US Congress House Bill 2683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on May 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Pending: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits negative option agreements online unless the terms provide the consumer with a way to cancel the agreement before incurring further or increased charges. For example, under free-to-pay conversion contracts, where a consumer is initially charged a nominal introductory rate and an increased rate after the introductory period ends, the provider of the good or service must require the consumer to perform an additional action, like clicking a confirmation button, before the increased rate takes effect.The bill also requires that certain notifications are provided to consumers in the context of other forms negative option agreements online, such as notice 30 days in advance of an automatic renewal.

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Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
2019-05-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-05-10	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2683/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2683/BILLS-116hr2683ih.pdf