Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, announced on July 15 a hearing titled ‘Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.’ The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22 at 10:15 AM ET in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. It will be open to the public and press and live streamed online.
Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis said, “Safe products and transparent marketplaces are necessary components of a strong, vibrant economy. This hearing will give us the opportunity to examine legislation that empowers consumers, combats unfair and deceptive practices, and advances safety. We look forward to considering these bills with our colleagues as we work to defend Americans from dangerous goods, fraudulent schemes, and other consumer harms.”
The Subcommittee will consider several bills focused on strengthening consumer product and service protections. Among those listed are H.R. 6832 (Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act), H.R. 7502 (Recycled Materials Attribution Act), H.R. 7945 (Nitrous Oxide Safety Act), H.R. 5956 (Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act), H.R. 5967 (Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act), H.R. 3875 (Transparency in Enforcement Restricting Monitoring Services Act), H.R. 3209 (App Store Freedom Act), H.R. 2713 (Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act), as well as proposed bills such as BOSS and SWIFT Act of 2026, Debt Settlement Disclosure Act, Short Term Rental Sex Offending Disclosure bill, and Stop the Fraud Act.
The notice states that members of the public can direct questions about the hearing to Jackson Rudden with committee staff or press inquiries to Daniel Kelly via email addresses provided by the committee.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee focuses on legislation concerning energy policy, health care reform measures such as pharmaceutical pricing oversight; environmental protection initiatives; telecommunications infrastructure including broadband deployment; along with broad consumer issues, according to its official website. The committee stands among one of the oldest standing committees in Congress—tracing its origins back to its formation as the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures in 1795—and has influenced national policy across multiple sectors.