House Bill 6570
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Online Consumer Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6570
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Online Consumer Protection Act of 2020
This bill requires commercial software operators and developers to provide consumers with a warning prior to making available for download software from specified countries that support international terrorism.
Violations of this requirement are subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and intentional violations are subject to criminal penalties.
April 21, 2020
04/21/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
04/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:09 PM