This Week in Hospitality & Retail — Washington (#1, 2026)

DOT finalizes passenger rights summary rule; CPSC requests comment on bed rail safety labeling; Treasury reviews alcohol/tobacco record requirements; BLS explores digital labor in hospitality; multiple food safety bills advance in Congress.

FTC launches rulemaking on deceptive fees in food delivery; CDC renews maritime public health data proposal; White House touts tip tax relief, launches permitting tech initiative; Virtual meetings on Northern Mariana Islands tourism recovery;

Labor updates for H-2A/H-2B meals and travel reimbursement; IRS rental real estate notice; DOI renews customer experience collection; President’s message on Masters Tournament; bills on brownfield revitalization, ferry fairness, and workforce reauthorization.