your Voice Heard
The NACS grassroots website is your first stop in taking action for your business and your industry. From the site, you can learn more about your members of Congress and access ready-to-send, issue-specific letters to send to them on key industry issues.
NACS supports reasonable regulation of food distribution and sales that protect the public but do not apply overly burdensome requirements to businesses that sell foods, particularly for small-format retailers that can only get information on the food products they sell from their suppliers.
Data is central to the processes of nearly every business in the modern economy. NACS seeks federal regulation that gives consumers confidence in the protection of their data while ensuring that businesses are responsible for their own behavior and not liable privacy or data security lapses of other businesses.
Despite defeating repeated efforts to overturn the prohibition of commercial services, including EV charging, at Interstate rest areas, some policymakers continue to push for removing the ban or exempting certain commercial activities from this policy.
Lottery sales are best served in brick-and-mortar retailers. NACS supports the protections of the federal Wire Act limiting online gaming.