119-hr4819

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4819 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4819

 To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to 
 click-to-cancel, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 29, 2025

 Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Magaziner, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce

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 A BILL

 To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to 
 click-to-cancel, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Click to Cancel Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF CLICK-TO-CANCEL RULE.

    (a) Codification.--The rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission 
on November 15, 2024, relating to the ``Negative Option Rule'' (89 Fed. 
Reg. 90476), shall have the force and effect of law.

    (b) Enforcement.--

    (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
 this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation 
 under 

section 18

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
 (15 U.S.C. 57a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
 practices.

    (2) Powers of federal trade commission.--The Federal Trade 
 Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by 
 the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 
 duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the 
 Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
 incorporated into and made a part of this section, and any 
 person who violates this section shall be subject to the 
 penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
 provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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