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• Legislative Update: 2020 Election Results|November 10, 2020
  The results of the 2020 Presidential and Congressional elections are in and the Jewelers of America Political Action Committee, JAPAC, had one of its... Read More >
• Legislative Update: Tariffs & Taxes|August 8, 2019
  Jewelers of America ensures our members are the most informed on legislative issues that can affect jewelry businesses. In our latest... Read More >
• Legislative Update: Midterm Election Results|November 9, 2018
  The results of the 2018 midterm Congressional elections are still coming in and Jewelers of America has prepared a summary of the major changes... Read More >
• Industry Risk Report: Fall 2018|September 10, 2018
  Some of the biggest concerns facing the jewelry industry include the need to properly disclose the material characteristics of the jewelry we sell along with increased consumer expectations when... Read More >
• Changes to FTC Jewelry Guides|July 27, 2018
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the first significant update in 22 years to its Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries on July 24, 2018. We’ve... Read More >
• Legislative Update: Supreme Court Decision on Sales Tax Fairness|July 3, 2018
  In a landmark decision announced June 21, the United States Supreme Court took a major step toward sales tax fairness when it voted to overturn a 1992 judgement... Read More >
• A Member's Perspective: A Day on Capitol Hill|June 26, 2018
  Dan Deans met with Senator John Thune of South Dakota.   Read More >
• Legislative Update: Time for Sales Tax Fairness?|March 23, 2018
  UPDATED March 23, 2018. Despite going down to the wire, 2017 turned out to be the year that Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration pushed through historic tax reform.... Read More >