ISSA Releases Advocacy Impact Report

ISSA, the Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions, has released its 2025–2026 ISSA Advocacy Impact Report.

“Every victory highlighted in this report started with engaged members who refused to sit on the sidelines,” said ISSA Vice President of Government & Public Affairs John Nothdurft. “Whether it was protecting jobs, advancing science-based policies, strengthening our workforce, or elevating the industry’s voice in Washington and state capitals, our success was driven by the collective action of ISSA members”

Meaningful Results

ISSA Advocacy says it has delivered meaningful results over the past year. This has included:

• Building the “cleaning workforce of tomorrow” by securing US Department of Labor approval for the industry’s first Registered Apprenticeship Program for Cleaning Technicians;
• Securing US Senate passage of the WIPPES Act to help protect wastewater infrastructure from costly damage caused by non-flushable wipes;
• Advancing safer product policy through the introduction of federal legislation to authorize the US EPA’s Safer Choice Program;
• Defeating harmful state proposals like efforts to ban scented cleaning products in New Hampshire public buildings;
• Championing menstrual health by providing policymakers with state-by-state menstrual health report cards; and
• Earning national and state-level recognition for the industry.

ISSA Advocacy says it continues to fight for “tax policies that incentivize cleaner, healthier spaces; workforce development and training investments; streamlined and fully funded EPA functions; more accessible and healthier public spaces; and smart, science-based regulations and industry best practices.”