Editor’s Note: At press time, Congress was about to adjourn the 108th Congress. Thus, legislation must be reintroduced in the new congressional session that begins later this month. In the 109th Congress, all bills referenced in this article will have new bill numbers.
 
In addition to the proposed shop towel rule, unfair competition from Federal Prison Industries and competitive sourcing, other industry issues that will be in the forefront in the 109th Congress will be secret-ballot protection, association health plans, and contract bundling. TRSA staff, the Government Committee and a number of other TRSA committees and volunteers ...