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H.R. 4819

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4819, the Click to Cancel Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Brad Sherman (D) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4819 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb4819/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4819 IH: Click to Cancel Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4819  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    A BILL
To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to click-to-cancel, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Click to Cancel Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Sherman (D) sponsors H.R. 4819, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4819 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4819 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4819 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4819 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Click to Cancel Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Click to Cancel Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to click-to-cancel, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4819 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADRIANA BARAJAS114
JASON MAHLER114
JOHN MICELI114
MELISSA FOXMAN114
JOSEPH MONTANO113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$1.5M1st Quarter - Report
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4819 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4819’s is Commerce.

hr4819/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4819, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHERMAN:H.R. 4819.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 3 of the US Constitution[Page H3665]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com