; Whereas, following a decade of legislative advocacy and standards development by CTA, the bipartisan Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow direct-to-consumer and retail-based hearing aid sales, passed Congress in 2017, and in 2022, the FDA final rule authorized over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, benefitting tens of millions of Americans with mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase OTC hearing aids without a medical exam or prescription, online, and in stores; Whereas, in July 2023, CTA joined the White House to support the launch of the United States Cyber Trust Mark program, a label to protect consumers from cyberattacks, and in October of that same year, CTA was recognized by the World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) for work around the program to give consumers more information about the cybersecurity of the connected products they buy; Whereas, in September 2023, CTA released a policy framework that supports a measured and balanced approach to the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in November, CTA president and CEO Gary Shapiro participated in a Senate forum on AI; Whereas, in February 2024, CTA named Kinsey Fabrizio as its first female president, with Gary Shapiro continuing as CEO; and Whereas the week of April 15, 2024, is CTA Tech Week, where the organization hosts CES on the Hill, its Digital Patriots Dinner, and will mark its 100th anniversary: Now, therefore, be it